Tony Box

New Version of Moodle To Launch August 19

July 24, 2015

Academic technology services will launch the new version of Moodle on August 19, 2015. This new version of Moodle brings a fresh new look, simplified gradebook, Celly integration, improved turnitin.com assignments, and much more. it is also designed to work much better on mobile devices.

As part of the upgrade, academic technology services built new servers with full redundancy and enhancements to improve performance, and will not migrate 100 percent of content from the old server. To request that a prior semester’s course be moved to the new Moodle server, fill out the form at https://sites.up.edu/migrations/. Once a course is moved, it can be imported using the standard “import” feature. More information can be found at this link.

If you have questions about the migration of courses contact Tony Box at box@up.edu. To start working on fall courses in the new version of Moodle, please visit https://learning3.up.edu.

New Moodle Coming Soon

June 8, 2015

Good news for the many users of the Moodle Learning Management System: an upgrade is on the way with more features and a fresh new look. The upgrade will take place on August 19 and will replace the current version of Moodle. Users will still login the same way as they do now to reach the new version, but will need to request that course content be moved from the old version to the new version by filling out this form. Look for upcoming e-mail, postcards, flyers, and other communications about the upgrade soon. To hear Moodle administrator Tony Box talking about a preview of the new tools and features, listen to this episode of the Tech Talk podcast at https://sites.up.edu/techtalk/new-moodle-coming-soon/.

ATS Workshop: Introduction to the Moodle Grade Book

January 26, 2015

Academic technology services will offer face-to-face training workshops in the dedicated training lab located in Franz Hall. The first of these will be a Moodle workshop covering the basics of the Moodle grade book on Monday, January 26, from 11 a.m. to noon, in Franz Hall room 010. Many faculty members are busy getting their grade books in order, and now is the best time to learn what to do and what not to do to prevent headaches down the road (and confused students). Classes will cover setting up grade categories, adding grade items, overview of grade weighting methods and which you should use, how to enter grades, do’s and don’ts, and other tips and tricks.

Space for this workshop will be very limited. Faculty can fill out a registration form at http://tinyurl.com/krx7dq9. For more information contact Tony Box (pictured), information services, at 8774 or box@up.edu.