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@davefoord.bsky.social

Freelance Ed tech consultant/trainer (mainly the use of #Moodle), owner of A6 Training and Consultancy Ltd. Loves cricket, running, mountaineering and chutney/jam making.

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Moodle Plugins directory: Learning Tools Create bookmarks, take notes, schedule activities and focus mode for better learning experiences โ€ฆ and much more!

I have just found this really useful #moodle plugin: moodle.org/plugins/loca... once set up users can bookmark pages within their courses, or add notes to pages.

18.11.2025 09:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Quality learning design, appears to be a dyingย skill In my younger days, I made my mark in education as an innovator and trailblazer in the World of Learning technology, and often clashed with the opinions of the more senior, experienced educators, who I saw as holding education back. So I recognise there is a huge slice of irony, now that I am one of those โ€˜more seniorโ€™ educators, and my opinions will be perceived by many as holding things back.

Quality learning design, appears to be a dyingย skill

In my younger days, I made my mark in education as an innovator and trailblazer in the World of Learning technology, and often clashed with the opinions of the more senior, experienced educators, who I saw as holding education back. So Iโ€ฆ

15.10.2025 06:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And of course - bad jokes are always a winner

16.09.2025 21:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No messing around, straight into something useful that people could take away and use, and not a sales pitch, like the others.

16.09.2025 21:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Best session by far today at #MootGlobal25 was by Gavin from @brickfield.bsky.social #Moodle

16.09.2025 18:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Attending #MootGlobal25 #moodle

16.09.2025 08:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Have submitted 2 proposals for presentations at #Moodle #MootGlobal25 in Edinburgh - one on creating multi-lingual moodles, and the other on creating personalised learning through FilterCodes and Generico Filters.

05.05.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: MoodleMunch: Series 5, Webinar 3 - Tuesday 29 April 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. In this webinar, Dublin City University (DCU) and A6 Training will deliver presentations: 1. DCU will share their experiences and insights of using a Moodle tool for students to rate each otherโ€™s per...

On Tue 29 April I am presenting at the (free) #Moodle Munch on how the excellent FilterCodes and Generico plugins can be used together to do some really clever things. I hadn't come across Generico until recently, but now that I have, the options are amazing.

dcu-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

24.04.2025 06:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have signed up for the #moodle #MootGlobal25 in Edinburgh, really looking forward to going - will hopefully be selected to present something.

23.04.2025 08:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Moodle Plugins directory: FilterCodes Transform your Moodle site with the FilterCodes Plugin! Elevate engagement by inserting about 200 dynamic plain-text tags like {firstname} to create personalized learning experiences, customize your s...

I think the discovery of the excellent filter codes plugin: moodle.org/plugins/filt... closely followed by the Grade Me plugin; moodle.org/plugins/bloc...

09.04.2025 09:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a really good article and one that is very pertinent. a couple of my clients are currently grappling with this issue - but it is really tricky, as it doesn't seem to be clear where something stops being a digital asset, and starts being a taught course.

02.04.2025 10:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A sustainable way to provide multi-lingual #Moodleย courses In my last post, I presented the argument for providing properly translated content, and in a post from a few months ago I listed a few ways that this can be achieved, detailing the advantages and disadvantages of each method. From that list of options, the best end solution was the approach of having a single course, and using the…

A sustainable way to provide multi-lingual #Moodleย courses

In my last post, I presented the argument for providing properly translated content, and in a post from a few months ago I listed a few ways that this can be achieved, detailing the advantages and disadvantages of each method. From thatโ€ฆ

27.03.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am using Bluesky to try and recreate the early days of 'the other' platform - e.g. when it was good, and it felt like I was interacting with real people (most of whom I knew) rather than corporate accounts, advertising and general rubbish, #ALTM25

24.03.2025 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Why there is still a need to properly translate #Moodle based learningย content I support various global organisations with their Moodle based online provision, and as such many have a need to offer their courses in multiple languages. For over 10 years I have battled to find a way to effectively do this and blogged about this recently: I have finally come up with a workable solution (which will be my next blog post).

Why there is still a need to properly translate #Moodle based learningย content

I support various global organisations with their Moodle based online provision, and as such many have a need to offer their courses in multiple languages. For over 10 years I have battled to find a way to effectivelyโ€ฆ

24.03.2025 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MoodleMoot Global 2025 - Moodle MoodleMoot Global is our annual in-person event where Moodle enthusiasts come together and collaborate, and learn from each other. You won't want to miss out!

