Open Source in Education
Why now? New York is looking to Bill Gates to “reimagine” education. Obviously, Bill Gates has been successful in some of their endeavors. Bill Gates […]
Howto: install an open web analytics platform in 30 minutes
This is a very quick guide on how to install Matomo on DigitalOcean. Matomo is an Open Source Web Analytics platform that lets you get […]
Open LMS Status Update: Managing Director Phillip Miller On Elearning Leadership Today
They were transitioning times for Open LMS —formerly Blackboard Open LMS— when the company announced the move from its Reston, Virginia parent to a new […]
Chamilo + Zoom Integration: Status for March 2020
In time of COVID-19, we are (relatively obviously) inundated with calls and e-mails from people inquiring not only for Chamilo hosting (and other) services, but […]
Free, Open-Source LibreOffice Goes Mobile
The suite of productivity products called LibreOffice is a lot like other office suites. It includes tools like a word-processor, spreadsheets, drawings, and even databases. […]
Flashcards
Flashcards can be a powerfully learning tool. These are really good for learning material. Popularly, these are used learning languages. But, these can be very […]
Is Open Source Ready for Extended Enterprise Learning?
You may know me as an independent learning systems consultant. But I’m also a recovering LMS sales guy. Six years ago I pivoted after 14 […]
Podcast 31: Inside Open Source Learning Systems – With eThink CEO Brian Carlson
WELCOME TO EPISODE 31 OF THE TALENTED LEARNING SHOW To find out more about this podcast series or to see the full collection of episodes visit […]
Could Moodle 3.8 Finally Kickstart A Culture Of Analytics In Your Organization?
In a recent release, Moodle has shared a slim taste of the new enhancements coming for its Learning Analytics engine. (Formerly Moodle Inspire.) These new […]
Installation guide for Chamilo 1.11.10 (with Git) on DigitalOcean with PHP7.2
This guide will take you through the process of installing the Chamilo e-learning portal, version 1.11.10 on a fresh DigitalOcean instance,on an Ubuntu 18.04 64bit […]
Head first into the Fediverse
As a result of my disillusionment with social networks and my development of k12 social networks I have been exploring the fediverse. The Fediverse (a portmanteau of “federation” and […]
Engage learners in online discussions with the PDF Annotation plugin
One of the great strengths of our open source LMS is its community contributed Moodle plugins. These are extra features developed by community members which […]
