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Moodle Educators – Prevent Students from Cheating during Quiz by Blocking concurrent sessions

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Jaswinder Singh
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Moodle Educators - Prevent Students from Cheating during Quiz by Blocking concurrent sessions
Moodle Educators - Prevent Students from Cheating during Quiz by Blocking concurrent sessions

Moodle is world’s most popular open source learning management system (LMS) in the world with more than 400 million users around the world. It has been used by many big universities around the world such as Open University. In this post we will discuss how you can stop students from cheating during a Moodle Quiz.

While Moodle LMS offers a pretty robust & powerful quiz which allows you to customize according to your requirements. By using Safe Exam browser with Moodle Quiz, you can limit students capabilities to cheat while attempting the quiz. However, there may be cases when you can’t have Safe Exam Browser on students device to prevent them from cheating.

The quiz access rule plugin – Block Concurrent Sessions Moodle plugin comes in handy. It allows the students to continue quiz attempt only in the same browser session. Any attempts to open same quiz attempt using another computer, device or browser will be blocked.

This is useful to prevent a situation in which someone helps a student to solve a quiz by accessing the quiz with the student’s username/password from another computer. In case that a student accidentally closes the browser or the computer breaks during a quiz, teacher can use the attempt review page to unlock this attempt and allow the student to continue the quiz attempt on another device.

Any attempts to continue a quiz from another device are logged, so teacher can see the log to determine if someone tried to cheat.

You can download the Block concurrent connections quiz access rule Moodle plugin from the official Plugins repository here.

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Online Coding Platform for Kids iSchool Raises $4.5M to Accelerate International Expansion

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Jaswinder Singh
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Online Coding Platform for Kids iSchool Raises $4.5M to Accelerate International Expansion
Online Coding Platform for Kids iSchool Raises $4.5M to Accelerate International Expansion

iSchool, an Egypt-based educational technology platform, has raised $4.5 million in a funding round led by VentureWave Capital, an Irish VC, with participation from OneStop Capital UK, Website Investment Network, and Oraseya Capital, the Venture Capital arm of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority. With this new financing, the company will accelerate its expansion into six additional MENA countries, enable technology scalability for the ‘Online Coding Platform,’ and prepare for the further development of its gamified online classroom app service throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.

Founded in 2018 by Mohamed Algawish, Mustafa AbdelMon’em, Ebrahim Youssef and Mohamed Nabil, iSchool offers live gamified classes led by top coding instructors, catering to students aged 6 to 18. The curriculum spans AI, VR, app, game, and web development, fostering foundational concepts from early childhood. This unique approach and international accreditation have propelled the startup’s rapid growth.

Speaking about the company’s growth and mission, Co-founder & CEO of iSchool, Muhammad Gawish, said:

We started by teaching tech for K12 students, and today we are giving the world access to thousands of top-notch coding instructors from their comfort at home with a click of a button. Our mission is to empower today’s generations to become tomorrow’s technology leaders, beginning in the Middle East and Africa and spreading to the rest of the world. Using dynamic technology and a deep understanding of the end-to-end live class process, we are growing a simple idea into a product that can improve the lives of millions of people.

iSchool’s journey began in 2018 as a solution for the 100 million students in the MENA region who need access to technology education curricula or programmes. After experiencing similar obstacles and challenges in their tech education journey, the iSchool founders set out to enhance students’ access to critical staples, and through operational excellence, the company has achieved more than 72% client retention month over month.

The organization claims to have over 26,000 live learners, over 1,000,000 training hours delivered, and over 10,000,000 lines of code written by its students while working with 35 schools, providing technical training and CS labs, all of which led to managing national-level initiatives in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Reflecting on iSchool’s growth and potential, Kieran McLoughlin, VentureWave Capital’s Managing Partner, stated:

VentureWave Capital is thrilled to lead this funding round for iSchool and to back such an innovative company that is making a significant impact on education in the Middle East and Africa. This investment aligns perfectly with our mission to achieve social progress by supporting transformative entrepreneurs. We are delighted to participate in iSchool’s ambitious plans to bring its unique educational model to new markets and empower the next generation of technology leaders.

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Join MoodleMoot DACH 2024 from 3-6 Sep, 2024 in Vienna

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Jaswinder Singh
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Join MoodleMoot DACH 2024 from 3-6 Sep, 2024 in Vienna
Join MoodleMoot DACH 2024 from 3-6 Sep, 2024 in Vienna

MoodleMoot DACH 2024 will take place from 3-6 September 2024 in TUtheSky at the Vienna University of Technology. The MootDACH conference is a 4-day, open and free of charge conference for all Moodle users, administrators, teachers, developers and pedagogues working in the university environment. The event is split into a DevCamp and a BarCamp. 

