Upcoming Events

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest Winter 2024
Connecticut College, New London, CT
 January 9-11, 2024

Recent Events

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest Summer 2023
Lafayette College, Easton, PA
 June 21-23, 2023

Archived Events

CLAMP has hosted dozens of events, including Hack/Doc Fests, a Moodle User Group Meeting, a conference, and three workshops.

Registration open for Winter 2025 Hack/Doc Fest

October 9, 2024

Registration is now open for the Winter 2025 Hack/Doc Fest, which will be held at Lafayette College from January 7 through January 9, 2025. CLAMP’s Hack/Doc Fests are twice-yearly unconference-style events dedicated to improving the Moodle experience for liberal arts colleges. For CLAMP schools, CLAMP will reimburse your first night’s… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for October 2024

October 9, 2024

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The new releases are for versions 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-December.… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for September 2024

September 3, 2024

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The new releases are for versions 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-October.… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for August 2024

August 14, 2024

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The new releases are for versions 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-October.… Read more

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Making LaTeX accessible

July 31, 2024

The first question most people ask is, “Isn’t there an export option to make PDFs created in LaTeX accessible?” It may be theoretically possible, but no one has developed or maintained a package that does it successfully. The main issue is that LaTeX-to-PDF exports have equations and graphs, etc, exported… Read more

How to implement pronouns as a custom profile field in Moodle

July 10, 2024

Moodle doesn’t officially support a pronoun field. There’s a long-standing tracker item about this, to which various CLAMP schools have contributed over the years. Moodle HQ’s current plan is a custom profile field that ships with Moodle by default. This would be coupled with an even older request to allow… Read more

New Moodle LAE 4.4 Release

July 3, 2024

CLAMP has prepared its first Moodle 4.4 release. This contains updates to all the contributed modules to ensure compatibility with Moodle 4.4. You can download the release from the CLAMP code release archive. We expect the next stable releases from core in mid-August. CLAMP evaluated Moodle 4.4 at June’s Summer… Read more

Summer 2024 Hack/Doc Fest at Bryn Mawr

July 2, 2024

CLAMP held its Summer 2024 Hack/Doc Fest at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. The primary focus of the event was evaluating Moodle 4.4. We’re happy to report that we encountered no major issues and no blockers to upgrading to Moodle 4.4 over the summer. Please read on below… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for June 2024

June 12, 2024

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The new releases are for versions 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-August. Moodle 4.4… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for April 2024

April 24, 2024

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The new releases are for versions 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-June. Moodle 4.4… Read more

Registration open for Summer 2024 Hack/Doc Fest

March 25, 2024

Registration is now open for the Summer 2024 Hack/Doc Fest, which will be held at Bryn Mawr College from June 25 through June 27, 2024. CLAMP’s Hack/Doc Fests are twice-yearly unconference-style events dedicated to improving the Moodle experience for liberal arts colleges. For CLAMP schools, CLAMP will reimburse your first… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for February 2024

February 20, 2024

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The new releases are for versions 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3; we do not expect additional updates for 3.9, 3.11, and… Read more

Winter 2024 Hack/Doc at Connecticut

January 22, 2024

CLAMP held its Winter 2024 Hack/Doc Fest at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. The primary focus of the event was evaluating Moodle 4.3. We’re happy to report that we encountered no major issues and no blockers to upgrading to Moodle 4.3 over the summer. Please read on below for… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for January 2023

January 4, 2024

There are two new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. These are not the regular stable releases; Moodle HQ released new versions of 4.1 and 4.2 on December 22, 2023. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive.… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for December 2023

December 12, 2023

There are five new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. The 4.1 and 4.2 releases include updates to the CLAMPMail and Filtered Course List blocks. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are… Read more

Registration open for Winter 2024 Hack/Doc Fest

October 11, 2023

Registration is now open for the Winter 2024 Hack/Doc Fest, which will be held at Connecticut College from January 9 through January 11, 2024. CLAMP’s Hack/Doc Fests are twice-yearly unconference-style events dedicated to improving the Moodle experience for liberal arts colleges. Visit the event homepage Register for the event Read about… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for October 2023

October 10, 2023

There are five new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-December. Moodle 4.3 has been released; CLAMP will evaluate it at the Winter… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for August 2023

August 18, 2023

There are five new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-October. CLAMP evaluated Moodle 4.2 at June’s Summer 2023 Hack/Doc Fest at Lafayette… Read more

Summer 2023 Hack/Doc at Lafayette

July 2, 2023

CLAMP spent three pleasant days at Lafayette College evaluating Moodle 4.2. The group’s impression was favorable; Moodle 4.2 addresses several issues from Moodle 4.1 (see the Swarthmore report for details on 4.1) and improves the user experience. CLAMP also held a roundtable discussion on the present state of integrating Moodle… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for June 2023

June 16, 2023

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-August. CLAMP evaluated Moodle 4.1 at the Winter 2023 Hack/Doc Fest at Swarthmore… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for April 2023

April 27, 2023

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-July. CLAMP evaluated Moodle 4.1 at the Winter 2023 Hack/Doc Fest at Swarthmore… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for March 2023

March 28, 2023

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-May. CLAMP evaluated Moodle 4.1 at the Winter 2023 Hack/Doc Fest at Swarthmore… Read more

Registration open for Summer 2023 Hack/Doc Fest

March 16, 2023

Registration is now open for the Summer 2023 Hack/Doc Fest, which will be held at Lafayette College from June 21 through June 23, 2023. CLAMP’s Hack/Doc Fests are twice-yearly unconference-style events dedicated to improving the Moodle experience for liberal arts colleges. Visit the event homepage Register for the event Read about the… Read more

New Moodle LAE 4.1 Release

February 2, 2023

CLAMP has prepared its first Moodle 4.1 release. This contains updates to all the contributed modules to ensure compatibility with Moodle 4.1. You can download the release from the CLAMP code release archive. We expect the next stable releases from core in mid-March. CLAMP evaluated Moodle 4.1 at the Winter 2023… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for January 2023

January 19, 2023

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-March. CLAMP will release the first 4.1 version of the LAE the week… Read more

Winter 2023 Hack/Doc at Swarthmore

January 18, 2023

CLAMP returned to Swarthmore College for three days of intensive evaluation of Moodle 4.0 and Moodle 4.1. Overall, the group’s impression of Moodle 4.0 and 4.1 was favorable, echoing the impression of the Summer 2022 Hack/Doc at Carleton College. We also did not discover any unpleasant surprises with the upgrade… Read more

Registration open for Winter 2023 Hack/Doc Fest

October 18, 2022

Registration is now open for the Winter 2023 Hack/Doc Fest, which will be held at Swarthmore College from January 10 through January 12, 2023. CLAMP’s Hack/Doc Fests are twice-yearly unconference-style events dedicated to improving the Moodle experience for liberal arts colleges. The main focus of this event will be upgrading from Moodle… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for September 2022

September 22, 2022

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-November. CLAMP evaluated Moodle 4.0 at the Winter 2022 Hack/Doc Fest and again at Carleton… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for August 2022

August 24, 2022

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. These releases come three weeks ahead of schedule and incorporate a security fix from Moodle core. The precise nature of… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for July 2022

July 18, 2022

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-September. CLAMP evaluated Moodle 4.0 at the Winter 2022 Hack/Doc Fest and again at Carleton… Read more

New Moodle LAE 4.0 Release

July 7, 2022

CLAMP has prepared its first Moodle 4.0 release. This contains updates to all the contributed modules to ensure compatibility with Moodle 4.0. You can download the release from the CLAMP code release archive. This release is something of a beta; we think it’s fine, but we know of at least… Read more

Hack/Doc at Carleton: Day 3

July 7, 2022

Late Wednesday afternoon the Hack/Doc attendees were invited to the basement of Weitz to walk the plank. Not off the edge of a pirate ship, but through virtual reality, via a headset and Richie’s Plank Experience. In this experience, a wooden plank is placed on the floor and then mapped to… Read more

Hack/Doc at Carleton: Day 2

July 7, 2022

Following dinner Tuesday night several attendees strolled along the river and were excited to view and photograph a water creature, which they confidently (and baselessly) identified as an otter. Wednesday morning, a frank discussion with the locals and presentation of the photographs led to the more accurate if less interesting… Read more

Hack/Doc at Carleton: Day 1

July 6, 2022

On their first morning in Northfield, Minnesota, the out-of-town attendees passed an uncomfortable silence. Each was separately aware of a singular phenomenon that had resisted all explanations. Finally, having traveled from the Fairfield Inn to Carleton’s campus, someone had the courage to ask if the others, too, smelled french toast… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for May 2022

May 16, 2022

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-July. Moodle HQ has released Moodle 4.0; CLAMP evaluated the development version of 4.0… Read more

Registration open for Summer 2022 Hack/Doc Fest

April 28, 2022

Registration is now open for the Summer 2022 Hack/Doc Fest, which will be held at Carleton College from June 28 through June 30, 2022. CLAMP’s Hack/Doc Fests are twice-yearly unconference-style events dedicated to improving the Moodle experience for liberal arts colleges. This is CLAMP’s first in-person event since the start of the… Read more

Summer 2022 Hack/Doc Call for Proposals and Save the Date

March 21, 2022

The Summer 2022 Moodle Hack/Doc Fest will take place during the last week of June 2022. This will be a hybrid event with two major components: An online Moodle Showcase consisting of 20-minute sprint sessions for faculty and others to showcase creative and innovative ways to use Moodle. A traditional… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for March 2022

March 18, 2022

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-May. Moodle HQ has released a beta for Moodle 4.0; CLAMP evaluated the development… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for January 2022

January 20, 2022

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-March. Moodle HQ has not yet released Moodle 4.0; CLAMP evaluated the development… Read more

Winter 2022 Hack/Doc

January 19, 2022

CLAMP held the Winter 2022 Hack/Doc Fest online on its gather.town platform from Tuesday, January 11, through Thursday, January 13. CLAMP evaluated the present state of Moodle 4.0, which has not been released yet but has come along considerably since the November 2021 CLAMP Chat. Overall, the attendees were pleased… Read more

Registration open for Winter 2022 Hack/Doc Fest

November 11, 2021

Registration is now open for the Winter 2022 Hack/Doc Fest, which will be held online the second week of January. We anticipate testing Moodle 4.0, which will either be released or very close to release. Please see the event page for more information or register now. Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for November 2021

November 9, 2021

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-January. CLAMP evaluated Moodle 3.11 at the Summer 2021 Hack/Doc Fest; please see… Read more

CLAMP Chat: Moodle 4.0 preview

November 8, 2021

CLAMP’s second CLAMP Chat for the 2021-2022 academic year will take place on Friday, November 19, from 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time. Andrew Ruether from Swarthmore College will preview the forthcoming Moodle 4.0 release, scheduled for January 2022. Focused mainly on improving the user interface, the new version claims to make it easier… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for September 2021

September 15, 2021

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-November. CLAMP evaluated Moodle 3.11 at the Summer 2021 Hack/Doc Fest; please see… Read more

CLAMP Chat: Documentation is Dead, Long Live Documentation!

