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Customize your Moodle Homepage using the Unilabel plugin

Customize your Moodle Homepage using the Unilabel plugin
Customize your Moodle Homepage using the Unilabel plugin

Moodle LMS is the world’s most popular open source Learning management System which is used by more than 365 million users around the world. It offers endless options to customize the learning environment for any institutions needs. However, many people complain that Moodle’s homepage is not completely customizable. In this post, we will explore the Unilabel plugin which can be used to add customized text on frontpage as well as in courses.

The Unilabel Moodle plugin allows you to include some nice formatted text on the course- or frontpage. It comes with different types of modern text elements which can make your Moodle homepage look nicer.

You can think of the Unilabel plugin as an extended form of the Label Resource in Moodle (Now Label is renamed as Text & Media). By using the Unilabel plugin, you can add the following text elements:

  • Simple text – This content type just show the label as you already know
  • Carousel – In this content type you can define a series of images. Each image is shown as slider.
  • Collapsed text – This content type offers you two options: folded content & modal dialog containing the content.
  • Course teaser – Mainly intended to show on the frontpage it shows the titles and images of selected courses.
  • Topic teaser – Mainly intended to show on the frontpage it shows the description of topics of a selected course.

You can download the Unilabel plugin from the official Moodle plugins repository here. The plugin is very actively maintained over the past few years and received the Early Bird badge since Moodle 3.7 version onwards.

Using the plugin is pretty simple as you need to add it like a regular Moodle activity from Add an Activity or resource button. Then format the text as per your wish.

What are the other ways you are using to customize your Moodle site home page? Please share with us in the comments section below.

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Italy’s Online Recruitment Startup Jet HR Raises $5.1M in Pre-Seed Round

Italy's Online Recruitment Startup Jet HR Raises $5.1M in Pre-Seed Round
Italy's Online Recruitment Startup Jet HR Raises $5.1M in Pre-Seed Round

Jet HR, an Italy-based online recruitment platform aiming to tackle the challenges of bureaucratic personnel management through the power of technology, has recently raised $5.1 million (€4.7 million) in its pre-seed round led by Exor Ventures and Italian Founders Fund.

Founded by Marco Ogliengo and Francesco Scalambrino, Jet HR’s mission is to unify administrative tasks, IT operations, employee and freelancer management, and simplify labour law concepts. By providing entrepreneurs and managers with the tools to handle administrative activities, such as payroll management, and hiring employees and independent contractors, the startup empowers businesses of all sizes—from startups to larger companies—to enhance efficiency and effectively manage their growth.

Speaking about the platform, Co-founder & CEO of Jet HR, Marco Ogliengo, said:

As an entrepreneur, I have experienced the typical frustration of those who run businesses in Italy: hours and hours dedicated to bureaucracy, administrative tasks and interpreting obscure requirements. In an SME, it is difficult to delegate delicate matters such as people and salaries: it is, therefore, the CEO, the person whose time is the scarcest, who is in charge of bureaucracy. Jet HR was the solution I wanted when I started as an entrepreneur. Winning the support and enthusiasm of so many other entrepreneurs confirms that we are on the right track.

Through a single proprietary platform, the company automates payroll (processing, issuing and archiving payroll) and accompanies employers and managers through all stages of their employees’ working lives. The easy-to-understand and simple-to-navigate interface allows access to detailed employee information, obtain labour cost simulations, send contracts and formalize hiring independently.

Adding further about the platform, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer of Jet HR, Francesco Scalambrino, said:

Efficiently managing all employee-related activities, starting from payroll, can significantly contribute to a company’s competitiveness. During my experiences abroad, I discovered how entrepreneurs, administrations, CFOs, and HR Managers could handle these tasks with far less complexity and time than in our country. We aim to bridge this gap for Italian companies by automating activities that consume employees’ precious time, allowing them to focus on strategic initiatives based on their roles and skills.

The firm supports each client company by also providing a partner labour consultant. It is forming a selected network of chartered labour consultants who look forward to and embrace the transformation of the profession by focusing on proactive and value-added consultancy, such as the design and execution of welfare plans, which are increasingly crucial for attracting and retaining talent, the updating and identification of sensitive issues or opportunities arising from the continuous evolution of labour regulations, and much more.

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Are you joining SakaiCon 2023 on July 18-19 2023?

Are you joining SakaiCon 2023 on July 18-19 2023?
Are you joining SakaiCon 2023 on July 18-19 2023?

