Comments on: A Design Concept For a Mobile Moodle Application http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/ A techno believer's path in learning... Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:50:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Parallax Revisited 1 Year of Constraints « Hans de Zwart: Technology as a Solution… http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/#comment-1174 Parallax Revisited 1 Year of Constraints « Hans de Zwart: Technology as a Solution… Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:02:00 +0000 http://blog.hansdezwart.info/?p=570#comment-1174 [...] can happen when writing a blog  post is receiving comments. It is therefore that my post titled A Design Concept For a Mobile Moodle Application is one of my favourites. Writing the post allowed me to think quite deeply about what a Mobile [...] [...] can happen when writing a blog  post is receiving comments. It is therefore that my post titled A Design Concept For a Mobile Moodle Application is one of my favourites. Writing the post allowed me to think quite deeply about what a Mobile [...]

]]> By: John McLear http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/#comment-1162 John McLear Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:52:49 +0000 http://blog.hansdezwart.info/?p=570#comment-1162 Interesting I approached this problem the other way around, instead of using moodle as a content provider I used the phone to provide content to moodle: http://mclear.co.uk/sites/classdroid Interesting I approached this problem the other way around, instead of using moodle as a content provider I used the phone to provide content to moodle:

http://mclear.co.uk/sites/classdroid

]]> By: Ali http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/#comment-963 Ali Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:51:07 +0000 http://blog.hansdezwart.info/?p=570#comment-963 Hi All, We are about to publish MTouch, the first and only native IPhone application for Moodle. MTouch does not require server side changes and is directly usable by the students. You can check details from http://www.moodletouch.com Download the "Try before you buy" free Windows version from http://www.pragmasql.com/home/moodletouch/download-mtouch.aspx Hi All,

We are about to publish MTouch, the first and only native IPhone application for Moodle. MTouch does not require server side changes and is directly usable by the students.

You can check details from http://www.moodletouch.com

Download the “Try before you buy” free Windows version from http://www.pragmasql.com/home/moodletouch/download-mtouch.aspx

]]> By: Carlos Kiyan Tsunami http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/#comment-930 Carlos Kiyan Tsunami Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:28:26 +0000 http://blog.hansdezwart.info/?p=570#comment-930 you can find here a movie demo http://www.youtube.com/moodle4iPhone you can find here a movie demo
http://www.youtube.com/moodle4iPhone

]]> By: Carlos Kiyan Tsunami http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/#comment-929 Carlos Kiyan Tsunami Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:27:45 +0000 http://blog.hansdezwart.info/?p=570#comment-929 Your Welcome Hans Please, don't hesitate to write if you have any remark for the project moodle4iPhone. You have a lot of good ideas about designing a mobile application. Kind regards c Your Welcome Hans
Please, don’t hesitate to write if you have any remark for the project moodle4iPhone. You have a lot of good ideas about designing a mobile application.
Kind regards
c

]]> By: Hans de Zwart http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/#comment-907 Hans de Zwart Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:36:33 +0000 http://blog.hansdezwart.info/?p=570#comment-907 Thanks for sharing Carlos! Exciting developments... Thanks for sharing Carlos! Exciting developments…

]]> By: Carlos Kiyan Tsunami http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/#comment-906 Carlos Kiyan Tsunami Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:28:36 +0000 http://blog.hansdezwart.info/?p=570#comment-906 Hello What do you think about this? http://ignatiawebs.blogspot.com/2010/02/yes-mobile-moodle-for-iphone-is.html http://picasaweb.google.com/carlos.kiyan/MoodleIphone# Greetings Carlos Hello
What do you think about this?

http://ignatiawebs.blogspot.com/2010/02/yes-mobile-moodle-for-iphone-is.html

http://picasaweb.google.com/carlos.kiyan/MoodleIphone#

Greetings
Carlos

]]> By: Jan Brink http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/#comment-842 Jan Brink Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:34:14 +0000 http://blog.hansdezwart.info/?p=570#comment-842 The ipad may be another challange. Basically à Large iPod/phone but maybe THE laptop netbook killer. Love to see moodle in action on one. The ipad may be another challange. Basically à Large iPod/phone but maybe THE laptop netbook killer. Love to see moodle in action on one.

]]> By: Hans de Zwart http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/#comment-839 Hans de Zwart Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:28:15 +0000 http://blog.hansdezwart.info/?p=570#comment-839 Don, thank you for attending! I am sure there were many other reason for attending the iMoot! I am sorry to hear that you had more questions. Would you like to ask them in the session specific forum on the iMoot site. I would definitely put my thoughts there and maybe we can get other participants involved too. Just a quick answer: Drupal seems to be ahead of Moodle in two ways: 1. The professionalism of its commercial outfit (see http://acquia.com). Moodle chose a different way of commercialising (de-centralised) that has worked very well too, but might have inhibited the amount of time that can be put in development. 2. Its technical architecture. I am not a programmer, but I know that Drupal has implemented an architecture that is incredibly flexible by design. It makes the learning curve slightly steeper, but it allows a deeper level of customisation and integration that people really seem to want. Of course there is a space for being course centric. It is just that I believe that most students when they think of what they need to do or interact with don't think about a particular course, but would like a more holistic view. A mobile app could be an opportunity to explore that concept. Thanks again, Hans Don, thank you for attending! I am sure there were many other reason for attending the iMoot!

I am sorry to hear that you had more questions. Would you like to ask them in the session specific forum on the iMoot site. I would definitely put my thoughts there and maybe we can get other participants involved too.

Just a quick answer: Drupal seems to be ahead of Moodle in two ways:
1. The professionalism of its commercial outfit (see http://acquia.com). Moodle chose a different way of commercialising (de-centralised) that has worked very well too, but might have inhibited the amount of time that can be put in development.
2. Its technical architecture. I am not a programmer, but I know that Drupal has implemented an architecture that is incredibly flexible by design. It makes the learning curve slightly steeper, but it allows a deeper level of customisation and integration that people really seem to want.

