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1999
Dougiamas officially begins creating Moodle, “originally an acronym for Modular-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment,” and also “a verb that describes the process of lazily meandering through something, doing things as it occurs to you to do them, an enjoyable tinkering that often leads to insight and creativity.”
2002
Dougiamas releases Moodle 1.0 which originally targets small classes at colleges and universities. It will soon be used overwhelmingly in secondary schools.
2003
Dougiamas changes the domain name for the Moodle website from moodle.com to moodle.org “to better reflect the non-commercial nature” of Moodle.[3]?
Moodle version 1.1.1 is released. Approximately 50 developers contribute to this version.
Moodle 1.5 is released. It offers headline features and activity module improvements among other things.
2004
The latest Moodle release includes an integrated calendar after users and developers expressed an interest in adding such a feature.
Moodle version 1.3.1 is released.
The first German-speaking Moodle conference is held in Köln, Germany.
The first UK and international one-day conference for Moodle users and developers is held in Oxford, England.
2005
The first New Zealand Moodle Moot conference is held. 181 people attend.
2005
Dougiamas announces a joint effort between Moodle and the LAMS Foundation “to integrate the Learning Activity Management System seamlessly within Moodle.”[4]?
Moodle 1.5.2 is released.
Moodle.com’s headquarters in Perth, Australia opens with five employees. The program has 140 volunteer contributors.
Moodle releases its first public newsletter which can be downloaded as a PDF file on its website.
The Open University announces that it will be using Moodle, with the transition fully completed by February 2007.
Moodle 1.5.3 is released.
2006
MoodleMoot? is held in Savannah, Georgia.
Dougiamas officially begins creating Moodle, “originally an acronym for Modular-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment,” and also “a verb that describes the process of lazily meandering through something, doing things as it occurs to you to do them, an enjoyable tinkering that often leads to insight and creativity.”
2002
Dougiamas releases Moodle 1.0 which originally targets small classes at colleges and universities. It will soon be used overwhelmingly in secondary schools.
2003
Dougiamas changes the domain name for the Moodle website from moodle.com to moodle.org “to better reflect the non-commercial nature” of Moodle.[3]?
Moodle version 1.1.1 is released. Approximately 50 developers contribute to this version.
Moodle 1.5 is released. It offers headline features and activity module improvements among other things.
2004
The latest Moodle release includes an integrated calendar after users and developers expressed an interest in adding such a feature.
Moodle version 1.3.1 is released.
The first German-speaking Moodle conference is held in Köln, Germany.
The first UK and international one-day conference for Moodle users and developers is held in Oxford, England.
2005
The first New Zealand Moodle Moot conference is held. 181 people attend.
2005
Dougiamas announces a joint effort between Moodle and the LAMS Foundation “to integrate the Learning Activity Management System seamlessly within Moodle.”[4]?
Moodle 1.5.2 is released.
Moodle.com’s headquarters in Perth, Australia opens with five employees. The program has 140 volunteer contributors.
Moodle releases its first public newsletter which can be downloaded as a PDF file on its website.
The Open University announces that it will be using Moodle, with the transition fully completed by February 2007.
Moodle 1.5.3 is released.
2006
MoodleMoot? is held in Savannah, Georgia.