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Gamify your Moodle course using the Game Plugin

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Jaswinder Singh
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Gamify your Moodle course using the Game Plugin
Gamify your Moodle course using the Game Plugin

Gamification is one of the most prominent method in online teaching. There are many studies which have shown the benefits of gamification in online teaching. In Moodle there are many ways to gamify your Moodle course. One of them is to use the Game plugin which is one of the most popular Moodle plugins since last many years.

The Game plugin for Moodle allows you to create many interactive games for your students. The games includes

  • Hangman – This game takes words from either a Glossary or quiz short answer questions and generates a hangman puzzle. Teacher can set the number of words that each game contains, if shows the first or last letter, or if show the question or the answer at the end.
  • Crossword – This game takes words from either a Glossary or quiz short answer questions and generates a random crossword puzzle. Teacher can set the maximum number of columns/rows or words that contains. Student can press the button “Check crossword” to check if the answers are correct. Every crossword is dynamic so it is different to every student
  • Cryptex – This game is like a crossword but the answers are hidden inside a random cryptex.
  • Millionaire – This game takes words from multiple choice quiz questions and creates a “Who wants to be a Millionaire” style game complete with the three lifelines.
  • Sudoku – This game shows a sudoku puzzle to the students with not enough numbers to allow it to be solved. For each question the student correctly answers an additional number is slotted into the puzzle to make it easier to solve.
  • Snakes and Ladders – The students have to traverse a traditional “Snakes and Ladders” board by answering questions taken from either a Glossary or quiz short answer questions. As they get an answer right, the dice is rolled and a random number displayed.
  • The hidden picture – This game randomly grabs an image from a glossary and hides it behind panels. As each question is answered correctly a portion of the image is revealed. How fast can they guess the image? The picture can be taken from another glossary, in case of glossaries with no pictures.
  • Book with questions – When the student answers correct can go to the next chapter.

The best thing is that this plugin uses your already created resources like quiz, glossary or questions. You don’t need to create additional resources to use this plugin. The Game plugin is recently updated to a new version compatible with Moodle 4.1 version.

You can download the Game plugin from the official plugins directory here. If you are new to Moodle, please read this guide to learn how to install a Moodle plugin.

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Add engaging forums in Moodle using the Open Forum plugin

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Jaswinder Singh
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Add engaging forums in Moodle using the Open Forum plugin
Add engaging forums in Moodle using the Open Forum plugin

Moodle is one of the most popular open source Learning Management System in the world with more than 350 million users. It offers a wide variety of edtech tools to make your online learning portal more engaging and intuitive for the learners. Moodle forums are one of the most easy and widely used way to create engaging discussions among learners.

In this post we will learn about the Open Forum Plugin which allows you to take the engagement to a new level for learners.

The Open Forum plugin for Moodle is recently updated for Moodle 4.0 version. It is currently maintained by the Open LMS Development team. Open forum are designed to increase engagement and provide a modern alternative to standard Moodle forums.

The Open forum plugin works like any modern messaging app by using Ajax to reduce page loads and provides a responsive layout. It also includes a number of additional features like the ability to see who has engaged in a discussion before you open it, a setting to show recent forum posts on the course page, subscribing to individual threads, private replies and an option to allow anonymous posting, post bookmarking, along with all the features standard Moodle forums have.

You can download the latest version of the Open Forum from the Moodle plugins directory here. If you are newbie Moodle user, you can follow this guide to learn how to install a Moodle plugin.

Once installed you can start using it straightaway. The plugin allows you to show the recent posts on course page, display word count, anonymous posting, marking post as substantive etc.

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Check out Data Curso – A tool for Instructional Design

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Jaswinder Singh
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Check out Data Curso - A tool for Instructional Design
Check out Data Curso - A tool for Instructional Design

Moodle LMS has been one of the most popular Open Source Learning Management System since last 20 years. There are many new tools developed around Moodle to integrate and expand Moodle’s functionality. Many of them are available as free Moodle plugins while others are available as paid integrations. During the recently concluded MoodleMoot Global 2022, Buen Data team – Moodle Partner from Columbia presented a new tool – Data Curso.

Data Curso is a new tool which is intended to help teachers create Moodle course based on sound instructional design principles. The tool is still under development but it offers a really useful for Moodle teachers to choose best activities/resources depending on their classroom needs.

Based on the inputs provided by the teacher which includes details about the course environment, students age, students internet access etc. Once the teachers provides all the details about course environment, the tool will provide ready-made document to create the Moodle course. There is even possibility to create all the activities/resources in Moodle course based on inputs.

The Data Curso tool is developed by Buen Data – Moodle Partner in Columbia. It is expected to be released by Q2 of 2023. At the present moment, the tool is based on the Gagne’s model of instructional design. However, in the upcoming versions, it will include other Instruction design methods like ADDIE model etc.

