Ajax | ||
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An abbreviation for "Asynchronous JavaScript and XML" - technologies for creating interactive web applications. |
AMFPHP | ||
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AMFPHP is a 'remoting server'. It is a piece of software that you install on your server that allows Flash movies to seamlessly talk to PHP. More info here : |
AMPPS | ||
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applet | ||
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Applets are small programs written in Java and embedded within web pages. Most recent browsers can run these small programs if you have Java installed on your computer. |
BDFL | ||
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Benevolent Dictator For Life. Often the founder and lead developer for open-source software projects. This individual often must make critical decisions in the design of an ongoing project in order to maintain consistency and resolve disputes. Guido van Rossum, the project leader of Python, is an individual who is often given this label. See also: http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Benevolent_Dictator_for_Life |
CSS | ||
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Abbreviation for "Cascading Style Sheets". CSS defines styles and colours and how they should be applied to a web page. |
DAISY | ||
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Digital Accessible Information SYstem. DAISY refers to a digital book designed for people with vision impairment difficulties. Just like a SCORM or an EPUB file, a DAISY book consists of different (text, image, audio) digital files. |
Data center | ||
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Data centers are repositories (virtual or physical) to house computers and their components (servers, networking systems etc). |
DHTML | ||
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Dynamic HTML (DHTML) describes using HTML, CSS and JavaScript to create dynamic content on pages. A menu or other objects on a web page that respond to the user without requiring an additional trip to the server or a plug-in application are examples of DHTML in use. |
domain | ||
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A name given to a computer or a group of computers. eg moodle.org. You can buy new domain names from a domain name registrar, of which there are many. |
download | ||
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To move your files from a server "down" to your personal computer. Also see FTP and upload. You can download Moodle via the Moodle download page. |
Fantastico | ||
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Fantastico is an automatic installer for open source scripts such as Moodle.
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Firebug | ||
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Firebug is a plug-in for the Firefox web browser, allowing users to inspect and edit HTML and CSS, monitor network activity, debug JavaScript and much more. It is one of many Firefox plug-ins often recommended by the community to people creating and modifying Moodle themes. Firebug van be downloaded from www.getfirebug.com |
Firefox | ||
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Mozilla Firefox is a free and open-source web browser developed by The Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, Mozilla Corporation. Firefox is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, illumos and Solaris operating systems. (Entry edited by Helen Foster to update the information. Original entry 10 February 2004.) |
flame | ||
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(n.) A searing e-mail or newsgroup message in which the writer attacks another participant in overly harsh, and often personal, terms. Flames are an unfortunate, but inevitable, element of unmoderated conferences. |
FTP | ||
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File Transfer Protocol - a method of copying files from one computer to another. For example, you might FTP your Moodle files from your home computer to your web server. |
Git | ||
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Git is a revision control and source code management system used to manage Moodle's code repository. You can also download Moodle using Git. |
HIG | ||
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Human Interface Guidelines See the wikipedia article. |
host | ||
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Any computer on a network that offers services or connectivity to other computers on the network. A host has an IP address associated with it. |
HTML | ||
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HyperText Markup Language - a language used to create web pages. |
IE | ||
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Abbreviation for Internet Explorer which is Microsoft's web browser. Originally provided free to undermine Netscape's browser dominance in the 90's and currently provided bundled as standard with Microsoft's microcomputer operating systems. Many people are switching from IE to Mozilla's Firefox to avoid the perceived risk of spy-ware and other security risks. |
IMHO | ||
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In My (Humble|Honest) Opinion |
Interface | ||
