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Moodle Educators – Use Multiblock plugin to combine multiple blocks into single

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Jaswinder Singh
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Moodle Educators - Use Multiblock plugin to combine multiple blocks into single
Moodle Educators - Use Multiblock plugin to combine multiple blocks into single

Moodle LMS is one of the most popular open source Learning management System (LMS) in the world. Moodle Plugins are one of the most easiest way to extend Moodle features. With more than 2060 plugins in the official plugins directory it is easier to extend Moodle features. In this post, I will share about Multiblock plugin which can help you to combine multiple blocks in a single area.

In Moodle terminology, Blocks are the items that a teacher can add to the left or right of a Moodle course page. They provide extra information or links to aid learning like quiz results, a calendar, HTML block etc. However, having one block for a single purpose can eat up a lot of space on your course page.

The Multiblock plugin addresses this issue by allowing you to combine multiple blocks into a single area. You can combine them in Tabs, Accordion with several preset layouts bundled with the plugin. The best thing is that you can use Multiblock on the dashboard page to combine multiple blocks and declutter it.

The Multiblock plugins offers the following styles of presentations:

  • Accordion
  • Carousel
  • 2-column (split 33%/66%, split 66%/33%, split 50%/50%)
  • Dropdown
  • Tabbed list
  • Vertical tabs / pills

You can download the Multiblock plugin from the official Moodle plugins directory here. Once downloaded you can follow this guide to learn how to install a Moodle plugin. Once it is installed, it is fairly easy to add it to any course page or dashboard page.

You need to click the Gear icon > Manage Contents to add sub-Blocks to the Multiblock instance. You can choose from any block installed on your Moodle site.

I personally feel that this plugin can be very helpful to declutter your course page and dashboard which can help students to focus more on their learning.

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Get ready for EduTECH Asia 2023 from 7-9 November in Singapore

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Jaswinder Singh
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Get ready for EduTECH Asia 2023 from 7-9 November in Singapore
Get ready for EduTECH Asia 2023 from 7-9 November in Singapore

EduTECH Asia 2023 – the annual edtech trade show will be held from 7-9 November 2023 in Singapore. The EduTECH Asia 2023 is Asia’s largest conference and exhibition for educators and EdTech providers. This year the edtech event will be back in person with the first day (07 November) reserved for Pre-event workshops while Conference & Exhibition will be running on 8-9 Nov.

Education Expo & Conference. EDUTECH ASIA is where leading solution providers can showcase a wide range of technologies aimed at helping Asian educators make education more relevant in the 21st century.

During the edtech conference, you will get the chance to be inspired by 350 speakers across 7 stages covering K-12, Higher Ed, classroom technology, digital curriculum and digital leadership. There will be more than 7000 participants and more than 200 exhibitors and a further 150 edtech startups who’re showcasing the latest edtech solutions.

The event will see a host of prominent edtech speakers from all over the world. Network building is at the core of EDUtech Asia. We understand the value of a live event comes from the quality of networking opportunities. We facilitate such opportunities through the various networking sessions arranged and the networking app to keep the conversation going.

You can register for the EduTECH Asia 2023 from the official website here. Check out complete details about the Edtech event at the official website here.

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Blockchain-based TheRollNumber clocks $165,000 to enhance operations

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Jaswinder Singh
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Blockchain-based TheRollNumber clocks $165,000 to enhance operations
Blockchain-based TheRollNumber clocks $165,000 to enhance operations

BlockChain-based certificates verification platform TheRollNumber has raised $165,000 as a part of its seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures. The company plans to use the funds to reinforce the technology stack, improve the platform, and make greater use of data stacks, as well as to expand the team and operations.

Established by Sai Raghavendra Sharma in 2020, TheRollNumber provides backend-as-a-service and software-as-a-service solutions for entities to verify, validate, and issue blockchain-based credentials. The company boasts that it can complete background checks in just 15 minutes.

Sai Raghavendra Sharma, founder, TheRollNumber, said.

