Learning Friction in Moodle: Beyond the Dashboard Software releases are usually announced with the solemnity of a bureaucratic memo and forgotten with equal speed. A version number changes, a note is posted, and the world continues its clumsy march through dashboards, tickets, and institutional routine. In educational technology, this pattern Read more
Why Learning Analytics Tools Matter in Digital Education The discussion about digital education often circles around large promises. Artificial intelligence will transform teaching. Data will revolutionize learning. Dashboards will finally reveal how students behave inside online courses. In theory, much of this infrastructure already exists. Learning platforms produce vast quantities Read more
Being listed in the Moodle Plugin Directory is rarely headline news. There is no fanfare, no countdown, no celebratory release party. And yet, the inclusion of Friction Radar in the official Moodle Plugin Directory marks a significant moment, not only for the project itself, but for the Moodle community that Read more
Software releases in education are usually announced through changelogs, version numbers, and short README files. Rarely do they mark a moment worth reflecting on. The publication of the Friction Radar Moodle plugin by Aeternum Modulae is different, because it addresses one of the most overlooked problems in digital education: learning Read more
Open source Moodle plugins are often described as “free”. Free to download, free to use, free to modify. What is mentioned less often is that they are rarely free to maintain. Especially not in environments where stability, compliance, and long-term reliability are non-negotiable. Moodle is one of those environments. Universities, Read more
Building Moodle plugins rarely looks the way people imagine software development. There are no open-plan offices buzzing with noise, no constant meetings, no sense of urgency for its own sake. At Aeternum Modulae, building Moodle plugins happens in quiet home offices, where focus, patience, and long-term thinking shape every decision. Read more
Aeternum Modulae is a place for Moodle plugins built with one guiding principle:stability over novelty. This site documents a growing collection of modular extensions designed to integrate cleanly with Moodle core, behave predictably over time, and remain maintainable long after the initial installation. No experiments. No surprises. No unnecessary complexity. Read more