Web Analytics for your ePortfolio from matthieua Mahara offers basic statistics by default, but advanced reporting functionnality is not available. By using a separate tool that integrates well with Mahara, such as the open source Piwik, Mahara administrators can benefit from a multitude of insightful analytics reports. This presentation will showcase some examples of such [...] The post Web Analytics for your ePortfolio appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

"Joomdle - Seamlessly integrate Joomla with the leading Learning Management System (LMS) Moodle." Change: + Added support for course summary files + Added support for badges + Added new option to Joomdlehooks plugin to choose event to use for SSO + Added new option to enable/disable welcome email on course purchases + Added support for [...] The post Joomdle 1.0.1 released appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Jisc, Apereo and the Lace Project held a workshop in Paris on 6th February to discuss the ethical and legal issues of learning analytics.  The focus of this meeting was the draft taxonomy of issues that I prepared previously.  It was extremely helpful to have comments from experts in the area to refine the list, which is forming the basis for [...] The post A taxonomy of ethical, legal and logistical issues of learning analytics v1.0 appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Moodle is a free software built to help educators to create online courses and help teachers to interact with students. It’s one of the most popular e-learning platforms around the world. And of course, it runs pretty well on Nginx webserver. So, today I’m going to show you how to get the latest version of Moodle [...] The post Nginx Moodle Configuration appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

What makes some digital learning initiatives successful and others not? That’s the focus of a 2014 study released Wednesday by the America’s Promise Alliance’s Center for Promise. The study is titled "Wired to Learn: K-12 Students in the Digital Classroom," and it examines how five school districts implemented digital learning strategies to help students succeed [...] The post Researchers Hunt for ‘Secret Sauce’ of Digital Learning Success appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

The development of formal thinking and logical reasoning skills is necessary to achieving deeper learning. Educators should first immerse themselves in professional development focused on building inquiry skills, possibly within the field of philosophy. Learning to think deeply is a prerequisite to planning lessons with flexibility and creativity, both of which are critical aspects to [...] The post Preparing a Classroom Culture for Deeper Learning appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

The excitement about CBE is justified. CBE gives shape and direction to the long overdue need to personalize learning in higher education; it allows students to progress at their own pace; it incorporates the practice of prior learning assessment (indirectly through self-paced learning or directly through credential recognition), and offers a logical framework for aligning [...] The post Competency-Based Education: The Ripple Effects of Taking Assessment to the Next Level appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

School would be a lot easier for administrators and teachers if technology were left outside of the classroom walls. Technology brings significant and frustrating obstacles to student learning. The range includes infrastructure issues like wireless connectivity, printing difficulties, projector failures, student behavioral challenges, and helping parents navigate the home environment with mobile technology. Teacher training [...] The post The Strategic Imperative for Schools: Technology as Connector appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Badges have garnered great interest among scholars of digital media and learning. In addition, widespread initiatives such as Mozilla’s Open Badge Framework expand the potential of badging into the realm of open education. In this paper, we explicate the concept of open badges. We highlight some of the ways that researchers have examined badges as [...] The post Open badges for education: what are the implications at the intersection of open systems and badging? appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Syncing the content of different management tools and features is one of the efficiencies that technology advancements bring and the Joomla Moodle integration is a perfect example. There are various ways in which integration can be achieved, although the most common involves a third party feature. Integration basically deals with creating an interface shared by [...] The post Joomla Moodle Integration Guide - Super Moodle appeared first on Patric Lougheed.