TheRollNumber aims to provide a credential management system to individuals. TheRollNumber is looking to build a system which not only enables digitisation and verification but also lets users or Individuals know “Who, why, when and how are the credentials being utilised” which intends to help the problem of identity and credential theft.

Vikram Ramasubramanian, partner at Inflection Point Ventures, said:

Centralization of sensitive information led us to invest in TheRollNumber. The time-saving and cost-effective approach of this company has determined us to back their vision

TheRollNumber intends to concentrate its efforts on the background verification ecosystem as there are very few amalgamated platforms that focus on all the stakeholders, i.e., employers, universities, and individuals in the ecosystem.

Providing secure, provable education credentials reduces fraud or over-claiming qualifications on resumes. Plus, the evolving working world means that people have to retrain every few years, and need to be able to prove the skills they’ve acquired in non-college environments. They also aim to assist users who lack control over their certificates and need to carry all certifications and customizations. The platform offers BAAS and SAAS services for employers and banks to verify and issue credentials, as well as colleges and certification bodies and individuals such as students and employers.

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Community-Based Learning Startup Bluelearn Raises $3.5M in Seed Round

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Jaswinder Singh
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Community-Based Learning Startup Bluelearn Raises $3.5M in Seed Round
Community-Based Learning Startup Bluelearn Raises $3.5M in Seed Round

Bluelearn, one of India’s largest student communities offering a one-stop platform for students to learn new skills, network with peers, and grow as individuals, has raised $3.5 million (INR 28.9 crore). With the new fundraising, the Bengaluru-based edtech company plans to strengthen the product and team further and grow their community user base by 10x within the year.

Founded in 2021 by Harish Uthayakumar and Shreyans Sancheti, Bluelearn helps its members learn new skills, network with like-minded peers and get exposure from industry experts. The platform offers courses on the stock market, game designing, blockchain, front-end development, python, and more. It also provides community-based learning solutions, live classes, and clubs. The startup aims to empower the next generation to discover better ways to learn, earn, and network.

BlueLearn is actively hiring across functions such as product, tech, marketing, and operations and plans to almost double the team size by the end of the year. The startup initially started as a telegram channel for students to help each other with common questions. It claims to have a community of over 1,50,000 members from over 5,500 colleges and startups across 20+ countries and is growing 30 per cent from month to month organically.

Speaking about the capital raised, Co-founder of Bluelearn, Shreyans Sancheti, said:

With the new capital, we plan on accelerating our market expansion to newer and previously untapped markets in India and globally. By strengthening our core tech and product teams, we will continue building impactful products that help people grow in their careers and lives.

The startup can get students to access LIVE events that help them explore their favourite fields and grow to the next level. Having a mentor accelerates one’s learning journey, students can find a mentor who guides them at each step in their career and learn by applying skills in the industry. It also helps them access jobs, internships, and real-life projects. Amit Aggarwal, Principal, Elevation Capital, added:

Bluelearn is uniquely building both a social network and a learning destination by bringing together communities of young learners anchored around shared interest areas. We envision Bluelearn as the social learning destination for networking, upskilling and discovering the first employment opportunity for Gen Z.

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Use semantic visual components in Moodle Course to reduce learners’ cognitive load

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Jaswinder Singh
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Use semantic visual components in Moodle Course to reduce learners’ cognitive load
Use semantic visual components in Moodle Course to reduce learners’ cognitive load

As per the definition the ‘Cognitive Load’ refers to the amount of information the working memory can hold at any one given time. The cognitive load theory takes a scientific approach to the design of learning materials, so you can present information at a pace and level of complexity that people can easily understand. In this post, we will see about Components for Learning (C4L) project. 

Components for Learning is an open project aiming to provide teachers and educators with a set of visual components that fit the complex needs of learning contents. The C4L project comes with different types of components which helps you as a teacher to meet the pedagogical needs for your learning content.

