A bit off topic about Moodle

Hi Sami,

I've experimented with Moodle 2.1 but I am sticking with Moodle 1.9 for now because of all of the customization I have done with plugins etc.  As you mentioned, not all plugins are compatible with Moodle 2 but there are more catching up to Moodle 2 everyday.  For example, the certificate module you mentioned was recently updated for Moodle 2 and is now available.  However, Moodle 2 has some great features not available in Moodle 1.9 and works well if you are not depending on plugins that you have become accustomed to having in Moodle 1.9.  Something to look into before deciding on Moodle 2 is if your server or web host has the latest version of PHP installed.  Most web hosts don't have the version of PHP installed required for the latest releases of Moodle 2.  To sum it up, Moodle 2 is great but I'm not making the upgrade until the modules and plugins I need are available.

Hey Joe,

Thank you so much for your input.

I enjoy reading your blog, by the way.

Hi Sami,

I am also currently deciding whether to upgrade to Moodle 2 from 1.9. Ultimately I think it comes down to what you want from your LMS. Decide which features are important to you and see if they are available yet. If you are mainly housing Articulate courses on it and don't need the other features then I would go for 2 as aesthetically it is presented much better and there are more attractive free themes than 1.9.

Marcel has a good point.  If you are mainly interested in using Articulate content then you should definitely go straight for Moodle 2.  If you have been using Moodle for a while and have become dependent on custom plugins etc then you might want to wait.  Different strokes for different folks.

while on the topic of moodle.  Is there a really good demo site that would let someone who has little to know understanding of how to build, add content and manage users in and LMS like moodle get some good insight.

almost a moodle for dummies?

Have you looked at Moodle's demo site?  I've used that before.  They also link to a second demo site that I haven't tried:

http://docs.moodle.org/20/en/Try_Moodle

I work for Packt Publishing. We have a whole bunch of Moodle books: http://www.packtpub.com/books/moodle

Almost an overwhelming choice, but the most popular all round candidate is Moodle 2 Elearning Course Development: http://www.packtpub.com/moodle-2-0-elearning-course-development/book

I'm not here just to pimp Packt books, but seeing as you asked...

Thank you, David. I am going to take a look at the books. Just FYI, moodle support for version 1.9.x will end in June 2012.

http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_versions

If you already catch the news, please disregard it.

I'm in the middle of upgrading from 1.9.x to 2.x, having some major heartburn in some areas. All of my Articulate projects that worked in 1.9 now won't launch correctly. I have a support ticket into our Moodle vendor, but they are always slow in responding. So I started looking at how to convert my Articulate projects to .SWF if needed. 

Hello April,

Dan Mardsen trolls these boards on occassion....he is one of the Moodle SCORM gurus and works on the SCORM module for Moodle.  He has helped me several times.  You may want to PM him for some direction.  I know he is busy, but at times he drops a nugget or two.  You can also find him on the Moodle Forums (SCORM section)

Good luck!,

Dave

Thanks David for reading reference.

Features of Moodle 1.9 is better then 2.0 version. Its also much easier to use then 2.0 version.

I think that is purely a matter of opinion and not fact.  I found the transition to have a very small learning curve.  The new features (i.e. conditional settings) are awesome!

If you can Moodle 1.9, you can Moodle 2.0+.

Cheers,

Dave

We shall see Dave, we transition in February (along with changing our host)

I've also just done the upgrade and i'm regretting it hugely!!!! 2.0+ only launches scorm packages as pop ups or in the same window which leaves you with the choice of tiny screens or students who can't work out how to turn off pop ups! I put up my first course and spent the next three weeks trying to teach the computer illiterate how to open the modules. I now have to write up a "how to turn off pop ups" guideline. The biggest problem we are having is that grades and feedback go missing for no reason. I.e. a teacher writes a comment on an assessment and out of the blue its not there a few days later. At first i thought it was our teachers who struggle with computers but it happened with so many different teachers on different operating systems and we cant find out why. It is totally random as far as i can see! So i personally wish i had waited for it to be more stable but the change over from 1.9-2.0 will be a pain so starting with 2.0 might be cleaner. Just beware  

@april - i have got mine working if you want to pm me and pick my brain. Cant promise to help but i'm happy to try!

This organization offers some free courses on teaching with Moodle and some paid ones on administrating Moodle:

http://www.integrating-technology.com/

I got it working some. Apparently when you backup and then restore in 2.2, you have to make some of the settings are the same. It had to do with the TOC being turned on in 1.9 and not in 2.2. Still trying to work out issues, such as certificate works in one but not others. I have one course I am going to just move one piece at a time as a clean move and see if that makes any difference. With 2.2 I do like having the mobile template. I have to work with some groups on making their content more mobile friendly. 

@April - Hi--what is the TOC and how do you enable it in Moodle?  Thanks!

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