Announcements

New Moodle LAE Releases for May 2019

May 20, 2019

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-July. We expect Moodle HQ to release Moodle 3.7 on or about May 20; CLAMP will… Read more

Charles Fulton

Join Us for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2019

April 23, 2019

CLAMP Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2019 will be held Tuesday, June 25 through Thursday, June 27 2019 at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. A pre-Hack/Doc documentation and coding sprint as well as a workshop on LTI applications will be held on Monday, June 24. The lodging deadline is Wednesday, May 29,… Read more

Sarah Ryder, Hampshire College

Nominations Open

April 19, 2019

Nominations are now open for new members of the Steering Committee and this year’s Recognition Awards. Steering Committee CLAMP is accepting nominations of member colleges to serve on the Steering Committee; terms are for three years. You need not specify who will represent the college on the committee now, and… Read more

Sarah Ryder, Hampshire College

New Moodle LAE Releases for March 2019

March 18, 2019

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-May. We expect Moodle HQ to release Moodle 3.7 around that time; CLAMP will evaluate it… Read more

Charles Fulton

Emergency LAE Releases for January 2019

January 30, 2019

There are two new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. CLAMP is releasing updating 3.5 and 3.6 releases to address a significant performance bug in MDL-64609. If you already updated to 3.5.4 or 3.6.2 then you should install this release as soon as possible. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code… Read more

Charles Fulton

New Moodle LAE Releases for January 2019

January 21, 2019

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. The 3.1, 3.4, and 3.5 releases are maintenance-only. The 3.6 release includes updates to all contributed modules and new features in the Featured Course List block. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The next stable releases are scheduled for… Read more

Charles Fulton

Hack/Doc at Brandeis: Day 3

January 14, 2019

The last day of Hack/Doc, as usual, was a bit shorter due to attendee travel plans. We wrapped up around lunch time after some discussions about Moodle 3.6, student projects, and user training. Moodle Inline Trainer Chad Bergeron demonstrated the Moodle Inline Trainer, a plugin in use at Brandeis University. This… Read more

Charles Fulton

Hack/Doc at Brandeis: Day 2

January 9, 2019

Work on the task list continued during Day 2 of the Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Brandeis University, punctuated by three lunchtime presentations from members of the community. Lunchtime presentations Joe Bacal from Smith College presented on H5P and how they’re using it at Smith. H5P is an interactive, web-based content… Read more

Charles Fulton

Hack/Doc at Brandeis: Day 1

January 8, 2019

At Day 1 of Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Brandeis University we began tackling the ever-expanding task list hashed out during Sprint Day. Lunchtime presentation Chad Bergeron from Brandeis University demonstrated a plugin they’ve developed called the “Support Staff tool”. At Brandeis, the level 1 Help Desk is involved in Moodle support.… Read more

Charles Fulton

Hack/Doc at Brandeis: The Sprint Day

January 7, 2019

PDF accessibility, the Course Overview block, preferred names, and Moodle 3.6 are among the topics discussed during the sprint (half) day at Brandeis. The biannual Hack/Doc is being held at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. The event kicked off on Monday, January 7, 2019 with the sprint day, and runs… Read more

Charles Fulton