I have been using the #Moodle #STACK #maths related question intensely over the last few months. I had idly thought that it would be good to have an automated way of giving inputs and prts “sensible names”, i.e. instead of ans1, ans2 etc I could rename the input fields with things like width, area and have all references updated appropriately.
It turns out that the feature already exists under the menu Tidy inputs and PRT’s, wonderful!
A user of my #Moodle #AIText question type (free text with #LLM feedback) was telling me how they supplied as much as possible of the answers in the #prompt to improve the quality of responses. This reminded me that no matter how interested I am in how my code is used, there is no substitute for it being used “in anger” by a real #teacher.
(*anger is used as a metaphor in this context, I prefer it if teachers are not actually angry using my plugins)
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Did you know that #libraries are launchpads for student innovation?
Join Cyril Oberlander (Cal Poly Humboldt) on April 9th at 11 AM ET to explore:
Adaptable strategies for engaging students as co-creators
The power of open learning infrastructure
How students built a 3D Digital Herbarium
Free virtual MicroConf:
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It's today! Be sure to come to our Panel session at 1.15pm for deep discussion and joint reflection about AI-powered online learning in Africa.
"For the FATES of Africa: Socially-just ecosystems and life cycles in online learning for Sub-Saharan Africa."
Wed, March 26, 1:15 to 2:30pm
CIES Conference 2025, Palmer House, Floor: 3rd Floor, Salon 4
Project overview: https://lnkd.in/ewfDUErT
Panel details: https://lnkd.in/eQcVgDCX
#edtech #onlinelearning #research #decolonisation#ai #africa
"Like many in Higher Education and beyond, I find myself facing an unexpected and difficult change. I’ve been made redundant from. It’s tough. Across the sector, talented, hardworking professionals are finding themselves in similar situations through no fault of their own. And now it’s my turn."
https://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/navigating-change/ #OpenToWork #ALTC #EdTech #HigherEd
Meta launches a pilot program on #Instagram, allowing U.S. schools to flag rule-violating posts or accounts for faster review. 
A big step toward safer social media spaces for students! #SocialMediaSafety #EdTech #Privacy #OnlineSafety #InstagramUpdates #TechNews
Moodle developer meeting: Not just for developers
The meeting on 25th March 2025 started with Marie Achour discussing “Moodle Products' growth spurt". She covered plans to expand Moodle staff, focus on HE and the upcoming Marketplace for plugins.
Part 2 was Mark Johnson describing what is necessary to make #Question type plugins work with the upcoming #Moodle 5.0. This is important for anyone using 3rd party question types.
The map shows very clearly the scale of the industry of universities. Yes Walmart is massive but the amount of states/area covered by universities as lead employer is vast. When we think about edtech, and now AI apps sold as standard process for 'digital transformation', we can visualise the billions of dollars generated by this sales pitch. It just prints mountains of money.
Join me this week for a live "AI in Education" roundtable!
Wednesday, March 26th at 1pm EDT
Topic: How AI Can Help Improve the Quality of Education
Register here https://gatlabs.com/education/ai-roundtable/
Adam Jenkins https://fosstodon.org/@wisecat and #Moodle 5.0
Adam Jenkins has released (another) excellent video covering the upcoming features in Moodle 5.0. It is specifically of interest to developers and admins. Good coverage of #security related topics..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UISwBbwR8jY
#edtech #education
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"It would be built with top security protocols to make hacking unlikely, they said. Only select personnel — school administrators, mental health specialists and police — would have access to the information. The system would likely cost more than $10 million a year, with GEMHSA recommending that data be maintained until former students reach age 25." https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/politics/state/2025/03/25/georgias-hb-268-unique-in-its-breadth-of-changes-to-stop-school-shooters/82646509007/ #edtech #edusec
New month, new #introduction
Hi everyone, I'm Vic :)
My work involves #LearningDesign #InstructionalDesign #Agile PM and #Translation. I mainly work with #EdTech for #LifelongLearning now.
My play is #running, #MagicTheGathering and coffee.
Based in #Wales / #Cymru.
How are you?
51% of PhET sims are used outside of the US.
That's why a cornerstone feature of Studio is your ability to create presets using the Region and Culture settings in a sim. 
Make presets that not only use the language your students speak 
, but have characters that look like your students too. 
PhET Studio is launching on March 27th - come join us! #EdTech #ComingSoon #InteractYourWay
This is a sick new twist: "Law enforcement presence planned at Putnam County school after ransomware attack" https://wchstv.com/news/local/law-enforcement-presence-planned-at-putnam-county-school-after-ransomware-attack #edtech #edusec @PogoWasRight @funnymonkey @brett
Hard to overstate the stakes here, especially for US K-12 funding: How a Supreme Court case threatens the ‘luxury’ of the internet in libraries, schools and hospitals https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/23/politics/supreme-court-nondelegation-power-internet-fcc-consumers-research/index.html #edtech #erate
“I bring my laptop to class, but I’m not working on class stuff.” Still accurately describes much #edtech in #highschool #highereducation
Want to learn niche vocabulary without boring memorization? Discover an innovative approach using text-to-speech technology. https://www.mycelium-of-knowledge.org/unlocking-specialized-vocabulary-in-foreign-languages/ #AI #LanguageAcquisition #EdTech