SakaiCon 2023 – the annual conference of the Sakai LMS users will be held on July 18-19, 2023. This year the Edtech event will be Ann Arbor, Michigan. You can also join the SakaiCon 2023 virtually as the event will be held in both modes.

The registrations for the SakaiCon 2023 are available for free of cost till June 30. So, if you are looking to attend the edtech conference, then please make sure to register your seat by June 30. Afterwards the tickets will be priced at $150. Click here to register your seat now.

Sakai LMS helps instructors create truly inspiring learning experiences. At SakaiCon, you will explore examples of best practices, learn tips and tricks, and get a look at new features.

SakaiCon offers something for everyone, Sakai newcomers and experts alike. Whether you are an instructor, an instructional designer, an instructional technologist, a developer, or an academic administrator, SakaiCon is a great place to connect with the Sakai Community. 

The schedule for the SakaiCon is also released which is packed of exciting sessions like:

  • The Plan Unidigital: Sakai Innovations from Spanish Universities
  • Sakai Lessons: Julianne’s 7 Favorite Things
  • Dr. Chuck’s Big Adventure: Sakai’s Past, Present, and Future (Online)
  • Many more…

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Manage your Moodle courses at end of year by using Course Life Cycle plugin

Manage your Moodle courses at end of year by using Course Life Cycle plugin
Manage your Moodle courses at end of year by using Course Life Cycle plugin

Moodle LMS offers you one of the best learning management system in the world. It is being used by more than 360 million users around the world. At the end of each academic year, the teachers as well as school administrators have to go through year end procedure which includes cleaning up the courses for new session etc. In this post, we will see about the Course Life Cycle plugin which allows you to carry out year end tasks with ease.

The Course Life cycle plugin can help you with the execution of recurring tasks such as deleting old Moodle courses, performing a course rollover at the end of the session. You can also use it to set an course end date for all the courses.

You can download the Course Life Cycle plugin from the official plugins repository here. You can also defined a workflow to specify which steps to take before a course should actually be deleted. These steps might include:

  • Only consider courses, which meet certain criteria (e.g. very old courses)
  • Ask the teachers of the courses if they still need them
  • Create backups of the course
  • Delete the course

What are the other plugins you are using to clean up your Moodle at the end of the session. Please share with us in the comments section below.

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Kazakhstan based Educational Platform CodiPlay Raises $2M in Seed Round

Kazakhstan based Educational Platform CodiPlay Raises $2M in Seed Round
Kazakhstan based Educational Platform CodiPlay Raises $2M in Seed Round

CodiPlay, a Kazakhstan based educational technology startup, has recently raised $2 million in a seed round. The seed round attracted considerable interest from investors, with the Tumar Venture Fund, a Kazakh private venture fund managed by White Hill Capital, contributing $1.5 million. Additionally, the fund invested $500,000 into the firm’s overall development.

Founded in 2021, CodiPlay focuses on teaching children programming and creating gadgets (IoT projects) based on arcade games. In addition to its mobile app, the platform has also developed CodiKit kits, which include components and prototypes for creating 30 IoT projects ranging from traffic lights to smart home systems.

Commenting on the latest development, Chief Executive Officer of CodiPlay, Zhanadil Taldybayev, said:

Investors have recognized our significant social impact and contribution to IT education in our country and our commitment to increasing technical literacy among children in Kazakhstan. Our gamified learning process turns coding into a game, and our mission is to give every student in Kazakhstan access to programming languages that will prepare them for a drastically different future.

CodiPlay has reached its expected investment target and plans to expand the product’s reach with unique technological solutions. By September, the startup will be used in over 120 schools in Kazakhstan, with continued global expansion underway. Several schools in South Korea use the platform, while the schools of the United Arab Emirates and TĂ¼rkiye are soon to introduce it in test mode. The other potential market for the startup is the Commonwealth of Independent States due to the similarities in educational systems with Kazakhstan.

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What is PanQuiz? How you can use it for your classroom?

What is PanQuiz? How you can use it for your classroom?
What is PanQuiz? How you can use it for your classroom?

PanQuiz is yet another AI based Edtech tool but it is one of the most distinct tool created for teachers. By using Artificial Intelligence you can enhance your classroom by creating lesson plans, quizzes, all classroom content etc. but PanQuiz allows you to easily create on-line assessments to be taken in real-time. Your students can participate in the quizzes using any internet enabled devices. So, let’s see what is PanQuiz in detail and how you can use it in your classroom.

