Our friends at Moodle HQ have recently launched the Moodle Academy! This is the learning hub for the global Moodle community.
Engage in professional development, earn badges, progress a learning pathway and gain a certificate to help your career as an educator, administrator, designer or developer.
Learn in your language! As Moodle Academy grows, Moodle HQ plan to release more courses in languages other than English.
Moodle Academy offers a range of courses, most are free and self-paced, with the exception of Learn Moodle Basics which is a facilitated MOOC, and the Moodle Educator Certification (MEC) program which is offered commercially by Moodle Partners, such as My Learning Space.
We have always given our community ways to learn Moodle – not just educators, but also administrators and developers, whether through our Learn Moodle courses, our forums, documentation, videos or MoodleMoots – we have an incredibly active community and Moodle Academy will become the home for all these learning opportunities and more. Online learning has grown at exponential rates over the last decade, and the pandemic has only increased that. It is more important than ever that we support our community to develop the skills required to create and facilitate great online learning experiences.
Martin Dougiamas, Moodle CEO and Founder
Here’s a quick summary of the current learning opportunities. Happy Moodling!
Learn Moodle Basics
- Designed for anyone wanting to teach with Moodle
- 4-week facilitated MOOC, twice a year (approx 16 hours study time over 4 weeks)
- Train on the latest Moodle release
- Runs twice a year
- Connect and be inspired with our vibrant Moodle community
Build and take away your own practice course - Earn a badge and optional certificate upon course completion
Moodle Teaching Basics
- Designed for educators
- Self-paced, always open, (approx 12 hours study time)
- Discover the best ways to display teaching materials and track progress
- Explore grading in Moodle, including quizzes, assignments and H5P
- Check your progress with meaningful tasks
- Earn a badge and optional certificate upon course completion
Moodle Teaching Next Level
- Designed for educators with some experience with Moodle
- Self-paced, always open, (approx 20 hours study time)
- Develop best practice online pedagogy with Moodle
- Explore advanced tools and settings such as Workshop, Lesson, Groups and Gradebook
- Check your progress with meaningful tasks
- Earn a badge and optional certificate upon course completion
Moodle Educator Certification Program
- Self-paced, facilitated (approx 36 hours study time)
- Designed for individuals or larger educational organisations with Moodle experience
- Get certified and demonstrate digital competence as an educator using the Moodle platform
Moodle Admin Basics
- Self-paced, always open (approx 12 hours study time)
- Designed for new site administrators
- Learn how to manage user accounts, set up courses and perform basic site customisations
- Check your progress with meaningful tasks
- Earn a badge and optional certificate upon course completion
Moodle Plugin Development Basics
- Self-paced, always open (between 16 – 28 hours study time)
- Designed for PHP developers who want to get familiar with Moodle development essentials
- Learn how to set up your environment, understand plugin types, database tables, SQL queries and more
- Check your progress with meaningful tasks
- Earn a badge and optional certificate upon course completion
