Dave Foord

@davefoord
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Educational consultancy and training, usually to do with learning technologies and quite often the use of #Moodle. Former FE/HE lecturer. Plays cricket and climbs mountains. Owner of A6 Training and Consultancy Ltd
Dave FoordSep 24, 2024
My latest blog post is on how to make #Moodle multi-lingual: https://davefoord.wordpress.com/2024/09/24/the-different-ways-to-make-a-moodle-course-multi-lingual/
The different ways to make a #Moodle course multi-lingual

I am not a linguist nor a translator, but as someone who supports various global organisations, I have spent a large part of the last 10 years trying out the different methods of providing multi-li…

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Dave FoordJan 12, 2024
My 3rd post in my series on the need to move away from SCORMs: https://davefoord.wordpress.com/2024/01/12/alternatives-to-scorm/
Alternatives to SCORM

This is the third post in my serious exploring the need for education providers to move away from using SCORMs, the others being: The inconvenient reality that we should stop using SCORMs How do or…

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Dave FoordJan 4, 2024
My follow-up post about moving away from SCORMs is now available: https://davefoord.wordpress.com/2024/01/04/how-do-organisations-strategically-move-away-from-scorm/ #Moodle
How do organisations strategically move away from SCORM?

In my previous post titled ‘The inconvenient reality that we should stop using SCORMs’ I presented the case for why we have to move away from using SCORMs. In this post, I will try and …

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Dave FoordJan 3, 2024
I have written a blog post titled 'The inconvenient reality that we should stop using SCORMs' https://davefoord.wordpress.com/2024/01/03/the-inconvenient-reality-that-we-should-stop-using-scorms/ to hopefully stir a few things up with the elearning sectors: #Moodle
The inconvenient reality that we should stop using SCORMs

I have been writing this blog post on and off for the last 2 years, but up until now have not had the confidence to publish – as I expect what I have to say here, won’t sit comfortably …

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Dave FoordMay 31, 2023
If any #Moodle users are interested in how to add your own CSS to the mobile app, then this may help: https://davefoord.wordpress.com/2023/05/31/moodle-tricks-of-the-trade-adding-your-own-css-to-the-moodle-mobile-app/
#Moodle Tricks of the Trade – Adding your own CSS to the Moodle Mobile App

This is the 21st entry, in the Moodle Tricks of the Trade series. Moodle comes with a mobile app (that is free for the users to download), and when set up correctly is a very useful addition to the…

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Dave FoordApr 20, 2023
Has anyone here ever tweaked the CSS for the #moodle mobile app. I want to do basic things like making tables look like tables, and headings look like headings. I am working with a charity so we have a premium moodle mobile account - but we are not hosted by a partner.
Dave FoordApr 4, 2023
My 20th entry in my series on #Moodle Tricks of the trade: This time showing how to format the 'Description' of activities: https://davefoord.wordpress.com/2023/04/04/moodle-tricks-of-the-trade-formatting-the-description-box-within-activities/
#Moodle Tricks of the Trade – Formatting the description box within activities

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Dave FoordMar 31, 2023
Yeah! I will be presenting a session on 'Personalising the learning experience with Filter Codes (and a few other plugins)' at the Ireland an Uk #Moodle moot #MootIEUK23
Dave FoordMar 30, 2023
Have any users of #Moodle 4.1 noticed the mismatch between the language selector and preferred language? e.g. if you choose a language from the language selector in the user menu - this is not the same as choosing a preferred language from the preferences menu. And things that rely on language (e.g. language filters) are using the language selector choice not the preferred language. Does anyone understand the thought behind this (or is it just a huge bug?)
Dave FoordMar 29, 2023
If any #Moodle users have wondered how to get groups to synchronise when using course meta-links then: https://davefoord.wordpress.com/2023/03/29/moodle-tricks-of-the-trade-synchronising-groups-when-using-course-meta-links/
Moodle Tricks of the Trade – Synchronising groups when using course meta-links

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