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Join MoodleMoot Philippines on July 5-7, 2023 in Manila

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Join MoodleMoot Philippines 2023 on July 5-7, 2023 in Manila
Join MoodleMoot Philippines 2023 on July 5-7, 2023 in Manila

Moodlemoot Philippines 2023 is scheduled from July 5-7, 2023 in Century Park Hotel, Manila. The edtech conference is an annual Moodle community event in Philippines dedicated to users, developers, and administrators.

This year the MoodleMoot Philippines 2023 will take place in Manila. The theme for this year’s conference is “Digital Transformation in Education”. The edtech event will aim to:

  • Bring together the Moodle community of practitioners and users such as educators, trainers, developers and technology researchers to share experiences, exchange research achievements and innovative developments on using Moodle Learning Management System (LMS).
  • Showcase the digital transformation of schools and latest educational research and development related to Moodle LMS.
  • Facilitate forum, debate, networking and professional development opportunities.

You can save 20% discount on the event tickets by registering your seats before 30 May 2023. Check out this page to check more details about the registration.

The MoodleMoot Philippines 2023 speakers list includes Dr. Martin Dougiamas – Founder, Moodle, and other prominent speakers from the region.

For more details about MoodleMoot Philippines 2023, check out the event date here – https://mootph.nephilaweb.com.ph/

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Moodle Teachers – Use Moodle Proctoring Plugin to secure your quiz

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Jaswinder Singh
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Moodle Teachers - Use Moodle Proctoring Plugin to secure your quiz
Moodle Teachers - Use Moodle Proctoring Plugin to secure your quiz

Moodle LMS has one of the most flexible and most powerful quiz engines. The Moodle Quiz can be customized to assess learners’ knowledge via a wide variety of question types. However, with the advancement of technology, learners might use unwanted means to get more marks in the quiz. In this post, we will see how you can use the Moodle proctoring plugin to create a more robust and safe quiz.

Since the learners can attempt the Moodle quiz from any location, at any time so there might be chances that they will use unwanted means to get more access. There may be cases that the actual student itself is not attempting the quiz which is highly unethical task.

To avoid such cheating tactics by your learners you can make use of Moodle proctoring plugin which captures images of the student via webcam. These images can be used to identify who is participating in the exam. The plugin will capture a picture after every 30 seconds and store in Moodle records as PNG format.

Moodle Teachers - Use Moodle Proctoring Plugin to secure your quiz
Moodle Teachers – Use Moodle Proctoring Plugin to secure your quiz

Moodle Admins can analyze the image of students after exams for verification using AWS Face Rekognition / BS Face Matching API. According to the plugin description, the top features are:

  • Capture user/student images via web camera
  • Can’t access quiz if the user does not allow the camera
  • Admin report and check any suspicious activity
  • Will work with existing Question Bank and Quiz
  • Images are stored in Moodledata as a small png image
  • Image can be deleted individually or in bulks
  • Proctoring log report with search facilities
  • Configurable image size and capture interval

The plugin works quite well for making your Moodle quiz more robust and safer to prevent the students from cheating. It can also be combined with Safe Exam Browser so that students can’t use any keyboard shortcuts also during the exam. You can download the latest version of the plugin from this link.

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AXL EdTech Announces AI Copywriter and Supervisor Technology

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Jaswinder Singh
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AXL EdTech Announces AI Copywriter and Supervisor Technology
AXL EdTech Announces AI Copywriter and Supervisor Technology

AXL EdTech, a global IT platform for online education used in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States in Eurasia, is developing two essential new products available for those creating e-learning courses.

First one is the company’s proprietary translation software, nicknamed “Merlin”, specifically designed to work with educational texts. The second is “Johnny The Market Guru”, an AI marketing protocol designed to help online educational businesses scale and grow, accessing new markets.

According to the company, its language software is an AI avatar that automatically translates videos with a unique voice simulator that replicates the original speaker’s timbre and lip movements, making it a hyper-realistic AI translator. Merlin can adapt to any language and translate it to the language selected by the user, and will soon be able to automatically translate all lessons uploaded to the AXL platform into 50 different languages.

