Moodlerooms

Dec 5, 2011 9:00 AM ESTMoodlerooms Recognized for Excellence in Six Categories of Education Technology

Innovation, ease of use, visual appeal, support and scalability are among EdTech Digest Awards’ criteria for winning products.

Baltimore, MD— Moodlerooms, Inc., Moodle partner and provider of proven e-Learning solutions, announced today that it has been honored across six different categories in EdTech Digest’s 2011 Awards Program. Collecting top awards in the categories of Learning Management System, Social Networking and Open Source Solution, Moodlerooms’ joule 2 enterprise e-Learning platform was also named a finalist in the categories of E-Learning Solution, Professional Development and Cool Tool.
Among the criteria judges used to identify offerings playing a truly “transformative” role in education through technology were attractiveness, ease of navigation, evidence of success in the field, long-term value and comprehensive support.

Nov 16, 2011 1:00 AM ESTUnited States Telecommunications Training Institute Launches New Online Learning Community Based on Enterprise Open-Source Platform

New platform will expand developing nations’ access to vital ICT professional training

Baltimore, MD — The United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI), a non-profit government-industry joint venture that provides tuition-free training in the area of ICT policy, management, and cyber security, in partnership with the Florida State College of Jacksonville, has launched a new online learning community (www.ustti2.org) for delivering training to key IT regulators, communications professionals, service providers and entrepreneurs in the developing world.

Nov 2, 2011 8:00 AM EDTMoodlerooms Wins Hottest Tech in Town Award

Innovative open source e-learning solution beats out host of tech companies

Baltimore, MD — Moodlerooms, Inc., Moodle partner and provider of proven e-Learning solutions, today announced it’s been named top winner of the Hottest Tech in Town award by the Greater Baltimore Tech Council (GBTC). The GBTC, an organization dedicated to driving innovation and entrepreneurship, chose Moodlerooms as the first place winner over more than 30 other products after two rounds of judging by the organization’s membership and board, including an element of community voting.

Oct 21, 2011 10:00 AM EDTCampus Management Partners with Moodlerooms to Establish Standards Based Integration with Open Platform

Baltimore, MD— Campus Management Corp., a leading provider of enterprise software products and services for educational institutions, has formed a collaborative partnership with Moodlerooms to establish integration between their company’s respective product offerings. The integration of Campus Management’s CampusVue® Student, a fully unified academic and administrative platform designed for today's service-oriented institutions, and Moodlerooms’ joule®, an enterprise e-Learning platform based on Moodle, will enable colleges and universities to adopt more comprehensive and fully-supported campus solutions.

Oct 19, 2011 8:00 AM EDTCengage Learning and Moodlerooms Enhance the Usability and Functionality of Digital Solutions for Open Source Moodle eLearning Platform Through MindLinks

Stamford, CT, October 19, 2011 – Cengage Learning, a leading global provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions, today announces the integration of its digital content and solutions with Moodlerooms enterprise platform joule. The integration is scheduled in its next enterprise release in December. The collaboration leverages the power of MindLinks integration to deliver improved ease of use for students, instructors and administrators. Full integration via MindLinks will be available for Moodlerooms users of Cengage Learning digital solutions including Aplia, CourseMate, CengageNow, and MindTap. The integration includes single sign-on and seamless links to content using industry integration standards. Support for real-time gradebook integration is also planned.

Oct 18, 2011 8:00 AM EDTMoodlerooms Ensures Standards Compliance for Moodle 2 User Community

Open source LMS platform releases code to benefit users of newest Moodle iteration

Baltimore, MD — Moodlerooms, Inc., Moodle partner and provider of proven e-Learning solutions, reaffirms its dedication to global interoperability by offering its development expertise to ensure the Moodle 2.2 release, planned for December 2011, aligns with IMS standards. IMS Common Cartridge and Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) standards allow users to integrate into their platforms more diverse content and assessment options, and increased flexibility around sharing, re-packaging and re-using lesson plans and other materials. The standards also provide for the secure, streamlined integration of web-based, content and tools, such as chat and domain-specific learning sites, at reduced costs.

Oct 12, 2011 8:00 AM EDTMoodlerooms Sets New Standard for Client Engagement

Dedicated teams provide personalized service to institutions using their e-learning solution

Baltimore, MD — Moodlerooms, Inc., Moodle partner and provider of proven e-Learning solutions, is raising the bar on customer experience with its Client Engagement Team Model, which provides each college or university with its own team of service specialists in place of the usual anonymous support desk. Institutions under tight budgets can now optimize the budget-friendly Moodlerooms open source solution and still depend on the highest, most efficient standard of support, even in the face of IT cutbacks.

Jul 27, 2011 1:00 AM EDTMoodlerooms Elects Lev Gonick as New Board Member

Baltimore, MD — Moodlerooms, Inc., Moodle partner and proven provider of enterprise e-Learning solutions, announced today that Lev Gonick was elected to the company’s Board of Directors. The appointment of Gonick is reflective of the company’s continuing effort to secure staff and governance with a proven track record of world class industry leadership in education technology innovation.

Jul 25, 2011 8:00 AM EDTCengage Learning and Moodlerooms Partner to Deliver Interoperability of Moodle and Digital Content and Solutions

Partnership will provide enhanced functionality of Cengage Learning Digital Solutions for Moodle users

Cengage Learning, a leading global provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Moodlerooms to allow for integration of Cengage Learning’s digital solutions and Moodlerooms products. The resulting interoperability will improve the customer experience, and faculty and institutions will be able to better leverage rich content to drive engagement, increase retention and raise learning outcomes.