The edtech conference will take place in English as well as German language. All attendees are welcome to share their ideas and interests already online to ensure an interactive and focused conference.

The MoodleMoot DACH 2024 will be hosted TU Wien in Vienna, Austria. The primary target groups for the MoodleMoot DACH are:

  • Moodle developers
  • Moodle administrators
  • Moodle users

The registrations will be offered for free of cost for all users and will open soon in January 2024.

Check out the official MoodleMoot DACH 2024 website here.

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CLAMP Project – New LAE releases available for January 2024

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Jaswinder Singh
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Moodle CLAMP Project - New Liberal Arts Edition released
Moodle CLAMP Project - New Liberal Arts Edition released

CLAMP Project has released two new minor versions of Liberal Arts Edition on January 4th. The new releases are maintenance releases only with no new features added.

The new minor versions released by CLAMP Project are based on the minor versions of Moodle 4.1 & Moodle 4.2. The new LAE version based on Moodle 4.3 will be released after the Winter Hack Fest which will take place soon in Connecticut.

The Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Project (CLAMP) is a group of colleges and universities who collaborate to develop and support Moodle, with an eye toward the issues unique to a liberal arts environment.

Check out more details about the CLAMP Project through the official website here.

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Employee Welfare Platform MELP Raises $696k to Accelerate Its Global Expansion

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Jaswinder Singh
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Employee Welfare Platform MELP Raises $696k to Accelerate Its Global Expansion
Employee Welfare Platform MELP Raises $696k to Accelerate Its Global Expansion

MELP, a Vilnius, Lithuania-based startup specializing in digital employee well-being management, has recently announced it has secured $696,000 (€635,000) in an early seed stage round of funding from Coinvest Capital, along with business angels from Lithuania and the UK.

Co-founded by Vidmantas Šiugždinis, Robertas Šaltis, and Juozas Sargūnas, MELP offers an easy-to-use digital tool to personalize employee benefits for large and small businesses. The platform enables companies to host employee benefits and empowers employees to choose from over 6,000 goods and services available in the international e-shop as their preferred motivation.

Speaking about the company, Co-founder & CEO of MELP, Vidmantas Šiugždinis, said:

Given the global concern regarding employee retention, our platform offers companies a valuable tool to prioritize the well-being of their employees, thereby fostering increased engagement and loyalty. We anticipate a future where companies increasingly adopt personalized solutions in managing their teams, allowing individual members to choose motivations tailored to their personal and professional lives.

MELP, which stands for Medical services, Employee benefits, Lifestyle and longevity, and Protection, is a term that highlights the broad spectrum of consumer services that the platform offers. More than 16.000 employees currently use it, and it holds ISO 27001 certification for information security.

Commenting on the fundraising, Viktorija Trimble, Managing Director, Coinvest Capital, said:

I believe the founders’ extensive business experience, navigating different markets and managing crises with large teams, is a key driver of the company’s success. Their diverse perspectives on employee motivation systems have made the MELP platform popular in Lithuania and abroad. I’m confident that the investment will boost the platform’s profile and help it grow in foreign markets.

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Join MoodleMoot Canada 2024 on 1-2 May 2024 in York University

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Jaswinder Singh
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Join MoodleMoot Canada 2024 on 1-2 May 2024 in York University
Join MoodleMoot Canada 2024 on 1-2 May 2024 in York University

MoodleMoot Canada 2024 – a 2 Day event, focused on EdTech and Moodle LMS, will include insightful presentations and interactive activities. The edtech conference will be organized by York University & Catalyst IT Canada (Official Moodle Partner).

The MoodleMoot Canada 2024 will be hosted in the York university campus from 1-2 May 2024. The registrations for the Edtech conference will open soon, please stay tuned for more information.

Check out the official website of MoodleMoot Canada here. You can also check out the upcoming edtech events here.

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Moodle Users Association – Share your project proposals for Jan-June 24 cycle

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Jaswinder Singh
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Moodle Users around the world - Share your project proposals with MUA
Moodle Users around the world - Share your project proposals with MUA

Moodle Users Association (MUA) is the community arm of the Moodle LMS which gives the option to include your favorite features in Moodle LMS. However there are plans to change the Moodle Users Association with Moodle LMS PAG which will have more close interaction with Moodle team.

Till the time, Moodle Users Association continues working as usual. With a new year, the MUA team has brought a new Project Development Cycle for January 2024 – June 2024. The new Project Development Cycle will go through the standard process of Project Proposals, Preliminary Voting, Review with Moodle HQ & Final Round of voting.