September 7, 2021

CLAMP’s first CLAMP Chat for the 2021-2022 academic year will take place on Friday, October 15, from 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time. Carly Born from Carleton College proposes to solve the age-old problem that “No one reads the documentation” through the use of Moodle’s User Tours feature. Experience with faculty members… Read more

Emergency Moodle LAE Releases for August 2021

August 4, 2021

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. Moodle HQ released new versions of Moodle to address a regression in the regular July 2021 releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for July 2021

July 15, 2021

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. All three releases include updates to contributed modules; the Moodle 3.10 release includes backport of the custom user identity feature from Moodle 3.11. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The Moodle 3.11 release is CLAMP’s first official release… Read more

Summer 2021 Hack/Doc

June 21, 2021

CLAMP held the Summer 2021 Hack/Doc Fest online on its gather.town platform from Tuesday, June 8, through Thursday, June 10. In addition to evaluating the new Moodle 3.11 release, CLAMP hosted three CLAMP Chat-style discussions during the lunch window each day. Moodle 3.11 Custom user identity and pronouns A major… Read more

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest Summer 2021 general sessions

June 3, 2021

CLAMP has finalized the schedule for the Summer 2021 Hack/Doc discussions. All three sessions will take place from noon to 1:00 PM, Eastern Time. Each will take place on Zoom; attendance is free and registration is required. Please click on each event below to register: Tuesday, June 8: Academic honesty… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for May 2021

May 24, 2021

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-July. Moodle HQ has released Moodle 3.11 and CLAMP will evaluate it at… Read more

CLAMP Chat: Document conversion in Moodle (for administrators)

April 19, 2021

CLAMP’s sixth CLAMP Chat will take place on Friday, April 23, from 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time. This chat will focus on Moodle’s PDF annotation feature. Topics covered will include how the document conversion works under the hood, selecting the right document converter, and common issues maintaining the functionality. The chat will… Read more

Join Us for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2021

April 14, 2021

CLAMP Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2021 will be held online from Tuesday, June 8 through Thursday, June 10, 2021. CLAMP’s Hack/Doc Fests are twice-yearly unconference-style events dedicated to improving the Moodle experience for liberal arts colleges. Visit the event homepage Register using our online form Read more

Emergency LAE Releases for March 2021

March 29, 2021

There are two new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. CLAMP is releasing updated 3.10 and 3.9 releases to address a significant calendar corruption bug in MDL-71156. This fix, from Moodle HQ, reverts the change that caused the issue. If you already updated to 3.10.2 or 3.9.5 then you should see the linked… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for March 2021

March 15, 2021

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-May. We expect Moodle HQ to release Moodle 3.11 around that time; CLAMP will evaluate… Read more

CLAMP Chat: Hypothesis Inside and Outside Moodle

March 15, 2021

CLAMP’s fifth CLAMP Chat will take place on Friday, March 19, from 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time. Joe Murphy from Kenyon College will discuss the Hypothes.is social annotation tool for collaborative close reading. We’ll look at using Hypothesis as an individual, in closed groups, and through the Moodle LTI plugin. The… Read more

CLAMP Chat: Three Useful Add-ons

February 16, 2021

CLAMP’s fourth CLAMP Chat will take place on Friday, February 19, from 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time. Andrew Ruether of Swarthmore College will discuss three add-ons in use on Swarthmore’s Moodle site: Accessibility Filescan Block: displays information on the accessibility levels of PDF files within each course. We use this to… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for January 2021

January 25, 2021

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. The 3.5, 3.8, and 3.9 releases are maintenance-only. The 3.10 release includes updates to all contributed modules and new features in the CLAMPMail and Filtered Course List blocks and Roster report. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next… Read more

Winter 2021 Hack/Doc: Day 3

January 15, 2021

Day 3 of the Winter 2021 Moodle Hack/Doc Fest ended quietly as several attendees lost their on-going battles with “on-campus” meetings. Nevertheless, we finished the task list and made good progress in several areas. H5P We spent considerable time going over the state of H5P integration in Moodle. As of… Read more

Winter 2021 Hack/Doc: Day 2

January 14, 2021

Work on the task list continued during Day 2 of the Winter 2021 Moodle Hack/Doc Fest as our attendees juggled Moodle and the meetings from which Hack/Doc no longer provides any escape. From the task list Participants filter Core has continued its improvements to the participants page. You can now… Read more

Winter 2021 Hack/Doc: Day 1

January 13, 2021

The biannual Hack/Doc Fest is being held online on the gather.town platform. The event kicked off on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, and runs through Thursday, January 14. The following tasks are queued up for Hack/Doc (very much subject to change): Evaluating Moodle 3.9, released last summer Evaluating Moodle 3.10, released… Read more

CLAMP Chat: Lean and Quirky

January 5, 2021

CLAMP’s third CLAMP Chat will take place on Friday, January 22, from 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time. Kevin Wiliarty of Hampshire College will discuss Hampshire’s Moodle environment: Hampshire College is a relatively young, very small liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. We don’t have letter grades, academic departments, or majors. Every student… Read more

CLAMP Chat: Assignments

November 16, 2020

CLAMP’s first CLAMP Chat will take place on Friday, November 20, from 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time. Carly Born of Carleton College will talk about the differences between Moodle Assignment, the Google Assignment LTI integration, and using Moodle Quiz Essay questions. She will cover pros and cons of each tool, pain points,… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for November 2020

November 16, 2020

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-January. Moodle HQ has released Moodle 3.10; CLAMP will prepare an LAE beta… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for September 2020

September 21, 2020

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-November. Given the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, CLAMP did… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for July 2020

July 21, 2020

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. The 3.7 and 3.8 releases include a patch for the Anonymous Forums feature. The 3.9 release includes updates to all contributed modules and new features in the CLAMPMail and Featured Course List blocks and the Roster Report. You can download the updates from… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for May 2020

May 18, 2020

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-July. We expect Moodle HQ to release Moodle 3.9 in a few weeks; CLAMP will… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for March 2020

March 16, 2020

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-May. We expect Moodle HQ to release Moodle 3.9 around that time; CLAMP will evaluate… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for January 2020

January 20, 2020

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. The 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7 releases are maintenance-only. The 3.8 release includes updates to all contributed modules and new features in the CLAMPMail and Filtered Course List blocks and Roster report. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next… Read more

Hack/Doc at Swarthmore: Day 3

January 13, 2020

The last day of Hack/Doc, as usual, was a bit shorter due to attendee travel plans. We wrapped up around lunchtime after some discussions about Moodle 3.8 and accessibility. Forum grading accessibility We logged a third and final issue with the new forum grading tool and accessibility: MDL-67663. Again, some… Read more

Hack/Doc at Swarthmore: Day 2

January 10, 2020

Work on the task list continued during Day 2 of the Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Swarthmore College, interrupted only by an expedition to the Solar Lab on the roof of Singer Hall, which provided a commanding view of Swarthmore’s campus and Greater Philadelphia. From the task list We continued to… Read more

Hack/Doc at Swarthmore: Day 1

January 9, 2020

The biannual Hack/Doc Fest is being held at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The event kicked off on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, and runs through Friday, January 8. The following tasks are queued up for Hack/Doc (very much subject to change): Evaluating Moodle 3.8, which was released last November Improving… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for November 2019

November 19, 2019

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-January. Moodle HQ has released Moodle 3.8; CLAMP will prepare an LAE beta… Read more

Join Us for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2020

October 29, 2019

CLAMP Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2020 will be held Wednesday, January 8 through Friday, January 10, 2020, at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. CLAMP’s Hack/Doc Fests are twice-yearly unconference-style events dedicated to improving the Moodle experience for liberal arts colleges. The lodging deadline is Monday, December 9, 2019. The event registration… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for September 2019

September 16, 2019

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-November. CLAMP evaluated Moodle 3.7 at the Smith College Hack/Doc Fest in June 2019;… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for July 2019

July 15, 2019

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. The 3.5 and 3.6 releases contain an update to the CLAMPMail block. The 3.7 release includes updates to all contributed modules and new features in the CLAMPMail and Featured Course List blocks. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The… Read more

Hack/Doc at Smith: Day 3

June 28, 2019

The last day of Hack/Doc, as usual, was a bit shorter due to attendee travel plans. We wrapped up around lunch time after some discussions about Moodle 3.7, Quickmail, and “blockless” courses. Moodle 3.7 Chad Bergeron confirmed, following on on the previous day’s testing, that rotating a PDF in an assignment does not… Read more

Hack/Doc at Smith: Day 2

June 27, 2019

Work on the task list continued during Day 2 of the Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Smith College, punctuated by two lunchtime presentations from members of the community. Lunchtime presentations Darren Hall from Occidental College presented on the ACRL IL Framework and how they’re working to map each of the frames to Moodle… Read more

Hack/Doc at Smith: Day 1

June 26, 2019

The theme of this summer’s Hack/Doc Fest is the snowclone: noun a cliché and phrasal template that can be used and recognized in multiple variants. Examples of this concept include “X is the new Y”, or “in space, no one can X.” Localized variants for this Hack/Doc include “Have Moodle,… Read more

Hack/Doc at Smith: The Sprint Day

June 25, 2019

LTI integration and the Women’s World Cup are among the topics discussed during the sprint (half) day at Smith. The biannual Hack/Doc is being held at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. The event kicked off on Monday, June 24, 2019 with the sprint day, and runs through Thursday, June 27. The… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for May 2019

May 20, 2019

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-July. We expect Moodle HQ to release Moodle 3.7 on or about May 20; CLAMP will… Read more

Join Us for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2019

April 23, 2019

CLAMP Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2019 will be held Tuesday, June 25 through Thursday, June 27 2019 at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. A pre-Hack/Doc documentation and coding sprint as well as a workshop on LTI applications will be held on Monday, June 24. The lodging deadline is Wednesday, May 29,… Read more

Nominations Open

April 19, 2019

Nominations are now open for new members of the Steering Committee and this year’s Recognition Awards. Steering Committee CLAMP is accepting nominations of member colleges to serve on the Steering Committee; terms are for three years. You need not specify who will represent the college on the committee now, and… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for March 2019

March 18, 2019

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-May. We expect Moodle HQ to release Moodle 3.7 around that time; CLAMP will evaluate it… Read more

Emergency LAE Releases for January 2019

January 30, 2019

There are two new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. CLAMP is releasing updating 3.5 and 3.6 releases to address a significant performance bug in MDL-64609. If you already updated to 3.5.4 or 3.6.2 then you should install this release as soon as possible. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for January 2019

January 21, 2019

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. The 3.1, 3.4, and 3.5 releases are maintenance-only. The 3.6 release includes updates to all contributed modules and new features in the Featured Course List block. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for… Read more

Hack/Doc at Brandeis: Day 3

January 14, 2019

The last day of Hack/Doc, as usual, was a bit shorter due to attendee travel plans. We wrapped up around lunch time after some discussions about Moodle 3.6, student projects, and user training. Moodle Inline Trainer Chad Bergeron demonstrated the Moodle Inline Trainer, a plugin in use at Brandeis University. This… Read more

Hack/Doc at Brandeis: Day 2

January 9, 2019

Work on the task list continued during Day 2 of the Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Brandeis University, punctuated by three lunchtime presentations from members of the community. Lunchtime presentations Joe Bacal from Smith College presented on H5P and how they’re using it at Smith. H5P is an interactive, web-based content… Read more

Hack/Doc at Brandeis: Day 1

January 8, 2019

At Day 1 of Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Brandeis University we began tackling the ever-expanding task list hashed out during Sprint Day. Lunchtime presentation Chad Bergeron from Brandeis University demonstrated a plugin they’ve developed called the “Support Staff tool”. At Brandeis, the level 1 Help Desk is involved in Moodle support.… Read more

Hack/Doc at Brandeis: The Sprint Day

January 7, 2019

PDF accessibility, the Course Overview block, preferred names, and Moodle 3.6 are among the topics discussed during the sprint (half) day at Brandeis. The biannual Hack/Doc is being held at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. The event kicked off on Monday, January 7, 2019 with the sprint day, and runs… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for November 2018

November 19, 2018

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-January. We expect Moodle HQ to release Moodle 3.6 this month; CLAMP will prepare an… Read more

Announcing Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2019

November 2, 2018

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2019 will be held Tuesday, January 8 through Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. A pre-Hack/Doc documentation and coding sprint will be held the afternoon of Monday, January 7, 2019. The lodging and registration deadlines are Friday, December 21, 2018. An additional lodging option is… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for September 2018

September 17, 2018

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. The 3.1 release is maintenance-only. The 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5 releases include updates to the Ad-hoc database queries report and Filtered Course List block. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-November. We… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for July 2018

July 16, 2018

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. The 3.1 release is maintenance-only. The 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5 releases include an update to the Filtered Course List block. The 3.3 and 3.4 releases contain a new core patch for handling empty course sections on upgrade. You can download the updates from the CLAMP… Read more

CLAMP Recognition Award Winners for 2017-18

June 29, 2018

The CLAMP Steering Committee is proud to announce the 2017-18 winners of the CLAMP Recognition Awards. Chad Bergeron, Academic Systems Administrator at Brandeis University, is one of those members of the CLAMP community who is consistently willing to help out others. He is a very active participant in the CLAMP… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 3.1.12, 3.2.9, 3.3.6, 3.4.3

May 29, 2018

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. The 3.1 and 3.2 releases are maintenance-only. The 3.3 and 3.4 releases contain updates related to GDPR compliance. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases on the 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, and 3.1 branches are scheduled for mid-July.… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 3.1.11, 3.2.8, 3.3.5, 3.4.2

March 26, 2018

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. The 3.1 release is maintenance-only. The 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 releases contain an update to the Ad-hoc database queries report. You can download the updates from their project pages: Moodle 3.4.2+Liberal Arts Edition 14.0.1 Moodle 3.3.5+Liberal Arts Edition 13.0.5 Moodle 3.2.8+Liberal Arts Edition 12.0.7 Moodle… Read more

CLAMP and GDPR compliance

February 22, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new law promulgated by the European Union. It will take effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR governs the storage and use of the personal data of EU citizens, or of anyone’s data by companies and organizations in the EU. It introduces… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 3.1.10, 3.2.7, 3.3.4, 3.4.1

