RSC EM Moodle user group 13 11-12
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This document outlines the agenda and topics to be covered for a Moodle User Group meeting on November 15, 2012. The agenda includes introductions, discussions on Moodle 2.3 features like drag and drop uploading, the Lesson module, external tools, and an open discussion period. One topic is on cloning a Moodle site for testing upgrades or migrating to a new server. Alternatives to long scrolling topic lists in courses are also mentioned.
RSC EM Moodle user group 13 11-12
- 1. Moodle User Group Phil Hardcastle Go to View > Header & Footer to edit www.rsc-em.ac.uk November 15, 2012 | slide 1 RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning
- 2. Agenda 9:30-10:00 Coffee / Networking 10:00-10:10 Introductions 10:10-11:00 Moodle 2.3 and other news 11:00-11:20 Coffee / Networking 11:20-11:40 The Lesson Module 11:40-12:00 External Tools 12:00-12:30 Catch up – what have you been doing? November 15, 2012 | slide 2
- 3. Moodle 2.3 & News Moodle 2.3 – Came out over the summer – Big change is drag and drop uploading and assessment submission – This is rumoured to work with IE 10 – Upload one file and put in multiple locations – the file will update all copies – Needs Private files to be enabled – You can only upgrade to Moodle 2.3 from Moodle 2.2 or later. If upgrading from earlier versions, you must upgrade to 2.2 as a first step. November 15, 2012 | slide 3
- 4. Private Files November 15, 2012 | slide 4
- 5. Moodle Cloning Cloning Moodle This is something it is important to be able to do: To make a clone of your Moodle so you can test dangerous things (like an upgrade) safely, before you do it for real. The procedure is described on http://docs.moodle.org/23/en/Moodle_migration . (To migrate your site from one server to another, first you clone it onto the other server, then you delete the original. If you just want a clone, stop before deleting the original.) November 15, 2012 | slide 5
- 6. Alternatives We have some induction courses with a long list of topics and we have used alternative course formats in order to avoid the ‘scroll of death’. These are some suggestions: -Use the ‘Course menu’ block which displays a list of topics. Although there is no a version for Moodle 2.2, we are using the version for Moodle 2.0 and it is working fine. November 15, 2012 | slide 6