Leaders in OSS Educational Software Market Join Forces

BFS has joined with pteppic.net, a key Moodle service provider, to develop a fully integrated e-learning web strategy.  The solution will include the e-communications infrastructure blueSchool from Blue Fountain combined with Moodle, the leading Open-Source Virtual Learning Environment to provide an e-mail, calendar, content management system that will allow the creation and delivery of high-quality online courses over the Internet or local networks.

Aidan McGuire from BFS said "Working with pteppic.net is a great opportunity for both companies who are recognised specialists in their fields to develop the kind of learning platform our children need for the 21st Century.  Currently schools teach pupils to be IT literate but this should go beyond just being able to use the leading word processor or make a computer presentation.  It is essential that schools commit to the next generation of software programmers.”

Sean Keogh from pteppic.net explained ""Moodle is taking the educational world by storm. Educational decision makers must recognise that Open Source products like Moodle can deliver commercial-grade features and performance while reducing costs and freeing up funds for important tasks like staff training.  We have to ensure that our schools can take advantage of this best of breed software, so that our learners and teachers do not fall behind in the race to develop Future Schools."

 Some schools which do recognise the importance of Moodle can be found in a range of locations including South Wales, Lancashire and Cumbria.  CLEO (Cumbria and Lancashire edition on-line) is thought to be one of the biggest installations of Moodle in the UK with Moodle having been selected as the default Virtual Learning Environment for the two areas. 

About pteppic.net

 pteppic.net is a leading provider of Moodle-related installation, support, hosting, consultancy and training services in the UK and overseas, with clients in the secondary and tertiary education sectors as well as commercial enterprises and Adult & Community Learning services.  pteppic.net was appointed the first authorised UK Moodle Partner in September 2004, and it's founder, Sean Keogh, was responsible for organising and running the last three UK MoodleMoot Conferences - gatherings of teachers, administrators and technical staff from the UK and overseas Moodle communities to discuss and present moodle-related projects and information.

 For more information on pteppic.net, visit http://pteppic.net/

About MOODLE

Moodle is an Open-Source Virtual Learning Environment - a way of creating and delivering high-quality online courses over the Internet or local networks.  Moodle is currently in use in over 22,000 organisations in more than 170 countries with a user population of well over nine million learners and teachers.  Moodle has a large and vibrant user community, where teachers can find help, or discuss plans with their teaching colleagues from around the UK and around the world. Professional Moodle Services are available from the Moodle Partners -
authorised service providers approved by the Moodle organisation, who contribute financially to Moodle development.

 Further information about Moodle and its usage can be found at http://moodle.org

Statistics showing the growth of Moodle use can be found at http://moodle.org/stats