Moodle 2.3

I very first started using Moodle back in the days of Moodle 1.4 and, although its feature-set was ‘limited’, its potential to positively influence teaching & learning was already obvious. Moodle HQ has been keeping on track with its 6 month ‘major’ release calendar since Moodle 2.0 was released last year and Moodle 2.3 will be released on June 18th 2012. The emphasis for this version was placed on usability, which is the main teachers’ complaint in every school I have worked at as a Moodle administrator/trainer....

I have used my trusty iMac 24″ for over 4.5 years with no issues whatsoever, until today that is when the heat got the better of it for a few hours. Fortunately all iMoot sessions are recorded and I was able to view some of the presentations that I missed. One of the presentations that caught my eye was about Big Blue Button, an open-source online conferencing system that “enables universities and colleges [and schools] to delivers a high-quality learning experience to remote students”....