by Chris Richter | Oct 25, 2019 | Moodle, Moodle developer, Uncategorised
Something that many people do not realise is how extremely simple it is to add a menu to the top Moodle menu. We are talking about this area on the Moodle screen. Note: Some themes may be different how they handle this. The default Boost theme will allow you to do...
by Chris Richter | Oct 9, 2019 | Moodle, Moodle administrators, Moodle developer, Moodle teachers
There are literally 1618+ plugins to choose from on Moodle.org. So how do you know which is the best to use? After many years of supporting Universities and organisations using Moodle, these are the plugins that have stood the test of time and have features that make...
by Chris Richter | Oct 9, 2019 | Moodle, Moodle developer
Let’s say you have some content that you would like hidden until someon clicks on it, then the content is displayed. Like this. To create this, all we need to do is add the Generico plugin to Moodle. First, install the Generico filter....
by Chris Richter | Oct 8, 2019 | Moodle, Moodle administrators, Moodle developer
Administrators: This article is suitable for Moodle administrators and requires access to modify a plugin. Remember that these changes will be overwritten when you upgrade the plugin. When using the Moodle Onetopic course format, you can sometimes have the issue that...
by Chris Richter | Oct 8, 2019 | Moodle, Moodle administrators, Moodle developer
Adding an iframe for additional content can be a bit complex for some Moodle teachers, especially if they do not understand HTML very well. To make it easier, you can use the Generico Filter plugin to create a short code for teachers or content creators to add an...
by Chris Richter | Oct 5, 2019 | Moodle, Moodle developer, Moodle teachers, Uncategorised
Sometimes you have a collection of pages or a topic from another course that you would like to have in a new course. Your options are: Manually copy and paste the content over from one course to another including moving any content or files over that are part of the...
Chris is a web developer and online eduction consultant. Chris has worked with Australia’s largest education organisations providing online education support and training in Moodle and other learning management systems. Chris has high level skills in LMS implementation and content development for online courses. Chris is also involved in the Australian music scene, supporting Australian musicians and performers.