Speaking about the newly launched initiative, Co-founders of AXL, Dmitry Yurchenko and Daniil Musatov, said:

Artificial intelligence is an industry capable of disrupting and improving the current educational technology space. We are already seeing the implementation of open AI sources like ChapGPT and others. In just a short time, these sources are making significant shifts in multiple areas related to education.

AXL developers mentioned that Merlin will have the capability to create a digital copy of any user and will be able to record lectures and lessons based on scripts by this year in June. Far more than a translator program, Merlin is designed to be the next generator of translation technology, creating a realistic avatar based on the appearance of the original speaker, complete with emotional responses and natural body language.

Johnny, the Market Guru, is an artificial marketer designed to analyze behavioural characteristics, identifying a targeted audience based on user input. It will be able to build predictive sales models, offer recommendations based on which lead it intends to generate, and identify successful advertising campaign strategies.

In addition, Johnny will provide a detailed analytics breakdown and be able to read and analyse the data to provide recommendations for changes based on audience response, sales and leads generated, and measurable revenue gain or loss.

Sharing about the company’s mission, Musatov said:

Education is universal, and in our business, we seek to be versatile. The software we develop today could change the educational practices of tomorrow. We aim to offer innovations that can streamline the educational process and help more students succeed.

Co-founded by Dmitry Yurchenko and Daniil Musatov, AXL creates dashboards to coordinate CRM tasks, kanban, sales and marketing analytics, chat/telegram channel access control, OP Manager Download Calendar, and more. The platform integrates with all the most popular payment systems, including Stripe and Paypal.

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Imarticus Learning Acquires Hero Mindmine for an Undisclosed Amount

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Imarticus Learning Acquires Hero Mindmine for an Undisclosed Amount
Imarticus Learning Acquires Hero Mindmine for an Undisclosed Amount

Edtech firm Imarticus Learning has acquired Hero Group’s training arm Hero Mindmine for an undisclosed amount, according to a statement. The acquisition enhances the presence of Imarticus learning in the B2B training realm, the company said on Thursday.

According to Imarticus Learning, this acquisition aims to create a comprehensive and holistic sales excellence academy, providing end-to-end sales training solutions.

Post the deal, Imarticus Learning plans to integrate Hero Mindmine into the company and start a new sales and corporate solutions vertical in the long run. The company further plans to expand Hero Mindmine’s product portfolio by integrating its finance, analytics, and technology strengths. It also aims to venture into new domains such as FMCG, automotive, and infrastructure- key areas where Hero Mindmine has marked its presence.

Commenting on the acquisition, Founder of Imarticus Learning, Nikhil Barshikar, said:

We are proud of this acquisition and look forward to learning more from the employees and the organizations engaged with erstwhile Hero Mindmine. With this acquisition, we will be able to expand further into the field of sales training solutions to emerge as the most reliable and robust player in the field.

The latest deal is Imarticu’s third acquisition. In the past, the company has acquired startups, including Skillenza and StartOnboard. It also plans to continue the trend and is seeking valuable asset additions and plans other acquisitions for this year.

Founded in 2012, Imarticus Learning offers industry-specific education through cutting-edge technology, specialized training, career assistance, and mentorship from industry professionals. It also provides immersive live lectures (online and offline), peer-to-peer discussions, hybrid learning modules, industry-focused seminars, capstone projects, guest lectures, and soft skills training. The platform offers courses that prepare learners for successful careers in data science, analytics, finance, banking, and technology.

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Moodle Admins – Give premium look to your Moodle site using the Boosted Theme

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Jaswinder Singh
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Moodle Admins - Give premium look to your Moodle site using the Boosted Theme
Moodle Admins - Give premium look to your Moodle site using the Boosted Theme

Moodle LMS is one of the most popular open-source Learning management System in the world. There are plenty of themes and plugins available in the directory which allows you to easily customise it. In this post, I will share about the Boosted theme which can be used to give a premium look to your Moodle site.

