Announcements

New Moodle LAE Releases for October 2026

October 14, 2026

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 4.5, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-December… Read more

Charles Fulton

Registration open for Winter 2027 Moodle Hack/Doc Fest

October 13, 2026

Registration is now open for the Winter 2027 Hack/Doc Fest, which will be held at Swarthmore College from January 5 through January 7, 2027. 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… Read more

Charles Fulton

New Moodle LAE Releases for September 2026

September 15, 2026

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. These releases are not part of the usual minor release cycle. Moodle HQ released new versions to address a serious bug in the gradebook. This bug affects Moodle 5.1.6 and 5.2.2. In addition, CLAMP has included a patch MDL-89461, a bug… Read more

Charles Fulton

New Moodle LAE Releases for August 2026

August 12, 2026

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 4.5, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-October 2026.… Read more

Charles Fulton

New Moodle LAE 5.2 Release

July 24, 2026

CLAMP has prepared its first Moodle 5.2 release. This contains updates to all the contributed modules to ensure compatibility with Moodle 5.2. 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 5.2 at June’s Summer… Read more

Charles Fulton

Summer 2026 Hack/Doc Fest at Kalamazoo

July 8, 2026

CLAMP held its Summer 2026 Hack/Doc Fest at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This was CLAMP’s second visit to K College, after the Summer 2012 Hack/Doc Fest. The primary focus this time around was the new Moodle 5.2 release, plus continuing follow-up on the issues with the question bank in… Read more

Charles Fulton

The new login page in Moodle 5.2

July 1, 2026

Moodle HQ has redesigned the login page for Moodle 5.2. If you only enable SSO authentication methods (CAS, Shibboleth), read no further. There are a few aspects to the redesign that bear mentioning, for both the users and administrators. We’re going to discuss four: the new design itself, including the… Read more

Charles Fulton

New Moodle LAE Releases for June 2026

June 15, 2026

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 4.5, 5.0, and 5.1. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-August 2026. Moodle… Read more

Charles Fulton

New Moodle LAE Releases for April 2026

April 21, 2026

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 4.5, 5.0, and 5.1. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-June 2026. Moodle… Read more

Charles Fulton

Registration open for Summer 2026 Moodle Hack/Doc Fest

March 5, 2026

Registration is now open for the Summer 2026 Hack/Doc Fest, which will be held at Kalamazoo College from June 23 through June 25, 2026. 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… Read more

Charles Fulton