PanQuiz allows you to host real-time quizzes with fun element. You can use your own questions or ready-to-use questions created by others, set time limits for each question, See student answers in real time with charts, bonuses and sound effects. Overall, it can add a gamification element to your online classroom.

How you can use PanQuiz?

To get started with PanQuiz, you need to head to the URL – https://www.panquiz.com/. Since it is a web based tool so you can access it through any device. On the home page, you can click Free Sign Up button to get started. You need to sign in with your google account to get started.

What is PanQuiz? How you can use it for your classroom?
PanQuiz Home

You can create educational tests, quizzes, exams, and formative assessments in a quick and simple way. The interface is pretty neat and clear to get started. On the left side, you will see the links to your quizzes. On the center part you will see the quizzes to get started. You can also divide your quizzes into parts by organizing them into folders.

What is PanQuiz? How you can use it for your classroom?
PanQuiz interface

You can use the quizzes to display questions on a big screen, for example, a projector, a multimedia interactive whiteboard, or a TV, and students can answer easily with any smartphone or tablet.

What is the cost of PanQuiz?

PanQuiz is one of the tools which are available for completely free of cost. But it is available for free for all the teachers in Primary and Secondary Education only.

How to use PanQuiz?

As a teacher, you can use PanQuiz! with any computer (PC or Mac), a tablet, or a smartphone. You can deliver assessments to students by displaying questions on an interactive whiteboard, a projector, or a TV. Students read questions and give answers with any smartphone (both iOS and Android) or tablet. The advantage of PanQuiz! is that you don’t need a computer for each student, making it easier to use it in class, from primary to secondary Education, and higher.

Do students also need to create an account on panQuiz?

No, the students dont need to create an account on PanQuiz. All students and test-takers can directly use the application.

What are your views about the PanQuiz App? Do you think that it can be a tool worth giving a try? Please share your views with us in the comments section below.

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Join MoodleMoot Colombia 2023 – 100% virtual on 30-31 August 2023

Join MoodleMoot Colombia 2023 - 100% virtual on 30-31 August 2023
Join MoodleMoot Colombia 2023 - 100% virtual on 30-31 August 2023

The MoodleMoot Colombia 2023 will be held on 30 & 31 August 2023. This time the edtech event will be held completely online so you can join from anywhere. The edtech conference is a perfect opportunity for Spanish-speaking eLearning experts  as they come together in one place to share the latest trends that are transforming the way we learn and teach.

The MoodleMoot Colombia 2023 is organized by Edu Labs – Premium Moodle Partner in the country. The edtech conference will be available for free of cost for all participants. You can register your seat for the edtech event through this link.

During the conference you will have the opportunity to attend 12+ hours of live content with 15+ ​lectures by experts ​and practical workshops and more than 1500 participants expected to join the event.

The themes for MoodleMoot Colombia 2023 are:

  • Moodle 4x – Get to know the latest from Moodle: functionalities, tools and integrations; and how you can make the most of the world’s most widely used LMS to create meaningful learning experiences.
  • Education 4x – Artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile learning are some of the trends that are revolutionizing the education sector and that will be discussed at #MootCO23.
  • 4x Corporate learning – Lifelong learning, skills, microlearning… attend #MootCO23 and discover the trends that are transforming corporate learning.

For complete details about the event, please check out the official website here.

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British Employee Engagement Platform WorkBuzz Raises $7.9M in Series A Round

British Employee Engagement Platform WorkBuzz Raises $7.9M in Series A Round
British Employee Engagement Platform WorkBuzz Raises $7.9M in Series A Round

WorkBuzz, a fast-growing employee engagement platform, has recently raised $7.9 million (£6.2 million) in its Series A round led by YFM Equity Partners. With this investment round, the British HRTech startup plans to pursue international expansion, enhance sales and marketing, and deliver new tech innovations to its growing roster of clients.

Launched in 2018 by employee engagement expert Steven Frost, WorkBuzz aims to help organizations create cultures where every voice matters and every person can be their best. It provides businesses with an agile employee engagement platform backed by expert consultancy. It helps forward-thinking organizations gather real-time feedback from their people, analyzes this in real-time using AI, and guides managers on where to focus on building great cultures and improving employee retention. The company has almost doubled in size in each of the last two years and currently serves over 400 organizations, including Five Guys, Shell Energy and HS2.

