Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Project » Discussions http://www.clamp-it.org Building tools and sharing solutions for liberal arts colleges Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:38:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 available for download http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/07/moodle-1-9-9lae-v1-1-available-for-downloads/ http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/07/moodle-1-9-9lae-v1-1-available-for-downloads/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:08:33 +0000 Staff http://www.clamp-it.org/?p=774 Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 is available for download. This release includes a number of new features including:

  • Simple File Upload: Upload individual files without having to deal with the full Moodle upload interface
  • Assignment ZIP: Download all the files associated with an assignment with one click.
  • LAE Grader View: A cleaner, easier-to-navigate gradebook view.
  • Anonymous Forums: A mod for Moodle forums that allows for anonymous forum posting (note: those in the administrator and teacher roles can still see the IP addresses associated with posts in the log file).

Full release notes and the release download can be found on the Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 project page.

]]> http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/07/moodle-1-9-9lae-v1-1-available-for-downloads/feed/ 0 Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 Beta 3 released http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/07/the-moodle-1-9-9lae-v1-1-beta-3-released/ http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/07/the-moodle-1-9-9lae-v1-1-beta-3-released/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:03:27 +0000 Ken Newquist http://www.clamp-it.org/?p=765 The Moodle 1.9.9+Liberal Arts Edition v1.1 Beta 3 is available for download. This is a beta release meant for testing only; it is not recommended for use on production systems. The Beta 3 release includes some hack/doc developed refinements to the gradebook’s administration settings (MDL-22931, MDL-22928) and a new graphic for TinyMCE’s “Insert File” icon.

  • Code freeze was 6/29/2010
  • Beta 1 released on 6/26/2010
  • Beta 2 was released on 7/2/2010
  • Beta 3 was released on 7/14/2010
  • The final version will be released on 7/15/2010

This version of the LAE incorporates a number of bug fixes and new features developed at Hack/Doc Fest VI at DePauw University. We need help testing these features and verifying that they work for you.

Please post feedback as a comment on the project page. CLAMP members can post feedback to the Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 Beta 3 thread in the Redmine forum.

]]> http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/07/the-moodle-1-9-9lae-v1-1-beta-3-released/feed/ 0 Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 Beta 3 release planned http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/07/announcing-moodle-1-9-9lae-v1-1-beta-3-release/ http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/07/announcing-moodle-1-9-9lae-v1-1-beta-3-release/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:30:01 +0000 Ken Newquist http://www.clamp-it.org/?p=755 The CLAMP Development Committee has decided to do one final beta release for — Beta 3 — for Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1. This release includes a few bug fixes from Hack/Doc Fest that didn’t make it into the Development branch and tweak to TinyMCE 3 to make the “file upload” icon clearer. The release will be posted Wednesday morning by 10 a.m. EDT; the Development Committee will then conduct its last round of testing on Wednesday and Thursday, with Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 dropping Thursday afternoon.

]]> http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/07/announcing-moodle-1-9-9lae-v1-1-beta-3-release/feed/ 0 The Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 Beta 2 released http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/07/the-moodle-1-9-9lae-v1-1-beta-2-released/ http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/07/the-moodle-1-9-9lae-v1-1-beta-2-released/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:00:50 +0000 Ken Newquist http://www.clamp-it.org/?p=752 The Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 Beta 2 is available for download. This is a beta release meant for testing only; it is not recommended for use on production systems. The Beta 2 release incorporates a fix for Simple File Upload’s default setting and refinements to the CLAMP Grader view for Gradebook.

  • Code freeze was 6/29/2010
  • Beta 1 released on 6/26/2010
  • Beta 2 released on 7/2/2010
  • The final version will be released on 7/9/2010

This version of the LAE incorporates a number of bug fixes and new features developed at Hack/Doc Fest VI at DePauw University. We need help testing these features and verifying that they work for you.

Please post feedback as a comment on the project page. CLAMP members can post feedback to the Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 Beta 2 thread in the Redmine forum.

]]> http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/07/the-moodle-1-9-9lae-v1-1-beta-2-released/feed/ 0 The Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 Beta 1 released http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-199-laev11-beta1-released/ http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-199-laev11-beta1-released/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:52:27 +0000 Staff http://www.clamp-it.org/?p=736 The Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 Beta 1 is available for download. This is a beta release meant for testing only; it is not recommended for use on production systems.

  • Code freeze will be on the end of the day on June 29.
  • We will release Beta 2 on 7/2/2010
  • The final version will be released on 7/9/2010.