The Boosted theme is a new Free Moodle theme which is based on the Boost theme – which is the default Moodle theme. The Boosted theme is developed with a goal to improve the Boost theme easily. It does the job well with its easy-to-use features.

You can download the Boosted theme from the official Moodle plugins directory here. In case you are new to Moodle, please check out this guide to learn how to install Moodle plugins.

Once installed, you can configure the Boosted theme as per your requirements. It allows you to easily customise:

  • Front Page – You can add banner, CTA button and information blocks.
  • Custom login Page – You can add a background image and set the Login box position
  • Custom Colors and Fonts – You can select predefined fonts or choose your own fonts. You can also customise the aesthetics by changing the colors.
  • Header & Footer – You can customise the Navigation bar and add blocks in the footer area.

Overall, the theme works what it mentions – “to get an amazing Moodle theme customized in a few minutes. You don’t need to spend hours configuring or add more plugins to get a design like commercial themes. With Boosted, you can get a design that covers most of the most common features with a few clicks.”

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Edtech startup Upgrade Education completes EUR 200,000 investment in new educational platform ‘Agora’

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Edtech startup Upgrade Education completes EUR 200,000 investment in new educational platform ‘Agora’
Edtech startup Upgrade Education completes EUR 200,000 investment in new educational platform ‘Agora’

Upgrade Education, a leading EdTech platform offering personalized mentoring for admission to the world’s top universities, has recently completed a €200,000 investment in the new online mentoring platform Agora. The company said that Agora allows students to access courses anytime, plan mentoring sessions, complete homework assignments, and assess their knowledge after completing a course through model surveys developed to boost students’ progress.

Upgrade builds long-term relationships with its students and, in the process, creates tight-knit communities of like-minded, passionate people who all help each other out. The platform takes students from high school to their university application to their first year of undergraduate studies. The startup claims to have been used by more than 500 students and over 150 mentors.

Speaking about the platform, Founder of Upgrade Education, Constantin Bosinceanu, said:

Upgrade is today at its highest performing point. The Agora platform is live and stable. In the next version, which will be ready by the end of the year, we are preparing to integrate a module based on Artificial Intelligence, open it up, and capitalize on resources through a subscription module.

He further added:

Since the beginning of this year, we have been working intensively on international expansion, and this quarter we managed to generate approximately 15% of revenue from students who are not from Romania. Our business model is based on mentors who have studied the same subject and at the same university to which the student wants to apply, therefore, by the end of the year, we aim for at least 30% of the revenue to come from the international area and also, in addition to Romania, the opening of a local office in another country in Europe.

According to internal statistics, more than 15,000 Romanian students travel annually to universities across the European Union, the UK, and the USA. The market is valued at over €5 million, but the EU is 100 times bigger – about €503 million. In 2022, most of the Romanian students who used Upgrade Education services were interested in Business & Management (30%), Computer Science (27%), and Law (11%).

Upgrade Education was launched in 2017. It offers personalized mentoring for admission, career counseling, SAT preparation, Creative Writing or any other specific exam practiced by the top 150 universities in the world, from Europe, the UK, and the US. It attracted a first round of investment at the end of 2021, worth around EUR 350,000, with the objective of digitizing personalized training through an online platform.

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Hyperjob raises €435k to bring marketing tactics to the recruitment process

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Jaswinder Singh
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Hyperjob raises €435k to bring marketing tactics to the recruitment process
Hyperjob raises €435k to bring marketing tactics to the recruitment process

Hyperjob, a Latvia-based HRTech company, announced that it has raised €435,000 ($473,832) in a funding round led by venture capital fund SMOK.vc, with the participation of angel investors Davis Siksnans, Einar Roosileht, and other undisclosed parties, according to a report.

With the latest investment round, the startup plans to launch new product features and continue its expansion across European and US markets.

The firm has piloted its offering in the Baltics, DACH, CEE, the UK, and the US. Hyperjob said the results indicate a 300-600% increase in conversion rates, with 70% of candidates stating that they preferred its vacancy pages to regular job ads.