January 22, 2018

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. This is the initial release on the 3.4 branch. The 3.1 and 3.2 releases are maintenance-only. The 3.3 release includes a new core feature and updates to CLAMPMail and Roster report. You can download the updates from their project pages: Moodle 3.4.1+Liberal Arts Edition 14.0.0 Moodle… Read more

Hack/Doc at Centre College

January 19, 2018

  CLAMP held its Winter Hack/Doc Fest at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, from January 8-January 11, 2018. This was CLAMP’s first visit to Centre. The event began with a half-day “Sprint Day” on January 8 and concluded on the afternoon of January 11. Moodle 3.4 The group kicked the… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 3.1.9, 3.2.6, 3.3.3

November 20, 2017

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from their project pages: Moodle 3.3.3+Liberal Arts Edition 13.0.3 Moodle 3.2.6+Liberal Arts Edition 12.0.5 Moodle 3.1.9+Liberal Arts Edition 11.0.9 The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-January. Moodle… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 3.1.8, 3.2.5, 3.3.2

September 18, 2017

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. Each includes a minor update to the CLAMPMail block. You can download the updates from their project pages: Moodle 3.3.2+Liberal Arts Edition 13.0.2 Moodle 3.2.5+Liberal Arts Edition 12.0.4 Moodle 3.1.8+Liberal Arts Edition 11.0.8 The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-November. These releases… Read more

Announcing Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2018

September 15, 2017

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2018 will be held Tuesday, January 9 through Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Centre College in Danville, KY. A pre-Hack/Doc documentation and coding sprint will be held Monday, January 8, 2018. The lodging deadline is Friday, December 22, 2017. The registration deadline is Friday, December 15, 2017. Visit the event homepage Register using… Read more

CLAMP Moodle Webinar: Friday, September 22

September 14, 2017

Please join CLAMP for a webinar presentation which will be held Friday, September 22, from 10:30-11:30 am (CST) in Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/630284326). Sonya Johnson PhD, professor of Religious Studies at Beloit College, will share about her experience coming to Moodle, anxieties and expectations she had, challenges she faced and how Moodle… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 3.1.7, 3.2.4, 3.3.1

July 17, 2017

There are three new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from their project pages: Moodle 3.3.1+Liberal Arts Edition 13.0.1 Moodle 3.2.4+Liberal Arts Edition 12.0.3 Moodle 3.1.7+Liberal Arts Edition 11.0.7 The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-September. As… Read more

New members for the CLAMP Steering Committee, 2017

July 10, 2017

The CLAMP Steering Committee is pleased to announce that it has selected Carleton College and Wesleyan University as its new members. They replace Connecticut College and Union College, whose terms ran 2014-17. The new schools’ terms run 2017-2020. About the Steering Committee The CLAMP Steering Committee is composed of representatives from four-year liberal… Read more

New Moodle LAE Release for 3.3

June 29, 2017

CLAMP is pleased to announce the first release on the 3.3 branch. This release is based on extensive testing at the Hampshire Hack/Doc. This is a beta release; several of the contributed plugins do not have official 3.3 releases as yet, although based on our testing they work. You may download the release… Read more

Hack/Doc at Hampshire: Day 3

June 24, 2017

The last day of Hack/Doc, as usual, was a bit shorter due to attendee travel plans. We wrapped up around lunch time after some discussions about Moodle 3.3, Boost, upgrade plans, and accessibility. Moodle 3.3, Boost, and Upgrade Plans The Hack/Doc group didn’t have major concerns with Moodle 3.3; some CLAMP schools… Read more

Hack/Doc at Hampshire: Day 2

June 23, 2017

Yet another productive day thanks to a well-attended Hack/Doc Fest. Kevin Wiliarty from Hampshire College spent a little time in the morning encouraging some of the new-to-Moodle attendees to check out the free Moodle Mooc. We took a break mid-morning to walk over to the R.W. Kern Center, which was built at… Read more

CLAMP Recognition Award Winners for 2016-17

June 23, 2017

The CLAMP Steering Committee is proud to announce the 2016-17 winners of the CLAMP Recognition Awards. Joe Bacal, Applications Administrator at Smith College, has participated in CLAMP since the Winter 2016 Hack/Doc at Reed College. As a relative newcomer, Joe was open and helpful, assisting with the testing of Moodle.… Read more

Hack/Doc at Hampshire: Day 1

June 22, 2017

At Day 1 of Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Hampshire College we began tackling the task list hashed out during Sprint Day. With such high attendance the day was incredibly productive and full of good conversation. Lunchtime Presentations Jason Simms from Lafayette College told the group about an idea that has… Read more

Hack/Doc at Hampshire: The Sprint Day

June 20, 2017

PDF annotation, instructor download files, accessibility, plugin and mobile app evaluations, H5P, and Moodle 3.3 review are among the topics that CLAMP queued up during the sprint day for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2017. The biannual Hack/Doc is being held at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. The event kicked off on Tuesday, June 20,… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.7.20, 3.0.10, 3.1.6, 3.2.3

May 15, 2017

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from their project pages: Moodle 3.2.3+Liberal Arts Edition 12.0.2 Moodle 3.1.6+Liberal Arts Edition 11.0.6 Moodle 3.0.10+Liberal Arts Edition 10.0.8 Moodle 2.7.20+Liberal Arts Edition 7.1.8 The next stable releases… Read more

Nominations Open

April 24, 2017

Nominations are now open for new members of the Steering Committee and this year’s Recognition Awards. Steering Committee CLAMP is accepting nominations of member colleges to serve on the Steering Committee; terms are for three years. You need not specify who will represent the college on the committee now, and… Read more

Deadlines approaching for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2017

April 24, 2017

This summer’s Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Hampshire College is coming up fast. The event will be held Wednesday, June 21 through Friday, June 23, 2017 at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. A pre-Hack/Doc documentation and coding sprint will be held Tuesday, June 20, 2017. The registration deadline is Thursday, June 1, 2017. For this… Read more

New Moodle LAE Release for 3.2.2

March 22, 2017

CLAMP has completed work on its release for Moodle 3.2.2. There are no new LAE features; this is a maintenance release only. Please see Monday’s announcement for the new releases for Moodles 3.1.5, 3.0.9, and 2.7.19. You can download the update from its project page: Moodle 3.2.2+Liberal Arts Edition 12.0.1. The… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.7.19, 3.0.9, 3.1.5

March 20, 2017

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: Moodle 3.1.5+Liberal Arts Edition… Read more

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

January 16, 2017

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: Moodle 3.2.1+Liberal Arts Edition 12.0.0 Moodle 3.1.4+Liberal Arts Edition 11.0.4 Moodle 3.0.8+Liberal… Read more

Announcing Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2017

January 13, 2017

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2017 will be held Wednesday, June 21 through Friday, June 23, 2017 at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. A pre-Hack/Doc documentation and coding sprint will be held Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Read more

Hack/Doc at Lafayette: Day 1

January 11, 2017

At Day 1 of Moodle Hack/Doc Fest we got down to work testing messaging and notification in Moodle 3.2, discussing CLAMP’s future approaches to documentation, reviewing H5P, and learning about changes to the Filtered Course list plugin. The group began testing messaging and notifications in Moodle 3.2. We determined that the… Read more

Featured Plugin: Filtered Course List V3

January 10, 2017

The lead maintainer of the Filtered Course List block, Kevin Wiliarty from Hampshire College, recently added some new features to the plugin, bumping the version up to 3.0 with a seamless upgrade. Read more

Hack/Doc at Lafayette: The Sprint Day

January 10, 2017

HP5, PoodLL, Moodle Messaging and navigation/theme improvements to Moodle 3.2 are among the topics that CLAMP queued up at during the sprint day for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2017. The biannual Hack/Doc is being held at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. The event kicked off on Monday, January 9, 2017… Read more

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

November 21, 2016

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… Read more

Moodle Webinar Series Kicks Off October 27, 2016

October 6, 2016

“Moodle Forums and Groups” will be the first topic of CLAMP’s new Moodle webinar series when it debuts at 11:30 a.m. (EDT), October 27 on Zoom (https://centre.zoom.us/j/271506274). The topic will be presented by Katieann Skogsberg, Associate Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience at Centre College. Future sessions will consist of a faculty member presenting a… Read more

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

September 19, 2016

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… Read more

Announcing Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2017

August 18, 2016

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2017 will be held Tuesday, January 10 through Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. A pre-Hack/Doc documentation and coding sprint will be held Monday, January 9, 2017. Lafayette also hosted Hack/doc in Winter 2007 and Winter 2010. The lodging deadline is Thursday, December… Read more

CLAMP Recognition Award Winner Announcement for 2015-16

August 15, 2016

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,… Read more

New members for the CLAMP Steering Committee, 2016

August 15, 2016

The CLAMP Steering Committee is pleased to announce that it has selected Beloit College, Centre College, and Kenyon College as its new members. They replace Colgate University, the College of the Holy Cross, and Reed College, whose terms ran 2013-16. The new schools’ terms run 2016-19. About the Steering Committee The… Read more

Moodle & Accessibility Brown Bag on July 26, 2016

July 25, 2016

Join us for a Moodle and Accessibility Brown Bag on July 26 from 12 p.m.-1 p.m. EDT. The event is free and available online using the Zoom video conferencing software. During the brown bag Ken Newquist (Lafayette College) and Jedidiah Rex (Beloit College) be discussing best practices for designing usable, accessible… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.7.15, 2.9.7, 3.0.5, 3.1.1

July 15, 2016

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… Read more

Save the Date: Moodle & Accessibility Brown Bag on July 26

July 1, 2016

Accessibility and universal design were discussed extensively at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2016. During our time at Butler we talked about various best practices, designed a “bad” course that featured a number of accessibility and usability issues, and then created an improved version of that course. We’re going to showcase… Read more

CLAMP’s Moodle 3.0 and Moodle 3.1 recommendations

July 1, 2016

The Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Project (CLAMP) recommends the use of Moodle 3.0.x and Moodle 3.1.x for use during the 2016-17 academic year. Our recommendation regarding 3.1 includes a caveat to wait for the Moodle 3.1.1 release. While we have been keeping an eye on Moodle 3.0.x since its release,… Read more

New Moodle LAE Release for 3.1

July 1, 2016

CLAMP is pleased to announce the first release on the 3.1 branch. This release is based on extensive testing at the Butler Hack/Doc. This is a beta release; please ensure that you have read CLAMP’s Moodle 3.0 and 3.1 recommendation before installing this release. Several of the contributed plugins do not… Read more

Nominations Open for CLAMP Steering Committee Members and Recognition Awards

June 28, 2016

Steering Committee CLAMP is accepting nominations of member colleges to succeed them; terms are for three years. You need not specify who will represent the college on the committee now, and you can nominate schools other than your own. The nomination criteria are: The institution must be a four-year liberal… Read more

Hack/Doc Fest at Butler: Day 3

June 23, 2016

As the final day of Hack/Doc Fest at Butler wrapped up the team continued its accessibility work, reviewed the course overview plugin, and discussed our upcoming Moodle 3.1 recommendation. Accessibility On Day 2 we created a long “scroll of death” course with numerous accessibility issues baked in. On Day 3… Read more

Hack/Doc at Butler: Day 2

June 23, 2016

During Day 2 of Hack/Doc Fest at Butler the team tackled a review of third-party plugin compatibility with Moodle 3.0 and 3.1, continued our accessibility work by testing new tools and documenting best practices, reacquainted ourselves with the Workshop plugin, and delved deeply into Moodle 3.1’s new Competencies feature. Plugin Review… Read more

Hack/Doc at Butler: Day 1

June 22, 2016

Day 1 of Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Butler University saw the group delve deeply into Moodle 3.1’s improvements, the updated Moodle Mobile app, the mass action and collapsed topics plug-ins, options for printing quizzes and course pages,  and accessibility best practices. Moodle 3.1 improvements Select assignments for download This feature allows… Read more

Hack/Doc at Butler: The Sprint Day

June 21, 2016

CLAMP kicked off Moodle Hack/Doc Fest on Monday, June 21 with our traditional sprint day. The sprint day exists for everyone to get a jump on the week’s work — a few people (in this case, most of those attending Hack/Doc) arrive early, resolve any logistical challenges (getting to campus,… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.7.14, 2.8.12, 2.9.6, 3.0.4

May 13, 2016

There are four 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: Moodle 3.0.4+Liberal… Read more

Moodle at the Crossroads NERCOMP Event

April 14, 2016

Kevin Wiliarty, senior web programmer at Hampshire College, attended and presented at the NERCOMP event, Moodle at the Crossroads, on Monday, April 11, 2016. Thanks to Kevin for sharing a quick recap of the event. Read more