Of course there is a space for being course centric. It is just that I believe that most students when they think of what they need to do or interact with don’t think about a particular course, but would like a more holistic view. A mobile app could be an opportunity to explore that concept.

Thanks again,

Hans

]]> By: Don Hinkelman http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/#comment-838 Don Hinkelman Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:13:46 +0000 http://blog.hansdezwart.info/?p=570#comment-838 Thanks for the iMoot presentation today. It was the must-see reason I joined the conference. Too bad it ended so quickly because I had lots of questions and more comments. First, Moodle as a platform. Is Drupal ahead of Moodle? Should we jump to that? Why or why not? Second, you said in this blog posting that Moodle is too course-centric. I think that is no problem as long as Moodle can have other sides to it--individualistic, PLE, social, etc. Everyone wants to lose weight, but why is it that many people don't lose weight until they join a group to do so. Vygotsky has a point! Universities are built upon graduation certificates and credits for courses. Moodle has a great role there. Thanks for the iMoot presentation today. It was the must-see reason I joined the conference. Too bad it ended so quickly because I had lots of questions and more comments. First, Moodle as a platform. Is Drupal ahead of Moodle? Should we jump to that? Why or why not? Second, you said in this blog posting that Moodle is too course-centric. I think that is no problem as long as Moodle can have other sides to it–individualistic, PLE, social, etc. Everyone wants to lose weight, but why is it that many people don’t lose weight until they join a group to do so. Vygotsky has a point! Universities are built upon graduation certificates and credits for courses. Moodle has a great role there.

]]> By: Leerbeleving » Blog Archive » Heb jij al geMock-upped? http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/#comment-678 Leerbeleving » Blog Archive » Heb jij al geMock-upped? Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:40:08 +0000 http://blog.hansdezwart.info/?p=570#comment-678 [...] de Zwart gebruikte in zijn post over de Moodle app een programma om mock-ups te maken dat veelzijdiger is en dat je kunt downloaden [...] [...] de Zwart gebruikte in zijn post over de Moodle app een programma om mock-ups te maken dat veelzijdiger is en dat je kunt downloaden [...]

]]> By: A Design Concept For a Mobile Moodle Application « Hans de Zwart … | Conceptguy http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/#comment-637 A Design Concept For a Mobile Moodle Application « Hans de Zwart … | Conceptguy Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:24:03 +0000 http://blog.hansdezwart.info/?p=570#comment-637 [...] Read the original post:  A Design Concept For a Mobile Moodle Application « Hans de Zwart … [...] [...] Read the original post:  A Design Concept For a Mobile Moodle Application « Hans de Zwart … [...]

]]> By: Joseph Thibault http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/#comment-636 Joseph Thibault Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:45:17 +0000 http://blog.hansdezwart.info/?p=570#comment-636 I've been using Moodle for 2+ years in a support role and have often dreamed of something similar (Moodle lite?). I really like your idea of the activity stream, but to be honest, if Moodle is so hindered by it's own architecture why not start from scratch in building an app that truly focuses on the user experience (instead of the course construction)? (This question has often intrigued me.) I wanted to share with what I've been working on (because your post resonated with me), it's not Moodle (we tried to get as far away from that as possible), but in terms of delivering a student/teacher activity stream I think it's spot on. Beta opens in 2010, but we'd really like feedback on the concept/essential parts: http://coursefeeds.com Great post, a Mobile Moodle app, irregardless would be awesome for students. I’ve been using Moodle for 2+ years in a support role and have often dreamed of something similar (Moodle lite?). I really like your idea of the activity stream, but to be honest, if Moodle is so hindered by it’s own architecture why not start from scratch in building an app that truly focuses on the user experience (instead of the course construction)? (This question has often intrigued me.)

I wanted to share with what I’ve been working on (because your post resonated with me), it’s not Moodle (we tried to get as far away from that as possible), but in terms of delivering a student/teacher activity stream I think it’s spot on. Beta opens in 2010, but we’d really like feedback on the concept/essential parts: http://coursefeeds.com

Great post, a Mobile Moodle app, irregardless would be awesome for students.

]]> By: Martin Dougiamas http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/#comment-633 Martin Dougiamas Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:09:59 +0000 http://blog.hansdezwart.info/?p=570#comment-633 Yes yes yes! At Moodle HQ we have plans to develop an iPhone client as soon as Moodle 2.0 is released early next year (ie we're going to take a working holiday from Moodle code and focus completely on it for a couple of weeks at least). Please keep thinking about these designs and fleshing them out, it will be really helpful! Cheers, Martin Yes yes yes!

At Moodle HQ we have plans to develop an iPhone client as soon as Moodle 2.0 is released early next year (ie we’re going to take a working holiday from Moodle code and focus completely on it for a couple of weeks at least).

Please keep thinking about these designs and fleshing them out, it will be really helpful!

Cheers,
Martin

]]> By: Rene http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2009/12/01/a-design-concept-for-a-mobile-moodle-application/#comment-632 Rene Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:18:59 +0000 http://blog.hansdezwart.info/?p=570#comment-632 Nice ideas! My two cents: since you don't need offline and the interface is not to complicated, this doesn't need to be a 'native' (store) iPhone app. Looks like a great web app to me. Web apps are easier to code, don't need Apple's approval and updates can be done instantaneously on the server. Nice ideas! My two cents: since you don’t need offline and the interface is not to complicated, this doesn’t need to be a ‘native’ (store) iPhone app. Looks like a great web app to me. Web apps are easier to code, don’t need Apple’s approval and updates can be done instantaneously on the server.

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