A New Approach to Moodle Suspended Users

A New Approach to Moodle Suspended Users

The educational technology team recently changed a setting in Moodle that eliminates a former gradebook frustration. In the past, when students dropped a class, they remained visible in both the Moodle gradebook and on the “enrolled users” page. By...
A New Approach to Moodle Suspended Users

Moodle’s New Year’s Resolution: Slim Down 3 Terms

Have you noticed fewer classes in your Moodle dashboard this week? That’s not a fever dream, but the result of a new Ed Tech policy regarding the number of past classes being maintained on our Moodle server (we reduced the number from 2 years + 1 semester of...
A New Approach to Moodle Suspended Users

Upcoming Moodle Dates

As we close down 2019 and finalize NMC’s fall semester, be aware of these important Moodle dates: Friday, December 28th – Fall 2019 (2001) courses turned off. We routinely turn courses off 10 days after final grades are submitted. If you need a course left open,...
Wading Through the Maze of Help Options

Wading Through the Maze of Help Options

“Help!”  Not just a Beatles song or a screamed reaction to an imminent threat, finding help in today’s world of unlimited information is both incredibly easy (to search) and incredibly difficult (to select). Do we call the company? Search the Internet? Embark on a...
The Luck of a Good Friend

The Luck of a Good Friend

When I listen to my 4-year-old discuss his friends from school, I can’t help but think about the influence they wield over each other. We don’t often consider just how impactful the people we surround ourselves are on our lives, nor how those friendships...