February and March Forum Roundup

March 31, 2016

A brief listing of some discussions that have been taking place on the CLAMP Moodle Exchange (CME) throughout February and March 2016. Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.7.13, 2.8.11, 2.9.5, 3.0.3

March 18, 2016

There are four 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: Moodle 3.0.3+Liberal… Read more

Registration open for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2016 at Butler

March 14, 2016

Registration is now open for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2016! The event is being held Tuesday, June 21 through Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. A pre-Hack/Doc documentation and coding sprint will be held Monday, June 20, 2016. Moodle Hack/Doc Fest is a free event. Attendees will need… Read more

Fritz Vandover Selected as Treasurer of Moodle Users Association

January 19, 2016

Fritz Vandover, Academic Information Associate for Humanities at Macalester College, has been selected to be Treasurer of the Moodle Users Association Committee. The Moodle Users Association Committee is an elected body of members responsible for the management of membership, activity and financial activity of the Association. CLAMP is proud to… Read more

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

January 15, 2016

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… Read more

Featured Plugin: Roster Report

January 12, 2016

The CLAMP-maintained plugin Roster Report is a simple report which displays user pictures for everyone enrolled in a given course. Roster Report received a Reviewers’ Choice Award, which is “given by the plugins guardians and reviewers for particularly useful, well coded or otherwise interesting plugins.” Charles Fulton, Senior Web Applications… Read more

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2016 under way at Reed College

January 6, 2016

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2016 is underway at Reed College! The big list of things we’re working on can be found on the CME: Work List for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2016 at Reed College. As the Hack/Doc proceeds we’ll be posting requests for comments and feedback on new and… Read more

November Forum Roundup

December 7, 2015

A brief summary of the discussions that have been taking place on the CLAMP Moodle Exchange (CME) throughout November 2015. Read more

Filtered Course List Accepted to Moodle Plugin Repository and Awarded Reviewers’ Choice

December 1, 2015

The lead maintainer of the Filtered Course List block, Kevin Wiliarty from Hampshire College, submitted the plugin to the Moodle plugin repository. Not only did it gain acceptance, but it received a Reviewers’ Choice Award, which is “given by the plugins guardians and reviewers for particularly useful, well coded or… Read more

MoodleMoot US 2015 Reflection

November 30, 2015

Jason Simms from Wesleyan University was selected, as a CLAMP sponsored member, to travel to Minneapolis this August to attend MoodleMoot US and participate in a panel discussion about Moodle scale and growth. Thanks to Jason for participating and for sharing his thoughts about his experience at MoodleMoot US. Read more

Welcome to the New CLAMP Website!

November 20, 2015

This site represents the first major redesign of CLAMP’s web presence since the organization began in 2008, and shifts the emphasis away from functional updates — new code, upcoming hack/docs — and toward CLAMP’s culture of collaboration. The redesigned site is the work of an ad hoc communications committee, comprised… Read more

Winter Hack/Doc 2016 Deadlines Rapidly Approaching

November 16, 2015

Deadlines for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2016 at Reed College in Portland, OR are rapidly approaching.The hotel reservation deadline is Friday, November 20, 2015. The event registration deadline is Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. Read the itinerary for hotel registration information. Register online for Hack/Doc. The Winter Hack/Doc Fest is being held… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.7.11, 2.8.9, 2.9.3

November 13, 2015

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: Moodle 2.9.3+Liberal… Read more

Registration open for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2016 at Reed College

October 16, 2015

Registration is now open for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2016 at Reed College. The event will be held Wednesday, Jan. 6 through Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 at Reed College in Portland, OR. There will be a Documentation/Code Sprint the day before Hack/Doc begins on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Learn more about the event. Register… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.7.10, 2.8.8, 2.9.2

September 18, 2015

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: Moodle 2.9.2+Liberal Arts Edition… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.7.9, 2.8.7, 2.9.1

July 8, 2015

There are three new CLAMP releases. This is the initial release on the 2.9 branch. The 2.8 and 2.7 releases now include the Ad-hoc database queries report. 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… Read more

CLAMP’s Moodle 2.8 and Moodle 2.9 recommendations

July 8, 2015

CLAMP is pleased to endorse Moodle 2.8.x and Moodle 2.9.x for use during the 2015-16 academic year. A significant gradebook issue that had impacted both Moodle versions, and promoted CLAMP to issue a gradebook advisory, has been resolved.

Read CLAMP’s updated gradebook advisory for more information about that fix
View our recommended gradebook configurations

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Moodle 2.8 and 2.9 gradebook advisory follow-up

July 8, 2015

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

CLAMP Recognition Award Winner Announcement for 2014-15

June 25, 2015

Congratulations to Doc’er Fritz Vandover from Macalester College and Hacker Ken Newquist from Lafayette College. The CLAMP Recognition Awards are awarded annually to one programmer (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. Read more

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2015 under way at Holy Cross

June 24, 2015

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest is now under way at Holy Cross. Our top tasks are: Understand changes to the Gradebook’s functionality in Moodle 2.8/2.9 Update CLAMP’s grade book advisory based on the current state of things (recently released fixes, outstanding issues, etc. Read the advisory. Documenting changes and new functionality in… Read more

Moodle 2.8 and 2.9 gradebook advisory

June 2, 2015

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

Get Ready! Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Holy Cross in June

May 19, 2015

Don’t forget to register for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2015! It’s being held at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts from Wednesday, June 24 through Friday, June 26, 2015 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. A pre-Hack/Doc documentation and coding sprint will be… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.6.11, 2.7.8, 2.8.6

May 15, 2015

There are three new CLAMP releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from their project pages: Moodle 2.8.6+Liberal Arts Edition 8.0.4 Moodle 2.7.8+Liberal Arts Edition 7.0.6 Moodle 2.6.11+Liberal Arts Edition 6.0.9 The next stable releases on the 2.6, 2.7 and 2.8… Read more

Updates: MUG, Hack/Doc, Moot, Nominations

April 23, 2015

CLAMP MUG at Holy Cross has been cancelled, but Hack/Doc Fest is still on. Moodle Moot US 2015 is being held in Minneapolis this August, and CLAMP is wondering which member schools may be interested in attending the event. Finally nominations are open for the CLAMP Steering Committee Members and Recognition Awards. Read more

Nominations Open for CLAMP Steering Committee Members and Recognition Awards

April 14, 2015

CLAMP is accepting nominations of member colleges to succeed them; terms are for three years. You need not specify who will represent the college on the committee now, and you can nominate schools other than your own.
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New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.6.10, 2.7.7, 2.8.5

March 16, 2015

There are three new CLAMP releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. This release incorporates both the initial releases made by Moodle core on March 9, and the emergency releases made the same day after a regression was discovered. You can download the updates from their… Read more

CLAMP MUG arrives at Holy Cross in June 2015

March 3, 2015

CLAMP’s second Moodle User Group (MUG) meeting will be held at the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, MA from Monday, June 22 through Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The event’s website is mug2015.clamp-it.org. Learn about what topics may be presented at the event by visiting our Call for Presentations page or submit your… Read more

LAE Security Releases

February 2, 2015

Due to a recent emergency security release of Moodle, CLAMP is issuing new versions of all of its supported releases. CLAMP strongly recommends that you upgrade to one of these security releases. Moodle is withholding public details of the vulnerability until next week. Registered Moodle admins should have received details via… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.6.7, 2.7.4, 2.8.2

January 19, 2015

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… Read more

MUG 2015 Call for Volunteers

January 12, 2015

CLAMP is looking volunteers to help with its Moodle User Group (MUG) meeting being held June 22-23, 2015 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. Read more

Save the Date: Moodle User Group Meeting 2015

January 12, 2015

The next CLAMP Moodle User Group (MUG) Meeting will be held Monday, June 22 through Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Faculty, staff, students, and other Moodlers are invited to Holy Cross for two days of presentations and conversation around Moodle use in a liberal arts environment. The registration fee is $50, and will be waived for those who give presentations at the conference. Attendance will be capped at 100.

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Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2015 underway at Occidental College

January 5, 2015

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2015 is underway at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA. Today is the code and documentation sprint, during which we’ll kick the tires on our various projects and  make sure our infrastructure is good to go. Hack/Doc itself begins tomorrow. Our major projects for the week… Read more

Hack/Doc Winter 2015 deadlines fast approaching

November 19, 2014

The registration and hotel reservation deadlines for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2015 at Occidental College are rapidly approaching. The registration deadline for the Hack/Doc Fest is Monday, December 8, 2014. Register using our online form. The hotel reservation deadline for the group rate at the Pasadena Hilton is Friday, December 5, 2014. Read the… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.5.9, 2.6.6, 2.7.3

November 17, 2014

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… Read more

Registration open for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2015 at Occidental College

October 13, 2014

Registration is now open for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2015 at Occidental College. The event will be held Tuesday, January 6 through Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA. A pre-Hack/Doc documentation and coding sprint will be held Monday, January 5, 2015. Learn more about the… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.5.8, 2.6.5, 2.7.2

September 12, 2014

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… Read more

CLAMP Recognition Awards Announcement for 2013-14

July 25, 2014

The CLAMP Steering Committee is proud to announce the 2013-2014 winners of the CLAMP Recognition Awards. These awards are given annually to honor outstanding work by members of the CLAMP community. Read more

CLAMP’s Moodle 2.6 and Moodle 2.7 recommendations

July 23, 2014

CLAMP is pleased to endorse Moodle 2.6.x and Moodle 2.7.x for use during the 2014-15 academic year. Moodle 2.6’s new features were reviewed and documented as part of Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2014 at Eckerd College. View CLAMP’s documentation. Moodle 2.7’s new features were reviewed and documented as part of Moodle… Read more

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

July 22, 2014

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… Read more

Update to Filtered Course List

July 22, 2014

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… Read more

CANCELLED: Presentations at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Macalester College

June 24, 2014

We will have a number of lunchtime presentations at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Macalester College, including topics such as “Development Workshop Roundup”, “Poodll Plugin”, and “Review of Gradebook 2.8 Workshop”.

UPDATE: Because of scheduling difficulties, we’re canceling the lunchtime presentations. We will attempt to reschedule the presentations — particularly Gradebook — as online presentations later this summer. 

All times are Central Daylight Time (CDT). The presentations will be available with a 7-second delay via YouTube and live via a Google+ Hangout.

More presentations will be added, so please keep an eye on this page for updates. Read more

Reminder: Summer Hack/Doc at Macalester is almost here!

June 16, 2014

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2014 at Macalester is almost here! If you plan on attending, and haven’t  registered yet please do so. If you have friends or colleagues who you know are coming, but haven’t registered, please remind them to do so as well.

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Nominations for CLAMP Steering Committee Members and Recognition Awards are Open

May 22, 2014

Steering Committee CLAMP is accepting nominations of member colleges to succeed them; terms are for three years. You need not specify who will represent the college on the committee now, and you can nominate schools other than your own. The nomination criteria are: The institution must be a four-year liberal… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.4.10, 2.5.6, 2.6.3

May 19, 2014

There are three new CLAMP releases. All three releases contain an update to the LAE Grader report. The 2.5 and 2.6 releases include the LAE User report. Please note that the 2.6 release includes an important change to Quickmail described in a related blog post. We highly encourage you to read that… Read more

Schedule up, registration open for CLAMP’s Moodle User Group meeting

April 18, 2014

The schedule for CLAMP’s Moodle User Group is now online. The event is being held Monday, June 23 and Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Registration is now open. There’s still time to respond to the call for proposals; in particular we’re looking for  10 minute lightning round topics about how you use Moodle.… Read more

Registration for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Macalester now open

April 15, 2014

Registration for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2014 at Macalester is now open. The event will be held Wednesday, June 25 through Friday, June 27 at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN. A pre-Hack/Doc documentation and coding sprint will be held Tuesday, June 24, 2014.  Visit the Hack/Doc webpage for more information… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.4.9, 2.5.5, 2.6.2

March 17, 2014

There are three new CLAMP releases. All three releases contain an update to the LAE Grader report. Please note that the 2.6 release includes an important change to Quickmail described in a related blog post. We highly encourage you to read that post before installing the 2.6 release. You can download the… Read more

MUG Call for Proposals extended to Monday, March 17

February 21, 2014

The Call for Proposals for the CLAMP Moodle User Group (MUG) meeting at Macalester College in June has been extended to Monday, March 17th.  Please consider submitting a proposal of your own or in conjunction with a faculty colleague! Learn more at the MUG web site. Read more

CLAMP Moodle User Group Meeting, June 23-24, 2014

February 21, 2014

CLAMP will hold its first-ever Moodle User Group Meeting (MUG) from June 23 through June 24, 2014 at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota The MUG brings together faculty, staff, students, and other Moodlers for two days of presentations and conversation around Moodle use in a liberal arts environment. Learn about what… Read more

Moodle Development Workshop at Smith College, Spring 2014

February 20, 2014

Wondering how to contribute to Moodle? CLAMP will host a Moodle Development Workshop on Monday, April 14 through Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Smith College in Northampton, MA. This is a free event.  The workshop is designed as an introduction to Moodle development. It will include an overview of Moodle development practices, including… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.3.11, 2.4.8, 2.5.4, 2.6.1

January 20, 2014

There are four new CLAMP releases. This is the initial release on the 2.6 branch. The 2.5 and 2.4 releases include a bugfix for Anonymous Forums, an updated version of the LAE Grader Report, and an improved interface for creating metacourses. The 2.3 release is a maintenance release only and… Read more

The state of Quickmail

January 20, 2014

As part of the 2.6 release CLAMP is making a non-trivial change to Quickmail. Although covered in the release notes, this change is significant enough to warrant its own post. If you are installing a LAE 2.6 release or otherwise rely on CLAMP for Quickmail it is very important that… Read more

Day 3 at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2014

January 9, 2014

The final half-day of Moodle Hack/Doc Fest was dedicated to continued testing and integration work on Moodle 2.6. We also had two lunchtime presentations, one on the LAE’s move from Quickmail to CLAMP Mail, and another on Moodle/WordPress integration via LTI. Both presentations are available on YouTube.