The #MoodleMoot Global 2025 has been confirmed as 16-18 September in Edinburgh. moodle.com/events/mootg...

15.03.2025 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trying to use AI to create video caption files in different languages for YouTube. At first I was impressed when I did this with 1 file, but now that I am trying to do this with 16 files, it is getting very confused - it keeps returning English files instead of Spanish, or losing the timestamps

13.03.2025 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

thanks for the correction - the host company did come up with a different license amount which was slightly less, but still prohibitive. they told us this was a very special offer they had negotiated with HQ....

25.02.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Switching from Moodle Workplace to Moodleย LMS This post is a reflection on the process that Iโ€™ve been through where we have moved from Moodle Workplace to Moodle LMS and by sharing some of the experiences with you here, will help anybody else trying to do a similar thing. One of the organisations that I support has been using Moodle Workplace for Just over three years however we came to the conclusion that Moodle workplace was no longer suitable and they would actually be better off using Moodle LMS.

Switching from Moodle Workplace to Moodleย LMS

This post is a reflection on the process that Iโ€™ve been through where we have moved from Moodle Workplace to Moodle LMS and by sharing some of the experiences with you here, will help anybody else trying to do a similar thing. One of the organisationsโ€ฆ

25.02.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

in the process of working through the scouts new online inclusivity training course, which has been created in a totally inaccessible, awful scorm package....

23.02.2025 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yesterday I came off my road bike at high speed - luckily I managed to get away with relatively minor injuries (broken elbow) - so 1 handed typing for me for a bit, although will see how narration works as an alternative.

19.02.2025 07:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Moodle Plugins directory: Registration Rules An enhanced reCAPTCHA alternative and anti-spam tool to prevent automated spam bots from creating fake accounts in Moodle.

I'm excited to share something I've been working on... Moodle Registration Rules - a new plugin designed to help Moodle admins reduce spam registrations and improve security without relying solely on reCAPTCHA.

๐Ÿ”— moodle.org/plugins/tool...

14.02.2025 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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MoodleMunch | Teaching Enhancement Unit MoodleMunch is a community of practice centred around Moodle and related digital learning tools, led by Dublin City University. It aims to share good digital learning and teaching practice, foster con...

And if anyone is interested in Generico Filters and Filter Codes, I am presenting about this in Aprilโ€™s #Moodle Munch www.dcu.ie/moodlemunch

14.02.2025 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Moodle Plugins directory: Generico Filter Generico is a simple filter for creating templates of code snippets and text that can be inserted into Moodle text areas.

I am really starting to get into the excellent #Moodle Generico Filter - moodle.org/plugins/filt..., which when used in combination with moodle.org/plugins/filt... can do some really clever things - I can create very personalised elements within courses en masse

14.02.2025 15:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So what I am trying to do is work out why the one that is working is doing what it does, so I can do the same to the other one. The settings in the profile are identical (apart from different name, and options etc). It has totally confuddled me

06.02.2025 13:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In general the profile fields that are on the sign up page, appear in the table, the ones that aren't don't (which I guess is an expected behaviour) - but I have one field that is not on the sign up page, that is populating and an identical one that isn't.

06.02.2025 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
screenshot of the settings applied to the user profile field

screenshot of the settings applied to the user profile field

The fields are NOT set to appear on the sign up page (and must not be). However, one of the fields populates, and the other one doesn't - these are the settings.

06.02.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#Moodle peeps: I have 2 user profile fields (with same settings), both drop down lists, with a default value set. neither appear on the user facing new account page. When a user creates an account, 1 of the fields gets populated in user_info_data but the other doesn't. Any ideas?

05.02.2025 08:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Really excited that MoodleMoot this year is in UK. Never been to one before

04.02.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yup really odd! The fact that the invoices were correct, the money would have balanced at both ends (otherwise I would have spotted it), it was just an error at their end updating their internal ledgers - this is a major global org, so not sure why they are sifting through stuff this far back

04.02.2025 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just had a client from over 2 years ago email me claiming they had paid me twice for a piece of work. They didn't double pay me, I just submitted 2 invoices in quick succession. Curious as to what has triggered something their end to spot this after all this time

03.02.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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