Moodle 4 Administration
An administrator’s guide to configuring, securing, customizing, and extending Moodle
Alex Büchner
BIRMINGHAM—MUMBAI
Moodle 4 Administration
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Contributors
About the author
Alex Büchner is the co-founder of the Premium Moodle and Platinum Totara partner Synergy Learning. He has implemented Moodle-based projects in the corporate, public, and third sectors for over two decades. He has been configuring learning management systems of all shapes and sizes since their advent in the educational landscape.
Alex holds a Ph.D. in computer science and an M.Sc in software engineering. He has authored over 50 international publications, including six books, and is a frequent speaker on Moodle, Moodle Workplace, and open source technologies. He can be contacted at openumlaut.com.
About the reviewers
E. Adolfo Suarez is an educator with a strong background in computer science, having over 20 years of experience in the field. He holds a B.Ed., specializing in mathematics, and for many years, he alternated between teaching math and computer science.
Adolfo holds a virtual teacher specialization from UC Irvine Extension, obtained through the Coursera MOOC project. He is passionate about online learning and has over 10 years of experience as a Moodle administrator, dealing with student information systems, exams remote proctoring, e-books, plagiarism detection tools, and more.
Adolfo has been blessed with four grandchildren, and his best times are spent playing with them.
Dr. Laurie E. Korte is an e-learning professional you can count on, with expertise in motivational instructional design, user experience, and accessibility. The organizations she works with are able to focus on learning program objectives and not worry about the complex demands of site growth and engaging design. Laurie’s education and experience extend beyond her Ph.D. in educational technology. She has presented at many local, national, and international conferences, and she has authored books on collaborative and creative thinking skill development, Moodle, and open source. Dr. Korte is also an elected Moodle Users Association Committee Member.
Sarah Ashley, as a solution architect with Moodle US, uses her 15 years of experience in Moodle, instructional design, and instructional technology to provide learning design consultation, crafting creative solutions for new and existing implementation projects, as well as offering technical and functional support for Moodle and Moodle Workplace. She has presented at mini-Moots, iMoots, and many in-person and online Moodle Moots, sharing creative uses of database activity reports and other configurable reports for learning analytics and producing innovative workflows. Sarah has an M.Ed in instructional technology and an M.Sc. and a B.Sc. in computer science. She loves to sing, play drums and piano, and solve all kinds of puzzles – jigsaws, logic, word, Rubik’s cubes, and more!