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Get ready for 21st ILIAS Conference 2022 on September 8 & 9

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Jaswinder Singh
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Get ready for 21st ILIAS Conference 2022 on September 8 & 9
Get ready for 21st ILIAS Conference 2022 on September 8 & 9

The ILIAS Conference 2022 will be organized on September 8-9 in Bologna, Italy. This year the conference will be organized in face to way manner at FICO Congress Center. The 21st ILIAS Conference is organised by the Italian ILIAS service provider OC Open Consulting srl in collaboration with the ILIAS open source e-Learning e.V.

The 21st International ILIAS Conference is the most important event of the year in the ILIAS community. After two virtual editions, the conference will finally take place again as a face-to-face conference in 2022 – in Bologna, the city with the oldest university in Europe.

The topics for this year’s ILIAS conference 2022 are:

  • Back to the Future
  • Diversity Management – ILIAS for Everyone
  • Multipliers – Your ILIAS Needs You!
  • Wild Card

Berlin-based “education troublemaker” Anja C. Wagner will kickstart the conference with the keynote address on September 8.  Afterwards, Roberto del Mastro will speak, followed by Matthias Kunkel from the ILIAS Society. As always, the conference will end with another keynote and the presentation of the ILIAS Community Award.

You can check out the full ILIAS Conference 2022 program schedule here. To book your seats, you can register through this link for the two day conference.

For all those unversed, ILIAS is open source LMS since 1998 which provides a flexible learning and working environment with integrated tools. ILIAS is rather more like a library, making it possible to make diverse learning and work materials available in all areas of the repository. Check out full details about ILIAS LMS on the official website here.

Get ready for the 5th Chamilo Conference 2022 – Belgium on August 25

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Jaswinder Singh
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Get ready for the 5th Chamilo Conference 2022 - Belgium on August 25
Get ready for the 5th Chamilo Conference 2022 - Belgium on August 25

The 5th edition of Chamilo Conference 2022  will be organized in Belgium on August 25. It will be a great opportunity to meet all those who use Chamilo in a professional context. The Chamilo Conference 2022 will be hosted in Van der Valk Hotel Nivelles – Sud, Belgium. The event is focused on information sharing between entrepreneurs, directors, managers, promoters and consultants from various areas related to e-learning in Europe.

Chamilo Conference Belgium 2022 is the best place to meet other administrators, coordinators, directors, managers and the founders of the Chamilo platform, as well as professionals involved in e-learning: a true networking and exchanges paradise.

“Chamilo Conference is the largest networking and training event in the Chamilo ecosystem, for high-level professionals in e-learning. You will have the opportunity to talk with the people who dedicate thousands of hours each year to making Chamilo the best e-learning platform, for everyone.” Yannick Warnier, CEO and Founder, Chamilo

The agenda for the Chamilo Conference 2022 includes:

  • Chamilo use cases from around the world in corporate training and education
  • Workshops
  • Networking
  • Exhibition area (sponsors providing extra services on top of Chamilo)

It will be a one day conference for all Education Managers and Professionals. You can register your seat through this link.

Adaptable theme stable version released for Moodle 4 version

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Jaswinder Singh
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Adaptable theme stable version released for Moodle 4 version
Adaptable theme stable version released for Moodle 4 version

Adaptable Moodle theme has been updated to a stable version compatible with Moodle 4. Adaptable theme maintainer – Gareth J Barnard posted about the new version release of the theme on Moodle forums. You can download the latest version of the theme from Moodle Plugins directory here.

Adaptable is one of the most popular free Moodle theme over last few years since its release. It has been very well maintained by Gareth & team and supported all Moodle versions. The maintainers of theme also include Jez H, Manoj Solanki & Fernando Acedo.

Adaptable is the second most downloaded theme on Moodle Plugins directory in last one year with 40k downloads. The theme also comes with other useful Moodle plugins like Course Slider, Adaptable News Slider & Bootstrap Elements. You can check out all complementary plugins here.

Although it is a stable version of Adaptable theme, but it is recommended to test it out on a development server instead of your live Moodle site. If you notice any bugs, you can head to Moodle themes forum and post your issue there.

Which Moodle theme are you using on your Moodle site? Have you also used the Adaptable Moodle theme? Do let us know in the comments section below.

Sakai LMS 22.1 version released with 200+ improvements

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Jaswinder Singh
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Sakai LMS 22.1 version released with 200+ improvements
Sakai LMS 22.1 version released with 200+ improvements

Sakai LMS – the open source Learning Management, Communications & Collaborations Platform has released the 22.1 version. The new version of Sakai LMS brought a brand new communication tool – Conversations. In addition the new version also includes enhancements to Assignments, Basic LTI, Forums/Discussions, Gradebook, Lessons, Rubrics, Tests & Quizzes, and more.

