This document summarizes the agenda and topics for a Moodle User Group meeting held on May 23rd, 2014. The agenda included discussions on Moodle 2.7 updates like a new editor and assignment features, as well as a presentation on the Canvas VLE system. Additional topics were adding revolving pictures, monitoring Moodle use, real-time collaborative editing, and the Insight 2014 online and in-person teaching and learning event from the RSC East Midlands focusing on digital skills and technologies. Contact information was provided for further details.

1. Derby College, Roundhouse
Moodle User Group 23rd May 201401/07/2014
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2. Agenda
»9-30-10.00 Coffee/networking
»10.00-10-15 Housekeeping/Introductions
»10.15-11.00 News, updates, info
»11.00-11.15 Coffee/networking
»11.20-12.00 CanvasVLE
• Richard Horton & Jas Kalsi
»12.00-12.30 My Moodle/Plans for the summer & next
term
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3. Moodle 2.7
• Atto, a new, simple-to-use editor
• Modern appearance with improved
responsiveness
• Mathematics improvements
For all users:
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4. Moodle 2.7
• Create better customised learning paths
with enhanced Conditional Activities
• Improved Assignment features
• Easily create and manage Quiz &
Question bank
For teachers
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5. Moodle 2.7
• A long term support release
• Improved logging for better reporting
• More theme: Easily style and brand your Moodle site
• Scheduled tasks management
• Improved Events system
• Log in with your email address
For administrators:
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6. For more info:
• http://docs.moodle.org/27/en/New_featuresNew features:
• http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDcxGul-
CY1SiOke6Jkg2NPK
Youtube
summary
• http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.7_release_notesRelease notes:
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7. News, updates, info
» Adding revolving pictures to a front page, course page or
HTML block Use Google presentation, share, put loop on it.
» Monitoring Moodle use
› Piwik – http://piwik.org
» Real time collaborative text editor
› http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/the-real-time-
collaboration-text-editor-just-like-google-docs-for-
moodle/
» MOOCH -War & Peace in Europe 1806-1918
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8. »Masonry topic format
› https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=format_m
asonry
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9. CanvasVLE
»Richard Horton & Jas Kalsi
»Canvas by Instructure
› “Its an educational revolution”
› “It’s a powerful new way to—pardon our optimism—
change the world”
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10. My Moodle
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11. “Do IT digital-e”
»Insight 2014
› The RSC EM summer teaching and learning shindig -
Insight 2014 - is happening again. As last year it is split
into online events – 4th and 5th June - and a face to face
event repeated in Leicester and Nottingham on 10th
and 11th June.
› Bookings now open http://bit.ly/rsc-insight2014
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12. Insight 2014 Programme
» Online:
› Managing Mobile Devices
› Screencasting
› Social Media
› Developing Digital and Functional
Skills
› Free tools – Discover Jisc project
› Why capture audio and video?
› Online delivery of functional skills
› E-assessment tools
» Face to face topics also include:
› Mobile devices
› Vocational innovation
› Digital badges
› Entrepreneurship
› Interactive Google forms
› Games based learning
› Inspection
› Technology for numeracy &
literacy
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13. Find out more…
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Phil Hardcastle, Lyn Lall
Advisors, RSC East Midlands
Phil Hardcastle@rsc-em.ac.uk
Lynette.lall@rsc-em.ac.uk
07584 218776
www.rsc-em.ac.uk
http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk
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