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Day 2 at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2014

January 9, 2014

Day 2 of the Winter 2014 Hack/Doc Fest saw the Doc’ers continue their work on testing Moodle 2.6’s new features while the Devs ran through their integration tasks and came to a consensus on what would be included in the upcoming 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6 releases. We also had a discussion about the future of the Liberal Arts Edition of Moodle and two lunchtime presentations. The presentations are available on YouTube.

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Day 1 at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2014

January 8, 2014

We had a productive first day at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Eckerd. Hackers began integration work on the Liberal Arts Edition of Moodle 2.6, while doc’ers worked on road testing Moodle 2.6. We also had three lunchtime presentations, recordings of which are available on YouTube.

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Presentations at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Eckerd College

January 6, 2014

We will have a number of lunchtime presentations at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Eckerd College, including topics such as “Moodle & Kaltura”, “Metacourse Filter”, “Learning Analytics”, and “The Future of Quickmail in the LAE”.

All times are Eastern Standard Time. The presentations will be available with a 7-second delay via YouTube and live via a Google+ Hangout.

More presentations will be added, so please keep an eye on this page for updates. Note that we are starting at 12:15 p.m., rather than noon, to give ourselves time to get from our work area to the lunch room.

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Code & Documentation sprint underway at Eckerd College

January 6, 2014

The Code and Documentation sprint is underway at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Eckerd College. We have coffee, we have doughnuts, and we have a dimly lit room to work on code. Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.3.10, 2.4.7, 2.5.3

November 18, 2013

There are three new CLAMP releases. 2.3.10 is a maintenance release only, while 2.4.7 and 2.5.3 contain an update to the LAE Grader report. You can download the updates from their project pages: Moodle 2.3.10+Liberal Arts Edition v3.1.3 Moodle 2.4.7+Liberal Arts Edition v4.1.1 Moodle 2.5.3+Liberal Arts Edition v5.2.0 We anticipate releasing a… Read more

Registration open for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2014 at Eckerd College

October 22, 2013

Registration is now open for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Eckerd College. The event will be held Tuesday, January 7, 2014 through Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL. A pre-Hack/Doc documentation and coding sprint will be held Monday, January 6, 2014. Visit the event home page. Register for Hack/Doc… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.3.9, 2.4.6, 2.5.2

September 16, 2013

There are three new CLAMP releases. 2.3.9 is a maintenance release only, while 2.4.6 and 2.5.2 contain updates to the Edit Dates report, Filtered Course List, and the LAE Grader report. You can download the updates from their project pages: Moodle 2.3.9+Liberal Arts Edition v3.1.2 Moodle 2.4.6+Liberal Arts Edition v4.1.0 Moodle 2.5.2+Liberal… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.3.8, 2.4.5, 2.5.1

July 15, 2013

There are three new CLAMP releases. All three releases are maintenance only; there are no new LAE features. You can download the updates from their project pages: Moodle 2.3.8+Liberal Arts Edition v3.1.1 Moodle 2.4.5+Liberal Arts Edition v4.0.2 Moodle 2.5.1+Liberal Arts Edition v5.0.2 Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.4.4 and 2.5.0

June 25, 2013

CLAMP is pleased to announce updated releases for Moodle 2.4.4 and Moodle 2.5.0. These releases, Moodle 2.4.4+LAE4.0.1 and Moodle 2.5.0+LAE5.01, incorporate a hotfix for a bug introduced during the Colgate Hack/Doc Fest. This bug is documented in a discussion on the CLAMP Moodle Exchange. If you have already updated to… Read more

New Moodle LAE Release for 2.5.0

June 24, 2013

This is the initial release on the 2.5 branch. This release includes bugfixes for Anonymous Forums, the Roster Report module, CLAMP’s rewritten Quickmail block, and the ability to set a course-level default for resource display mode. You can download the release from its project page: Moodle 2.5.0+Liberal Arts Edition v5.0 Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.3.7 and 2.4.4

June 21, 2013

There are two new CLAMP releases. This is the initial release on the 2.4 branch. Both releases include bugfixes for Anonymous Forums, the ability to recover grades when re-enrolling a student, the Roster Report module, and CLAMP’s rewritten Quickmail block. In addition, the 2.4 release includes the ability to set a… Read more

Moodle 2.x Status Update, June 2013

June 19, 2013

CLAMP is pleased to recommend the use of Moodle 2.4 for the 2013-14 academic year. Moodle 2.4 and Moodle 2.5 were reviewed at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Colgate University in July 2013 and while no major problems were found with 2.5, the lion’s share of our time was spent on… Read more

CLAMP Moodle 2.x Deployment Report 2012-13

June 17, 2013

Each year CLAMP runs a survey to determine where its member schools are with regards to Moodle: what versions people are running, what they are going to, when they are making the move. This survey helps the Steering Committee and the Development Committee decide what versions CLAMP should support. The 2012-13 version of the survey saw 57% (24 colleges) of CLAMP schools respond.

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Colgate Hack/Doc Fest: Day 3 – Moodle 2.4 Docs, Language Lesson

June 14, 2013

The third day of Moodle Hack/Doc Fest was a quiet one as people spent time finishing up projects.

One of these projects was documentation; documentation for Moodle 2.4 is now available through Google Drive. While the Doc’ers were able to spend some time reviewing Moodle 2.5, we don’t have documentation complete for that version. That said, 2.5 is more about improving usability than it is adding features, so the 2.4 documentation should still be helpful for those moving to 2.5. Read more

Colgate Hack/Doc Fest: Day 2 – LAE releases, Moodle 2.4 vs 2.5, Rubrics

June 12, 2013

The second day of Hack/Doc Fest at Colgate University saw the creation of betas of the Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition for 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5, lots of work evaluating 2.4 vs. 2.5, and development work on language lesson, scheduler, and Selenium test scripts.

We had two presentations — “Updates and new features to LAE Grade Suite, updates to Quickset block” by Bob Puffer, Luther College and “IPAL Web Clicker Demonstration” by Bill Junkin, Eckard College. Video of the presentations is available on CLAMP’s YouTube channel. Finally we announced the winners of the CLAMP Recognition Awards for 2012-13.

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CLAMP Recognition Awards Announcement for 2012-13

June 12, 2013

The CLAMP Steering Committee is proud to announce the 2012-2013 winners of the CLAMP Recognition Awards. These awards are given annually to honor outstanding work by members of the CLAMP community. Read more

Colgate Hack/Doc Fest: Day 1 – Moodle 2.4 LAE, Quickmail, Schedule, Bootstrap

June 11, 2013

On the first day of Moodle Hack/Doc Fest the doc’ers worked their way through the Moodle 2.4 feature set and started getting ready to review Moodle 2.5. They also kicked around the responsive Bootstrap theme for Moodle 2.4 and 2.5. Meanwhile the Hackers put together a candidate release for Moodle 2.4 and dedicated cycles to working on Scheduler, Quickmail, Language Lesson, and the Moodle app.

We had three presentations, starting with Ken Newquist’s (Lafayette College) The State of Moodle, followed by Charles Fulton’s (Lafayette College) Moodle Grabbag Featuring  Roster View and Course Timer and Carly Born’s (Carleton College) Assignment 2.4 Overview. The presentations are available on YouTubeRead more

Colgate Hack/Doc Fest: Day 0 (Code Sprint)

June 11, 2013

The Code and Documentation Sprint saw a lot of work yesterday, with the devs working through a new workflow for managing code in git and beginning to package up Moodle 2.4 LAE. Read more

Presentations at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Colgate University

June 10, 2013

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest isn’t just about hacking and documentation; it’s also about talking. This week we’ll have seven lunchtime presentations including topics such as the State of CLAMP, Moodle theming, web-based clickers, and the Language Lesson Project.

Here’s the list of presentations that will be given Colgate University. All times are Eastern Daylight Saving Time. The presentations will be available with a 7-second delay via YouTube and live via a Google+ Hangout.

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New Moodle LAE Releases for 1.9.19, 2.2.10, 2.3.7

May 20, 2013

There are three new CLAMP releases. All three releases are maintenance only; there are no new LAE features. We anticipate these being the final releases on the 2.2 and 1.9 branches. The next release cycle will include the first official releases on the 2.4 and 2.5 branches, in addition to 2.3. You can… Read more

CLAMP Moodle Version Survey 2013-14

May 15, 2013

CLAMP is conducting a survey to determine what version of Moodle member schools are planning to upgrade to in the next academic year. An abstract version of the results, minus school names, will be published on the CLAMP web site. A full version of the report will be available to… Read more

Projects for Hack/Doc Fest: Summer 2013

May 15, 2013

The Development Committee has compiled a list of projects for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest: Summer 2013 at Colgate University. We’re looking for feedback on the project list, as well as suggestions for issues that CLAMP schools would like us to work on. Suggest an issue or project Hackers & Doc’ers Package… Read more

Nominations open for the 2012-13 CLAMP Recognition Awards

May 6, 2013

The CLAMP Recognition Awards are awarded annually to one programmer (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. Read more

CLAMP Steering Committee Nominations, 2013-14

May 6, 2013

This year two of CLAMP’s inaugural steering committee members — Lafayette College and Macalester College — have stepped down. CLAMP is accepting nominations of member colleges to succeed them via this form:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEJEZXBpRzc2X0dNNGJhX3hzOVFCaHc6MA#gid=0

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Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2013 at Colgate University

April 29, 2013

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2013 will be held Tuesday, June 11, 2013 through Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Colgate University, Hamilton, NY. This will be CLAMP’s 12th Moodle Hack/Doc Fest. A pre-Hack/Doc documentation and coding sprint will be held Monday, June 10, 2013. This is a bring-your-own project event; arrive a day… Read more

New Moodle LAE Release for 2.3.6

March 29, 2013

CLAMP is pleased to announce an updated release for Moodle 2.3.6. This new release, Moodle 2.3.6+LAE3.0.7, incorporates several hotfixes for a regression discovered in Moodle 2.3.6. These are documented in the included readme file and in a discussion on the CLAMP Moodle Exchange. If you have already updated to Moodle… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 1.9.19, 2.2.9, 2.3.6

March 24, 2013

There are three new CLAMP releases. The 2.2.9 release and 2.3.6 releases are maintenance only; there are no new LAE features. The 1.9.19 release includes a fix for MDL-37672: Backup of course omits grade categories. You can download the updates from their project pages: Moodle 1.9.19+Liberal Arts Edition v1.7.4 Moodle 2.2.9+Liberal Arts Edition… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 1.9.19, 2.2.7, 2.3.4

January 25, 2013

There are three new CLAMP releases. The 1.9.19 release and 2.2.7 releases are maintenance only; there are no new LAE features. The 2.3.4 release includes a backported fix for MDL-36668: Performance Issue with mod/data/view.php You can download the updates from their project pages: Moodle 1.9.19+Liberal Arts Edition v1.7.3 Moodle 2.2.7+Liberal Arts… Read more

CLAMP Maintenance 1/7/2013

January 7, 2013

The CLAMP Web site (http://clamp-it.org) will be down for maintenance on Monday, 1/7/2013. Access to the site will be intermittent. Read more

Presentations at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Reed College

