Author Archives: ghenrick

Review: Activity Group self-selection for Moodle 2

The plugin that I am reviewing this time is the activity module group self-selection for Moodle. This activity allows students to select the group they want to be members of. Background This activity module has been around in some format since … Continue reading

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10 more reasons to move to Moodle 2 – part 2

As mentioned last week, I have created three presentations on 10 reasons to move to Moodle 2. So yes, that is 30 reasons put into three presentations in no particular order. Today I release number 2 – “10 MORE reasons to move … Continue reading

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10 reasons to move to Moodle 2 from Moodle 1.9

Since Moodle 2 was released in November 2010, I have given a number presentations on Moodle 2.x on how it was different to Moodle 1.9. It is a question that is asked a lot, about the differences between Moodle 1.9 … Continue reading

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Some common issues I have found when testing plugins

I have reviewed over 30 Moodle 2 plugins now for my blog and have tested well over 100 in the last few years and for the most part there no problems as people generally follow the Moodle development coding guidelines … Continue reading

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Review: BigBlueButtonBN integration for Moodle 2 (updated)

The module for review today is the BigBlueButtonBN integration with Moodle 2.1. Background I had reviewed this integration back in May 2011, after using it when co-authoring the book Moodle 2.0 for Business for PacktPub with Jason Cole and Jeanne Cole. However … Continue reading

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White paper – A look at Moodle 2 repositories

To build on the information provided in the blog and module reviews, I am compiling a suite of publications on some important areas of the elearning eco-system. Whatever the topic, you are sure to find a lot of information spread … Continue reading

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