Moodle upgrade brings new features: what you need to know

Posted on: May 9, 2012 | By: Dan Reis | Filed under: Instructional Technologies, Moodle, Teaching & Learning

Image of a fortune cookie with exciting adventureMoodlerooms, 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

Additional resources

Image by Flickr user Schlomo Rabinowitz / Creative Commons licensed BY-NC-ND 3.0

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Dan Reis is an Instructional Technologist with Elon University’s Teaching and Learning Technologies.

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