This version of the LAE incorporates a number of bug fixes and new features developed at Hack/Doc Fest VI at DePauw University. We need help testing these features and verifying that they work for you.

Please post feedback as a comment on the project page. CLAMP members can post feedback to the Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 Beta 1 thread in the Redmine forum.

]]> http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-199-laev11-beta1-released/feed/ 0 Moodle Hack/Doc: Day 2 http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-hackdoc-day-2/ http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-hackdoc-day-2/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:00:04 +0000 Ken Newquist http://www.clamp-it.org/?p=726 The second day of Moodle Hack/Doc Fest saw a great deal of work squashing bugs, refining a new gradebook view, and completing TinyMCE 3 integration into Moodle 1.9.9+LAEv1.1.

Development

  • Anonymous Forums: Done, tested, and in dev branch. It will be “baked in” to LAE v1.1, but will be turned off by default. A converter for the older version of Anonymous forums (which was available as a separate download) is included, but needs to be tested.
    • http://redmine.clamp-it.org/issues/show/187
  • Wiki Forward Slash Characters bug: Fixed, tested and in the dev branch.
    • http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-22933
  • Forum Q&A: Fix created, included in dev branch.
    • http://redmine.clamp-it.org/issues/show/221
    • http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-9376
  • LAE Gradebook View: The hackers dealt with various issues regarding CSS/JavaScript and Internet Explorer.
  • Questionnaire: Fix implemented and reported to our tracker and Moodle tracker.
    • http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-2162
  • Gradebook tweaks: Two patches were rolled for the gradebook — one that hides the role-renaming option in course settings and one to re-name and hide grade items on the grade category page.
    • http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-22928
    • http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-22931
  • Moodle 1.9.9. Import Bug: We discovered an import bug in 1.9.9 that was subsequently fixed in the weekly build. It has been rolled into the Dev branch.
  • Tiny MCE3: It is working and has been rolled into the development branch. We also need to create a list of default button and evaluate TeX editors as a possible replacement for the somewhat buggy DragMath used in Moodle 1.9.5+LAEv1.0. We need to see how it upgrades from TinyMCE2 to TinyTMC3
    • http://redmine.clamp-it.org/issues/show/192
    • http://redmine.clamp-it.org/issues/show/217
  • Simple File Upload: There was a bug single file upload fix. It needs to be rolled in.

Documentation

The Doc’ers finished evaluating Moodle 1.9.9+LAE and didn’t find any additonal bugs. They also also made 38 scripts for creating how-to videos, which will be shared out using Google Docs.
They also helped with testing the various hacker fixes and features additions and cleaned up the Documentation issues in the Redmine Tracker.
]]> http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-hackdoc-day-2/feed/ 0 Moodle and eReserves Integration Survey Launched http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-and-ereserves-integration-survey-launched/ http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-and-ereserves-integration-survey-launched/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:22:28 +0000 Ken Newquist http://www.clamp-it.org/?p=715 CLAMP is running a survey to learn what colleges are using for their eReserves system and what, if any, integration that system has with Moodle. We’ll use answers to this survey to help guide CLAMP’s development efforts in this area.

]]> http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-and-ereserves-integration-survey-launched/feed/ 0 Moodle Vote Requests for Moodle Hack/Doc VI http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-vote-requests-for-moodle-hackdoc-vi/ http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-vote-requests-for-moodle-hackdoc-vi/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:40:25 +0000 Ken Newquist http://www.clamp-it.org/?p=710 The following tracker items need votes/support from Moodle Hack/Doc participants:

]]> http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-vote-requests-for-moodle-hackdoc-vi/feed/ 0 Moodle Hack/Doc: Day 1 http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-hackdoc-day-1/ http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-hackdoc-day-1/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:34:24 +0000 Ken Newquist http://www.clamp-it.org/?p=705 The first day of Moodle Hack/Doc saw the doc’ers tackling the Herculean task of evaluating Moodle 1.9.9 by running it through our testing script. Meanwhile the developers concentrated on setting up test instances of Moodle, cleaning up outstanding issues in Redmine, and beginning code revisions.

Developers

The developers created a methodology to document CLAMP code changes and have begun integrating them into our code. We reviewed all of the “resolved” tickets in Redmine, and closed them (causing the total ticket count to drop).

The Census module now allows for start and end dates for its reports and the latest iteration to Anonymous Forums is ready for testing. We’re also evaluating hacks to improve the “My Moodle” feature in Moodle.

