@davefoord.bsky.social
Freelance Ed tech consultant/trainer (mainly the use of #Moodle), owner of A6 Training and Consultancy Ltd. Loves cricket, running, mountaineering and chutney/jam making.
Quality learning design, appears to be a dying skill
In my younger days, I made my mark in education as an innovator and trailblazer in the World of Learning technology, and often clashed with the opinions of the more senior, experienced educators, who I saw as holding education back. So I…
In my younger days, I made my mark in education as an innovator and trailblazer in the World of Learning technology, and often clashed with the opinions of the more senior, experienced educators, who I saw as holding education back. So I…
Quality learning design, appears to be a dying skill
In my younger days, I made my mark in education as an innovator and trailblazer in the World of Learning technology, and often clashed with the opinions of the more senior, experienced educators, who I saw as holding education back. So I recognise there is a huge slice of irony, now that I am one of those ‘more senior’ educators, and my opinions will be perceived by many as holding things back.
davefoord.wordpress.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Quality learning design, appears to be a dying skill
In my younger days, I made my mark in education as an innovator and trailblazer in the World of Learning technology, and often clashed with the opinions of the more senior, experienced educators, who I saw as holding education back. So I…
In my younger days, I made my mark in education as an innovator and trailblazer in the World of Learning technology, and often clashed with the opinions of the more senior, experienced educators, who I saw as holding education back. So I…
September 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Have submitted 2 proposals for presentations at #Moodle #MootGlobal25 in Edinburgh - one on creating multi-lingual moodles, and the other on creating personalised learning through FilterCodes and Generico Filters.
May 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Have submitted 2 proposals for presentations at #Moodle #MootGlobal25 in Edinburgh - one on creating multi-lingual moodles, and the other on creating personalised learning through FilterCodes and Generico Filters.
On Tue 29 April I am presenting at the (free) #Moodle Munch on how the excellent FilterCodes and Generico plugins can be used together to do some really clever things. I hadn't come across Generico until recently, but now that I have, the options are amazing.
dcu-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
dcu-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: MoodleMunch: Series 5, Webinar 3 - Tuesday 29 April 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
In this webinar, Dublin City University (DCU) and A6 Training will deliver presentations:
1. DCU will share their experiences and insights of using a Moodle tool for students to rate each other’s per...
dcu-ie.zoom.us
April 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
On Tue 29 April I am presenting at the (free) #Moodle Munch on how the excellent FilterCodes and Generico plugins can be used together to do some really clever things. I hadn't come across Generico until recently, but now that I have, the options are amazing.
dcu-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
dcu-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
A sustainable way to provide multi-lingual #Moodle courses
In my last post, I presented the argument for providing properly translated content, and in a post from a few months ago I listed a few ways that this can be achieved, detailing the advantages and disadvantages of each method. From that…
In my last post, I presented the argument for providing properly translated content, and in a post from a few months ago I listed a few ways that this can be achieved, detailing the advantages and disadvantages of each method. From that…
A sustainable way to provide multi-lingual #Moodle courses
In my last post, I presented the argument for providing properly translated content, and in a post from a few months ago I listed a few ways that this can be achieved, detailing the advantages and disadvantages of each method. From that list of options, the best end solution was the approach of having a single course, and using the…
davefoord.wordpress.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A sustainable way to provide multi-lingual #Moodle courses
In my last post, I presented the argument for providing properly translated content, and in a post from a few months ago I listed a few ways that this can be achieved, detailing the advantages and disadvantages of each method. From that…
In my last post, I presented the argument for providing properly translated content, and in a post from a few months ago I listed a few ways that this can be achieved, detailing the advantages and disadvantages of each method. From that…
Why there is still a need to properly translate #Moodle based learning content
I support various global organisations with their Moodle based online provision, and as such many have a need to offer their courses in multiple languages. For over 10 years I have battled to find a way to effectively…
I support various global organisations with their Moodle based online provision, and as such many have a need to offer their courses in multiple languages. For over 10 years I have battled to find a way to effectively…
Why there is still a need to properly translate #Moodle based learning content
I support various global organisations with their Moodle based online provision, and as such many have a need to offer their courses in multiple languages. For over 10 years I have battled to find a way to effectively do this and blogged about this recently: I have finally come up with a workable solution (which will be my next blog post).
