Moodle 2: Features for Teachers

It's typical!
You wait for one PowerPoint and 2 come along at the same time!!

For various reasons, our organisation is only now starting its move from Moodle v1.9 to v2 (v2.5 is the current stable version available). I've been looking for a good presentation for our teaching staff covering the new improved features.

There are lots of 'Top 5 Features' presentations but I wanted a quick overview of all the new bits that teachers should look out for as they start to test the new setup. None of these really did the job I wanted.

I sat down and created my own presentation (see slideshare below).

Moodle 2: Features for Teachers 2.0 to 2.5 v131004 from Pete Richardson

Having completed my presentation, I then came across another one that would have done nicely, even if rather American in flavour. It is more detailed than I wanted but I'll give the link below because it can act as a second step.

• http://www.slideshare.net/cmerdcelearning/whats-new-in-moodle-2

I'll keep updating my presentation as new versions and features develop so do come back after each major Moodle revision.
If you want the full detail of changes, use the following link and change the _2.0_ bit to _2.1_ or _2.2_ etc for each revision so far: http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.0_release_notes

I feel the weekend is calling - TGIF

Room For Improvement - 1

We have had visitors from overseas this week as part of an exchange programme.

Yesterday was my turn to meet with them.
We talked for a while about the Learning Technologies we use and the 'big picture' that underpins our choices and approaches.

The 'big finish' was for me to show them our recently acquired stereoscopic 3D project software and learning resources (more on this another Friday). They loved the Bee that appeared to be sitting in mid air just in front of them. A little less love for the giant bird eating spider looking them in the face.

I loaded up one of the Immersive Environments and as I watched the 'loading in progress" message I realised that showing the World War 1 trenches environment with German and Italian visitors showed some room for improvement!!

I'm fairly sure this won't be the last in the RFI theme.....

TGIF