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In general an interface is the boundary across which two systems communicate. There are many software interfaces within Moodle, for example, such as the interface a module uses to communicate with the core product, or the interface used to send mail. Usually, though, this term refers to the interface between software and human beings: the user interface. In Moodle, for example, this is what we see and click on in the web browser and in our mail programs, and it provides ways for us to access, understand and change the database at the heart of any Moodle site. The design of such an interface requires collaboration between software developers and users to make it "user-friendly" (and maximise overall usability). A very important requirement for interfaces is standardisation, which reduces the amount of learning that users need to do to explore the features in the software. Moodle has had informal standards in the past, but we are currently writing a more formal specification to help Moodle's many developers produce a more consistent interface, and remove some of the irregular, inefficient or hard-to-learn interfaces that have crept into various corners of Moodle. With Moodle, interface issues should be discussed in the forums most appropriate to them - if you wish to raise discussion about an interface in the Chat module, use the Chat forum. If you have a specific bug or request to report, please use the bug tracker. |
Javascript | ||
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A scripting language that can be used to write small programs in web pages, such as popup menus. Moodle uses a little Javascript. |
LambdaMOO | ||
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MOO - LambdaMOO Server |
LAMP | ||
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LAMP, a free open source software solution stack, Linux (as OS), Appache(as a web server), MySQL (as a DBMS server), either PHP, Perl or Python (as a Scripting Language). |
LDAP | ||
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - is an application protocol for modifying directory services. It is commonly used for user and computer directories for domains. |
Mahara | ||
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Established in 2006, Mahara is the result of a collaborative venture funded by New Zealand's Tertiary Education Commission's e-learning Collaborative Development Fund (eCDF), involving Massey University, Auckland University of Technology, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand and Victoria University of Wellington. Released in Feb 2007 Mahara is a fully featured electronic portfolio, weblog, resume builder and social networking system, connecting users and creating online communities. Mahara is designed to provide users with the tools to demonstrate their learning, skills and development over time to selected audiences. Meaning `think' or `thought' in Te Reo Maori, the name reflects the project's dedication to creating a user-centred life-long learning and development application as well as the belief that technology solutions cannot be developed outside the considerations of pedagogy and policy. Mahara is provided freely as Open Source software (under the GNU General Public License). In brief, this means that you are allowed to copy, use and modify Mahara provided you agree to; provide the source code to others; not modify or remove the original license and copyrights, and apply this same license to any derivative work. For further information please see https://eduforge.org/projects/mahara/ and http://mahara.org |
MAMP | ||
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Mac, Apache, MySQL and PHP configuration - for the Mac. |
MLP | ||
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Mindless Link Propagation |
Oracle | ||
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A commercial database management system like MS SQL with an Open Source leg. |
PEAR | ||
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An acronym for PHP Extension and Application Repository. PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. For more information see http://pear.php.net/. |
PostgreSQL | ||
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PostgreSQL is a full-featured open-source database with many enterprise features, including:
See http://www.postgresql.org/ for more information. |
Postnuke | ||
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Postnuke is a free, open source, database driven php website. Many Moodle people use postnuke as a front end page to forums, calendars, guestbook and other non-education specific activities. There are literaly thousands of free themes, and hundreds of open source modules that a postnuke site can use. However, the administration and permission system UI for postnuke can be daunting for newbies, and often requires some basic knowledge of php coding to implement many tasks. A great website for educators to start at is the postnuke education forum. |
Production Site | ||
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A production site is site that is publicly operating, it has courses and is being used by anyone enrolled. |
RSS | ||
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RSS is a Web content syndication format. (extracted from http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss) |
server | ||
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This is where your web site or database, or both, resides. You may choose to run your own server or have a hosting provider look after this for you. |
Shibboleth | ||
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Shibboleth is not only a kind of linguistic password that
identifies one as a member of an 'in' group, it's also the name of a middleware project of Internet2. The Shibboleth project is developing architectures, policy structures, practical technologies and an open source implementation (also called Shibboleth) to support inter-institutional sharing of (web) resources subject to access controls. Some key concepts of Shibboleth are:
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SOP | ||
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Standard Operating Procedure. |
spam | ||
