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People, thank you. I'll keep our group in touch.

JWS

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Hi Kevin,

Could you point me to a site that has some more information about the conference? The only link I found was the one that goes directly to the registration.

Thanks in advance for your help!

~Uzma

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Hi all,

The 3rd French spoken MoodleMoot is little postponed.
June 13, 14 & 15 2007.

Is it possible to modify these dates in the moodle.org calendar and in this course?

For more details, have a look to the MoodleMoot web site:
http://moodlemoot.iut-tlse3.fr/
or join the forum:
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=6660

Best regards.

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Hi John,

I read Jason's article and am presenting with a colleague, Jeff Knowling, on the work we are doing with Audacity and Moodle at 11:30 on the second day.  I would like to be able to talk with others.  Have you contacted Mark Stevens?  He works with Jason and his Moodle on Snevets.com has details of the MoodleHoot we held a year or so ago.

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Just want to update everyone about our First Canadian Moodle Moot which will take place both online and face-to-face in Edmonton Alberta May 03 - 05, 2007 (Pre-conference activities are May 02)

Martin Dougiamas is coming to Canada -- we are very excited!
In addition to round out our keynote discussion leader/presenters we have: Jason Coles, Richard Wyles and Michael Penny

If you are able to present online or attend with us face-to-face we want to hear from you! Our call for proposals closes February 16, 2007 For more information contact: Frances Long: flong@knowplace.ca

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Uzma,

Check out http://www.itcnetwork.org/elearning2007.htm#Moodle_Moot_Albuquerq

for some More information on the Moodle Moot, Albuquerque.

-Todd

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Hello Kevin,

I am looking forward to the conference this week. Reason I am going to the conference is to evaluate large size Moodle implementation.. challenges and lessons learned. Relating to the large size implementation.. we are also interested in the portal. We would like to have a single solution for the implementation.. each department would like to have their own portal. We would like to see if anyone has implemented such portal.

Our technical team would like to review MS SQL as backend instead of MySQL. They have heard some comments that MS SQL integration is not stable yet.. would like to hear if anyone has implemented MS SQL as backend.

Thanks

Tina

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We always need help but there are two current things you can help with right now:



Firstly, we're branching to MOODLE_18_STABLE today which means we're on the home stretch for 1.8 release. Before a release we need a lot of help with testing to find and fix remaining problems - please see this post for more details about how you can help with the testing process.



Secondly, we have a team of about 5 dedicated volunteers already working on maintaining the Moodle Sites listing. Maintainers need to check incoming sites for validity and approve those that pass certain standards (and reject sites that should not be on the list). The work is pretty easy (and all via the web), however the backlog is currently at 948 sites and growing rapidly so we need help! If you would like to be a part of this group please send a message to Michael Blake.



Thank you!

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Moodle tackles e-learning muddle

Type: Web article

From: Cath Everett

Published: 15 February 2007

Good article from ZDNet UK about the rise of Moodle in the UK. A slight inaccuracy about "Moodle not being that big in primary & secondary schools" can be forgiven

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IMS Learning Technology Trends Report

Type: Web article

From: IMS Global Learning Consortium

Published: 16 February 2007

The major findings of the report included the following:

• Certain product categories ancillary to course management systems (CMS), such as assessment, authoring, and digital content, scored higher in satisfaction than the course management systems category itself, signaling the importance being placed on easy ways to include interactive and rich media content in learning experiences.
• Among the course management systems, eCollege, ANGEL, and Moodle scored highest in satisfaction. All three rated higher than Blackboard or WebCT, the market share leaders. 16% of the respondents appeared to be likely to switch course management systems in the coming 12 months.
• The significant usage and high ratings of products not necessarily targeted to the educational segment, such as Google, Wikipedia, and iPods, indicates that educators may be incorporating these technologies more rapidly than administrators or IT officials may be aware.

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We're looking for an experienced developer to work with us as part of the core development team on-site at Moodle HQ in Perth.



Strong PHP skills and good web design are definitely required to succeed in this role. You will need a high degree of self-motivation but will have the support of a knowledgeable team in Perth as well as a fun international developer community. A solid understanding of Moodle architecture will be viewed favourably.



RESPONSIBILITIES

• Write high quality PHP code conforming to Moodle guidelines
• Unit testing
• Reviewing peer code
• Investigate and resolve bugs
• Participate in planning and design sessions (online and offline)
• Escalate issues when appropriate

• Min 3 years experience working in a development environment
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent commercial experience
• Ability to operate with minimal supervision
• Ability to complete tasks to deadline
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• Good communication

• Very strong PHP programming skills
• Good knowledge of XHTML Strict 1.0 and CSS
• Good knowledge of MySQL and/or PostgreSQL
• Good knowledge of Linux system administration
• Familiarity with using the UNIX shell
• Javascript and AJAX experience would help

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Hello everyone,



We are proud to announce the first Moodle Moot in Slovenia - for now in Slovenian language, but maybe we'll go international next year The conference will be held on May 18th 2007 in Koper, Slovenia. More info can be found on: http://www.moodle.si/moodle/course/view.php?id=6



If you'd like to know more abut the conference and you don't understand Slovenian please feel free to leave a post in this topic or contact me

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The sense of community and volunteer spirit in the Moodle world never ceases to amaze me. The call for help to verify new sites on Moodle.org was put out late last week when the number of outstanding sites was nearly 1,000. Thanks to the dedication of a handful of committed volunteers the number of outstanding sites (by Monday morning) was zero. Thank you very much!

Philippe Verdenal
Anthony Borrow
Phillip Lynch
Dan Poltowski
Ken Wilson
Clausia Antoneli

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Greetings everyone!

