Category Archives: Moodle

How to Gamify your #Moodle course by @TeachWithMoodle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3794YBja6Q

Posted on September 6, 2014 by admin

This video explains how to ‘gamify’ your Moodle course even if you don’t have Moodle 2.5 or above.  It not only talks about the technical process, but also explains the … Continue reading →

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#CSS3 transforms to improve the #moodle feedback activity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcoJnQ0gNfI

Posted on April 11, 2014 by admin

The Moodle feedback activity is useful in so many ways and we use it both in academic and business areas inside the college.  Unfortunately since Moodle 2 they made it … Continue reading →

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#CSS3 Transforms to improve the #moodle quiz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv2EG9KLXKk

Posted on April 11, 2014 by admin

The basic styling of Moodle has definitely moved on since the days of 1.9, with SVG icons and some CSS rollovers on course page resources. However, the individual activities still … Continue reading →

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Easily Add custom #CSS to #Moodle #edtech

Posted on April 10, 2014 by admin

One of the underused aspects of Moodle is the ability to add custom CSS to themes without having to edit the theme files on the server.  On our site I … Continue reading →

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Progress Bar, an Essential #moodle Plugin for easy tracking #gamification pic.twitter.com/wUbXLFVnZ4

Posted on February 26, 2014 by admin

I missed this Plugin for a long time, mainly because for many years it was difficult getting any teachers involved in the systematic use of quizzes which is where this … Continue reading →

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2 Simple Online Badge Generators for making #Openbadges #edtech

Posted on February 19, 2014 by admin

We are trying to encourage more staff to start using Badges in their Moodle courses to motivate students and provide some friendly competition.  Although I love any opportunity to use Photoshop to make something … Continue reading →

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How to Install the #Moodle Soundcloud filter

Posted on February 17, 2014 by admin

In UK FE Music Depts do seem to have an above interest in the use of eLearning but we have had trouble allowing them to use more sophisticated methods of … Continue reading →

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Set up category themes in #Moodle with #CSS pic.twitter.com/sDU3AaauJz

Posted on February 14, 2014 by admin

When we upgraded to Moodle 2.5 last Summer we decided to give the site a more corporate theme, very similar to the college website and also stop teachers having access to … Continue reading →

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Turnitin Direct Plugin Twitter Feed for #Moodle

Posted on February 13, 2014 by admin

We have had a Turnitin subscription for several years now and after a very slow beginning it is now quite well embedded in several curriculum areas and stats show a … Continue reading →

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Single Sign On useful hint for #moodle

Posted on January 30, 2014 by admin

For better or worse we have Single Sign On on our Moodle 2.5 install, and most of the time it is positive simplifying  and speeding up use for most people.  … Continue reading →

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