davefoord.wordpress.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Why there is still a need to properly translate #Moodle based learning content
I support various global organisations with their Moodle based online provision, and as such many have a need to offer their courses in multiple languages. For over 10 years I have battled to find a way to effectively…
I support various global organisations with their Moodle based online provision, and as such many have a need to offer their courses in multiple languages. For over 10 years I have battled to find a way to effectively…
The #MoodleMoot Global 2025 has been confirmed as 16-18 September in Edinburgh. moodle.com/events/mootg...
MoodleMoot Global 2025 - Moodle
MoodleMoot Global is our annual in-person event where Moodle enthusiasts come together and collaborate, and learn from each other. You won't want to miss out!
moodle.com
March 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The #MoodleMoot Global 2025 has been confirmed as 16-18 September in Edinburgh. moodle.com/events/mootg...
Trying to use AI to create video caption files in different languages for YouTube. At first I was impressed when I did this with 1 file, but now that I am trying to do this with 16 files, it is getting very confused - it keeps returning English files instead of Spanish, or losing the timestamps
March 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Trying to use AI to create video caption files in different languages for YouTube. At first I was impressed when I did this with 1 file, but now that I am trying to do this with 16 files, it is getting very confused - it keeps returning English files instead of Spanish, or losing the timestamps
Switching from Moodle Workplace to Moodle LMS
This post is a reflection on the process that I’ve been through where we have moved from Moodle Workplace to Moodle LMS and by sharing some of the experiences with you here, will help anybody else trying to do a similar thing. One of the organisations…
This post is a reflection on the process that I’ve been through where we have moved from Moodle Workplace to Moodle LMS and by sharing some of the experiences with you here, will help anybody else trying to do a similar thing. One of the organisations…
Switching from Moodle Workplace to Moodle LMS
This post is a reflection on the process that I’ve been through where we have moved from Moodle Workplace to Moodle LMS and by sharing some of the experiences with you here, will help anybody else trying to do a similar thing. One of the organisations that I support has been using Moodle Workplace for Just over three years however we came to the conclusion that Moodle workplace was no longer suitable and they would actually be better off using Moodle LMS.
davefoord.wordpress.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Switching from Moodle Workplace to Moodle LMS
This post is a reflection on the process that I’ve been through where we have moved from Moodle Workplace to Moodle LMS and by sharing some of the experiences with you here, will help anybody else trying to do a similar thing. One of the organisations…
This post is a reflection on the process that I’ve been through where we have moved from Moodle Workplace to Moodle LMS and by sharing some of the experiences with you here, will help anybody else trying to do a similar thing. One of the organisations…
in the process of working through the scouts new online inclusivity training course, which has been created in a totally inaccessible, awful scorm package....
February 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
in the process of working through the scouts new online inclusivity training course, which has been created in a totally inaccessible, awful scorm package....
Yesterday I came off my road bike at high speed - luckily I managed to get away with relatively minor injuries (broken elbow) - so 1 handed typing for me for a bit, although will see how narration works as an alternative.
February 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Yesterday I came off my road bike at high speed - luckily I managed to get away with relatively minor injuries (broken elbow) - so 1 handed typing for me for a bit, although will see how narration works as an alternative.
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I'm excited to share something I've been working on... Moodle Registration Rules - a new plugin designed to help Moodle admins reduce spam registrations and improve security without relying solely on reCAPTCHA.
🔗 moodle.org/plugins/tool...
🔗 moodle.org/plugins/tool...
Moodle Plugins directory: Registration Rules
An enhanced reCAPTCHA alternative and anti-spam tool to prevent automated spam bots from creating fake accounts in Moodle.
moodle.org
February 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I'm excited to share something I've been working on... Moodle Registration Rules - a new plugin designed to help Moodle admins reduce spam registrations and improve security without relying solely on reCAPTCHA.
🔗 moodle.org/plugins/tool...
🔗 moodle.org/plugins/tool...