Sakai LMS is a Java-based, service-oriented web application which allows you to create teaching and learning, portfolios, research, and ad-hoc projects. It is a part of the Apereo Foundation which also supports other projects like OpenCast, OpenEQUELLA & ELMS Learning Network.

Here are the other main improvements in Sakai 22 version:

  • Calendar Design Upgrade
  • Conversations – New tool!
  • Lessons improvements
  • LTI Advantage Improvements

You can download the latest version of Sakai LMS from the official website through this link. Complete list of fixes, features and contributions can be checked here.

It produces the best learning outcomes and has led the LMS field in faculty and student satisfaction for several years running. It was developed as open source software as a community effort since its first release in 2005. Sakai includes LMS features like document distribution, a gradebook, discussion, live chat, assignment uploads, and online testing. It also offers collaborative tools for research and group projects.

For more information please visit the official website here – https://www.sakailms.org

Which LMS you are using – Moodle, Canvas or Sakai and why? Please share your views in the comments section below.

1EdTech Annual Member Meeting and Roadmap 2022 on August 10

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Jaswinder Singh
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1EdTech Annual Member Meeting and Roadmap 2022 on August 10
1EdTech Annual Member Meeting and Roadmap 2022 on August 10

The 1EdTech annual member meeting 2022 will be organized on August 10 2022. The conference will be the platform to review annual progress review and look ahead to the emerging edtech ecosystem trends and workstream priorities for 2023.

This year the conference will be organized virtually and anyone can register for the same. The registration is free of cost for all interesting members. All sessions will be delivered virtually, recorded, and available for playback post-event to everyone who registers in advance.

The conference program includes notable speakers like David Stovenour, Thomas Cavanagh, Kevin Lewis, Gwendolyn Britton and many more. You can check out the complete list of speakers for this year’s 1EdTech Annual Member Meeting and Roadmap 2022.

The last date for registration is August 09 2022. You can register your free seat through this link. The conference schedule includes many interesting and exciting sessions like

  • Building European Edtech Ecosystems Using 1EdTech and Non-1EdTech Standards
  • How to Build Learning Ecosystems That Make an Impact?
  • Digital Credentials Adoption through Certification
  • Benefits of Participating in Project Working Groups
  • K-12 Session: Engagement and Outcomes Data

Check out the complete schedule for the 1EdTech Annual Member Meeting and Roadmap 2022 conference here.

For all those unversed, IMS Global Learning Consortium has officially rebranded as the 1EdTech Consortium. It is the world’s leading member-based non-profit community partnership of educational providers, state/national departments of education, and edtech suppliers.

Get ready for InstructureCon Asia Pacific 2022 on August 18 2022

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Jaswinder Singh
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Get ready for InstructureCon Asia Pacific 2022 on August 18 2022
Get ready for InstructureCon Asia Pacific 2022 on August 18 2022

InstructureCon Asia Pacific – the edtech conference from Canvas LMS team is all set for August 18 2022 for Asia Pacific region. Like last year’s this year also the event will be free for all interested attendees.

The edtech conference will be a good option to connect with other Canvas users, learn new things happening in Canvas world. The speakers list includes:

  • Simone Giertz
  • Adam Grant
  • Dr. Jordan Nguyen

You can check out the full agenda for the InstructureCon Asia Pacific 2022 on the official website here. The conference will kickstart on August 18 2022 10:30 AM AEST and will close by 04:30 PM AEST time with a closing keynote by Adam Grant.

This will be the second InstructureCon 2022 of the year after the first one in North America on July 14. After Asia Pacific (this), there will be two more events as follows:

  • Latin America – 14 September 2022
  • Europe, Middle East + Africa – 28 September 2022

In the first event in North America, over 10,000 users have registered to attend the event, sharing useful solutions and edtech insights and learning from each other.

Moodle Tips – How to display static information pages in Moodle

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Jaswinder Singh
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Moodle Tips - How to display static information pages in Moodle
Moodle Static Pages Plugin

Moodle is the world’s most popular open source LMS. It has all the tools and resources to lift your online learning environment which is spread across courses. All users need to have an account in Moodle before accessing the courses which can be helpful to track their activities and their learning progress.

There are requirements from Moodle administrators to display static information like an help page, a faq or a contact page. This can be achieved by Adding all these pages into a course and then opening the access for guest users. However, there is a Moodle plugin – “Static Pages” which can display all such types of content easily.

