Moodle was updated during the service break on third January. There were no drastic changes, mostly small improvements to the user experience. This video (18 minutes) summarizes the most important improvements: Two things mentioned in the video are note applicable to the UH Moodle installation: (Starting at 8:50 in the video.) UH Moodle does not [...]
Author Archives: Heikki Wilenius
New course area request form
4.9.2012 – 14:38
All teachers in need of a new Moodle course area are kindly asked to use the new request form at http://ok.helsinki.fi/moodle-en/howto/request-course-area/. The course areas are usually created within a day of the request, and an email will be sent to the teacher once the course area is ready.
Moodle training for teachers on 21st August
26.6.2012 – 16:10
Moodle 2 – new features This course is intended for teachers who have previous experience in using Moodle. The objective of the course is to introduce the participants to new features of Moodle 2. We will take a look at the new course navigation, file management, registration methods, and other new features according to the [...]
Moodle version update in June
20.3.2012 – 12:31
The UH Moodle server will be updated to a new version (2.2) during the week before Midsummer (18th–21st June). During this week, Moodle will be unavailable. After the update, Moodle is available at the old address (http://moodle.helsinki.fi) with a new user interface and the old basic functionality. The new version also includes new features supporting [...]
Submissions folders will no longer be available after 17th June
20.3.2012 – 12:30
After the Moodle upgrade in June 2012 submissions folders no longer work. If you need the contents of the folders after 15th June, you will have to convert the folders to a format understood by the new Moodle version. Old submissions folders are archived automatically and kept until the end of the year 2012, so the folders [...]
Changes in using the UH wiki in Moodle
20.3.2012 – 12:30
The user synchronization between the UH wiki and Moodle course areas will no longer work after the Moodle upgrade in June. All links to wiki spaces in Moodle course areas will continue to work, but new users enrolling in the Moodle course area have to be added to the wiki space manually (see the Confluence documentation). [...]
Moodle not in use 19th July between 10.00–12.00
20.6.2011 – 10:20
The Moodle server will be updated on 19th July between 10.00–12.00 and not available to users during that time period.
Support for Chrome browser added
22.2.2011 – 17:29
Moodle was updated today to version 1.9.11. The most notable improvement for users is the added support for the Chrome browser. Moodle's text editor now functions normally with Chrome.
Moodle training for teachers in English
4.10.2010 – 13:21
Do you require instruction on using Moodle in your teaching? Contact the author (heikki.wilenius at helsinki.fi), and if there is enough interest (at least 6 persons), a training session will be organised by the Educational Centre for ICT.
Moodle Consultation Hours for Teachers Every Monday
1.9.2009 – 13:02
Do you have any questions or problems regarding the use of Moodle? The educational technology specialists at the Educational Centre for ICT run consultation hours every Monday during the fall semester at 2pm - 4pm. You don't need to book a time in advance, just come over to the room number 331 at the learning [...]