Monthly Archives: May 2015


5 Text Editor Renovations to Enhance Student Learning

Have you heard about what’s coming in our new text editor? The text editor is everywhere on Moodle (labels, assignments, pages, etc.), and there are some important features coming our way to enhance our experience. Please share with us in celebrating the new text editor functionality to come with the August 23rd, Moodle Renovation upgrade! We’re excited about the […]

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3 Great Renovations in Online Discussions

Do you make use of Moodle Forums? Are you looking for easier ways to manage and participate in the online discussions? Please share with us in celebrating the new forum features to come with the August 23rd, Moodle Renovation upgrade! Which feature are you most excited about? 1. You can subscribe to individual discussions. 2. You can […]


10 Reasons You Should Get Excited About the Moodle Renovation

Please share in the excitement of all of the new features to come with the August 23rd, Moodle Renovation upgrade! Have you heard about this new functionality? 1. Dropdown Menus: Add all of your activities and resources faster than before with the dropdown menus. Now you won’t see a pop-up window every time you want […]

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My Favorite New Feature in Assignment Set-up

During my K-12 years, I used Moodle mainly as a filing cabinet for important documents and as a place to host class announcements and semester assessments for my students. When I began adjuncting with the College of Education at Butler University, I had the opportunity to try out some of the bells and whistles in Moodle […]


Faculty and Staff Moodle Resources to Use This Fall

During times of change, most of us appreciate knowing how we make the transition easy and comfortable. The Moodle Renovation team wants you to know these resources to enhance your readiness before and after the August 23rd upgrade: Moodle Evolution blog (obviously): Use this to learn more about the renovation and stay up to date on ongoing Moodle news. […]


3 Things Faculty and Staff Should Know to Prepare for the Moodle Renovation – Share with your colleagues!

During times of change, most of us appreciate knowing how we make the transition easy and comfortable. The Moodle Renovation team wants you to know these three things to ease your mind about the August 23rd upgrade: Existing Moodle course content will not be altered. This means you can still build your courses before the […]


How User-Centered Design (UCD) Makes a Better Moodle

  Greetings, campus! Throughout the Moodle Renovation process you might hear whispers of a process called UCD, which stands for user-centered design. UCD is one of multiple initiatives being used to gather intentional, meaningful feedback about Moodle usage at Butler. Here one of the UCD project team members describe the process:   UCD is about involving […]