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Moodlerooms, our Moodle provider, has released a software upgrade from version 1.9 to 2. Elon will be upgraded to the latest version on May 21, 2012. This is particularly important for faculty currently teaching graduate courses and faculty teaching upcoming summer courses.
What you need to know about the upgrade
- Moodle will be unavailable 8am-5pm on May 21
- Courses already in Moodle will be automatically upgraded
- Content should not be affected; however, you should review your course(s) after the upgrade
- Upcoming Moodle training sessions can be found on the Technology website
New features in Moodle 2
- Easier navigation and file access
- Upload documents and images with drag and drop
- Private storage for universal file use
- Create and use rubrics
- Improved and simplified gradebook
- Specify time release of course materials
Important changes
- Journal will not be available — contact TLT if you need to archive previous journals
- Peer review will not be available
Additional resources
- For more information on the upgrade, including video demos of the new features, visit the Technology wiki.
- Watch the Tech Talks @2 session where Elon’s Ben McFadyen talks about the new features in Moodle 2. (recorded on 5/8/12)
- Watch this brief video demo of one of the new features, adding files to your course by a simple drag and drop. (Note: joule 2 is Moodlerooms’ version of Moodle 2.)
Image by Flickr user Schlomo Rabinowitz / Creative Commons licensed BY-NC-ND 3.0
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