Here is the video from the MoodleMoot Global 2022 presented by Hernan Alonso:

I am pretty much excited by the endless possibilities offered by this tool and the way how it can be helpful for teachers to choose the best activities to start with their course.

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Moodle 4.1.1 & other minor versions released

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Jaswinder Singh
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Moodle 4.1.1 & other minor versions released
Moodle 4.1.1 & other minor versions released

Moodle project team has released new minor versions of the supported branches. The new versions released are – Moodle 4.1.1, 4.0.6, 3.11.12, and 3.9.19. The new versions are mainly focused for general fixes, improvements and security fixes.

You can download the latest Moodle versions from the official download page here https://download.moodle.org or Git. Here are the release notes for all latest Moodle versions:

In addition, Moodle HQ team has extended the support period for Moodle 3.9 & 3.11 branches. The General support for Moodle 3.11 was extended by 6 months while the security support period is extended by 12 months. Similarly the Security support period for Moodle 3.9 (LTS) branch is also extended by another 6 months.

When you are upgrading your Moodle site to the latest Moodle version to get benefit from the bug-fixes and security improvements. In case you need any help in upgrading, you can post in the comments section below.

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Moodle becomes the founding partner of Higher Education for Good foundation

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Jaswinder Singh
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Moodle becomes the founding partner of Higher Education for Good foundation
Moodle becomes the founding partner of Higher Education for Good foundation

Moodle LMS team has joined the Higher Education for Good foundation as a founding partner. The Higher Education for Good foundation is a not for profit foundation with a mission to develop and promote new models of humanistic higher education for a sustainable society.

Humanistic Higher Education goes beyond acquiring work skills. It empowers young people with the means of  self-realization, and encourages a systemic world view in which humankind co-habits in harmony with other living beings within planetary boundaries. By focusing on human dignity and collective well-being, it fosters both individual flourishing and sustainable ways of living together.

A Humanistic model is influenced by — and influences — three interacting structural dimensions:

  • Young people – To engage with youth in the co-creation of the new humanistic education models to transform society.
  • Organizations – To educate young people to lead organizations whose mission is to integrate sustainable economic, societal, and environmental goals, responsible companies, multilateral institutions, foundations, cooperatives, non-profits, etc.
  • Technological changes – To integrate new technologies (for example, A.I.) such as complex tools with the potential to both generate and solve environmental, societal, and economic challenges

The Higher Education for Good foundation has a innovative initiative – The Youth Talks. The Youth Talk initiative is giving voice to young people between the ages of 15–29 years old, around the world to better understand their aspirations, the challenges they face.

“Youth Talks” is just the beginning of a series of projects that the Higher Education for Good Foundation is implementing to help us rethink tomorrow’s education models from the ground up.

Check out the official website of Youth Talk Initiative here – https://survey.youth-talks.org/survey/en/questions and share your own opinion.

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Check out the most important aspects of your exam using the Quiz Analytics plugin

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Jaswinder Singh
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Check out the most important aspects of your exam using the Quiz Analytics plugin
Check out the most important aspects of your exam using the Quiz Analytics plugin

Moodle LMS is the most popular open source Learning management System (LMS) in the world. It is used by more than 350 million users around the globe. With more than 2050 plugins contributed by the Community developer it is easy to customise Moodle’s features in all areas. In this post we will discuss about the Quiz Analytics plugin.

The Quiz Analytics plugin provides detailed analytics for a quiz in Moodle course via visually appealing graphs. The graphs are distributed under the following tabs:

  • Attempt Summary- This tab contains the logged in user’s statistics for the last attempt he/she made on that quiz. In case of quizzes allowing single attempt, that attempt is considered the last attempt.
  • My Progress and Predictions- This tab contains several sub-tabs which as a whole gives the idea of how the logged in user has fared over time and the hardest question he/she faced. There’s also a tab specifically for quizzes offering multiple attempts to show the logged user a predictive analysis depending on other users’ attempts and best scores.
  • Question Categories’ Analysis- This tab is dedicated to the categories/tags all the questions are associated with. The graphs here in the sub-tabs shows the question distribution among categories and also an idea of how challenging each of the categories proved to be.
  • Scores’ and Questions’ Stats- This tab contains two sub tabs, one showing the number of students in each grade category and the other providing a thorough analysis of all the questions present in the quiz.

The plugin has been actively maintained by the developer since last many Major Moodle versions. It has also received Early Bird badge for Moodle 4.1 recently.

You can download the latest version of the Quiz Analytics Plugin from the official Plugins directory here. If you are new to Moodle, you can follow this guide to learn how to install Moodle plugins.

The Quiz Analytics plugin seems to be providing a better way of understanding a user’s attempts in the quiz. The students can understand their own progress with visual graphs.

What are the other Moodle plugins you are using on your site? Do let us know in the comments section below.