Luther College’s Grader report was reviewed. We decided to offer the report as part of 1.9.9.+LAE.x, but we’ll be splitting out the logic that changes the way grades are calculated. The new report allows you to scroll left and right within the grader report, offers better color coding, and increases the usability of the default gradebook view. We are currently debugging display problems in Internet Explorer.

We also folded TinyMCE 3 into Moodle 1.9.9. and have begun testing it. We also resolved issues we were having with SSHing to our development server at Reed College.

We also created a survey asking institutions about what eReserves system they use and what, if any, integration they have done between that system and Moodle.

Doc’ers

The Doc’ers spend their time running through the Moodle evaluation script to determine if there were any problems with Moodle 1.9.9. Here is their preliminary report:

Bugs

  • Adding a forward slash in the wiki title causes a page to be created with the name of whatever is after the forward slash (e.g., “Tastes great/less filling” would have a page titled, “less filling” on the wiki main page.
  • Wikis in Teacher mode set to separate groups will get an error if “Choose” is selected instead of one of the groups
  • Wikis set to use groups throws students not in groups back to the Moodle top site
  • Ratings in glossary: if “Use ratings” is checked with no grades assigned then a blank Rate drop box will appear. When the Glossary is updated the “Use rating” box is unchecked. This behavior should at least happen as a safe guard upon saving.
  • Secure quiz mode: quiz opens in another window, but it isn’t secure and you can still access other windows – in Safari 4.0.5, Mac OS 10.  IE on PC does same thing, and you can allow pasting from a clipboad into the answer fields
  • DOC-ERS TO CONFIRM: cannot include attachments to a latest news item or calendar item
  • Q & A forum posts are still available for editing up to 30 mins, which goes against the idea of disallowing students access to others’ responses until after submitting their own.
  • Rating of database entries doesn’t look to be working
Feature Requests
  • Quiz: teachers cannot add images as answers because they don’t get the editor
  • RSS block titled Remote News Feed would make more sense as RSS News Feed
  • Advanced upload of files: must complete comment field to upload response document; faculty may have embedded comments in the document instead.
]]> http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-hackdoc-day-1/feed/ 1 Moodle Hack/Doc Fest: Summer 2010 is underway! http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-hackdoc-fest-summer-2010-is-underway/ http://www.clamp-it.org/2010/06/moodle-hackdoc-fest-summer-2010-is-underway/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:18:55 +0000 Ken Newquist http://www.clamp-it.org/?p=699 Moodle Hack/Doc Fest VI for Summer 2010 is underway at DePauw University!  Our priority projects for the first day of Hack/Doc Fest are as follows. The lead person for each task is asterisked.

DEVELOPERS
  • Create Methodology for documenting CLAMP Code Changes (Rosalyn Metz*)
    • http://redmine.clamp-it.org/issues/show/207
  • Evaluate MyMoodle Hacks (Bob Puffer*, Ben Johnson)
    • http://redmine.clamp-it.org/issues/show/195
  • Other Dev Tasks (not in Redmine tracker)
    • Create 1.9.9+LAEv1.0 test instance. (done)
    • Create 1.9.9/Anonymous Forums test instance (done)
    • Create 1.9.9/TinyMCE 3 test instance (done)
DOC’ERS
  • Test Moodle 1.9.9+LAE1.0
    • http://redmine.clamp-it.org/issues/show/203
    • Jason Alley*, Don Belkins, Keeta Martin, Jason Bennett
  • Evaluate Luther Gradebook Enhancements
    • http://redmine.clamp-it.org/issues/show/193
    • Bob Puffer*, Michael Gough, Ken Newquist, Caroline Moore, Molly McManus
  • Test TinyMCE3 Integration
    • http://redmine.clamp-it.org/issues/show/192
    • Cort Haldaman*
  • Test and Document Anonymous Forums
    • http://redmine.clamp-it.org/issues/show/175
    • Charles Fulton* (cfulton@kzoo.edu)
OTHER TASKS
  • Evaluate eReserves Integration (Linda McCord)
    • http://redmine.clamp-it.org/issues/show/197
    • Research the various eReserve options that integrate with Moodle and to report back to the group. DePauw uses ARES and has integration working.
    • If you are using an eReserves system, please make a comment below telling us what it is, and whether it’s hooked into Moodle.
DROPPED TASKS
  • Google Apps for Education Integration
    • http://redmine.clamp-it.org/issues/show/196
    • Google Apps for Integration doesn’t work; we’re not proceeding with this right now.
  • Re-evaluate and test NanoGong integration
    • http://redmine.clamp-it.org/issues/show/200
    • Nanogong doesn’t work. We may revisit this if time permits.
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