You can propose your favorite features to be included in the Moodle LMS by proposing them in the MUA Project cycle. Based on the number of votes received by your proposal it might be the next new feature of Moodle LMS.

The Project Proposal phase will remain open till 29 February 2024. It will be followed by Preliminary Voting from 01 March to 15 March. You can share your ideas as Project proposal with the MUA team here.

In the last Project development cycle, the MUA team has selected “Allow session stores to fully manage the session ==> never touch mdl_sessions table!” project.

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Info Edge Announces $3M Investment in HRTech Startup Zwayam Digital

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Jaswinder Singh
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Info Edge Announces $3M Investment in HRTech Startup Zwayam Digital
Info Edge Announces $3M Investment in HRTech Startup Zwayam Digital

Info Edge (India) Ltd, a prominent player in the Indian internet industry, has announced an investment of INR 25 crore ($3 million) in Zwayam Digital Pvt. Ltd, its wholly-owned subsidiary. This strategic investment is aimed to amplify the subsidiary’s product assortment and widen its market penetration. The deal is a testament to Info Edge’s dedication towards nurturing growth in its portfolio companies and fortifying its foothold in the HRTech domain.

The firm’s decision is also consistent with its long-term strategy of investing in technology startups and innovative platforms that can supplement and enhance its existing services. Info Edge’s financial backing in Zwayam Digital will empower the latter to bolster its technological competencies, enrich the customer experience, and expedite business growth.

Info Edge (India) Ltd, incorporated on May 1, 1995, primarily operates in recruitment solutions, real estate, matrimonial, and education services. The company has a network of 79 offices situated in 55 cities across India and has also ventured into the Gulf market. With this investment, Info Edge continues demonstrating its commitment to fostering innovative platforms and technology startups, thereby contributing to a dynamic internet industry in India.

Co-founded in 2015 by Joseph John, Nicel KM, Divya T and Shreyas Tonse, Zwayam Digital is an AI and ML-powered recruitment management SaaS platform which helps enterprises streamline and automate the end-to-end recruitment workflow from sourcing and onboarding to other recruitment solutions with configurable plug and play modules. The company is dedicated to bringing about this shift because it feels that the recruitment market has to be drastically simplified.

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Moodle Teachers – Make Learning Programs easily with the Subcourse Plugin

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Jaswinder Singh
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Moodle Teachers - Make Learning Programs easily with the Subcourse Plugin
Moodle Teachers - Make Learning Programs easily with the Subcourse Plugin

Moodle is worlds most popular learning management system with more than 400 million users around the world. The ease of use, simplicity and extensibility options make it the preferred LMS across the globe. In this post we will see how you can use the Subcourse Moodle plugin to create Learning Programs easily.

The Subcourse Moodle plugin let’s you include the final grade of a course as an activity for another course in Moodle. The activity pulls the final grades from the linked courses and adds them to your main course’s grade. Doing this essentially creates a meta course that acts like a learning program.

Once they got a certain grade in one course you can unlock other course for them automatically. In addition you will get all grades aggregated in a single place.

You can download the Subcourse Moodle plugin from the official Plugins repository here. According to the plugin description:

  • Grades are fetched automatically or can be fetched manually any time.
  • The grade type and other grade item settings are copied from the original grade total item and can not be changed.
  • Subcourse can be automatically marked as a completed when the referenced course is completed.
  • If the final grade in the referenced course is hidden, the associated subcourse activity grade is hidden, too.

What are the other useful Moodle plugins you are using on your elearning portal? Please share with us in the comments section below.

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Moodle Teachers – Take Students Attendance Automatically in Your Course

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Jaswinder Singh
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Moodle Teachers - Take Students Attendance Automatically in Your Moodle Course
Moodle Teachers - Take Students Attendance Automatically in Your Moodle Course

First of all we at LMSDaily team wish all our readers a very Happy & Prosperous New Year 2024.

Moodle – the world’s most popular open source learning management system has been immensely customizable. The vast collection of Moodle Plugins allows it to be customized for all elearning requirements. In this post we will discuss how you can set up an automatic attendance of your students in your Moodle course.

The Auto Attendance plugin allows you to set up taking the attendance of students in your Moodle course. It allows different methods of taking attendance which includes Manual Attendance, Semi-Automatic & Automatic attendance.

You can download the Auto Attendance Block from the official Moodle plugins repository here. It comes with another companion plugin which is named as Auto Attendance Activity and allows you to add grades to attendance in the course. You can download it from this link.

In the Automatic Mode, the Auto Attendance block will mark students attendance when the student has access to the course. In the Semi-Automatic mode, the students needs to click on the Auto Attendance block link in the course.

What are the other useful Moodle plugins which you are using on your Moodle site? Please share with us in the comments section below.

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