Join first MoodleMoot Peru 2023 on May 11-12, 2023 in Lima, Peru

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Jaswinder Singh
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Join first MoodleMoot Peru 2023 on May 11-12, 2023 in Lima, Peru
Join first MoodleMoot Peru 2023 on May 11-12, 2023 in Lima, Peru

The first MoodleMoot Peru will be held on May 11-12 2023 in Lima, Peru. The edtech conference will be organized by Industria e-learning – the Certified Moodle partner in Peru. This event will contribute to developing virtual education in Latin America by sharing new technological pedagogical experiences about Moodle and its applications in learning and online education at a global level.

The Event themes include presentations on the following topics:

  • Moodle platform administration.
  • Best pedagogical practises with Moodle.
  • Technological best practises with Moodle.
  • Development of computer programs to strengthen Moodle

The early bird discounted registration pricing is available until March 31 for just $35 which allows you the access to all sessions and workshops.

There will be more than 40+ presentations shared by the Moodle community members along with 5 workshops.

If you are willing to participate as a Speaker, then you need to submit your presentation proposal before March 24. The final presentations will be confirmed by April 3 2023.

Check out the full details for MoodleMoot Peru 2023 on the official website here – https://industriaelearning.com.pe/moodlemoot/

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Snap Theme updated for Moodle 4 – Check it out now

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Jaswinder Singh
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Snap Theme updated for Moodle 4 - Check it out now

Snap theme is one of the most popular Free Moodle theme in the official Moodle Plugins directory. The theme is recently updated to a new version compatible with Moodle 4.0. The theme is contributed by Open LMS Development team.

Snap is a user friendly Moodle theme with responsive design which enables you to create the modern, engaging experience user’s expect on the web today. Its intuitive layout is optimised for online learning, focusing on the things that matter – your learning activities and content.

The Snap theme includes many exciting features like:

  • Personal Menu – The easy to use navigation menu gives users an elegant way to perform frequent tasks.
  • Better Courses Display:
    • allow you create individual topics, so learners understand where their focus should be without being confused or overwhelmed by lots of links and options
    • Each topic shows students their progress, which is updated inline with ajax as you progress through the course.
    • Every activity in Snap shows students the due date, if they have submitted, and if feedback is available – without having to open the activity.
    • Teachers are shown how many users have submitted an activity, and if they need to grade any submissions
    • Teacher’s workflows for creating and structuring content in their courses are also optimised to save time.
  • Customized Front Page with featured spots
  • Front Page Carousel
  • Profile based branding for a specific group of users.
  • Stylish Login page

There are many more exciting features in Snap which you should definitely try out.

You can download the latest version of the Snap Moodle theme from the official plugins directory here. If you are new to Moodle, you can check out this guide to learn how to install a Moodle theme.

Which Moodle theme you are using for your Moodle site? Please share with us in the comments section below.

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Join KySTE Spring Conference on March 15 – 17, 2023

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Jaswinder Singh
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Join KySTE Spring Conference on March 15 - 17, 2023
Join KySTE Spring Conference on March 15 - 17, 2023

The Kentucky Society for Technology in Education will be hosting the KySTE Spring Conference on March 15-17 2023. The edtech conference and tradeshow will be held at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, KY, March 15-17, 2023.

The conference schedule is available here so check it out and mark your own interesting sessions. The conference includes sessions from edtech speakers including Holly Clark, Eric Curts and Steven Hernandez.

You can register your seat for the KySTE Spring Conference 2023 here. The early bird discounted pricing is available till February 10 2023 and there is a special discounted pricing for the KySTE members.

Kentucky’s premier education technology conference promotes the use of technology in Kentucky schools. The mission of KySTE is to bring educators, administrators, technology professionals, college faculty and staff, public and academic librarians, business and industry trainers, industry representatives and policy makers together to think, discuss, listen and learn the best strategies to plan for, implement, and use education technology in our schools.

The Kentucky Society for Technology in Education is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional organization and affiliate of the International Society for Technology in Education.

Check out the full details about the KySTE Spring Conference 2023 on the official website here.

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Join Digital Credentials Summit from February 27 to March 1 

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Jaswinder Singh
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Join Digital Credentials Summit from February 27 to March 1 
Join Digital Credentials Summit from February 27 to March 1 

The Digital Credentials Summit 2023 will be organized from February 27 to March 1 2023 in Dallas, Texas. The Digital Credentials Summit is the premier event for leaders and innovators working to transform education and work with verifiable credentials.

The edtech conference will be focused towards the goal that digital credentials can provide a better path to the future. The registrations for the Digital Credentials Summit is open and you can register your seat through this link. The Early bird discounted pricing is available till January 6 2023.

The event schedule is available now and you can choose your preferred sessions to attend. Check out the list of all sessions scheduled for this year’s summit here. The Summit will have exciting sessions delivered by prominent education leaders.

Check out complete details about the Digital Credentials Summit 2023 on the official website here.

Check out the list of all upcoming edtech events here –  https://lmsdaily.com/events/

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