Totara is a distribution of Moodle, the world’s most popular learning platform, designed specifically to meet the requirements of workplace learning and development. Totara is 100% open source software, stable, proven and scalable with all the features you’d expect in a corporate learning management system. Transform your organisation’s learning efficiency with Totara.
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The concept of social learning refers to the capacity for a group of individuals to engage with each other, for the purpose of shared understanding. Understanding the importance of social learning, can help us develop better online courses. Using a good learning management system that enables learners to effectively interact with each other is the foundation for a social learning network.
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The annual Australian Moodle Conference will be held on 1-4 July 2012 at the Gold Coast.
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As required by law, many organisations must provide mandatory compliance training for their employees. Training involves workshops or online courses which may target induction of new staff and also regular training for all staff on a defined basis, for example, annually.
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Reporting is a key feature of Totara with a powerful, flexible report builder. Totara ensures you have a complete picture of usage, progress and achievement across your business.
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iMoot is an annual event where the Moodle community connects and shares big ideas on a global scale. This internet-based gathering is delivered via web conference engaging an audience of Moodle practitioners, administrators and decision makers. Follow the link to register for iMoot 2012.
Creative commons license can be defined as a copyright license that allows an author or the owner of copyrighted works to own the right of their works while allowing members of the public to copy and redistribute their work in any form once credit is given.
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Hierarchies in Totara allow you to set up various frameworks that best represent the structure of your organisation. This enables you to input the structures and relationships of job positions and different sections of your organisation. Learning can then be mapped to individual job roles, management levels, departments, teams and groups.
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Mobile devices with internet access deliver end-users the best of both worlds, namely, communication and information. Smart phone and tablet users can harness the power of the internet for learning without being bound by the traditions of time or place. Relevant literature refers to this phenomenon as mobile learning or m-learning. In an effort to appreciate its educational benefits, let’s explore mobile learning in detail.
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Moodle has become even more mobile friendly with the inclusion of the new standard ‘MyMobile’ theme in the 2.2 release. The new theme is designed especially for mobile and tablet devices, such as iPhone and iPad respectively. The theme also works nicely for mobile devices running the Android operating system. No app download is required.
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