Commenting on the fundraising, Chief Executive Officer of WorkBuzz, Steven Frost, said:

We’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far and are very grateful for the support of our clients and partners, but it feels like we’re just getting started. This latest investment round will be transformative – it’s 180% more than our entire history. We’re excited to scale up our investments in our platform and innovations, co-creating these with our clients, as well as expand into the U.S. With generational talent shortages and disruptive technologies like generative AI, there’s never been a more exciting time to build an HR tech company and make an impact.

Adam Hart, Investment Director, YFM, added:

WorkBuzz is going through a really exciting period of growth and has the ambition and drive to expand upon this significantly. They have been able to attract big-name clients thanks to a combination of leading-edge software and clear domain expertise in the employee engagement space. As growing numbers of organizations seek to forge stronger connections with employees in a complex environment, WorkBuzz has the potential to make a huge impact in this market.

Headquartered in Milton Keynes (UK), WorkBuzz offers regular pulse and ad hoc surveys, as well as onboarding and exit surveys, to determine the views of the workforce. Pulse surveys’ temperature check’ employee sentiment a few times each year, allowing leaders to focus on the issues that matter most to their people. Its surveys work on multiple devices and are accessible to all employees.

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Join MoodleMoot Guatemala 2023 on 22 Aug, 2023

Join MoodleMoot Guatemala 2023 on 22 Aug, 2023
Join MoodleMoot Guatemala 2023 on 22 Aug, 2023

The MoodleMoot Guatemala 2023 will be held on 22 August 2023 in Rafael LandĂ­var University. The Edtech conference will be a perfect opportunity to meet with Moodle users around the country and to broaden your knowledge and perspectives in the field of eLearning.

The MoodleMoot Guatemala 2023  is the official Moodle event in Central America organized by Corporate Learning, Moodle Partner and the leading company in Guatemala in eLearning integration for companies and educational centers.

The registrations for the edtech events are free of cost and you can register your spot through this link.

The speakers for the edtech event are not yet finalized. We will keep you updated about the progress here, so please stay tuned.

For further updates, you can also check out the official website for MoodleMoot Guatemala 2023 here.

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Exam Preparation App Class24 Closes Pre-Series A Round at $10M Valuation

Exam Preparation App Class24 Closes Pre-Series A Round at $10M Valuation
Exam Preparation App Class24 Closes Pre-Series A Round at $10M Valuation

Class24, a leading best online learning platform in India dedicated to providing the best preparation resources for government job exams, has announced the completion of a pre-Series A round of funding at a valuation of $10 million (over ₹81.98 crores).

Founded by Bhunesh Sharma in July 2022, Class24 is a hybrid learning platform which provides online & offline learning solutions to K12, competitive exams/test preparation and skill development aspirants. The startup aims to endow students and job seekers with a common platform to study so that they may get prepared for various competitive exams.

It also offers a wide range of high-quality programs designed to cater to the unique learning needs of students. Its courses are structured to provide subject-wise and exam-wise preparation, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all relevant topics. To make the learning experience engaging and interactive, Class24’s courses feature a variety of learning modes, including video lessons and interactive quizzes.

Speaking about the company, Founder & CEO of Class24, Bhunesh Sharma, said:

Traditional educational models often need help to adapt to the changing needs of students and educators. As a result, innovative startups like class24 have emerged to bridge the gap between traditional education and technological advancements, offering a range of accessible and personalized learning experiences/solutions that empower learners and teachers alike. Unlike its peers, Class24 has been rapidly scaling up in just one year owing to its sharp focus on in-house training, premium content, strong internal processes & systems instead of basing the company’s foundations on only Educators. Class24 has reached over 1.3 million student app downloads in just one year.

This achievement marks a significant milestone in the company’s journey, which is poised to accelerate its expansion plans and further enhance its innovative tech-backed solutions/platform to shape the future of education in India. The funds will be instrumental in fuelling product development, expanding offline schools & colleges network/collaborations, and attracting top talent to drive innovation.

Arpit Khandelwal, Managing Partner of Plutus Wealth Management LLP, commented:

Class24 is well placed with its experienced team, sustainable expansion strategy and win-win approach for its partners to scale up aggressively in edtech in India. We are excited to participate with the highly seasoned team of Class24 in its transformative tech-based journey.

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