January 7, 2013

Over the last few Hack/Docs we’ve started a tradition of ad hoc presentations over lunch. These are 15 to 30 minute presentations, demonstrations, and/or discussions on a particular topic. Here’s the schedule. All times are Pacific Standard Time. Tuesday, 1/8/2013 12:00-12:30 p.m. – Presentation #1: The Grand Tour: Changes CLAMP-IT.org,… Read more

New Moodle LAE Releases for 2.2.6, 2.3.3

December 21, 2012

There are two new releases out for Moodle 2.2.6 and 2.3.3. These are minor releases that fix a significant bug in Moodle that can cause a big performance hit when using the database activity. You can download the updates from their project pages: Moodle 2.2.6+Liberal Arts Edition v2.2.5 Moodle 2.3.3+Liberal… Read more

Moodle LAE Releases for 1.9.19, 2.2.6, 2.3.3

November 21, 2012

The final releases are out for Moodle Liberal Arts Edition’s 1.9.19, 2.2.6, and 2.3.3 branches. You can download them from their project pages: Moodle 1.9.19+LAE1.7.2 Moodle 2.2.6+LAE2.2.4 Moodle 2.3.3+LAE3.0.3 Read more

Project Suggestions for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest: Winter 2013

November 9, 2012

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Reed College is coming up soon (Jan 7-10, 2013) and we’re looking for suggestions for bug fixes, documentation and new features for Moodle that the community would like us to address. In order to streamline issue gathering, we’re using a Google Doc to accept and review… Read more

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2013 at Reed College

September 20, 2012

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest for Winter 2013 will be held Tuesday, January 8, 2013 through Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. A pre-Hack/Doc documentation and coding sprint will be held Monday, January 7, 2013. This will be CLAMP’s 11th Moodle Hack/Doc Fest. Moodle Hack/Doc Fest is a free… Read more

Ruby Workshop, Fall 2012

September 20, 2012

CLAMP is hosting a Ruby workshop at Lafayette College October 23 – 25, 2012. The goals of the workshop will be to introduce the Ruby language and ecosystem as a platform for both web and system utility development, and to work on one or two projects as a group. We’ll… Read more

Moodle LAE Releases for 2.2.5, 2.3.2

September 19, 2012

The final releases are out for Moodle Liberal Arts Edition’s 2.2.5, and 2.3.2 branches. There is no new release for Moodle 1.9.x at this time. You can download them from their project pages: Moodle 2.2.5+LAE2.2.3 Moodle 2.3.2+LAE3.0.2 Read more

Moodle LAE Beta Releases for 2.2.5 and 2.3.2

September 10, 2012

CLAMP is pleased to announce beta releases of the Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition based on Moodle 2.2.5 and 2.3.2. These are minor point releases with bug fixes. We will also include incremental fixes to two contributed modules: EditDates and Quickmail. Moodle Core did not release a 1.9 update in September… Read more

Assessing interest in a CLAMP Ruby Workshop

August 24, 2012

CLAMP considering hosting a Ruby workshop at Lafayette College October 23 – 25, 2012. The goals of the workshop will be to introduce the Ruby language and ecosystem as a platform for both web and system utility development, and to work on one or two projects as a group. We’ll… Read more

Moodle 2.2.4+Liberal Arts Edition 2.2.2 released

August 13, 2012

The final release is out for Moodle 2.2.4+Liberal Arts Edition 2.2.2. The following bug fix (with its CLAMP tracking number) was included in v2.2.2: CLAMP-449: version conflict causes unmigrated forum attachments If you were running an LAE 1.9 release and have upgraded to an LAE 2.2 release your forum module… Read more

Moodle LAE Releases for 1.9.19, 2.2.4, 2.3.1

July 17, 2012

The final releases are out for Moodle Liberal Arts Edition’s 1.9.x, 2.2.x, and 2.3.x branches. You can download them from their project pages: Moodle 1.9.19+LAE1.7.1 Moodle 2.2.4+LAE2.2.1 Moodle 2.3.1+LAE3.0.1 Read more

Moodle LAE Releases for 1.9.18, 2.2.3

June 27, 2012

The final releases are out for Moodle Liberal Arts Edition’s 1.9.x and 2.2.x branches. You can download them from their project pages: Moodle 1.9.18+LAE1.7 Moodle 2.2.3+LAE2.2 We will be releasing the beta of Moodle 2.3+LAE3.0 in early July 2012. Read more

Moodle LAE Beta Releases for 1.9.18, 2.2.3, 2.3

June 20, 2012

CLAMP is pleased to announce beta releases of the Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition based on work done at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Kalamazoo in mid-June 2012. Moodle 1.9.18+Liberal Arts Edition v1.7 Code freeze: June 20, 2012 Beta release: June 20, 2012 Final release: June 27, 2012 Visit the project page… Read more

CLAMP Moodle 2.x Deployment Report 2011-12

June 4, 2012

In Spring 2012 CLAMP conducted a survey of member institutions to determine their plans for deploying Moodle 2.x. Twenty-one colleges responded to the survey.

At the time of the survey, 17 schools were running Moodle 1.9, of these 12 were running the Moodle Liberal Arts Edition. Two schools were running Moodle 2.x. Read more

Moodle 2.2.3+Liberal Arts Edition v2.1 released

June 4, 2012

CLAMP is pleased to announce the release of Moodle 2.2.3+Liberal Arts Edition v2.1. This is a security release that merges in security fixes from 2.2.3 into the LAE. Visit the release’s home page to download the code: https://www.clamp-it.org/code/moodle-2-2-3liberal-arts-edition-v2-1/ Read more

Moodle 2.x Status Report, June 2012

June 4, 2012

After extensive review, CLAMP is pleased to recommend the use of Moodle 2.x for the 2012-13 academic year. In our initial report on Moodle 2.0 [PDF], CLAMP’s member schools found a number of major issues with the 2.x iteration of the open source learning management system. While some reservations remain, we find that… Read more

CLAMP Recognition Awards Announcement for 2011-12

June 1, 2012

The CLAMP Steering Committee is proud to announce the 2011-2012 winners of the inaugaral CLAMP Recognition Awards. These awards are given annually to honor outstanding work by members of the CLAMP community. Read more

New Moodle LAE releases: 1.9.16+1.6.1, 1.6.2

May 23, 2012

CLAMP is pleased to announce the release of Moodle 1.9.16+Liberal Arts Edition v1.6.2. This is a security release that backports security fixes from 1.9.18 to LAE 1.6.x. It also includes an updated version of TinyMCE to resolve conflicts with Firefox 11 (CLAMP #370), and a gradebook fix that solves with… Read more

Project Suggestions for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest: Summer 2012

May 15, 2012

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Kalamazoo College is a month away and we’re looking for suggestions for bug fixes, documentation and new features for Moodle that the community would like us to address. You can add your requests by making a comment on this blog post. You don’t have to be… Read more

Call for Presentations at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2012

May 15, 2012

A staple of recent Moodle Hack/Doc Fests have been informal, 30-minute long presentations given by attendees. At the Summer 2012 event at Hack/Doc we’re going to make these a bit more formal by giving them a sit time — during lunch on each day of Hack/Doc — and streaming the… Read more

Registration live for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2012

April 10, 2012

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2012 will be held Tuesday, June 12 through Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, MI. There will be a pre-conference Documentation & Code Sprint on Monday, June 11, 2012. Learn more about the event and register for the conference online. Read more

Moodle 1.9.16+LAE v1.6.1 Alpha 1 Released

April 9, 2012

We’ve recently discovered and issue involving TinyMCE and Firefox 11 that causes the TinyMCE to stop working when you have more than one text field on a page. This problem appears in a number of places, including assignment view. The work around is to use a different web browser. The… Read more

Moodle 2.2.1+LAE v2.0 Beta 1 Released

January 22, 2012

CLAMP is pleased to announce the release of Moodle 2.2.1+Liberal Arts Edition v2.0, the inaugural edition of the LAE for Moodle 2.2. The goal of LAE is to provide a coherent package for modules, patches, and code developed (or improved) by the Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Project. This is a beta… Read more

Moodle 1.9.16+LAE v1.6 Released

January 19, 2012

CLAMP is pleased to announce the release of Moodle 1.9.16+LAE v1.6. Full details about this release can be found in the LAE_readme.txt file in the download. This version release merges the Liberal Arts Edition with Moodle 1.9.16. Visit the release’s home page to download the code: https://www.clamp-it.org/code/moodle-1-9-16lae-v1-6/ Read more

Day 3 at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2012

January 14, 2012

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2012 concluded at Tulane on Friday, January 14. The event culminated with the release of Moodle 1.9.16+LAE1.6 Beta 1, which is a maintenance and security release that folds in fixes from Moodle 1.9.16. We also finalized plans for Moodle 2.2+LAE2.0 Beta 1, our first formal Moodle… Read more

Day 2 at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2012

January 14, 2012

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Tulane continued on Thursday, January 13, 2012. Here’s what we did: OM Local For the last few years we’ve been using the “OM” tool to quickly create new instances of Moodle based on code from our Git repository and pre-made database profiles. Daniel Landau (Reed College)… Read more

Moodle 1.9.16+LAE v1.6 Beta 1 Released

January 13, 2012

CLAMP is pleased to announce the release of Moodle 1.9.16+LAE v1.6 Beta 1. Full details about this release can be found in the LAE_readme.txt file in the download. Note: This is a beta release for testing purposes only; it is not recommended for use on production web sites Code freeze was… Read more

Day 1 at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2012

January 12, 2012

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest is under way at Tulane University. We eschewed our regular end-of-day recap on Wednesday because we ran out of time; instead we re-capped this morning. Mobile App Nate Swart (Lafayette College), Cort Haldaman (Furman University) and Bill Junkin (Eckard College) looked at the mobile app and theme.… Read more

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2012 Project & Presentation List

January 11, 2012

The project list for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2012 is available as a publicly viewable Google Doc. Check out the list. We also have a number of ad hoc demonstrations scheduled for Hack/Doc. Here’s the schedule: Wednesday 10:30 a.m. Course Evaluations using Questionnaire by Bob Puffer, Luther College 2:30 p.m. Language Lesson… Read more

Hack/Doc Fest: Winter 2012 Project Suggestions

December 8, 2011

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Tulane University is a month away and we’re looking for suggestions for bug fixes, documentation and new features for Moodle that the community would like us to address. You can add your requests by making a comment on this blog post. You don’t have to be… Read more

Moodle 1.9.14+LAE v1.5 released

November 10, 2011

CLAMP is pleased to announce the release of Moodle 1.9.14+LAE v1.5. Full details about this release can be found in the LAE_readme.txt file in the download. This version release merges the Liberal Arts Edition with Moodle 1.9.14. Visit the release’s home page to download the code: https://www.clamp-it.org/code/moodle-1-9-14lae-v1-5/ Read more

Save the Date: Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Jan. 11-13, 2012

September 27, 2011

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest for Winter 2012 will be held Wednesday, January 11, 2012 through Friday, January 13, 2012 at Tulane University in  New Orleans, Louisiana. This will be CLAMP’s ninth Moodle Hack/Doc Fest. Learn more at the event home page. Read more

Save the Date: Moodle Git Workshop, Nov. 9-10, 2011

September 27, 2011

CLAMP is sponsoring a Moodle Git Workshop at Lafayette College on Wednesday, Nov. 9 and Thursday, November 10, 2011. The core Moodle development team has switched to using Git for version control, and all future Moodle development will be happening there. Because of this, it’s essential that CLAMP’s developers understand… Read more

Moodle 1.9.13+LAE v1.4 released

September 9, 2011

CLAMP is pleased to announce the release of Moodle 1.9.13+LAE v1.4. Full details about this release can be found in the LAE_readme.txt file in the download. This version release merges the Liberal Arts Edition with Moodle 1.9.13. Visit the release’s home page to download the code: https://www.clamp-it.org/code/moodle-1-9-13liberal-arts-edition-v1-4/ Read more

Moodle 1.9.12+LAE1.3 released

July 18, 2011

Moodle 1.9.12+LAE1.3 released is available for download. This is a maintenance and incorporates Moodle 1.9.12+ (from mid-June 2011) as well as bug fixes from Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Hampshire College in June 2011. It supersedes the Moodle 1.9.11+LAE1.2 releases. Read more

Moodle 1.9.12+LAE v1.3 Beta 1 Released

July 6, 2011

CLAMP is pleased to announce the release of Moodle 1.9.12+LAE v1.3 Beta 1. Full details about this release can be found in the LAE_readme.txt file in the download. Note: This is a beta release for testing purposes only; it is not recommended for use on production web sites Code freeze was… Read more

