Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Project

CLAMP is pleased to announce the release of Moodle 1.9.12+LAE v1.2.1 Beta 1. This is a beta release meant for testing only; it is not recommended for use on production systems. Full details about this release can be found in the LAE_readme.txt file in the download.

• Code freeze was 5 p.m., Thursday, May 26, 2011
• Moodle 1.9.12+LAE v1.2.1 Beta 1 was released Thursday, May 26, 2011
• Moodle 1.9.12+LAE v1.2.1 final will be released Wednesday, June 8, 2011.

This version release merges the Liberal Arts Edition with Moodle 1.9.12. We need help testing these fixes and verifying that they work for you. Feedback can be added as comments on this post or sent to Ken Newquist at newquisk@lafayette.edu.

We need specific feedback on:

• Course backups
• General use of Moodle 1.9.12+LAE v1.2

Visit the release’s home page to download the code:

• http://www.clamp-it.org/code/moodle-1-9-12liberal-arts-edition-v1-2/

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Hampshire University is a month away and we’re looking for suggestions for bug fixes, documentation and new features for Moodle that the community would like us to address. You can add your requests by making a comment on this blog post. You don’t have to be attending Hack/Doc Fest to make suggestions — we’d like suggestions from the entire community.

• Moodle 1.9 bug fixes
• Learning how to use Git for version control
• Demo site for Moodle LAE
• Further evaluation and testing of Moodle 2.0
• Planning Moodle 2.0 pilots
• Identifying and writing needed documentation for Moodle 2.0

After careful assessment, CLAMP has concluded that Moodle 2.0.1 is not production ready. This assessment is based on extensive testing  conducted at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest VII at Furman University in January 2011 as well as a re-evaluation of Moodle 2.0.x progress in April 2011. CLAMP recommends using Moodle 1.9.x during the 2011-2012 academic year.

Our full report outlines notable improvements to Moodle 2.0, as well as progress since January 2011,  known blockers, possible blockers and other potential issues that affect its production readiness. Download the full report [PDF]

CLAMP will be supporting Moodle 2.0 at the upcoming Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Hampshire College in June 2011. We plan to:

• identify and begin writing essential Moodle 2.0 documentation at Hack/Doc
• create a timeline for converting any remaining plugins or blocks
• update this report on the status of blockers and potential blockers
• establish a group of CLAMP schools interested in piloting Moodle 2.0 in 2011-12

Moodle 1.9.11+LAE1.2 released is available for download. This is a maintenance release that incorporates Moodle 1.9.11. It supersedes the Moodle 1.9.9+LAE1.1.4 releases. It includes incorporates new bug fixes and features from Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Furman University, as well as a specific bug with TinyMCE 3.0 that was introduced in the LAE1.1.2 release.

CLAMP is pleased to announce the release of Moodle 1.9.11+LAE v1.2 Beta 1. This is a beta release meant for testing only; it is not recommended for use on production systems.

• Code freeze was 5 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2011
• Moodle 1.9.11+LAE v1.2 Beta 1 was released Wednesday, April 13, 2011
• Moodle 1.9.11+LAE v1.2 Final Release is scheduled for Monday, April 18, 2011

This version folds merges the Liberal Arts Edition with Moodle 1.9.11. We need help testing these fixes and verifying that they work for you. Feedback can be added as comments on this post or sent to Ken Newquist at newquisk@lafayette.edu.

The Development Committee will be meeting at 2 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 18 to review any comments and give the go-ahead for the final release.

Go to the 1.9.11+LAE v1.2 home page to learn more and get the code.

Registration is now open for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest: Summer 2011 at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. This will be CLAMP’s eighth Moodle Hack/Doc Fest.  Visit the Hack/Doc home page for event details and the registration form.

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest for Summer 2011 will be held Monday, June 27 through Thursday, June 30, 2011 at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. This will be CLAMP’s eighth Moodle Hack/Doc Fest.

We’ll be kicking things off on Monday, June 27 with our first-ever Documentation Sprint, in which we’ll focus on revising and publishing the documentation we’ve been working on for the last year. This is an optional event, but we hope folks will be able to join us.

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest itself runs Tuesday, June 28 and runs through Thursday, June 30, 2011. Additional information, and a registration form, will be available April 1, 2011 at the event web site: http://www.clamp-it.org/events/moodle-hackdoc-fest-summer-2011/

After careful assessment, CLAMP has concluded that Moodle 2.0.1 is not production ready. This assessment was conducted at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest VII at Furman University in January 2011. CLAMP will re-evaluate the progress of Moodle 2.0.x in March 2011 and make a recommendation then about deploying Moodle 2.x for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Our full report outlines notable improvements to Moodle 2.0, as well as known blockers, possible blockers and other potential issues that affect its production readiness. Download the full report [PDF]

The Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Exchange is pleased to announce the launch of the CLAMP Moodle Exchange (CME). The site is the successor to the NITLE Moodle Exchange (NME) that was hosted by NITLE for the last several years and served as the launching off point for many of CLAMP’s efforts.

The CLAMP Moodle Exchange provides a place for instructional technologists, developers, and other Moodle enthusiasts to meet and discuss the open source learning management system. The new Moodle Exchange is free to use and open to the NITLE, CLAMP and the larger Moodle community.

We’ve migrated all of the content from the old NME to the new CLAMP Moodle Exchange, although we’ve archived much of the older or unused sections of the site.

You can log into the site using your original NME username, but you will need to reset your password when you do so. The site is accessible at:

http://cme.clamp-it.org

CLAMP Members: Please note that you’ll need to use your old NME username to login, NOT your CLAMP username. Because the Moodle Exchange will be frequented by members of both CLAMP and NITLE, we’ve decided to maintain its stand-alone authentication.

Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1.4 is available for download. This is a security release that backports fixes from Moodle 1.9.10 to Moodle 1.9.9. It supersedes the Moodle 1.9.9+LAEv1.1.1 and LAE v1.1.2 releases. It also incorporates a number of bug fixes and new features developed at Hack/Doc Fest VII at Furman University, and fixes a bug with TinyMCE 3.x that was introduced in LAE 1.1.2.

Visit the project page to learn more and download the code.