How ironic... VLE for Business Studies Dept

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Bit ironic this given my other post but somehow my other half (teacher - yes, I know, sleeping with the enemy! :P) sensed I was on the topic and called to ask if I could help her get something organised for her department.

She's currently covering a department of one for Business Studies, Economics, etc... and spotted a colleague (in another department) has been using WordPress to start sharing work, news and even homework via a Blog.

Now, mindful of the other discussion I started, I'm wondering if WordPress is necessarily the best approach for this. I checked her school details and found they are using a VLE called e-sy which means nothing to me and I assume is a commercial VLE offering... However for all that it doesn't appear that the school are even promoting it, or if they are, they're doing a bit of a cr*p job...

So, I figure I can provide her with something myself on my dedi server space... and before you ask, this is for her, not for school so I get my reward in a less stressed other half


Anyhoo.. Anyone in the know got any suggestions on whether Moodle or something else would be a better option to Word Press?

[fooby]

Moodle all the way. Open source, many users, many people to help. The moodle forums are great too

fooby

[mrphil]

dokeos bit harder to set up on your part but really easy to use for teachers and kids and also looks more professional than moodle

[fooby]

Not forgetting that Moodle can be customised with many many themes that are available. I do agree, the default isnt too pretty.

http://www2.teignmouth.devon.sch.uk/moodle/ this is our theme

[mrphil]

Is the best I have seen so far though i think this looks better, I have only had it live 2 weeks so content will grow

http://rainhillvle.co.uk/dokeos/index.php

[Geoff]

What no crimbo themes?

[fooby]

hahaha nice idea

[webman]

What no crimbo themes?

What no crimbo themes?

[Geoff]

I could turn it on, but you'd go blind.

[mrphil]

I am not seeing the crimbo themes????
baaa humbug

[webman]

I could turn it on, but you'd go blind.

Hmmm... that sort of theme, ey?

[strawberry]

moodle takes about a week to get running smoothly. I'd recommend.

[mrphil]

just a quick one but are all these sites hosted on your own servers????

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Thanks for the recommendations folks...

moodle takes about a week to get running smoothly. I'd recommend.

.. on this... what sort of "tweaking" does it require ?

[mrphil]

no its just i am hosting mine with a company as our internet through the council is rubbish, not bad pricing either costing me £129 a year for 6Gb but can expand this at a similar rate