I am really starting to get into the excellent #Moodle Generico Filter - moodle.org/plugins/filt..., which when used in combination with moodle.org/plugins/filt... can do some really clever things - I can create very personalised elements within courses en masse
Moodle Plugins directory: Generico Filter
Generico is a simple filter for creating templates of code snippets and text that can be inserted into Moodle text areas.
moodle.org
February 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I am really starting to get into the excellent #Moodle Generico Filter - moodle.org/plugins/filt..., which when used in combination with moodle.org/plugins/filt... can do some really clever things - I can create very personalised elements within courses en masse
#Moodle peeps: I have 2 user profile fields (with same settings), both drop down lists, with a default value set. neither appear on the user facing new account page. When a user creates an account, 1 of the fields gets populated in user_info_data but the other doesn't. Any ideas?
February 5, 2025 at 8:14 AM
#Moodle peeps: I have 2 user profile fields (with same settings), both drop down lists, with a default value set. neither appear on the user facing new account page. When a user creates an account, 1 of the fields gets populated in user_info_data but the other doesn't. Any ideas?
Just had a client from over 2 years ago email me claiming they had paid me twice for a piece of work. They didn't double pay me, I just submitted 2 invoices in quick succession. Curious as to what has triggered something their end to spot this after all this time
February 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Just had a client from over 2 years ago email me claiming they had paid me twice for a piece of work. They didn't double pay me, I just submitted 2 invoices in quick succession. Curious as to what has triggered something their end to spot this after all this time
Today one of my clients is carrying out a move from #Moodle Workplace to Moodle LMS - it has taken a lot of work to get to this point, I am both nervous and excited at the same time, and looking forward to a beer this evening. I will blog about the process once all done.
January 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Today one of my clients is carrying out a move from #Moodle Workplace to Moodle LMS - it has taken a lot of work to get to this point, I am both nervous and excited at the same time, and looking forward to a beer this evening. I will blog about the process once all done.
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I want to share my experience today with Google support, trying to get Gemini (their AI/plagiarism machine) turned off in my Google workspace account. That account is where I personally do all my work communication—I am an editor, and most of my work contracts explicitly ban any use of Generative AI
January 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I want to share my experience today with Google support, trying to get Gemini (their AI/plagiarism machine) turned off in my Google workspace account. That account is where I personally do all my work communication—I am an editor, and most of my work contracts explicitly ban any use of Generative AI
After many months of preparation, next week one of my clients will make the move from Moodle Workplace to Moodle LMS. I am unaware of anyone else making the move in this direction - so I have had to work through lots of unknowns. A busy few days ahead for me.
January 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
After many months of preparation, next week one of my clients will make the move from Moodle Workplace to Moodle LMS. I am unaware of anyone else making the move in this direction - so I have had to work through lots of unknowns. A busy few days ahead for me.
Oldest son took me winter climbing yesterday. My first time wielding ice axes and crampons in anger in over 20 years. Was superb.
January 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Oldest son took me winter climbing yesterday. My first time wielding ice axes and crampons in anger in over 20 years. Was superb.
Park run completed (volunteered and ran). Weather today is rubbish, so working for rest of the day, then heading into the hills tomorrow instead.
January 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Park run completed (volunteered and ran). Weather today is rubbish, so working for rest of the day, then heading into the hills tomorrow instead.
Just deleted my Twitter account - feels really good to be away from what has sadly turned into a complete cease pit.
December 28, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Just deleted my Twitter account - feels really good to be away from what has sadly turned into a complete cease pit.
Completed my 30th Parkrun of 2024 (17 different locations), although I am getting noticably slower, I still love doing them.
December 28, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Completed my 30th Parkrun of 2024 (17 different locations), although I am getting noticably slower, I still love doing them.
A bit of Xmas Eve ‘excitement’ as the electrics keep tripping. Managed to eventually isolate problem to dishwasher, so prospect of cooking turkey on camping stove averted…
December 24, 2024 at 10:07 AM
A bit of Xmas Eve ‘excitement’ as the electrics keep tripping. Managed to eventually isolate problem to dishwasher, so prospect of cooking turkey on camping stove averted…