Connecting People Locally!

Moodle User Groups is a community website dedicated to connecting Moodle users locally by helping organize local gatherings, known as 'user groups'.

We are currently looking for other leaders to start Moodle User Groups in their areas. Contact us if you'd like to get involved.

 
Report from Sydney MUG 29 - 22nd September 2011

The following notes were taken at the Sydney Moodle User Group 29 event at Cronulla High School.

Cathie Cashemere, hosted this month's Sydney Moodle User Group meeting and many folks turned up to celebrate the official launch of the Sutherland Shire Moodle User Group!

The night was focused on delving deep into Moodle.

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Report from Sydney MUG 28 - 28th July 2011

The following notes were taken at the Sydney Moodle User Group 28 event at Sydney Church of England Girls Grammar School (SCEGGS).

Susan Zipfinger, hosted this month's Sydney Moodle User Group meeting and it was well attended by interested people from around Sydney.

We covered many interesting topics including:

  • Joomla meets Moodle
  • Integrating Stickam and Moodle
  • Demonstration of SCEGGS Moodle
  • Demonstration of Checklist module in Moodle
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How to Graduate Moodle from the Classroom with first-class honours
Written by Jason Hando   
Introduction
So many schools are now using Moodle. We've certainly come a long way in a short time. However, most pundits would admit that it has taken longer to implement effective elearning strategies in schools than in any other educational sectors, such as higher education or corporate training.

Those of us in the school ICT field certainly have to focus on the victories rather than on the sometimes slow uptake. The fact is, Moodle works well in schools due to low entry costs and willingness of school leaders to get on-board.

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Learning Best Practice from another Open Source Community
Written by Jason Hando   

As with many things in life, it pays to not reinvent the wheel when planning and supporting an open source solution such as Moodle. Over the years I have witnessed many innovations found on the main support site at moodle.org and one such change came about when they added the Modules and Plugins Database. Bravo to the moodle.org team for adding a well needed feature.

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