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, 6/29/11: Day 2

July 1, 2011

Day 2 of Moodle Hack/Doc saw two ad hoc presentations, one on Luther College’s Moodle/Google integration and another on Williams College’s Signup Sheet and Roster block tools. There was also work to streamline the functioning of groupings and groups, documentation comparing features in Moodle 1.9 and 2.1, and analysis of… Read more

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, 6/28/11: Day 1

June 29, 2011

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest officially got underway on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 It. was a packed day filled with Moodle 2.0 wrangling, documentation work, and demonstrations of Git, Language Lesson, and Amhert College’s flash audio solution. Hackers Git for Version Control Moodle Core switched from CVS to Git for version control… Read more

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, 6/27/11: Documentation Sprint

June 28, 2011

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2011 kicked off on Monday, June 28th with an all-day Documentation Sprint. The goal was to complete as much documentation as possible before Hack/Doc formerly started on Tuesday, but the group found they had to slow down in order to work through Moodle 2.1’s often very… Read more

Moodle issues for rabble-rousing, June 2011 edition

June 27, 2011

Here’s a list of Moodle bugs and problems encountered during Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2011 at Hampshire College. Please read them over and consider voting for them. Moodle 1.9 and Moodle 2.0 MDL-28008: separate course backups can become commingled under certain conditions MDL-20245: grader preferences won’t save under certain conditions.… Read more

Moodle 1.9.12+LAE1.2.1 released

June 8, 2011

Moodle 1.9.12+LAE1.2.1 released is available for download. This is a maintenance and security release that incorporates Moodle 1.9.12. It supersedes the Moodle 1.9.11+LAE1.2 releases. In addition to Moodle 1.9.12, it includes two new backup options: 1) if ZipArchive is installed on the server, Backup will use that instead of the regular… Read more

Moodle 1.9.12+LAE v1.2.1 Beta 2 Released

May 31, 2011

Moodle 1.9.12+LAE v1.2.1 Beta 2 is available for download. This release fixes a bug in the forum code that caused the upgrade to 1.9.12 to fail. Many thanks to Lael for reporting the bug. Read more

Moodle 1.9.12+LAE v1.2.1 Beta 1 Released

May 26, 2011

CLAMP is pleased to announce the release of Moodle 1.9.12+LAE v1.2.1 Beta 1. This is a beta release meant for testing only; it is not recommended for use on production systems. Full details about this release can be found in the LAE_readme.txt file in the download. Code freeze was 5… Read more

Hack/Doc Fest: Summer 2011 Project Suggestions

May 23, 2011

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Hampshire University is a month away and we’re looking for suggestions for bug fixes, documentation and new features for Moodle that the community would like us to address. You can add your requests by making a comment on this blog post. You don’t have to be… Read more

CLAMP’s Moodle 2.0 Status Report, May 2011

May 17, 2011

After careful assessment, CLAMP has concluded that Moodle 2.0.1 is not production ready. This assessment is based on extensive testing  conducted at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest VII at Furman University in January 2011 as well as a re-evaluation of Moodle 2.0.x progress in April 2011. CLAMP recommends using Moodle 1.9.x during the 2011-2012… Read more

Moodle 1.9.11+LAE1.2 released

May 13, 2011

Moodle 1.9.11+LAE1.2 released is available for download. This is a maintenance release that incorporates Moodle 1.9.11. It supersedes the Moodle 1.9.9+LAE1.1.4 releases. It includes incorporates new bug fixes and features from Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Furman University, as well as a specific bug with TinyMCE 3.0 that was introduced in the… Read more

Moodle 1.9.11+LAE v1.2 Beta 1

April 13, 2011

CLAMP is pleased to announce the release of Moodle 1.9.11+LAE v1.2 Beta 1. This is a beta release meant for testing only; it is not recommended for use on production systems. Code freeze was 5 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2011 Moodle 1.9.11+LAE v1.2 Beta 1 was released Wednesday, April 13,… Read more

Registration open for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2011

April 12, 2011

Registration is now open for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest: Summer 2011 at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. This will be CLAMP’s eighth Moodle Hack/Doc Fest.  Visit the Hack/Doc home page for event details and the registration form. Read more

Save the Date: Hack/Doc Fest at Hampshire College

March 18, 2011

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest for Summer 2011 will be held Monday, June 27 through Thursday, June 30, 2011 at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. This will be CLAMP’s eighth Moodle Hack/Doc Fest. We’ll be kicking things off on Monday, June 27 with our first-ever Documentation Sprint, in which we’ll focus on revising and publishing… Read more

CLAMP’s Moodle 2.0 Status Report

February 24, 2011

After careful assessment, CLAMP has concluded that Moodle 2.0.1 is not production ready. This assessment was conducted at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest VII at Furman University in January 2011. CLAMP will re-evaluate the progress of Moodle 2.0.x in March 2011 and make a recommendation then about deploying Moodle 2.x for the… Read more

Announcing the CLAMP Moodle Exchange

February 10, 2011

The Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Exchange is pleased to announce the launch of the CLAMP Moodle Exchange (CME). The site is the successor to the NITLE Moodle Exchange (NME) that was hosted by NITLE for the last several years and served as the launching off point for many of CLAMP’s… Read more

Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1.4 available for download

February 3, 2011

Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1.4 is available for download. This is a security release that backports fixes from Moodle 1.9.10 to Moodle 1.9.9. It supersedes the Moodle 1.9.9+LAEv1.1.1 and LAE v1.1.2 releases. It also incorporates a number of bug fixes and new features developed at Hack/Doc Fest VII at Furman University, and… Read more

Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1.3 Pending [update]

January 26, 2011

CLAMP will soon be releasing Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1.3, which fixes an issue with TinyMCE not displaying in text fields. We hope to have this release out by the 1/28/2011. The fix for this problem is straight forward and involves updating a few lines of /lib/editor/tinymce.js.php; details can be found in… Read more

Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1.2 available for download

January 19, 2011

Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1.2 is available for download. This is a security release that backports fixes from Moodle 1.9.10 to Moodle 1.9.9. It supersedes the Moodle 1.9.9+LAEv1.1.1 release. It also incorporates a number of bug fixes and new features developed at Hack/Doc Fest VII at Furman University. Visit the project page… Read more

Moodle 2.0 Rabble Rousing, January Hack/Doc Edition

January 6, 2011

The following Moodle 2.0 issues were identified at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Furman University in January 2011. Please review and vote for these issues in Moodle Tracker: Critical Issues 2.0 gradebook moves grades information for unenrolled students to history table — opposite of 1,x behavior http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-25718 Upgrade fails for wikis… Read more

Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1.2 Beta 1

January 6, 2011

CLAMP is pleased to announce the release of Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1.2 Beta 1. This is a beta release meant for testing only; it is not recommended for use on production systems. Code freeze was 5 p.m., Friday,  January 7, 2011 Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1.2 Beta 1 was released Tuesday, January 11,… Read more

Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1.1 available for download

December 31, 2010

Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1.1 is available for download. This is a security release that backports fixes from Moodle 1.9.10 to Moodle 1.9.9. It supersedes the Moodle 1.9.9+LAEv1.1 release. It also incorporates a number of bug fixes and new features developed at Hack/Doc Fest VI at DePauw University. Read more

Moodle 2.0 Triage

December 21, 2010

During the Moodle Hack/Doc Fest pre-meeting on Tuesday, 12/21/10 we discussed evaluating Moodle 2.0. That in turn gave  rise to a question of triaging evaluation tasks — what’s most important to our campuses? What’s most likely to break? What new features do we want to test? Here’s our initial breakdown,… Read more

New committees are looking for volunteers!

December 2, 2010

The Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Project (CLAMP) is launching several new committees and is looking for volunteers to serve on them. The goals of these committees are to support CLAMP’s efforts outside of our Hack/Doc Fests, help prepare our members for the jump to Moodle 2.0, and provide more opportunities… Read more

Hack/Doc Fest: Winter 2011 Project Suggestions

December 1, 2010

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Furman University is a month away and we’re looking for  suggestions for bug fixes, documentation and new features for Moodle  that the community would like us to address. You can add your requests by making a comment on this blog post. You don’t have to be attending… Read more

Steering Committee Nominations

November 19, 2010

This year two of the inaugural members of the Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Project (CLAMP) steering committee, Reed College and Earlham College, will be stepping down as part of our governance rotation. CLAMP is accepting nominations of member colleges to succeed them; terms are for two years. Read more

Brown Bag: Introduction to Redmine, 12/1/2010 at Noon

November 19, 2010

The Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Project uses the Redmine collaboration suite to coordinate projects, track bugs and features, and discuss upcoming projects. On Wednesday, Dec. 1 at Noon EST, Caroline Moore of Smith College will be leading an “Introduction to Redmine” brown bag that provides an overview of its features… Read more

Registration is live for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest: Winter 2011

October 1, 2010

Registration is now live for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest: Winter 2011, which will be held January 4-6, 2011 at Furman University  in Greenville, SC. As with prior events, Hack/Doc will feature programmers and instructional technologists coming together to improve Moodle. Our short-list of Moodle work includes: Evaluating what works — and… Read more

Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 available for download

July 15, 2010

Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 is available for download. This release includes a number of new features including: Simple File Upload: Upload individual files without having to deal with the full Moodle upload interface Assignment ZIP: Download all the files associated with an assignment with one click. LAE Grader View: A cleaner,… Read more

Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 Beta 3 released

July 14, 2010

The Moodle 1.9.9+Liberal Arts Edition v1.1 Beta 3 is available for download. This is a beta release meant for testing only; it is not recommended for use on production systems. The Beta 3 release includes some hack/doc developed refinements to the gradebook’s administration settings (MDL-22931, MDL-22928) and a new graphic for TinyMCE’s “Insert… Read more

Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 Beta 3 release planned

July 13, 2010

The CLAMP Development Committee has decided to do one final beta release for — Beta 3 — for Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1. This release includes a few bug fixes from Hack/Doc Fest that didn’t make it into the Development branch and tweak to TinyMCE 3 to make the “file upload” icon… Read more

The Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 Beta 2 released

July 2, 2010

The Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 Beta 2 is available for download. This is a beta release meant for testing only; it is not recommended for use on production systems. The Beta 2 release incorporates a fix for Simple File Upload’s default setting and refinements to the CLAMP Grader view for Gradebook. Code freeze… Read more

The Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 Beta 1 released

June 26, 2010

The Moodle 1.9.9+LAE v1.1 Beta 1 is available for download. This is a beta release meant for testing only; it is not recommended for use on production systems. Code freeze will be on the end of the day on June 29. We will release Beta 2 on 7/2/2010 The final… Read more

Moodle Hack/Doc: Day 2

June 25, 2010

The second day of Moodle Hack/Doc Fest saw a great deal of work squashing bugs, refining a new gradebook view, and completing TinyMCE 3 integration into Moodle 1.9.9+LAEv1.1.
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Moodle and eReserves Integration Survey Launched

June 24, 2010

CLAMP is running a survey to learn what colleges are using for their eReserves system and what, if any, integration that system has with Moodle. We’ll use answers to this survey to help guide CLAMP’s development efforts in this area. Take the Moodle and eReserves Integration survey. Read more

Moodle Vote Requests for Moodle Hack/Doc VI

June 24, 2010

The following tracker items need votes/support from Moodle Hack/Doc participants: MDL-11537: Checkbox value always set to 1 no matter what you set in the addElement function MDL-22928: Make “role renaming” options in course settings Advanced to avoid confusion MDL-22931: On Category settings page, rename “Grade Item” to “Category Total” MDL-9376:… Read more

Moodle Hack/Doc: Day 1

June 24, 2010

The first day of Moodle Hack/Doc saw the doc’ers tackling the Herculean task of evaluating Moodle 1.9.9 by running it through our testing script. Meanwhile the developers concentrated on setting up test instances of Moodle, cleaning up outstanding issues in Redmine, and beginning code revisions. Developers The developers created a… Read more

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest: Summer 2010 is underway!

