Items for category openbook (4 items)

📅 14 Aug 2015 in: moodle, moodleopenbook, openbook

The following is the first step in actually implementing some of the ideas outlined in an earlier post about bringing and the Moodle Book module together. The major steps covered here are...more...

📅 18 Jul 2015 in: moodleopenbook, openbook

The ability to modify open source software (like Moodle) is often identified as one of its strengths. The ability to scratch your own itch, to modify the software to fit your needs is seen as a major plus. Especially when - as with Moodle - that software has an inherently modular (the M in Moodle stands for modulear) architecture that makes it easier for people to scratch their own itch. But making modifications to large bits of software like Moodle requires a fair bit of specific knowledge....more...

📅 15 Apr 2015 in: 5rs, bad, elearning, moodleopenbook, openbook

My tweet stream reminded me this morning that #oer15 is up and running. The following tweet from @courosa was amongst the first I saw....more...

📅 13 Apr 2015 in: bad, moodleopenbook, openbook

Back in February I shared shared some thoughts about some ideas for grants for producing an "open textbook" at my current institution. In the end, these thoughts were translated into an application which has just been officially announced as being successful. The following is my first attempt to get my head back into the project and outline...more...