I have Moodle installed on my mac and on my website.
I have been learning how to use Moodle on my Mac
Now I want to get the classes online.
My question is this;
should I continue to prepare the data in the Moodle on
my Mac and then load it into the online Moodle
or just start putting everything in Moodle online??
Thanks
Dennis
It really depends on your preferences. If your online Moodle works fine and your internet connection is good, then I would just do the work online and it is ready to go. If your internet connection is not so good then you can prepare your course offline on your Mac and then back it up and restore it to your online Moodle.
Greetings Mary,
Thanks for the information.
In the past doing it on the internet
has been PAINFULLY slow.
I just recently installed Moodle
to a separate self hosted site to see if that
will improve the speed.
I have been practicing with Moodle installed
on my computer and backing up the data.
Thanks
Dennis
Hi Dennis,
Whether you're a proficient user or just getting started, I think it's a great idea to have your own local copy of Moodle to work on for a variety of reasons, which I've outlined some here: http://blog.matbury.com/2014/03/30/update-want-get-started-moodle/
Also, having your own online Moodle is useful for some similar reasons. I've looked at what's possible at a low-cost and for free here: http://blog.matbury.com/2014/08/23/free-low-cost-moodle-hosting-options/
Which remote hosting service are you using? What do you think of it?
I hope this helps!
Hi Dennis,
Something worth considering, if you haven't already, is that once you have user data (grades, forum discussions, etc.) on the remote course, you can no longer work locally on activities and update them with exports to the remote version.
I hope this helps!
Greetings Matt,
Thanks for the information.
Dennis