Category: News

New Moodle LAE Releases for November 2018

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-January. We expect Moodle HQ to release Moodle 3.6 this month; CLAMP will prepare an LAE beta and release during the forthcoming Hack/Doc Fest at Brandeis University. We do not expect future updates for Moodle 3.3; schools using that version are encouraged to upgrade. Moodle 3.5 was evaluated by the attendees at the Hack/Doc Fest at Lafayette College.

These releases were developed, packaged, and tested by Kevin Wiliarty (Hampshire College) and Andrew Zito (Lafayette College).

Announcing Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2019

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Winter 2019 will be held Tuesday, January 8 through Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. A pre-Hack/Doc documentation and coding sprint will be held the afternoon of Monday, January 7, 2019.

The lodging and registration deadlines are Friday, December 21, 2018. An additional lodging option is forthcoming.

New Moodle LAE Releases for September 2018

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. The 3.1 release is maintenance-only. The 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5 releases include updates to the Ad-hoc database queries report and Filtered Course List block. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive.

The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-November. We do not expect future updates for Moodle 3.2; schools using that version are encouraged to upgrade. Moodle 3.5 was evaluated by the attendees at the Hack/Doc Fest at Lafayette College.

These releases were developed, packaged, and tested by Charles Fulton (Lafayette College), Kevin Wiliarty (Hampshire College), and Andrew Zito (Lafayette College).

New Moodle LAE Releases for July 2018

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. The 3.1 release is maintenance-only. The 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5 releases include an update to the Filtered Course List block. The 3.3 and 3.4 releases contain a new core patch for handling empty course sections on upgrade. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive.

The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-September. We do not expect future updates for Moodle 3.2; schools using that version are encouraged to upgrade. Moodle 3.5 was evaluated by the attendees at the recently-concluded Hack/Doc Fest at Lafayette College.

These releases were developed, packaged, and tested by Charles Fulton (Lafayette College) and Kevin Wiliarty (Hampshire College).

CLAMP Recognition Award Winners for 2017-18

The CLAMP Steering Committee is proud to announce the 2017-18 winners of the CLAMP Recognition Awards.

Chad Bergeron, Academic Systems Administrator at Brandeis University, is one of those members of the CLAMP community who is consistently willing to help out others. He is a very active participant in the CLAMP Slack workspace and the CLAMP Moodle Exchange forum, where he regularly offers solutions and insights as well as initiating productive discussions with his own requests for assistance.

Kevin Wiliarty, Senior Web Programmer at Hampshire College, has participated in CLAMP since he attended the Furman Hack/Doc in the Winter of 2011. He is a constant source of patient insight on the CLAMP Moodle Exchange and on Slack. He is always willing to share his experience with others and has mentored several developers within CLAMP. When CLAMP has needed help, whether to maintain the Filtered Course List or integrate the Liberal Arts Edition, Kevin has stepped up. CLAMP previously presented this award to Kevin in 2013-2014.

About the Awards

The CLAMP Recognition Awards are awarded annually to one developer (e.g.; hacker) and one instructional technologist (e.g.; doc’er) to acknowledge outstanding achievement as members of the organization. These achievements include work on Moodle development, Moodle documentation, CLAMP organization and/or recruitment to CLAMP.

In 2017-18, the value of this award is $500. Learn more about the awards at CLAMP-IT.org.