The Static Pages plugin is very popular among Moodle users since it is released. It is designed to deliver static HTML documents, enriched with Moodle layout and navigation as a standard Moodle page which exist outside any course.

Static pages created through this plugin will be available on catchy URLs like http://www.yourmoodle.com/static/faq.html and can be linked from Moodle HTML blocks, from your Moodle theme. This will turn your Moodle LMS Into a full fledged CMS.

Static Pages Moodle Plugin

How to install:

To get started with the Static Pages plugin, you need to download it from the Moodle Plugins directory. Since, it is a Local type Moodle plugin, you need to install it into your_moodle_site/local/  directory followed by completing the installation process through the Notifications page.

If you are not familiar with Moodle plugins installation, check out the complete Moodle Plugins Installation guide here.

How to setup:

In the Documents area, you can upload already created html files which makes it easy to show in Moodle.  For each static page you want to serve, upload a HTML document, named as [pagename].html. local_staticpage then uses this filename as pagename.

Moodle Tips - How to display static information pages in Moodle
Moodle static pages configuration

In the settings area you can configure various settings like data source for the static page title.

You can also add css elements to style your static pages directly. For more information, you can refer to this documentation guide.

Once you are done, you can add the html files which needs to be displayed in the static pages.

Moodle HQ to focus on improving the User Experience in Moodle 4.2

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Jaswinder Singh
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Moodle HQ to focus on improving the User Experience in Moodle 4.2
Moodle HQ to focus on improving the User Experience in Moodle 4.2

Moodle HQ is working hard to improve upon the User Experience in last few months. The world’s most popular open source Learning Management system has seen many new changes in the last releases which are focused towards user experience improvement. After the upcoming Moodle 4.1which will be released in November 2022, Moodle HQ team has eyed further User Experience improvements for Moodle 4.2 release.

In the recently concluded MoodleMoot France 2022, Marie Achour – Head of Product Management at Moodle HQ shared the roadmap for the new Moodle version releases. Moodle 4.1 will focused on improving the user experience towards:

  • Database,
  • Group Assignment File Handling
  • Gradebook
  • Follow up from Moodle 4.0
Moodle HQ to focus on improving the User Experience in Moodle 4.2
Moodle HQ to focus on improving the User Experience in Moodle 4.2 (Image Credits -Twitter @PAPN_Lyon3 )

While Moodle 4.2 will be focused towards improving the UX for other course activities like:

  • Quiz
  • Assignments
  • Database
  • Bulk Activity Editing
  • Gradebook

Moodle 4.2 is scheduled to be released in May 2023 as per the release calendar. Which are the areas which need to be improved in terms of UX in Moodle. You can post your opinion in the comments section below.

Start Teaching with Moodle in just 15 minutes – Free Book

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Jaswinder Singh
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Start Teaching with Moodle in just 15 minutes - Free Book
Start Teaching with Moodle in just 15 minutes - Free Book

Moodle users often look for resources to get started teaching with Moodle. Many Moodle users often make a google search to look towards “getting started with Moodle in 15 minutes”. Here you can download one of the best free Moodle books which can help you in getting started teaching with Moodle.

You can setup your first Moodle course with activities and resource & enroll real users in less than 15 minutes. This book will be regularly updated to add new instructions based on the latest Moodle version release, so make sure that you have downloaded the latest version of this book.

Please enter your Name & Email ID to start your download:

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Moodle Attendance plugin updated with useful improvements – Check out now

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Jaswinder Singh
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Moodle Attendance plugin updated with useful improvements
Moodle Attendance plugin updated with useful improvements

Attendance is an activity Moodle plugin which allows the teacher to take attendance during class, and for students to be able to view their own attendance record. It is very popular Moodle plugin among the users. It is intended to be used in blended learning environment or supplementing a paper-based attendance register.

Dublin City University helped the attendance plugin improved with new features with an aim to make it easier for staff to record student attendance. The new features added in the plugin allows:

  • Allow editing teachers on a Moodle course to import a CSV file of sessions to a particular Attendance activity on their course
  • Support repeating sessions when importing CSV file of sessions
  • Support passwords when importing CSV file of sessions
  • Support importing sessions to multiple courses at once using a CSV file, without the need for one minute difference in the start and end time
  • Allow for the selection of 59 individual minutes and not intervals of 5 minutes

The new improvements helped in a more streamlined experience for teachers. The time and effort involved in configuring large classes in Moodle Attendance has been reduced significantly.

You can download the latest version of the Attendance plugin to use these new features.

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