Our AOSIS eLearning Moodle Best Practice recommendation for August is to always have a backup of your Moodle site. The following two reason is why it is important to make a copy of your Moodle site: 1. Something can happen to your server Something can happen to your server. Hardware does not have an infinite lifespan. It does not matter if it is a local server or in the cloud, it can...

AOSIS eLearning has seen there is a few ramifications to PHP 8.0. PHP 8.0 is a major update of the PHP language. It contains many new features, optimizations and improvements in the type system functions, error handling, and consistency. This is not good news for anyone. Why PHP 8.0 have ramifications for many owners of Moodle Sites Any Moodle version below Moodle 3.11.8 is not...

When considering any type of software it is always best practice to first test the product before investing in it. This will allow you to see if the software features will meet your needs and in the long-term attribute to meeting your business goals. We recommend the following two options: A downloadable installation for either Mac (Moodle packages for Mac OS X) or Windows (Moodle...

The goal of this plugin is to allow you to create a survey in Moodle. It allows teachers to create a wide range of questions to get student feedback e.g. on a course or activities. What makes it different from a Quiz activity With a Questionnaire you do not test or assess the student if the question is correct or incorrect, instead you gather data. What makes it different to the...

Let’s say you have the scenario where there are users who are struggling to log in. They may claim they did not receive the initial system email that is sent, or their login details are not working. It is time consuming to access each user’s profile to retrieve their username and create a new password for them. In some companies, it may be prohibited to access another person’s...

For most people, a standard Moodle installation is sufficient, as is it “out of the box”. However, in some instances, an extra feature is required. You can either install a plugin from the Moodle plugins directory (a 3rd party plugin), a developer can make core code changes, or a developer can code a new plugin for your site, all of which should be completed by a...

The Moodle LMS is an open source learning management system providing people with flexible, secure and accessible learning. As a Certified Moodle Partner of South Africa, we are pleased to announce that Moodle 4.0 is now released with some major improvement to its user experience. Watch this 2-minute video that illustrates Moodle 4.0’s new user experience. What are the key...