How do you learn best: when it’s assigned to you, or when you’re trying to solve a real problem? Some of the strongest learning happens in that moment of need, when relevance and curiosity collide.
That’s part of what’s exciting about Moodle Workplace 5.2. This release makes it easier for people to discover learning pathways for themselves — exploring what matters to them, when it matters.
This month, we’re thinking about how people actually learn, and how learning platforms can better support curiosity, exploration, and growth over time. As always, thanks for being here.
🧡 Lauren, Head of Solutions Marketing
Field Notes
From assigned to elective learning
Most people don’t wait to be told what to learn — they go looking when the need shows up.
This month’s Field Notes explores what happens when your learning environment supports that behaviour, including how Moodle Workplace 5.2 helps people discover and choose learning pathways.
What if the people struggling with your training never tell you they’re struggling?
Join us and Certified Integration ReadSpeaker on Wednesday, 27 May, at 2:00pm CEST (GMT+2) for Learning that keeps them: Inclusive design strategies for employee retention— a practical session on designing training for real-world variability, reducing cognitive load, and creating learning experiences people are more likely to complete and apply.
The redesigned Login page in Moodle LMS 5.2 (and Workplace) gives login instructions better visibility and makes them easier to update. You can add clickable links to tutorials, surveys, events, or important updates — all before someone even reaches the platform.
This month’s Moodle Mentor tackles a mix of real-world questions — from simplifying manual grading and tracking extensions, to making videos more effective and designing learning that feels closer to real life.
One simple way to make your courses more interactive
This M-Dash session from Moodle Association of Japan shows how to build engaging H5P activities in 10 minutes or less — quick knowledge checks, interactive visuals, simple games, and more.
M-Dash webinars are short, practical sessions from the Moodle community, and a great place to pick up new Moodle ideas, tips, and tricks you can use tomorrow.
The POUR principles (Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust) sit at the core of accessibility standards — and they’re a useful lens for thinking about how learners experience your content.
Can they see it? Navigate it? Make sense of it? Use it across different devices? These are essential questions every course designer should be asking.
Board turns your course into a collaborative space with a simple post-it style layout. Learners can share ideas, respond to each other, and build on contributions visually — great for brainstorming, reflection, or quick check-ins.
Last month, we asked where most of your time goes when building a course.
No surprises — writing and creating content came out on top (44%), followed closely by planning and structure (39%). Setting up activities (11%) and fixing issues (4%) trailed behind, which says a lot: most of the work happens before a learner ever clicks “start.”
This month, we’re curious about something else:
How do people in your organisation usually find what they need to learn?
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