Category: Moodle

Academic Technology, Faculty/Staff, Moodle

Moodle 2 Upgrade This Summer

Andrew Ruether

ITS will be upgrading our Moodle site to Moodle 2 this summer.  There are many improvements in Moodle 2 that make creating and updating a course easier.  Among the updates are the following: Drag and drop file uploads Conditional access: automatically make resources and activities visible after a specified date or to specified users. Quick edit of resource and activity titles from the front page More display options, including collapsable topics or week sections Design and layout improvements We will continue to keep past courses in Moodle so that you will be able to access materials from previous years after … Continue reading Moodle 2 Upgrade This Summer

Academic Technology, Faculty/Staff, Moodle, Workshops and Training

Upcoming Moodle Training

Andrew Ruether

ITS will be hosting a series of workshops for faculty and staff interested in learning more about Moodle. Our Introduction to Moodle workshops cover the basics of getting started and how to set up a course in Moodle.  You can bring your syllabus and readings and start to set up your courses for Fall 2012. The Intermediate Moodle workshops are geared towards people with some experience using Moodle and cover how to set up online assignments, blogs, wikis, surveys, and quizzes in Moodle. Other topics, such as groups, the gradebook, and discussion forums can be discussed based on attendee interest. … Continue reading Upcoming Moodle Training

Blackboard, Moodle, Software

Blackboard goes offline

Eric Behrens

At 11:00 AM, the Tri-co shutdown its shared instance of the Blackboard course management system. In a two-step process, Swarthmore Professor Aimee Johnson (Math) and Haverford CIO Joe Spadaro pressed the “enter” keys that shut down the Blackboard services for the final time. On a separate screen, the assembled group of onlookers verified that Blackboard was no longer available. The shutdown is the conclusion to a period of over 11 years where Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore Colleges shared a single instance of Blackboard for all of their students, faculty and staff. All three schools have already switched to Moodle, … Continue reading Blackboard goes offline

Academic Technology, Blackboard, Faculty/Staff, Moodle

The end of the line for Blackboard

Andrew Ruether

The Blackboard leaning management system will be shut down permanently on June 29, 2012.   Please save any materials you have on Blackboard that you would like to retain.  ITS has archived all the courses and organizations  on Blackboard and can assist with transferring your materials to Moodle, the new learning management system. [updated 6/22/12 to include information on the Honor Exams archive] Is Blackboard really going away?  Yes, our Blackboard license expires at the end of June 2012 and the system will be shut down and totally unavailable. How can I save my Blackboard materials?  Use the “Export” feature in Blackboard to save … Continue reading The end of the line for Blackboard

Academic Technology, Blackboard, Faculty/Staff, Moodle, Workshops and Training

Blackboard Shut-down and Moodle Training

Andrew Ruether

Blackboard will be turned off on June 29, 2012.  Starting at the beginning of June, ITS will be archiving all courses and organizations in preparation for the shut down.  If you have important information in a Blackboard course or organization, please download your materials or export your course to your computer. The college has successfully transitioned many of our courses to Moodle already.  ITS is offering many hands-on Moodle training sessions to assist with learning Moodle.   Introduction to Moodle workshops help you get started using your own materials to begin developing your course in Moodle.  Consider attending an Intermediate … Continue reading Blackboard Shut-down and Moodle Training

Academic Technology, Faculty/Staff, Moodle

Copying Course Material in Moodle

Andrew Ruether

It is easy to copy course material from one semester to another in Moodle.  To start the process, go to your new course and make sure that you have at least as many topics/weeks in your new course as your old course (otherwise all the extra material will end up at the top of your course).  If not, adjust the number under the “Settings” area. Now click on the “Import” link in the Administration area.  From here, select the course you want to come material from and click on the “Use this course” button.  All your previous courses should be … Continue reading Copying Course Material in Moodle