eLearning Moodle LMS

AOSIS eLearning – Tested Moodle plugin: Course size

Moodle Course size plugin This plugin provides you with an approximate disk usage of the Moodle courses on your site and also the total site data size. The report has 3 columns with the course name, course size, and then the backup size. In some cases where disk usage can influence your hosting package or server performance, it is good to find out which courses you need to reduce in...
eLearning Instructional Design

AOSIS eLearning – The ADDIE Model in Instructional Design

Instructional design is the practice of designing, developing and delivering courses in a consistent and reliable way to create an efficient, effective, appealing and engaging course and to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge. The process consists of determining the target audience and the needs of the learner are ascertained. We then go through your course material, discuss your...
eLearning Moodle LMS

AOSIS eLearning – Tested Moodle plugin: Reengagement

This plugin from the Moodle plugins directory, Reengagement, allows you to send follow-up notifications to your students once they start a course. Some Moodle Reengagement plugin features: You can edit the email message that is sent out to the users, Set the time period in which it must wait before a repeat email is sent, The number of times the email must be resent, and You can set...
eLearning Moodle LMS

AOSIS eLearning: Moodle Best Practice – Always have a backup

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...
eLearning Moodle LMS

AOSIS eLearning: PHP 8.0 and the Ramifications

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...
eLearning Moodle LMS

AOSIS eLearning: Moodle Best Practice – Testing when Your New to Moodle

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...
eLearning Moodle LMS

AOSIS eLearning – Tested Moodle plugin: Questionnaire Module

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...
eLearning Moodle LMS

AOSIS eLearning – Tested Moodle plugin: Bulk resend new account email

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...
eLearning Moodle LMS

AOSIS eLearning – Managing Moodle upgrades: Customisations and installed plugins

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...
eLearning Instructional Design

AOSIS eLearning – What is Instructional Design?

Instructional design is the creation of learning experiences and materials in a manner that results in the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills. The discipline follows a system of assessing needs, designing a process, developing materials and evaluating their effectiveness. When developing the content, engaging the user in the learning material is at the forefront of...
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