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Electronic junk mail or junk newsgroup postings. Some people define spam even more generally as any unsolicited e-mail. However, if a long-lost brother finds your e-mail address and sends you a message, this could hardly be called spam, even though it's unsolicited. Real spam is generally e-mail advertising for some product sent to a mailing list or newsgroup. In addition to wasting people's time with unwanted e-mail, spam also eats up a lot of network bandwidth. Consequently, there are many organizations, as well as individuals, who have taken it upon themselves to fight spam with a variety of techniques. But because the Internet is public, there is really little that can be done to prevent spam, just as it is impossible to prevent junk mail. However, some online services have instituted policies to prevent spammers from spamming their subscribers. There is some debate about the source of the term, but the generally accepted version is that it comes from the Monty Python song, "Spam spam spam spam, spam spam spam spam, lovely spam, wonderful spam" Like the song, spam is an endless repetition of worthless text. Another school of thought maintains that it comes from the computer group lab at the University of Southern California who gave it the name because it has many of the same characteristics as the lunchmeat Spam: Nobody wants it or ever asks for it. No one ever eats it; it is the first item to be pushed to the side when eating the entree. Sometimes it is actually tasty, like 1% of junk mail that is really useful to some people. source |
SVG | ||
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SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is a markup language based on XML for representing two-dimensional vector graphics. It allows for both static and dynamic graphics. Vector graphics usually perform better when compared to raster formats like JPEG, PNG or GIF, and can be rescaled arbitrarily without loss of quality, and the rescaling does not imply a larger digital footprint. Thus, for instance, the graphics for printing an entire outdoor picture could fit in just a couple megabytes of disk space (the same as a good cellphone picture) without loosing its quality. SVG can also be used to represent text where the required fonts are unavailable, by converting each individual character to a set of graphical paths. It can also be used to represent other types of content like mathematical formulas, Some web browsers have native (but incomplete) support for SVG. The list includes browsers based on the gecko engine (Firefox, Netscape, Camino, Epiphany, and SeaMonkey), browsers based on the webkit engine (Safari, Chrome, OmniWeb), Opera and Amaya. On the other hand, browsers based on the MSHTML engine (Internet Explorer, Wikibrowse, Maxthon, and NetCaptor) do not provide support for SVG. References
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TIA | ||
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This is an abbreviation for 'Thanks in advance' Often used in usenet but has become increasingly popular in e-mails, text messages, instant messages, chat rooms and forum posts. In fact, you could come across this abbreviation in any modern electronic communication. |
upload | ||
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To move your files from a personal computer "up" to a server. Also see FTP and download. |
URL | ||
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A Uniform Resource Locator is the address that is used to reach a website. For example, http://moodle.org/ |
UTSL | ||
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"Use The Source, Luke". See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTSL |
VM | ||
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Virtual Machine usually called a VM is a self-contained application environment which acts as dedicated hardware. |
WAMP | ||
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WAMP = Windows - Apache - MySQL - PHP configuration of the Moodle environment. |
Web Developer Extension for Firefox | ||
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This is an add-on or extension for the Firefox browser that adds a variety of tools useful for web developers manipulating HTML and CSS. It is available from Mozilla Update though the most recent version is usually available from the author's website Highly recommended. |
WebDAV | ||
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WebDAV stands for "Web-based
Distributed Authoring and Versioning" and is
a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol
which allow users to collaboratively edit
and manage files on remote web servers. WebDAV is sometimes shortened to DAV. Since at least 1998, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) working groups have published RFCs on WebDAV and related issues. These publications are considered specifications for versioning, access control, searching, and ordering of resources. Many of the specifications have been implemented in software that is present in many open source and commercial offerings. See webdav.org for more information. Also, search the web for articles about WebDAV in the popular computing press. |
WYSIWYG | ||
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WYSIWYG is an acronym for "What You See Is What You Get". |
XML | ||
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XML (eXtensible Markup Language) comes virtually unchanged from the ISO 8879 standard SGML for the implementation of markup languages. It is a general purpose specification that aims at representing with simplicity documents with high quality and usability. Examples of markup languages coming from xml are xhtml, mathml, musicml, graphml and svg. Applications like OpenOffice use the ooxml file format to represent word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations and charts. This file format is essentially a zip file containing xml documents. Although it is very similar to xhtml, the html specification is not a xml markup language. References
