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Moodle Theme Development

By : Silvina Paola Hillar
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Moodle Theme Development

By: Silvina Paola Hillar

Overview of this book

Theming is one of the main features of Moodle, and it can be used to customize your online courses and make them look exactly how you want them to,according to your target audience. If you have been looking for a book that will help you develop Moodle themes that you are proud of, and that your students will enjoy, then this is the book for you. We start off by introducing Moodle 3 and explaining what it is, how it works, and what tools you might need to create a stunning Moodle theme. We then show you how to choose and change the pre-installed Moodle themes in detailed steps, and explain what Moodle themes are and how they work. Next, we show you how to change an existing theme and test the changes that you have made. You can not only plan the customization of theme, but also tailor it using advanced Moodle theming processes; this book is your one-stop guide to creating your own personalized Moodle 3 theme.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Moodle Theme Development
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgements
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Dedication
Preface

Putting all the pieces together


Here is a recap of what we have already covered in the previous chapters

In Chapter 1, An Introduction to Moodle 3 and MoodleCloud , we covered most of what needs to be known about e-learning, VLEs and Moodle, and MoodleCloud. There is a slight difference between Moodle and MoodleCloud especially if you don't have access to a Moodle course in the institution where you are working and want to design a Moodle course. Furthermore, Moodle is used in different devices and there are several aspects to take into account when designing a course and building a Moodle theme. We have also dealt with screen resolution, aspect ratio, types of images and text, and anti-aliasing effects.

In Chapter 2, Themes in Moodle 3 and MoodleCloud, we learned about what themes are and how to find them in Moodle and in MoodleCloud. We also explored a little about HTML code and how colors are named in this code. We also customized the "More" Moodle theme and found out where our Moodle...