As on date you can choose out of the following components:

  • Contextual Components
    • Do/Don’t Cards
    • Example
    • Figure
    • Inline Tag
    • Key concept
    • Quote
    • Reading Context
    • Reminder
    • Tag
    • Tip
  • Procedural Components
    • Attention
    • Due Date
    • Estimated time
    • Procedural Context
  • Evaluative Components
    • Expected Feedback
    • Grading Value
  • Helper Components
    • All-Purpose cards

The project comes with a Moodle Plugin for both Atto text editor as well as TinyMCE text editor. The plugin provides a set of visual components designed explicitly for Learning based on the C4L project.

You can download the Components for Learning (C4L) plugin for TinyMCE here and for Atto here. Once installed you can use it anywhere where the text editor pops up. You can simple click the C4L icon in the editor toolbar and add the required component in your text.

If you are looking to reduce your learners cognitive load then I will definitely recommend you to have a look at the Components for Learning project and the Moodle plugins. It can help you add visual components which fit the complex needs of learning contents.

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Join 34th Annual National Service-Learning Conference from April 2-5, 2023

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Jaswinder Singh
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Join 34th Annual National Service-Learning Conference from April 2-5, 2023
Join 34th Annual National Service-Learning Conference from April 2-5, 2023

The 34th Annual national Service-Learning Conference will be held from April 2-5, 2023. The edtech conference will be organized in Nashville, Tennessee. This is the largest gathering of youth, educators, community organizations, and policy-makers dedicated to improving education, strengthening communities, and building youth leadership and service-learning.

Throughout the conference, youth plan programming, emcee plenary sessions, inspire attendees through keynote addresses, and lead workshops for youth and adult peers from around the world. Youth are given the opportunity to create something so spectacular that it changes how adults perceive all young people — as solutions to real problems.

Established in 1987, the National Service-Learning Conference® has brought together more than 30,000 youth and adults from across the United States and beyond. The conference connects participants with educational leaders through three days of engaged learning sessions and hands-on projects. 2020 and 2021 Conferences were held virtually. But

The conference’s multiple-day, concurrent session format offers adults and youth a self-directed, facilitated learning environment with education sessions, discussion groups, and interactive workshops designed specifically for all levels of attendees engaged in service-learning and focused on current and emerging issues, best practices, and the challenges facing us today. Both youth and adults come out of the experience with the tools and resources, ideas and inspiration to return home to improve their practice, their schools, and their communities.

Registrations for the edtech conference are now open, you can check out this page to know more about the registration process and fees. The discounted early bird pricing is available until March 17 2023.

For more details, please check out the official events website here – https://www.nylc.org/page/SLCHome2023

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Join Innovative Educators Summit on March 16-17, 2023

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Jaswinder Singh
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Join Innovative Educators Summit on March 16-17, 2023
Join Innovative Educators Summit on March 16-17, 2023

The Innovative Educators Summit is scheduled from March 16-17 2023. This year the edtech conference will be held completely online (virtually). The Innovative Educators Summit is an opportunity for educators in higher ed to share their successes and trials, implementation strategies, new teaching approaches, and more.

Attendees will hear first-hand accounts from institutions across the country, connect with leaders at the forefront of educational initiatives, and discover best practices to implement institution and classroom-wide. Join us in this unique forum to share, learn, and grow together.

The edtech event will see a variety of sessions which will be announced in upcoming weeks. The keynote speakers include prominent education leaders:

  • Tracy Imm
  • Gino Perrotte
  • Dr. Jacquie Leone

The event will be completely free of cost for all the interested participants. Once you register for the event, you do not need to pre-register for individual sessions—all sessions will be open for everyone to attend, so pop in and out as you need.

