Author: Charles Fulton

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.7.12, 2.8.10, 2.9.4, 3.0.2

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. This is the initial release on the 3.0 branch. The 2.7, 2.8, and 2.9 releases are maintenance-only. Moodle core introduced major changes to the gradebook beginning in Moodle 2.8. Please see CLAMP’s Moodle 2.8 and Moodle 2.9 recommendations for more information. The 3.0 release includes updates to the Ad-hoc database queries report, CLAMPMail, Edit Dates report, and Roster report.

You can download the updates from their project pages:

The next stable releases on the 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, and 3.0 branches are scheduled for mid-March.

These releases were developed, packaged, and tested by Kevin Wiliarty (Hampshire College), Charles Fulton (Lafayette College), and Joe Bacal (Smith College).

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.7.11, 2.8.9, 2.9.3

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. Moodle core introduced major changes to the gradebook beginning in Moodle 2.8. Please see CLAMP’s Moodle 2.8 and Moodle 2.9 recommendations for more information.

You can download the updates from their project pages:

The next stable releases on the 2.7, 2.8 and 2.9 branches are slated for mid-January. Moodle HQ is expected to release Moodle 3.0 next week; CLAMP will prepare an LAE beta during the forthcoming Hack/Doc Fest at Reed College.

These releases were packaged and tested by Charles Fulton (Lafayette College), Kevin Wiliarty (Hampshire College), and Joe Bacal (Smith College).

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.7.10, 2.8.8, 2.9.2

There are three new CLAMP releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. Moodle core introduced major changes to the gradebook beginning in Moodle 2.8. Please see CLAMP’s Moodle 2.8 and Moodle 2.9 recommendations for more information.

You can download the updates from their project pages:

The next stable releases on the 2.7, 2.8 and 2.9 branches are slated for November 20, 2015. These releases were packaged and tested by Charles Fulton (Lafayette College) and Kevin Wiliarty (Hampshire College).

Moodle 2.8 and 2.9 gradebook advisory follow-up

In late May CLAMP became aware of several critical bugs in the Moodle gradebook which were introduced in 2.8. After assessing, CLAMP issued an advisory recommending against upgrading to Moodle 2.8 or 2.9 until those bugs were mitigated. Since then Moodle core and members of the Moodle community have made considerable progress working on these issues, and CLAMP believes it is now safe to upgrade to 2.8 and 2.9. Please continue reading for a full explanation. Read more

Moodle 2.8 and 2.9 gradebook advisory

The problems described in this advisory have now been addressed and CLAMP has issued a new advisory. This page is retained for historical reasons but CLAMP now recommends upgrading to 2.8 or 2.9.

CLAMP has become aware of several critical bugs in the Moodle gradebook which were introduced in 2.8. CLAMP recommends that schools do not upgrade to Moodle 2.8 or 2.9 until these bugs have been mitigated. All current versions of 2.8 and 2.9 (as of writing 2.8.6 and 2.9.0) are affected. Please continue reading for a full explanation. Read more