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The official release of Moodle™ 2 happened more than two years ago and there are still a lot of people who have not yet had the opportunity to experience the improvements made to the new interface.

I love creating simulations to add interactivity into our Moodle™/Joule training courses and capturing videos to add engagement. Students frequently ask me what tool was used to create these media assets.

Joule’s Personalized Learning Designer (PLD) gives you the ability to automate course tasks saving the instructor time while still providing participants with the immediate and timely feedback they need.

The Moodle Assignment module has undergone major changes in the newest Joule release that includes core Moodle 2.3. Now instead of having four separate types of Assignment activities (Single File Upload Advanced Uploading of Files Online text and Offline) they are condensed into a single Assignment activity with the ability for instructors to define settings indicating the allowed submission types.

Joule’s 2012 Winter release included both updates to Joule and core Moodle™ 2.3.3. In today’s blog I’d like to share some of the most vital additions and deletions.

Moodle™ 2 has introduced numerous enhancements in the past couple of years and one of the most relevant changes has happened in the file system. Files are now saved in repositories instead of being placed inside course or site files folders.

As the new year begins it’s a great time to set new goals for improving our elearning courses. Are your courses lacking luster engagement interactivity or collaboration? How can you take your online courses to the next level? In today’s post I’m going to suggest some ideas for improving your courses in Moodle™ and Joule.