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New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.6.7, 2.7.4, 2.8.2

There are three new CLAMP releases. This is the initial release on the 2.8 branch. The 2.7 and 2.6 releases include an updated version of the Roster report; the 2.7 release includes an updated version of the Edit Dates report.

The 2.8 release includes major changes to the LAE distribution: we have removed LAE Grader, LAE User, and “old” Quickmail; we have added the News Forum local module. These changes are fully described in the 2.8 release notes below. The removal of the LAE grader reports is made possible by the significant improvements to the core grader reports in the 2.8 release, with which Bob Puffer of Luther College was heavily involved.

You can download the updates from their project pages:

The next stable releases on the 2.8, 2.7 and 2.6 branches are slated for March 16.

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.5.9, 2.6.6, 2.7.3

There are three new CLAMP releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. The 2.7 and 2.6 include an updated version of the CLAMPMail block. Please note that the 2.6 and 2.7 releases include important changes to Quickmail and Filtered Course List. We highly encourage you to read those posts before installing the 2.6 or 2.7 release. We anticipate removing “old” Quickmail in 2.8.

You can download the updates from their project pages:

We anticipate releasing a beta LAE version of Moodle 2.8.1 in the next couple weeks. The next stable releases on the 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7 branches are slated for January 18.

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.5.8, 2.6.5, 2.7.2

There are three new CLAMP releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only.This is the initial release on the 2.7 branch. The 2.7, 2.6 and 2.5 releases include an updated version of the Edit Dates report; the 2.7 and 2.6 releases includes an updated Filtered Course List block. Please see this blog post for details. The 2.4 release is a maintenance release only and is the final release on the 2.4 branch. Please note that the 2.6 and 2.7 releases include important changes to Quickmail and Filtered Course List. We highly encourage you to read those posts before installing the 2.6 or 2.7 release. We anticipate removing “old” Quickmail in 2.8.

You can download the updates from their project pages:

The next stable releases on the 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7 branches are slated for November 14.

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.4.11, 2.5.7, 2.6.4, 2.7.1

There are four new CLAMP releases. This is the initial release on the 2.7 branch. The 2.7, 2.6 and 2.5 releases include an updated version of the Edit Dates report; the 2.7 and 2.6 releases includes an updated Filtered Course List block. Please see this blog post for details. The 2.4 release is a maintenance release only and is the final release on the 2.4 branch. Please note that the 2.6 and 2.7 releases also include an important change to Quickmail described in a related blog post. We highly encourage you to read that post before installing the 2.6 or 2.7 release. We anticipate removing “old” Quickmail in 2.8.

You can download the updates from their project pages:

The next stable releases on the 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7 branches are slated for September 15. I would like to thank Willy Lee (Carleton College) and Kevin Wiliarty (Smith College) for packaging and testing this set of releases.

Update to Filtered Course List

Version 2.4 of “Filtered course list” (for Moodle 2.6 or higher) introduces a number of fixes and enhancements. In the final phase of the upgrade you will be shown the “new settings,” but it is important to look at the new and the old settings together, so be sure to look at the block configuration once the upgrade is complete.

Note, too, that the default display name of the block has changed from “Current courses list” to “Filtered course list.” If you want to use the old title (or anything else), you can edit the title by turning editing on and clicking on the block’s gear icon.

The changelog includes:

  • Fixes style issues for the Clean family of themes
  • Introduces better handling for sites with one category but many courses
  • Allows admin to edit the display title
  • Allows category based display, including subcategory logic
  • Allows admin to see ‘own courses’ instead of all courses
  • Allows optional ‘other courses’ catch-all category
  • Allows admins to define up to ten custom rubrics to match shortcodes against
  • Allows admins to hide the block from guests