Moodle is an open-source learning management system that has been continuously developed since 1999. Moodle 2.0 involves a major rewrite of the underlying platform including database access, file storage, roles and enrolments, messaging, and other core features. Major new features in Moodle 2.0 include repository integration, portfolios, conditional activities, course completion tracking, and a web services API. The Moodle community includes over 45,000 registered sites used by 32 million users worldwide.

1. Moodle 2.0
Overview
Martin Dougiamas
Lead Moodler
Executive Director, Moodle Pty Ltd

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3. History
1999 0.0 First prototype versions
11 / 2001 0.9 First pre-release version on the web
8 / 2002 1.0 Forum, Survey, Journal, Resources, Quiz...
8 / 2003 1.1 Backups, Workshop, Chat, Scales...
3 / 2004 1.2 Filters, Groups, Glossary, Lesson ...
5 / 2004 1.3 Calendar, Blocks, RSS, Media plugins ...
8 / 2004 1.4 Installer, Resources, Enrolments, Wiki...
6 / 2005 1.5 XHTML, Themes, Blocks, Gradebook ...
6 / 2006 1.6 Unicode, Database, Docs, Blogs, Reports ..
11 / 2006 1.7 Roles, Admin, Oracle and MSSQL, AJAX ..
3 / 2007 1.8 Accessibility, MNet, Forms, Multi-auth...
3 / 2008 1.9 Gradebook, Outcomes, Performance, Tags, Notes..
2 / 2009 2.0 ...?
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4. 2.0Wait
for it!
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5. Learning Platform
Repositories SIS
User contributions
Portfolios Authentication
Course design
Mods Modules Payment Conferencing
Moodle Core Reports Plagiarism
Open Source Other Systems
Course Management System (Open Source or Proprietary)
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6. Statistics
45,000 registered verified sites in 210 countries
Registered sites contain 32 million users,
3.1 million courses and 1.2 million teachers
At least 500 sites have more than 10,000 users
Interface translated into 75 languages
54 specialised Moodle Partners
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7. Environments
33% 28% 13% 9% 4% 14%
University Secondary School Company Independent Primary school Other
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8. Locations
7805
3819
2873
2580
2065
1797
1302 1107 970 934
USA Spain UK Brazil Germany Portugal Mexico Australia Italy Canada
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9. Moodle Economics
Software Moodle.org
Development, Discussion, Free
Documentation etc Support etc
moodle.com
Funded by Royalties
Developer Active User
Community Community
(250) (50,000+)
54 Support Companies Worldwide
Institutions, companies and individuals needing commercial services
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10. Our Community
Votes and
Bug
Discussion Ideas
reports
moodle.org
Quality
Priorities Information
Open Source Code
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11. 2.0
Major Rewriting Major New Features
•Database access / data handling •Repository integration
•File storage and handling •Portfolio integration
•Roles and enrolments •Conditional activities
•Messaging •Course completion
•Backups •Progress Tracking
•Gradebook and Roles •Feedback module
•Navigation and Blocks •Blog 2.0
•Themes •Resources 2.0
•Text formats •Site-wide groups
•Commenting •Secure RSS feeds
•Javascript handling •Web Services API
•Workshop 2.0 •IMS CC
•Wiki 2.0 •Community Hubs
•Lesson 2.0 •Totally flexible user fields
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12. 2.0
Major Rewriting Major New Features
•Database access / data handling •Repository integration
•File storage and handling •Portfolio integration
•Roles and enrolments •Conditional activities
•Messaging •Course completion
•Backups •Progress Tracking
•Gradebook and Roles •Feedback module
•Navigation and Blocks •Blog 2.0
•Themes •Resources 2.0
•Text formats •Site-wide groups
•Commenting •Secure RSS feeds
•Javascript handling •Web Services API
•Workshop 2.0 •IMS CC
•Wiki 2.0 •Community Hubs
•Lesson 2.0 •Totally flexible user fields
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13. Files
Moodle 1.x Moodle 2.x
1 2 3 4 5 6
SITE
Course files on disk Files in database
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14. Files
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15. Resources
file folder page url ims ...
resource
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16. Repositories
Almost
any other
content
repository
Moodle
Files
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17. Portfolios
Almost
any other
content
repository
Moodle
Files and Pages
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18. Navigation
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19. Usability
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20. Usability
Gradebook
Roles
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21. Themes
Consistency throughout all pages
Better separation of code from design
Allow templates if desired
Increased flexibility
Make designers happier
MORE BEAUTY!!!!
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22. Conditional activities
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23. Commenting
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24. Messaging
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25. Web Services API
SOAP
External XML-RPC
Server
Application
REST Moodle Core
Functions
AMF
External
Client
Application
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26. Community Hubs
Ordinary Moodle site
Building a course Taking a course
Template User Community User
Restore
In
Search Search
Download E
D 2
Publishing site Course Community site
List
C 3 Enrol
cache
zip
Backup B
A 1 Enrollable course
Downloadable course
Register as
Register as enrollable
downloadable A Moodle Hub Server
eg hub.moodle.org
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27. Moodle long-term future
Moodle 2.0
Rewrite of much of the underlying platform
Infrastructure, connectivity etc
Moodle 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 .... 2.x
Modules: Pedagogy, Education, Usability
Moodle 3.0
..... ?
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