The Definitive Guide to SIMS.net, Moodle and LDAP Integration

[TechMonkey]

Me again. All sorted! Huzzah. The only other wierdness I have spotted was that on first log on users seem to fail the LDAP auto logon but are still logged in. Bizzare and it seems to fix itself. If I find rhyme or reason I'll post.

[ben_snclc]

I am interested in visiting a school that has the integration between SIMS and Moodle? If anyone has this in place can you please contact me? I am assisting schools through their BSF process and particularly their MLE / VLE and this question has been asked a few times.

Thanks, Ben

[penfold_99]

I am interested in visiting a school that has the integration between SIMS and Moodle? If anyone has this in place can you please contact me? I am assisting schools through their BSF process and particularly their MLE / VLE and this question has been asked a few times.

Thanks, Ben

Hi Ben,

Your more than welcome to visit Hamble College to see my SIMS and Moodle Integration. We're based in Southampton. PM me if you would like to visit.

[addid]

Hi Penfold,
just wondered how close you were to the contracted support that you have mentioned and whether you had any ideas of costs involved yet?

Regards
Addid

[apeo]

I've been reading around this subject and its worrying that its seems that Capita's stance is that you're not allowed direct access to the SIMS DB or there will be implications. How are people getting round this or is everyone just biting the bullet and creating the queries/views to allow direct access to the SIMS DB?

[penfold_99]

I have created an alternative version that doesn't rely on direct DB access. We are nearing a release that supports SIF. A Demo of SIMS2MOODLE/SIF2MOODLE is avaliable at SchoolsICT's Moodle Demonstration

[apeo]

How exactly does this do it then?

[penfold_99]

How exactly does this do it then?

SIMS2MOODLE uses command reporter to get information out of SIMS.net
SIF2MOODLE uses our Moodle SIF Agent.

SIF2MOODLE will superceed SIMS2MOODLE once released as it will handle parental engagement and reporting.

[apeo]

Oh right.. SIMS2MOODLE isnt open source is it?

Edit: So is the information that comes for SIMS Live or is it based on data pulled out at scheduled times?

[penfold_99]

Oh right.. SIMS2MOODLE isnt open source is it?

Edit: So is the information that comes for SIMS Live or is it based on data pulled out at scheduled times?

The information is pull from sims every hour and push into moodle. SIMS2MOODLE is open source. It comes with an installation and support package.

[apeo]

Ah ok, i will have to download it and have a play. I take it, its on the site somewhere to download.

[penfold_99]

Ah ok, i will have to download it and have a play. I take it, its on the site somewhere to download.

SIMS2MOODLE is not available for download it come as part of an onsite installation and support package.

[apeo]

Ah Ok.

[darklord1474]

Hi,

Teachers area appearing as a teacher on a course but when they click on it, it asks them to enroll. any ideas?

Thanks
Mike

[tonyd]

SIMS2MOODLE is open source.

SIMS2MOODLE is not available for download it come as part of an onsite installation and support package.

Just wondering what definition of 'Open Source' you are using? Since these two statements appear to contradict each other. This one, Open source - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia which I'd think is pretty good, states 'the end-product (and source-material) available at no cost to the public'. This would normally imply a downloadable source location.

Or am I missing something here?