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To clarify the question, in the default Moodle 1.7 Wiki (based on Erfurt Wiki), numeric lists seem to only work if they are single space. If you put a line between them, then they restart each list item with 1. This Knowledgebase wiki-like formatting has the ...

To clarify the question, what controls the assignment of role to a new subscriber (e.g. why are some people assigned the role of Teacher in some sites, and others the role of Course Creator in other sites)?In Moodle 1.6 all users are considered guests who can ...

To avoid the risk that an uploaded file in a Moodle site might have a virus which could spread to the computer of a student who downloaded and ran it (e.g. a Microsoft Word file with a virus) many learning management systems at UCLA (Engineering and Social Sci...

In my attempts to start “thinking in Moodle” I thought it might be interesting to search for interviews with the originator and guiding hand of Moodle, Martin Dougiamas. Here’s what I’ve found so far. 23 Oct 2006 http://www.stevehargadon.com/2006/10/interview-...

Please answer this if you can, and then retag it. ThanksTo clarify the question, Shibboleth (link to entry in KB) is an Internet2 Middleware system to allow us allow login from different schools. What does it take to run this with Moodle? There is a Shibbolet...

Please answer this if you can, and then retag it as Moodle. ThanksTo clarify the question, a very nice feature of Moodle 1.7 (perhaps earlier) is that when you add a link to a site, you can specify that you want certain Moodle Parameters to be sent along with ...

The following was passed to me verbatim by a professor in my area. I haven’t tried it yet myself.How to install OSX software remotely: http://www.hmug.org/HowTos/RemoteInstall.htmlTo update OSX remotely: http://www.hmug.org/HowTos/RemoteSysUpdate.htmlFor examp...

According to the Moodle docs (http://docs.moodle.org/en/Edit_profile#Email_activated ):“One can either enable or disable emails being sent to an address. Note that if this is disabled, students will not receive any mail whatsoever from the site.”

If your web forms are getting spammed, and CAPTCHA isn’t a good solution, here are some possible alternatives. http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=1836 http://softwareas.com/captcha-alternatives-and-end-user-attitudes I’ve taken to renaming our feedback pag...

Customer Self-Service and FAQs for UCLA Housing residents, parents, and prospective residents. Topics include dorms, meal plans, DSL connections, etc. Over 500 questions answered. https://ask.housing.ucla.edu/

To clarify the question. It is not clear if the Moodle easily allows the set-up to be changed so that any image (or files uploaded) can be put on another server. We might want to do this for particular types of files, such as movies or audio clips.Yes you ca...

Is there a limit to individual blog posting size? When I posted a longish blog (5-6 paragraphs) it only shows the first couple, with no link to anything else. But when I go back to edit mode, the whole thing is there. (Update: Turns out it was breaking at a un...

Under adding resources, when adding a web page, there is a summary field, but it never seems to display after you submit it. Is it a theme decision to ignore them?When you create a resource or activity there is a summary option for the item you are creating. ...

If it were necessary to have everyone sign or click through an agreement before starting Moodle, then this Moodle Forum discussion seems to show how it can be done. Registration Required. http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=43536

How can I send a 50-megabyte file to a friend since it’s way too big for an e-mail attachment?Many e-mail systems limit file attachments to no more that 5 or 10 megabytes in size.Some services let you transfer files up to one size for free, and larger for a fe...

“Pipes is a free online service that lets you remix popular feed types and create data mashups using a visual editor. You can use Pipes to run your own web projects, or publish and share your own web services without ever having to write a line of code.” – tak...

Apparently this is one of the least talked about, but most useful Linux/Unix tools.lsof lists information about files opened by processes, and according to these articles, that is more useful than it sounds. http://dmiessler.com/study/lsof/ http://0xfe.blogspo...

go to http://moodle.org and register to get a login ID. No charge. That will get you into some of the links below. once you’ve logged in, edit your profile, at least to say that you’re at UCLA, which dept. and what systems you’re familiar with. go to Free ...