Sharing about the company, Co-founder & CEO of Hyperjob, Janis Kreilis, said:

Job pages look the same as they have for 100 years, but candidates’ demands have changed, and so have the technologies at our disposal. There’s a huge talent shortage, and we must rely on inbound applications. We have to change the way we think about recruitment, like marketing, rather than selection.

Co-founded by Janis Kreilis, Juris Sorokins, and Roberts Tomme in 2021, Hyperjob is a recruitment CRM that leverages marketing know-how to empower companies to secure top talent in a competitive market. The platform helps recruiters attract more candidates by creating interactive vacancy pages and modern, branded job ads. It also enables automated and personalized LinkedIn and email outreach and AI-driven candidate suggestions.

Commenting on the fundraising, Founding Partner of SMOK Ventures, Borys Musielak, added:

The team behind Hyperjob knows the ins and outs of recruiting as they had their agency and learned it first-hand, serving their customers. They can also build and test software quickly with minimal resources, a crucial feature of an early-stage startup. The scrappiness of the team, a great early product, and a huge market waiting for disruption made it a no-brainer to invest in Hyperjob.

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Moodle 4.2 – Check out the new features coming in the latest version

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Jaswinder Singh
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Moodle 4.2 - Check out the new features coming in the latest version
Moodle 4.2 - Check out the new features coming in the latest version

Moodle 4.2 – the next major version of Moodle learning management system will be released in April 2023. The latest version is expected to bring in a lot of performance improvements as well as a lot of new features. In this post, we will see a brief list of exciting new features coming in Moodle 4.2 version.

The Moodle 4.2 version is currently under the Quality Assurance testing process. As on date, there are around 69% tests which are marked as passed by the Community members. It is expected to have a 100% pass percentage before the release of new version.

Moodle 4.2 Top new Features

  • External Messaging Options like Matrix – While Moodle’s internal Messaging system is slightly outdated, but it is still helpful to communicate one to one with your students. In Moodle 4.2, the Moodle Administrators will have the ability to integrate other messaging systems into Moodle like Matrix, Slack, Teams etc.
  • TinyMCE will be the default editor – As we have reported earlier, Moodle is deprecating inbuilt Atto text editor and phasing it out with the more popular standard TinyMCE editor. In Moodle 4.2 version, the TinyMCE editor will be set as the default text editor.
  • Gradebook UX improvements – The new Gradebook UX improvements will modernize Moodle’s gradebook interface and make its usage more intuitive. The new improvements will make it easier and more intuitive for teachers to view and manage the existing course grades. On the other hand, it will make it easier for students to view their grades.
  • Bulk Editing on Course Page – This project is contributed by Moodle users Association, and it introduce the possibility for a multiple selection of course activities at the course view page for teachers to Hide/Show, Duplicate, Delete and move at once.
  • Remove the Activity Name from the Course page – In Moodle 4.1 the Activity Name e.g. Assignment, Forum is visible on top of the Actual activity name which is resulting in confusion among learners. In Moodle 4.2, the Activity type name will be removed from the course page making it more clear for students.
  • Question Bank Improvements – Continuing the work from Moodle 4.1, the Question Bank will be improvised further in Moodle 4.2. It is further anticipated that it will continue with further improvements with Moodle 4.3 and Moodle 4.4 version also.

There will be more features as well as improvements in Moodle 4.2. What are the new features you are excited to see in Moodle 4.2 version? Please share with us in the comments section below.

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Logics Academy Partners With ICTC to Develop Digital Readiness Programme

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Logics Academy Partners With ICTC to Develop Digital Readiness Programme
Logics Academy Partners With ICTC to Develop Digital Readiness Programme

Logics Academy, a Canadian leader in providing K-12 STEM, robotics and coding solutions developing rich, comprehensive learning materials for students in the classroom, has recently announced its partnership with The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) to create a digital readiness program for grades 6 – 8 educators and students.

As a part of this partnership, Logics Academy will analyze resources and results from an earlier pilot programme and provide recommendations and improvements to modernize the material and teacher activities. Comprehensive teacher assessments will be created to ensure that students gain the future-ready skills required for today’s workplace, like computational/critical thinking and problem-solving.