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Accessibility | ||
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Accessible to all. An application is said to be accessible if all type of users including disabled are able to use it. |
constructionism | ||
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Constructionist learning is inspired by the constructivist theory that individual learners construct mental models to understand the world around them. However, constructionism holds that learning can happen most effectively when people are also active in making tangible objects in the real world. In this sense, constructionism is connected with experiential learning, and builds on Jean Piaget's epistemological theory of constructivism. Seymour Papert defined constructionism in a proposal to the National Science Foundation entitled Constructionism: A New Opportunity for Elementary Science Education as follows: "The word constructionism is a mnemonic for two aspects of the theory of science education underlying this project. From constructivist theories of psychology we take a view of learning as a reconstruction rather than as a transmission of knowledge. Then we extend the idea of manipulative materials to the idea that learning is most effective when part of an activity the learner experiences as constructing a meaningful product." Source: Wikipedia.org |
CSCL | ||
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Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. It has much to do with internet and social constructivism ;) |
Lesson | ||
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The Lesson module in Moodle allows a series of pages to be entered. Each page can have a question at the end, and depending on the answers a student gives can lead them to any other page. (discussion) |
LTI | ||
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Learning Tools Interoperability® (LTI®) is a specification developed by IMS Global Learning Consortium. It establishes a standard way of integrating rich learning applications, called tools (delivered by tool providers) with platforms such as learning management systems, called tool consumers. Moodle can be a tool consumer or a tool provider. See the documentation LTI and Moodle for further details. |
Mahara | ||
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Established in 2006, Mahara is the result of a collaborative venture funded by New Zealand's Tertiary Education Commission's e-learning Collaborative Development Fund (eCDF), involving Massey University, Auckland University of Technology, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand and Victoria University of Wellington. Released in Feb 2007 Mahara is a fully featured electronic portfolio, weblog, resume builder and social networking system, connecting users and creating online communities. Mahara is designed to provide users with the tools to demonstrate their learning, skills and development over time to selected audiences. Meaning `think' or `thought' in Te Reo Maori, the name reflects the project's dedication to creating a user-centred life-long learning and development application as well as the belief that technology solutions cannot be developed outside the considerations of pedagogy and policy. Mahara is provided freely as Open Source software (under the GNU General Public License). In brief, this means that you are allowed to copy, use and modify Mahara provided you agree to; provide the source code to others; not modify or remove the original license and copyrights, and apply this same license to any derivative work. For further information please see https://eduforge.org/projects/mahara/ and http://mahara.org |
Multiple Choice Question | ||
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A multiple-choice question (MCQ) is composed of two parts: a stem that identifies the question or problem, and a set of alternatives or possible answers that contain a key that is the best answer to the question, and a number of distractors that are plausible but incorrect answers to the question. It is one of the core question types in Moodle. More information:
Useful reading:
Related Moodle plugins: |
SCORM | ||
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Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a collection of standards and specifications for web-based e-learning. It defines communications between client side content and a host system called the run-time environment (commonly a function of a learning management system). SCORM also defines how content may be packaged into a transferrable ZIP file. |
ZPD | ||
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The zone of proximal development, often abbreviated ZPD, is the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can do with help. It is a concept introduced yet not fully developed by Soviet psychologist Lev Vygotsky (1896 – 1934) during the last two years of his life. Also, many theorists are still applying to their work today. Vygotsky stated that a child follows an adult's example and gradually develops the ability to do certain tasks without help. Vygotsky's often-quoted definition of zone of proximal development presents it as... "...the distance between the actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as determined through problem solving under adult guidance, or in collaboration with more capable peers. For example, two 8 yr. old children may be able to complete a task that an average 8 yr. old can do. Next, more difficult tasks are presented with very little assistance from an adult. In the end, both children were able to complete the task. However, the styles methods they chose depended on how far they were willing to stretch their thinking process." Vygotsky and some educators believe education's role is to give children experiences that were within their zones of proximal development, thereby encouraging and advancing their individual learning. "The zone of proximal development defines functions that have not matured yet, but are in a process of maturing, that will mature tomorrow, that are currently in an embryonic state; these functions could be called the buds of development, the flowers of development, rather than the fruits of development, that is, what is only just maturing." Source: Wikipedia.org |
