Author: Ken Newquist

Brown Bag: Code Development Overview, 12/2

One of CLAMP’s core tasks is develop and maintain new code projects for Moodle. This brown bag will provide an overview of the types of projects we tackle and then focus in on development of a particular project: Simple File Upload. It will be held at 12 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.

Leading the event will be Caroline Moore, Admin/Courseware Developer at Smith College, and will be held in NITLE’s Elluminate conference room. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Brown Bag: Documentation Overview, 11/23

UPDATE: Because of a scheduling conflict, this brown bag has been moved from 11/17 to Monday, Nov. 23 at 12 p.m. ET. When registering, you can still use the 11/17 option in the signup form.

Documentation: everyone needs it, but writing it can be a challenge. CLAMP’s made that easier by creating documentation for Moodle grade book, roles and groups that schools can  take and modify for their individual campuses. The “Documentation Overview” virtual brown bag being held Monday, Nov. 23 at 12 p.m. ET. will discuss what’s available, as well as CLAMP’s process for updating and creating new documentation.

This brown bag will be led by Courtney Bentley, Instructional Technology Program Coordinator at Lafayette College, and will be held in NITLE’s Elluminate conference room. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Register for the brown bag now.

Brown Bag: Introduction to Elluminate, 11/11

Introduction to Elluminate – the first of CLAMP’s Fall 2009 brown bags – will be held Wednesday, Nov. 11 at noon ET. This session will server as a primer for using Elluminate for conference participants. We’ll run down the basic components of the online conferencing tool, and troubleshoot any audio/video problems you might experience. If you plan on attending, visit the Elluminate Support page before the brown bag to download the software and verify that it works on your machine.

The event is free to the public, but registration is required. Register for the brown bag now.

CLAMP announces Fall 2009 Moodle Brown Bags

The Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Project (CLAMP) added 13 member  institutions to its roster over the last few months. To get everyone  up to speed — and to show case the work we’ve been doing — we’re  hosting several virtual brown bags in November and December:

  • Introduction to Elluminate, 12 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Nov. 11
  • Documentation Overview, 12 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Nov. 18
  • Code Development Overview, 12 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Dec. 2
  • Introduction to Redmine, 12 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Dec. 16
  • Introduction to Version Control, 12 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Dec. 23

All of these events will be held in NITLE’s new Elluminate video  conferencing room. The brown bags are free, but registration is  required so that we can send attendees the conferencing link.

For more information about these brown bags, visit our Events Web Page. To register, use the online registration form.

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest V, Jan. 5-7, 2010

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest V will be held January 5-7, 2010 at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. The event will feature programmers and instructional technologists coming together to improve Moodle. We expect to continue work on CLAMP’s Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition project, fix outstanding Moodle bugs, and craft new training materials. We also hope to test drive Moodle 2.0, which is scheduled for a beta release at the end of 2009.

With this Hack/Doc, CLAMP returns to its “pay your own way” funding model. Lafayette will be providing breakfast, lunch and snacks for attendees, but they will need to pay for their own transportation, lodging, and dinner. In addition to the conventional Hack/Doc Fest, we’re planning on coordinating a virtual component to Hack/Doc Fest that will allow people to participate from their own campuses.

Visit the event home page for more information and to register.