Author: Charles Fulton

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.7.19, 3.0.9, 3.1.5

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. CLAMP is holding back a release for Moodle v3.2.2 pending the resolution of MDL-58274 but expects to release it this week.

You can download the updates from their project pages:

The next stable releases on the 3.2, 3.1, 3.0, and 2.7 branches are scheduled for mid-May. We expect Moodle HQ to release Moodle 3.3 around that time; CLAMP will evaluate it and prepare a beta at the forthcoming Hack/Doc Fest at Hampshire College.

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

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.7.18, 3.0.8, 3.1.4, 3.2.1

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. This is the initial release on the 3.2 branch. The 2.7 release is maintenance-only. The 3.0 and 3.1 releases include updates to Filtered Course List and CLAMPMail.

You can download the updates from their project pages:

The next stable releases on the 3.2, 3.1, 3.0, and 2.7 branches are scheduled for mid-March.

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

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.7.17, 2.9.9, 3.0.7, 3.1.3

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. Please see CLAMP’s release announcement for Moodle 3.1.0+LAE11.0.0 before installing or upgrading to Moodle 3.1. In addition, 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 are scheduled for mid-January. Moodle HQ is expected to release Moodle 3.2 next week; CLAMP will prepare an LAE beta during the forthcoming Hack/Doc Fest at Lafayette College.

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

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.7.16, 2.9.8, 3.0.6, 3.1.2

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. Please see CLAMP’s release announcement for Moodle 3.1.0+LAE11.0.0 before installing or upgrading to Moodle 3.1. In addition, 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 are scheduled for mid-November. These releases were developed, packaged, and tested by Joe Bacal (Smith College) and Kevin Wiliarty (Hampshire College).

CLAMP Recognition Award Winner Announcement for 2015-16

The CLAMP Steering Committee is proud to announce the 2015-16 winners of the CLAMP Recognition Awards.

Matt Wright has distinguished himself as a member of the CLAMP community through his regular attendance at Hack/Doc Fests in the last several years, his consistent effort to center accessibility issues when reviewing Moodle, his work on providing documentation on the new gradebook, and his willingness to organize and host the 2016 Summer Hack/Doc Fest. Matt is an Academic Technology Support Specialist at Butler University.

Sarah Ryder, senior web programmer at Hampshire College, has participated in CLAMP since the joint NITLE Camp/Hack Doc Fest at Smith College in 2009. She organized and hosted the 2011 Summer Hack/Doc Fest and the 2013 Integration Sprint, both at Hampshire College. Sarah served on the Steering Committee from 2012-2015 and was part of the ad hoc communications committee that redesigned CLAMP’s website in November 2015.

About the Awards

The CLAMP Recognition Awards are awarded annually to one developer (e.g.; hacker) and one instructional technologist (e.g.; doc’er) to acknowledge outstanding achievement as members of the organization. These achievements include work on Moodle development, Moodle documentation, CLAMP organization and/or recruitment to CLAMP.

In 2015-16, the value of this award is $500. Learn more about the awards at CLAMP-IT.org.