You can also submit your proposal for the Innovative Educators Summit 2023. This virtual summit is an opportunity for educators from across the country to connect, share, learn and grow. Proposals should focus on topics related to education, such as:

  • New technology implemented in courses
  • Programs implemented for identifying and retaining students
  • Identifying and closing equity gaps
  • Finding inspiration in the classroom

For more details please check out the official website – https://www.ies.hawkeslearning.com/

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NSDC partners with German HR Tech provider, Certif-ID International

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Jaswinder Singh
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NSDC partners with German HR Tech provider, Certif-ID International
NSDC partners with German HR Tech provider, Certif-ID International

NSDC International, a subsidiary of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), has recently announced its partnership with Certif-ID International GmbH (Certif-ID), a Germany-based HRTech provider, to roll out its digital credentialing to support Indian talents to gain employment opportunities across the world, as per an official statement.

As part of a partnership, the platform supports aspiring candidates to achieve their goals of working internationally. Certif-ID provides technology and training solutions to enable skilled professionals and employers to gain trust and transparency in the sourcing process. It allows candidates to differentiate themselves with digital tools, CVs, videos and a wallet with verifiable credentials anchored on the blockchain. Equally, employers can verify the authenticity of candidate documents in just a few clicks.

NSDC aims to support 3 million candidates to secure international employment by 2025. Technology plays a pivotal role in achieving this goal. Intelligent skills matching, training recommendations, verifiable credentials, and competency and skill assessments form the basis for ensuring candidates meet the requirements of international markets. Building a common skills framework across borders will revolutionize how training is delivered and candidates showcase their skills.

The contract was signed by Ved Mani Tiwari, COO (Officiating CEO) of NSDC and Timothy Miller, Founder and Managing Director of Certif-ID International. Speaking on the partnership, COO (Officiating CEO) of NSDC, Ved Mani Tiwari, said:

In line with our new brand identity and focus, we are committed to achieving the country’s skill development mission. We are therefore excited to partner with Certif-ID and adopt their verifiable skilling platform and in partnership develop the world’s largest Phygital Skilling Ecosystem. With an initial focus on International markets, we are creating a verifiable talent pool of internationally recognized talent and in doing so, fulfilling our promise to reduce skill gaps across the world.

Under this initiative, NSDC and Certif-ID will identify skilled candidates and support them to upskill, learn languages, and develop cultural awareness of international markets. A candidate’s journey starts with internationally recognized digital credentials issued to successful candidates by NSDC. Credentials are anchored on blockchain and stored in a digital wallet called ‘SkillPass’. Candidates can then develop a state-of-the-art digital, verifiable portfolio of skills and experiences shared directly with recruiters internationally.

Founder & Managing Director of Certif-ID, Tim Miller, added:

India has a unique opportunity to leverage its demographic dividend and provide skilled resources for the world. NSDC is paving the way for skilled professionals to gain international recognition and secure lucrative employment opportunities abroad. At Certif-ID, we are excited and humbled to be selected by NSDC as its technology partner for this aspiring journey.

As a part of this initiative, NSDC and Certif-ID will identify skilled candidates and support them to upskill, learn languages, and develop cultural awareness of international markets. A candidates journey starts with internationally recognized digital credentials being issued to successful candidates by NSDC. Credentials are anchored on blockchain and stored in a digital wallet called ‘SkillPass’. Candidates are then able to develop a state of the art digital, verifiable portfolio of skills and experiences that are shared directly with recruiters internationally.

With its International Skilling Centers, NSDC certifies top talent across the country and provides candidates with the opportunity to build a digital skills profile and continue to upskill and apply for skill matched international job opportunities. Moving forward, the platform will automate much of the skill verification, document validation and visa issuance process, to seamlessly provide access to international recruiters and companies.

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Talent Acquisition Platform Tribepad Raises $14.8M

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Jaswinder Singh
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Talent Acquisition Platform Tribepad Raises $14.8M
Talent Acquisition Platform Tribepad Raises $14.8M

Tribepad, a Sheffield-based talent acquisition platform, has recently raised $14.8 million (£12 million) in funding from UK and Ireland investment company BGF. The company will use the funds to expand operations and its business reach as well as develop new features and functionality that will enhance the user experience.

