HowToMoodle Blog

We are delighted to announce the introduction of our starter support and Moodle staging sites, now available with our standard Moodle hosting plans.

In addition to our hosting features that include daily server backups, 24/7/365 security and SLA uptime guarantee, our starter support helps our clients with the implementation of their Moodle site and gives them the opportunity to ask initial queries or address any issues that may arise. This is beneficial for those starting out with Moodle through to those migrating their existing site from another supplier.

Additionally, the new staging site provides clients with a safe environment for them to test aspects of their site (such as configuration changes and version upgrades) before committing the changes to their live site.

We had a great Moodle get-together at our London seminar last Tuesday evening. We had over 50 delegates from a range of organisations, including charities, businesses and public sector corporations, and with various Moodle knowledge and experiences – from those new to Moodle through to those with established Moodle sites looking to learn more and talk Moodle.

Our first talk, given by Katie Osmand, Director and Head of Academics, The Design Ecademy, covered her experiences of using Moodle, from her pre-Moodle experiences and issues encountered before adopting the e-learning platform, through to her steps implementing Moodle within her organisation and the benefits she has seen as a result, 12 months on.

HowToMoodle have recently assisted a UK based hospice specialising in free end of life care and high-quality nursing who sought a VLE platform to deliver collaborative, blended learning courses. The hospice needed to acquire a suitable, experience VLE expert to help implement and run the e-learning platform successfully and within a strict budget.

Case Study Summary:

• The hospice provides education for its staff, volunteers, health and social care staff  and members of the public in the form of study days and short courses, including distance learning courses delivered via post.
• Income is primarily from fundraising and retail activities, with the necessity for significant expenditure focused on patient and community care.
• The hospice had a requirement for the implementation of a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) that can deliver collaborative, blended learning courses for its emotive course topics.