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Moodle 2 has introduced some useful features that make administration easier. The search admin option, docking, AJAXified search of user lists, permissions setting, etc. But at the same time, it left important things out and/or made others more difficult. Some Continue reading 5 Moodle 2 features that waste admin time
Here are a few reflections on Moodle and Moodle Moot. UPDATE: I’ve remembered 2 more things I’ve learned: using SoundCloud to share audio feedback and the proposed Appification of Moodle addons. Find these new lessons at the bottom of the Continue reading 10 (now 12) Things I learned at the Moodle Moot 2012
This is my second proposal for a Pecha Kucha session at this year’s Moodle Moot. There are five things in Moodle 2 that take up most of our support time. It’s been over a year for us and they are Continue reading Five features of Moodle 2 that take up most of our support time
This is my proposal for a Pecha Kucha session at the MoodleMoot Dublin 2012. It barely scratches the surface but should be a good start for people who care about accessibility. If you only have time to read one post Continue reading 4 things you thought you knew about screen readers!
Google is about to conduct a usability study on Drupal to add to previous efforts in this area. This prompted me to put down what I see as the biggest usability problems with Drupal. This is based on the most frequent Continue reading Top 6 Drupal usability problems
Donald Clark takes the lecture to task (again) as being inappropriate as a form of instruction. This time citing as evidence a recent paper published in Science (available here). This post started as a comment on his blog but outgrew the comment Continue reading Putting lectures in their place with cautious optimism
I visited BETT this week and left both excited and depressed. I was excited because I saw a lot of technologies up close and in the evening took part in Collabor8 4 Change where I got to talk to a Continue reading Is BETT good for UK education? Towards a more open alternative! #BETT2012 #C84C
Here’s a quick report on the Mahara UK 2010 conference. I was making Twitter notes, as I went along and I’m not sure, there’s much more to add. Here they are in reverse chronological order: Started keeping a list of Continue reading Report on Mahara Con UK 2010 (#maharauk10) in 36 Tweets
Image via Wikipedia Yes, my beloved Nokia E71 is showing its age and luckily its senescence was accompanied by the expiration of its contract. Enter the HTC Desire (my second HTC phone after the underpowered WiMo 730) and it’s been a great Continue reading No Longer Mad with Desire: Exactly the anDroid I was looking for
Pictures from the schedule making at THATCamp London 2010: