“The Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Project: A Case Study” is available on AcademicCommons.org. The case study looks at our efforts to transform our informal Hack/Doc Fests into a more formal organization with the help of a grant from the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE). The case study is part of the September 2009 issue, which features a number of case studies provided by NITLE schools.
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Liberal Arts Edition v1.0 Released
Moodle Liberal Arts Edtion v1.0 is available for download. The project’s home page includes the full Liberal Arts Edition v1.0 package, as well as its components broken out for individual download. It also includes links to a number of recommended extensions that a number of CLAMP schools use, but need further development before they are folded into the LAE.
Included in the initial LAE release are:
- TinyMCE 2.x: A WYSIWYG editor that replaces the outdated HTMLArea editor that ships with Moodle. TinyMCE offers a streamlined interface, DragMath support, and better cutting and pasting from Microsoft Word.
- SimplePie RSS: A replacement for the deprecated Magpie RSS parser that included with Moodle. SimplePie RSS supports a greater variety of feeds than Magpie.
- Quickmail: An simple block that allows faculty to quickly send an email to students in a class. This replicates functionality founding other LMS systems.
- Filtered Course Block: A block that allows administrators to display a list of courses based on the current and future terms.
Update 11/4/09: There is a security release available for this version of the LAE.
Gradebook setup for weighted categories
An explanation of how to set up the Moodle 1.9.5 gradebook using weighted categories.
Gradebook improvements in Moodle 1.9.5
Changes/Improvements to the gradebook in Moodle 1.9.5. Written for end users.
Using the Gradebook 1.9.5
Grades in the Moodle 1.9.5 gradebook can be calculated, aggregated, and displayed in a variety of ways, and a variety of settings exist to meet a variety of grading strategies. This user documentation provides information on deciding which aggregation method to use, how to establish grade categories, and other common gradebook functions.