Moodle User Group Update 2012-02-29
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The document outlines plans for Moodle's integration with Agresso for marks upload at Manchester Metropolitan University, including key steps for testing and implementation slated for early April 2012. It details the engagement tracker plan for the 2012/13 academic year and mentions the upgrade from Moodle 1.9 to 2.4 scheduled for June 2013, highlighting the risks associated with remaining on the older version. Additional planned features include improved user interfaces and support for podcasting and ELSO.
Moodle User Group Update 2012-02-29
- 1. This work is licensed under a Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence Moodle User Group Manchester | February 2012 Professor Mark Stubbs Head of Learning & Research Technologies [email protected] | http://twitter.com/thestubbs http://slideshare.net/markstubbs Marks | Engagement tracker | Plan for 12/13 | Moodle2 Thursday, March 01, 2012 1
- 2. Marks, Moodle & Agresso (QLS) Agresso Moodle
- 3. Changes to Moodle’s right-hand block
- 4. Steps to releasing marks via Moodle Policy Technical EQAL deliverable Detailed testing LIRE SG confirmation Technical sign-off Deputy Registrar sign-off All-staff email with release date
- 5. Position on marks upload from Moodle • Following the Assessments Steering Group’s recent decision to allow marks upload from Moodle, ULCC have been commissioned to provide a marks extract web service, which is currently undergoing testing. The service extracts data from columns in the Moodle Gradebook where the column’s “GradeItemInfo” field contains the QLS Assessment Element ID followed by _OK (to indicate that the marks are for a particular QLS assessment and have all been confirmed as ready for upload). Work is in an early stage of testing and is expected to go live in early April. LIRE SG members should note that Agresso screens remain the main route for marks entry, and there is a risk that Moodle marks upload may not deliver in time for the Unit boards
- 7. Plan for 2012/13 • Detailed plan coming soon • 12/13 Unit + Prog areas appear May 1 to … – 12/13 Unit and Prog leaders (QLS) – 11/12 tutors on units/progs with same code (others can be added via webform) • No automatic copy of content • ULCC commissioned to write – Next year / last year accordion-style My Areas page – Improved “Import” area option, so Unit + Prog areas can be copied easily if required • Podcast & ELSO support being planned • Student access to 12/13 areas from Sept 2012
- 8. Moodle2 • Stick with Moodle 1.9 for 12/13 • Upgrade to Moodle 2.4 in June 2013 • Risk – No more security patches for 1.9 – V.low likelihood / V.high impact risk of being forced to upgrade to Moodle 2 mid-year – To reduce impact, planning for Moodle 2.2 development server with ULCC