Logics Academy’s mission is to inspire children to be innovators, creators and critical thinkers by engaging them in exciting experiential-based digital education programs that strengthen science, technology, engineering arts and mathematics (STEAM) skills, promote innovation, and develop well-rounded individuals.

MyFIT (Middle Years Focus on Information Technology) is a middle school precursor for the FIT (Focus on Information Technology) high school programme and will be available to select classrooms starting April 2023. Speaking on the collaboration, Chief Executive Officer of Logics Academy, Ramy Ghattas, said:

ICTC’s strong reputation as a resource for upskilling students and this program’s goal of encouraging students to learn more future-ready skills aligns perfectly with our mission and vision. This partnership will support students and educators across the country to evaluate their digital knowledge and provide a learning experience to foster leadership, interpersonal, technical and business skills.

In addition, Federal Government’s funding can-code programme, free coding hardware will be available for hands-on learning. Training and support will be provided to ensure educator and student success, and upon completion of the programme, students will receive MyFIT certification.

ICTC offers youth and young adults programs to help equip them with the skills required to compete in the digital economy. In partnership with Logics Academy, a company dedicated to ensuring that all Canadian students are allowed to advance their coding skills, they are pleased to offer this new program nationwide.

Elizabeth Mills, Associate Vice-President of Skills Excellence, ICTC, added:

ICTC is delighted to launch MyFIT for teachers and students in Grades 6-8 across Canada. This unique initiative reaches children and their educators earlier, increasing their motivation to pursue higher education and employment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

ICTC is a neutral, not-for-profit national centre of expertise with the mission of strengthening Canada’s digital advantage in the global economy. For over 30 years, the platform has delivered forward-looking research, practical policy advice, and capacity-building solutions for individuals and businesses. The company’s goal is to ensure that technology is utilized to drive economic growth and innovation and that Canada’s workforce remains competitive on a global scale.

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Vietnamese EdTech ‘Prep’ Raises $1M in Seed Funding Round

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Vietnamese EdTech 'Prep' Raises $1M in Seed Funding Round
Vietnamese EdTech 'Prep' Raises $1M in Seed Funding Round

Prep, an online learning platform that specializes in standardized language test preparation, has raised $1 million in a seed funding round co-led by East Ventures and Cercano Management. According to Prep, the new investment will allow the company to accelerate its product development and business activities to increase adoption in the market.

The funding brings Prep’s total funds raised to $2 million, including the $1 million that it received from Touchstone Partners in 2022, the Vietnamese EdTech startup said in a statement.

Prep was founded by Tu Pham and Tran Hoai Nam in 2020 with a mission to make quality test preparation accessible to everyone. The platform offers online courses and mock exam solutions for standardized language tests such as IELTS, TOEIC, and Vietnam’s High School Graduation Exam. Prep also plans to offer courses for other standardized tests like JLPT for Japanese, HSK for Chinese, and TOPIK for Korean.

Tu Pham, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Prep, said:

We are thrilled to have the support from all our investors as we provide accessible quality education in Vietnam and in Southeast Asia. We believe this investment will support us in bringing high-quality language courses to the learners, providing them with the desired language skills to succeed in today’s fast-changing world

Prep provides personalized learning experiences that are result-oriented, engaging, and tailored to each student’s unique learning style, pace, and preferences. The platform offers asynchronous interactive content that fosters engagement and active participation among students. Using deep learning technology, the platform simulates an immersive and interactive real-test environment which enhances learning effectiveness.

Koh Wai Kit, Managing Partner at East Ventures, said,

We are impressed by Prep’s innovative approach to online education and their commitment to providing affordable and effective learning solutions. With the big potential in the market, combined with the extensive experience of Tu and team, we believe that Prep is well positioned to provide quality education in Vietnam and beyond. We welcome Prep to the East Ventures’ family and are excited to be part of their journey.

Prep claims to have attracted more than 100,000 users since its launch in 2020. The company aims to expand its user base to half a million in 2023.

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