Below is the conference announcement and call for papers for COSELLO, the conference which will mark the official end of the Covcell Project. As you can see it is open to all those with an interest in open source development and language learning online but we would obviously like to have a strong presence from the Moodle community, both in attendance and in presentations. Moodle is now really beginning to take off in Iceland and it would great if this final event could boost that development further.

Up-to-date information about the conference, as well as the latest development details from the project, can be found at http://covcell.org. You can also see postings on the latest project developments at:

http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=5368

All best wishes,
Matthew.

COSELLO

Conference on Open Source in Education and Language Learning Online

Special Theme: The problem of language learning online – Is Moodle the answer?

Friday 28^th to Saturday 29^th September 2007

University of Iceland

Reykjavík, Iceland

This conference is the final event in a two-year European project (Covcell), aimed at supporting language learning and teaching in an online environment by adding tools which support collaboration and co-operation to the functionlities already provided by the Moodle learning management system.

As well as showcasing the collaborative tools developed by the project, the conference seeks to address critical issues in the field of online language learning from two perspectives: (1) the pedagogical perspective of the effectiveness of cohort-oriented, task-based approaches to language learning and teaching in an online environment; (2) the technical perspective of open source development of tools which support online language learning and teaching.

We therefore welcome papers in either of these two domains:

(1) papers concerning current issues in the pedagogy of online language learning and teaching, especially the effectiveness of approaches that allow students to learn language while collaborating on tasks in cohort-supported environments;

(2) papers concerning the development of open source tools which support language learning and teaching in an online environment and especially the suitability of such tools for use with established open-source learning management systems such as Moodle.

Papers that address the special theme of the effectiveness of Moodle for language learning and teaching are particularly welcome. See below for instructions on paper submission.

Papers accepted for presentation at the conference will also be eligible for consideration for publication in a book related to the theme of the conference.

Information on registration plus other practical information will be available shortly via http://covcell.org. There will be no registration fee for this conference.

Important dates:

15th April 2007 – deadline for submission of abstracts

27th June 2007 – notification of acceptance

28-29th September 2007 - conference

(The Covcell Project is funded by the Minerva Fund of the European Union: for more information see covcell.org).

Requirements for abstract submission:

The abstract should be anonymous, include the title of the paper and be written in English.

The abstract should be no more than than 2 pages of A4 including all references, data and/or illustrations. Font should be 12-point and margins 2.5cm.

The abstract should be saved as a pdf file (though rtf, doc, and odt formats can be accepted if absolutely necessary) and the file should be called name-abstract.pdf (where name is the name of the author or of the contact person in the case

of multiple authors), e.g. whelpton-abstract.pdf

The abstract should be e-mailed no later than 15^th April 2007 to BOTH of the following addresses:

whelpton@hi.is

mgu@hi.is

The main body of the e-mail should include: title of paper; name of author(s); affiliation; e-mail address for correspondence; indication of whether the author wishes their paper to be considered for publication in the book associated with the conference.

The subject line of the e-mail should be “COSELLO”.

Submission is limited to one single authored paper and one joint authored paper.

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This is a one-day workshop. Come to the beach!

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Great to hear Alja,
if you need help, let me know, unfortunatly just in english or german .... but the distance is not so far for me ... (as a carinthian, living in styria)
feel free to contact me direct (have a look at my profile)
best regards Peter
(we are the austrian Moodle Partner)

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Intel Solution Kit for Education (ISKE)

Type: Web article

From: Intel

Published: 23 February 2007

The software components of the Intel ISKE are a comprehensive and extendable set of education-empowering applications and utilities.



The kit contains a specific set of applications ranging from low-level drivers and hardware components to middleware and productivity applications that take advantage of the cost/performance, reliability, and adaptability of Intel architecture.



Designed to make it easier to deliver a complete end-to-end

solution, the kit provides flexibility and utility to deliver advanced educational capabilities including:

• Learning Management System (LMS): Moodle*. Features course
  
  Web portals, online publishing, knowledge sharing, archiving, online testing, and distance learning.
  
  
• Student Information System: Centre Student Information System* (Centre/SIS*) provides tools for managing grades, maintaining student records, and performing other administrative tasks.
  
  
• Library Management: Koha*, a full-featured enterprise-class open source Integrated Library System (ILS) used worldwide with comprehensive or basic functionality.
  
  
• Productivity applications: Mozilla*, OpenOffice.org*, GAIM*, Evolution*, and Ekiga*2. Includes a Web browser, email program, chat application, conferencing tools, and calendaring utility.
  
  
• Security and manageability tools: OpenCountry* for Education and ClamAV*. Provides a firewall, virus protection, and manageability functionality—such as upgrades, patches, remote system booting and provisioning, and e-classroom management functionality—such as Blocking applications, monitoring, and locking student screens.
  
  
• Digital media applications: RealPlayer*, Macromedia Flash Player*, GNU Image Manipulation Program* (GIMP*), and X-CD-Roast*. Produces and presents still images, digital-video and digital-audio
  
  editing, and supports CD-ROM and DVD burning features.3
  
  
• Device drivers: Based on the Intel® Quick Start Kit for Linux, the Intel ISKE provides drivers for USB, wireless, audio, and graphics.
  
  

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I'm interested in any Moodle group activity in the San Francisco area. Are there any events planned in 2007?

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Thanks for the interest Peter I have just mailed you an offer to participate at our conference in English (though most of the conference will be still in Slovenian). If anyone else would be willing to participate in any way, please leave a note in this topic or e-mail me (see my profile) for more information!

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Fine Alja,
we stay in contact, maybe you can try to contact me via skype....
peter