Thanks for your thoughtful replies. If I can find a really good Moodle
hosting service I think that would be my preferred route -at least
initially- as there would be one less thing to manage/worry about.
Installing and managing Moodle myself with a hosting service is a great
second option which I had not considered. Of course, is some Moodle expert
would like to volunteer to be the Moodle master for iScoop....
Thanks,
Fred
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Hi Fred -
>
>At Riverdale, we've used both Remote Learner (our prsent provider) and
>Moodle Rooms. While I haven't been the one administering the hosted
>moodle at Riverdale, I have self-hosted Moodles at other schools, and from
>what I've seen thus far, it may end up being easier to host it yourself.
>Moodle Rooms gave us ridiculous amounts of downtime, and not-so-great
>ticket resolution. Remote Learner seems to be moderately better, but
>personally, I'm not impressed - we've had an ongoing (2 weeks +) error
>that randomly generates during assignment uploads, and they've been little
>help in resolving the issue.
>
>Like many mature LAMP applications (mediawiki, joomla, etc.), Moodle is
>fairly simple to install and self-host, and it's worth looking into that
>option - when I've hosted it previously (and had *much* better uptime), I
>simply purchased some relatively cheap hosting and had the moodle up and
>running in an hour or so. I had control on the backend, and while I
>didn't have folks testing plugins for me (a service the Moodle Hosts
>provide...tested plugins), I've found most of the popular plugins are
>fairly stable and work well together. And there is an active community
>around Moodle, so you won't be totally in the dark on issues.
>
>I suppose it really depends what type of human resources you have to throw
>at it, of course - bringing students in, managing classes, etc., was all
>my problem and not someone else's. And having it hosted for you brings
>tons of benefits - approved plugins, ticketing, etc.
>
>~j
>
>A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>>I'm considering using a Moodle hosting service for at least some of the
>>iScoop (http://iscoop.ning.com/) online courses we hope to offer during
>>the 2009-2010 school year. If you've had good experiences with a Moodle
>>hosting service I hope you will be willing to share the name of the
>>service. I'll compile whatever recommendations come in and put them on
>the
>>School Computing Wiki (http://schoolcomputing.wikia.com).
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Fred
>
>
>
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