Chad Parmentier

I downloaded and installed the MITMS version of moodle and it is the same as Totara. The only difference is the theme as far as I can tell but there may be subtle differences once I create some test users and courses. FYI it is moodle version 1.9.9. The thing I don't understand is, what are the odds of MITMS being supported in the future, or is that where Totara comes in? I guess i am still a litte confused over the connections to companies.

This is really similar to totara on first look even the graphics are the same....did they take part of this code? Reports graphics....same. competencies..same. Thank you so much for this post.

This is concerning as I have used Moodle as a teacher since 2003 and very much support moodle. I am the administrator of my wife's high school Moodle installation and am looking at Totara for the corperation I am working for. I do not want to steer anyone on a path that is not supportive and benificial for Moodle. With that said should I be looking at Remote learner vs. Totara. Some advice on where to direct GreenStone would be helpful. My first loyalty is to whats best for the moodle community.

This is a very interesting thread. Totara in my view really is not any different than Ellis or Joul with other moodle partners. I think they are different in the fact that they are not nearly as expensive and really hit the mark on what corporations want. They have an open demo site unlike Eliis where you can "test drive" the product. The is crucial if moodle / partners want to woe corporations like us, Federal Farm Credit. Totara has obviously spent time and money on what they have developed and should be entitled to charge for their code "legal spirit". I think it is different if we are talking about public sector education but we are not, this system appeals specifically to Corporations. Regarding whether moodle is the right fit for corporations out of the box the answer is no. Moodle like Blackboard, and other large scale LMS/VLE's are widely adopted by colleges who utilize SIS systems like Datatel for reports, transcripts, etc. Corporations don't have sis systems but need to produce transcripts, reports that show what courses "site wide" students have taken and not taken and so on. What all moodle partners and moodle offers to the business world are systems that make sense pedagogically. Businesses are slowly moving toward class offerings that are face to face and hybrid format. Delivering static computer based training modules, thought they have their place, are not effective for in-depth training. Aside from these points I hope that Totara and like systems continue to grow with moodle. Moodle in conjunction with what moodle partners have done truly sets moodle as one, if not thee, most powerful LMS systems available today.

I think I know what you are trying to do....i suspect you are creating a course in SCORM format vs topic, or week and linking your articulate as such. You can create a course in topic or week format then add a SCORM activity. This will allow you to add multiple Sco's and they should be trackable.