activities | ||
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Activities in Moodle are educational things to do. They include, for example:
discussing a topic in a forum, writing a journal entry, submitting an
assignment, or completing a quiz. |
AMOS | ||
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An acronym for Automated Manipulation of Strings, Moodle's translation tool located at lang.moodle.org. |
Bitnami Stack | ||
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A Bitnami Stack provides a single application LAMP, WAMP or MAMP for Moodle installations. This approach offers a good solution to Users who want a test site on a stand alone computer. The Bitnami Stack also provides a more stable environment for adding additional PHP applications than other, similar solutions. |
Cron | ||
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Cron is an Automatic sytem in moodle that sends out messages to the system through.
For more information on Cron check the moodle docs page and your help section in moodle. Happy Moodleing. |
Dashboard | ||
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Dashboard is a customisable page in Moodle that provides users with links to their courses and activities within them, such as unread forum posts and upcoming assignments. See the documentation Dashboard for more details. |
dataroot | ||
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The place where Moodle can save uploaded files. This directory should be readable and writeable by the web server user but it should not be accessible directly via the web. |
dirroot | ||
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The dirroot is the name for the directory in which you have installed Moodle. It's a setting in config.php that must be entered correctly. |
Flat File | ||
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Location: Flat file edit settings link in Administration > Courses > Enrolments
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Frankenstyle | ||
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Frankenstyle is a moodle developer term which refers to the naming convention that is used to uniquely identify a Moodle plugin based on the type of plugin and its name. You can find more information about it on the dev docs wiki. |
Front page | ||
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The front page is the initial page seen by someone reaching a Moodle site. It is the site home page. See the documentation Front page for more details. |
Grouping | ||
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A collection of groups, i.e. a group of groups! See the groupings documentation. |
IANAD | ||
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I Am Not A Developer - a response when answering technical question if suggesting an action that may need more input from a Moodle Developer. |
Lesson | ||
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The Lesson module in Moodle allows a series of pages to be entered. Each page can have a question at the end, and depending on the answers a student gives can lead them to any other page. (discussion) |
MID | ||
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Moodle Installation Directory |
Migrate | ||
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The term used to describe moving a Moodle site from one server to another. |
Moodle | ||
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Moodle was originally an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment, but now it's just a name. :-) It's also a verb: "I try and moodle every day!" |
Moodle App Plans | ||
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Moodle App Plans are functionality levels for the official mobile app. The available plans are Free, Pro and Premium. You can learn more about them at apps.moodle.com and join the discussion in the forum here. |
Moodle Docs | ||
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Moodle Docs is the Moodle Documentation wiki, where the Moodle community documents Moodle. There are separate wikis for each version of Moodle. |
Moodle Partners | ||
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The Moodle Partners are a group of companies affiliated with moodle.com who:
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MoodleCloud | ||
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MoodleCloud is Moodle hosting from the people that make Moodle. See https://moodlecloud.com for details. |
MUA | ||
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nightly | ||
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A Moodle Nightly is built automatically every day from the most recent code, and is available from the Moodle.org download page. It can be useful if you don't have CVS, but you want to try the latest features. It can also contain bugs, since they may not have been well-tested yet. |
PMA | ||
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phpMyAdmin. A tool to manage your Moodle database with, if you have Admin access rights. Used with MySQL and MariaDB database servers. |
sections | ||
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The areas within a course that hold activities are known as sections. This is a generic term that covers weeks and topics. |