June 23, 2010

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest VI for Summer 2010 is underway at DePauw University!  Our priority projects for the first day of Hack/Doc Fest are as follows. The lead person for each task is asterisked. DEVELOPERS Create Methodology for documenting CLAMP Code Changes (Rosalyn Metz*) http://redmine.clamp-it.org/issues/show/207 Evaluate MyMoodle Hacks (Bob Puffer*, Ben… Read more

Requesting Hacks, Docs, Bugs for Hack/Doc Fest: Summer 2010

May 12, 2010

Hack/Doc Fest: Summer 2010 is coming, we’re looking for  suggestions for bug fixes, documentation and new features for Moodle  that the community would like us to address. You can add your requests by making a comment on this blog post. You don’t have to be attending Hack/Doc Fest to make suggestions… Read more

Registration open for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest: Summer 2010

May 7, 2010

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest: Summer 2010 will be held June  23-25, 2010 at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. Hack/Doc is being held in conjunction with NITLE Camp’s Moodle User Group Meeting, which takes place Tuesday, June 22, 2010. As with prior events, Hack/Doc will feature programmers and instructional technologists coming together to… Read more

Save the Date: Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2011

April 5, 2010

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest for Winter 2011 will be held Tuesday, January 4 through Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. Additional information will be posted in Summer 2010. This will be CLAMP’s seventh Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, and our first to be held in a southern state. Read more

Save the Date: Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2010

April 5, 2010

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest for Summer 2010 will be held Wednesday, June 23 through Friday, June 25 at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. The event immediately follows NITLE Camp 2010, which will include a day-long session dedicated to Moodle on Tuesday, June 22. More information — inclduing registration details — will… Read more

Moodle 1.9.7+LAE1 Update

February 2, 2010

We’re continuing to work on Moodle 1.9.7+LAE1; we’re in the final stages of bug squashing and testing, and hope to have it posted in the next two weeks.  We’ll also have stand alone versions of Assignment ZIP and Simple File Upload at that time. Update We’re now looking at mid-April. Read more

Hack/Doc Fest V: Day 3

January 8, 2010

Day 3 was the final day of Hack/Doc, and was our wrap-up for the event as folks finished up their code, make their final commits to Subversion, and added documentation to the wiki. LAE name change: Based on feedback from the community, we’ve changed our naming convention with the LAE… Read more

Hack/Doc Fest V: Tracker Issue Voting

January 8, 2010

Here’s the big list of bugs and features that we worked on at Moodle Hack/Doc Fest V which need to be voted on by the CLAMP community. Each link takes you to Moodle Tracker, where you’ll be able to login and vote on each issue. Please add your own comments… Read more

Hack/Doc Fest V: Day 2 Report

January 7, 2010

The Day 2 report won’t be as comprehensive as the first one; I’ll just hit the highlights: You can follow our code development on Twitter: @clamptwit We setup a UStream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hack-doc-fest-v “Editing Your Moodle Profile” documentation is up on CLAMP-IT.org. Read the documentation. We worked on the Groups & Groupings… Read more

Editing Your Moodle Profile

January 6, 2010

How to edit your Moodle profile to include information about yourself such as email, phone number, social network IDs or a photo. Read more

Hack/Doc Fest V: Day 1 Report

January 6, 2010

Here’s what the Hack/Doc crew at Lafayette College worked on during Day 1 of the event: Courtney Bentley, Lafayette College: Went through the Documentation tracker in Redmine and updated all the queues. She posted “Moodle Roles Explained” to CLAMP-IT and is working on a supplementary document on on creating a… Read more

Moodle Roles Explained

January 5, 2010

An explanation of Moodle roles, when you may create new roles and how to allow for role overrides.

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Follow Hack/Doc V on Twitter

January 4, 2010

You can follow Moodle Hack/Doc Fest V on Twitter using the hashtag #mdlhackfest. We have a number of attendees using the micromessaging service, and it’s a good way to keep up with what we’re doing. Read more

Moodle Hack/Doc V Task List posted to Google Docs

January 3, 2010

A complete list of bugs, feature requests, and road tests has been been posted to Google Docs. Attendees have edit access; everyone else has view access. Check out the Moodle Hack/Doc Fest V Task List Read more

Brown Bag: Introduction to Version Control, 12/23

December 21, 2009

Learn how CLAMP uses version control software to manage the Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition project and its myriad components during this CLAMP virtual brownbag being held 12 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. Join us to get an overview of Subversion, its basic commands, and how the tool fits into… Read more

Brown Bag: Introduction to Redmine, 12/16

December 14, 2009

Redmine is a web-based project management tool that’s essential to coordinating CLAMP’s code, documentation and community efforts. At the “Introduction to Redmine” brown bag at 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, 12/16, Courtney Bentley will explain how we use it, with a particular eye toward coordinating work at our upcoming Moodle… Read more

CLAMP Security Alert: Course Backup Flaw

December 3, 2009

Recently, Moodle.org announced a security advisory about a potential vulnerability involving course backups. The specifics of this vulnerability were included in an email to Moodle server admins, but in a nutshell, when doing full course backups, Moodle backs up local users and their passwords. Read more

Requesting Hacks, Fixes and Documentation for Hack/Doc Fest V

December 3, 2009

Hack/Doc Fest V is coming, we’re looking for  suggestions for bug fixes, documentation and new features for Moodle  that the community would like us to address. You can add your requests by making a comment on this blog post. You don’t have to be attending Hack/Doc Fest to make suggestions —… Read more

Brown Bag: Code Development Overview, 12/2

November 25, 2009

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,… Read more

Brown Bag: Documentation Overview, 11/23

November 12, 2009

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… Read more

Brown Bag: Introduction to Elluminate, 11/11

November 10, 2009

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… Read more

Moodle LAE v1.0.1 Security Release

November 4, 2009

We’ve release a security update to the Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition. v1.0.1 includes a critical security fix backported from Moodle 1.9.6.  You can get the update by downloading the full LAE v1.0.1 edition or the standalone update from the project home. Go to the Moodle Liberal Arts Edition v1.01 home page. Read more

CLAMP announces Fall 2009 Moodle Brown Bags

November 4, 2009

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… Read more

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

October 30, 2009

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.… Read more

Academic Commons publishes CLAMP Case Study

September 10, 2009

“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… Read more

Liberal Arts Edition v1.0 Released

August 24, 2009

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… Read more

Gradebook setup for weighted categories

August 5, 2009

An explanation of how to set up the Moodle 1.9.5 gradebook using weighted categories. Read more

Gradebook improvements in Moodle 1.9.5

August 5, 2009

Changes/Improvements to the gradebook in Moodle 1.9.5. Written for end users. Read more

Using the Gradebook 1.9.5

August 5, 2009

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. Read more

Custom Grade Scales

August 5, 2009

Creating custom scales– site-wide or for an individual course. Read more

New Administration Settings in the 1.9.5 Gradebook

August 5, 2009

A summary of the new administrative settings in the 1.9.5 gradebook. Read more

Liberal Arts Edition Update for 7/31

July 31, 2009

At Hack/Doc Fest we set a release date of July 31, 2009 for Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition v1.0, a packaged version of Moodle which incorporates our most-used modules, bug fixes, and home-grown and add-ons. Go to the Liberal Arts Edition v1.0 for a complete inventory. The release date has been delayed… Read more

Welcome New Members

July 17, 2009

CLAMP is currently 14 official members strong and growing. We are on target for releasing the CLAMP version of Moodle 1.9.5 near the end of July. More soon! Read more

CLAMP Registration Now Available

June 8, 2009

The Collaborative Liberal Arts Project is now accepting registrations for the 2009-2010 academic year. Read more about CLAMP, learn how to get involved, or sign-up using our online registration form. Read more

Hack/Doc Fest IV Reimbursement Procedure

June 4, 2009

All of the NITLE schools attending Hack/Doc Fest are eligible for reimbursement of food, travel and lodging expenses of up to $1,200. Requirements for reimbursement are as follows: The reimbursement deadline is June 17, 2009 Your receipts must be received by Lafayette by this date. We are following the Lafayette… Read more

Hack-Doc at Smith is underway

June 3, 2009

One of the things we are working on at Hack-Doc is this site, so if it changes under your feet, please bear with us. Comments to help us improve the site are also welcome. Read more

Using the Moodle wiki to create a commonplace book

May 28, 2009

Professor Chris Phillips, Lafayette College Course: Inventing America: English 332/American Studies 362 Commonplace books were popular in the 18th century, but go back to the Renaissance. You read something; you want to keep it in mind; instead of memorizing it you write it down so you don’t have to remember… Read more

Using the summary field to create “liner notes” for course materials

May 28, 2009

Professor Mark Burford, Reed College Course: Music of the Caribbean Unlike my courses on European art music, for which there are numerous anthologies and CD sets or multiple recordings of canonical works, several other music classes I teach, and the way I teach them, require that I accumulate materials from… Read more

Using the main course page to create a compendium of resources

May 28, 2009

Professor Lee Upton, Lafayette College Course: Advanced Creative Writing From a student in Advanced Creative Writing: “Professor Upton uses the Moodle site as a compendium of material to inspire our writing. She has links to dozens of major literary magazines, so that we can log in any time we need… Read more

Using layout to reinforce course organization and overall structure

May 28, 2009

Professor Alex Montgomery, Reed College Course: Weapons, Technology, and War I organized POL 359 by topic rather than by week, which allows for more of the course to appear on a screen at any one time; it also exposes the underlying structure of the overall course in a meaningful way… Read more

Using a glossary with a custom scale to rate definitions

May 28, 2009

Professor Michelle Geoffrion-Vinci, Lafayette College Course: Introduction to Women’s Studies I teach Spanish, Women’s Studies, first-year seminar and VaST next year, so I am familiar with teaching a language people have no idea about. And women and gender studies is certainly a personal experience, but also a forum, a space,… Read more

Using the Glossary Feature for Languages Across the Curriculum

May 28, 2009

Cindy Evans, Director, Foreign Language Resource Center and Lecturer in French, Skidmore College Skidmore’s model of LAC offers students the possibility of reading in the target language in conjunction with virtually any other course they are taking in English.  This individualized LAC model allows us to reach a wider student… Read more

Pre-exam question forum

May 28, 2009

Professor Jennifer Talarico, Lafayette College Course: Cognitive Psychology An ongoing pre-exam question forum was maintained where students were encouraged to post questions they had while preparing for an exam. I would answer questions posted prior to 10 p.m. the night before an exam. Anything posted after 10 p.m. would be… Read more

Using Choice to let students self-schedule presentations

May 28, 2009

Professor Katalin Fabian, Lafayette College Course: Politics of European Integration Students are required to present their final work in class. Three days are set aside for this, and students need to sign up for the day they want to present. Using choice, I was able to allow students to do… Read more

Requesting Hacks, Fixes and Documentation for Hack/Doc Fest IV

May 7, 2009

Hack/Doc Fest is coming soon, and we’re starting to put together our list of possible tasks for the event. We’re in the process of gathering and reviewing the usability tests that a number of schools conducted in the spring, and we expect a good chunk of our work to be guided by those results.

As always though, we’re looking for suggestions from the community about things *you* want us to look at and work on. These can be bug fixes, hacks, functionality improvements, documentation, road testing, etc. 

Note: You don’t have to be attending Hack/Doc Fest to make suggestions — we’d like suggestions from the entire community.  Read more

Hack/Doc Fest at Reed College: Post Event Report

March 25, 2009

Hack/Doc Fest III was held at Reed College, January 7-9, 2009. The big issues tackled at the event were the Gradebook and Moodle usability (with the two colliding more often than not). In the Gradebook, we’ve created documentation explaining how to simplify and streamline it using existing Moodle options and one or two easy-to-apply patches. Read more

Moodle 1.9 Usability Testing, Round 1

March 18, 2009

Our member colleges are conducting usability tests of Moodle 1.9 to evaluate problem areas with the software in Spring 2009. There are two tests, one for faculty, one for students, that evaluate common tasks that they are likely to encounter when working in Moodle (such as updating their profile, responding to forum assignments, creating assignments, grading assignments, etc.) Screen capture software is used to record the volunteer’s actions and faces during the tests, and data is collected in a central survey for later data crunching. Read more

Moodle Upgrade Evaluation Script

March 18, 2009

This manual script is used to verify that everything works the way we expect it to work when a new version of Moodle is release. It walks through the major areas of Moodle (assignments, forums, gradebooks, etc.) We have tried to cover everything, but you will need to tweak this document to fit your specific institution. Read more

Making the Moodle 1.9 Gradebook Easier to Use

March 18, 2009

This document provides a rundown of simple steps you can take to streamline the Gradebook without modifying any code. Read more

Hack/Doc Fest IV at Smith College, June 3-5, 2009

March 18, 2009

Hack/Doc Fest IV is now! It’s running June 3-5, 2009 at Smith College. We’ll be focusing on usability testing and a solid CLAMP version of Moodle 1.9.5 to run through the next academic year.

Logistics Update: We’ll be in Wright Hall, starting in Room 5.  There’ll be coffee and breakfast-snacks at 8:30 a .m. and lunch will be provided.  We typically work until around 5 p.m. and then break for dinner. We have no set dinner plans any particular night.

Leaving Friday: People will be leaving at various times on Friday, as travel arrangements require, but we should still be able to accomplish something Friday morning.

Contact: Jo Cannon is the Smith coordinator for Hack/Doc Fest; you can reach her at 413 585-3472.

When: June 3 -5 (Wednesday – Friday)

Where: Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063

Travel: Closest airport = Bradley (BRD)
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