Founded in Sheffield in 2008, Tribepad’s talent acquisition platform supports the end-to-end hiring process for some of Britain’s leading enterprises. Its software is used by over 125 in-house talent acquisition teams at organisations including Tesco, the BBC, Grant Thornton, Subway and NHS Professionals.

Speaking about the platform, Co-founder & CEO of Tribepad, Dean Sadler, said:

Tribepad is driven by the simple aim of making the recruitment process better and fairer for everyone. Our software is proven to generate positive outcomes for candidates and employers so that the right people are hired for the right jobs.

Following the investment, Tribepad’s co-founders, Alexis Twigg and Dan Kirkland are stepping down from their roles as CEO and non-executive director, respectively, for “other interests”. Andy McRae from BGF has become Tribepad’s non-executive chair. He brings a wealth of experience from across the recruitment and technology sectors, having previously worked with a range of PE-backed businesses and entrepreneurs.

Rob Johnson, Investor, BGF, added:

The business is well-positioned to capitalise on favourable market tailwinds driving ever greater adoption of recruitment technologies as organisations look to succeed in an extremely tight labour market.

Tribepad said it will use the capital boost from BGF will to develop its recruitment software further and continue scaling the business.

Tribepad helps hiring teams improve speed and efficiency in talent acquisition and address any potential bias to improve the overall recruitment experience for both candidates and hiring managers. The platform combines Application Tracking System technology with recruitment advertising, video interviewing, employee onboarding, data insights and equality, diversity and inclusion tools. Today, more than 25 million people worldwide use Tribepad’s software to power their job searches.

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LinkedIn India Launches Campus Knowledge Programme to Make Students Future-Ready

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Jaswinder Singh
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LinkedIn India Launches Campus Knowledge Programme to Make Students Future-Ready
LinkedIn India Launches Campus Knowledge Programme to Make Students Future-Ready

LinkedIn, one of the most trusted networks for building connections, enhancing networking opportunities and finding the right career, has announced the launch of the Campus Knowledge Programme in India. This programme aims at connecting students with industry experts to help them launch their careers and be future-ready.

India is one of the youngest countries in the world, where millions of graduates join the workforce every year. The IT industry hired over 3.8 lakh freshers in FY22, following which the workforce share of the Gen Z students went up to nearly 20%. According to LinkedIn’s Workforce Report data, around 37% of the hires on average across industries in 2022 were Gen Z (compared to just 7% in 2018).

As part of the programme, the platform has onboarded 107 expert creators to share their learnings, insights, and inspire students on the platform. They belong to sectors such as edtech, HR, gaming, and public policy and include the likes of Naiyya Saggi, Co-Founder of Good Glamm Group; Alok Kejriwal, Co-founder of Games2win; Supriya Paul, Co-founder of Josh Talks; Nandini Chatterjee, CMO of PwC; and Rashi Goel, Director, Marketing of Amazon; and career coach like Prakash Iyer.

In addition, the programme comprises student creators from 116 colleges across India. To select the campus creators, it has partnered with AIESEC India and sifted through hundreds of applications. And this group is diverse — from engineering to law and from arts to MBA. The two groups – campus creators and experts – will help mobilise the student community to spark conversations on topics that matter to them, the obstacles they face, the career decisions they make and the opportunities they grab.

Commenting on the initiative, the Digital Sales leader of IBM, Deepali Naair, said:

“This programme will provide practical tips, examples and work plan to students. They would get guidance on how to prepare for the next leg of their journey towards a career. This would mean what choices to make and how to execute towards those career choices.

Similarly career coach Sridevi Ravichandran said:

“Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of what employers are seeking in potential candidates, including the skills necessary to succeed in a constantly evolving job market. Additionally, students will benefit from efficient utilization of time and resources, a supportive network of peers and mentors, and increased motivation and engagement in their job search, career development and become future-ready.

Through the next six months, LinkedIn Editorial will support the creators by providing virtual training and continuously offering resources and tips — equipping them to share relevant insights that can help students get started on their professional journey.

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