This presentation will demonstrate the functionality of DripRelease, a plugin that enables teachers to set rolling deadlines for activities in the popular Moodle LMS. These rolling deadlines can be set for various increments of time, e.g. daily or weekly. The number of available activities per time period can be chosen, and their accessibility is set through the plugin making bulk changes to restrict access settings.

The plugin is being designed as a solution to issues highlighted in a research project where a homework course with bi-weekly rolling deadlines was compared to a second homework course with exactly the same activities, but with semester-long access to all homework. Rolling deadlines were successful in fostering incremental completion (as opposed to cramming at semester’s end). This research project was successful in attaining government funding to develop the plugin.

The presenters will explain the rationale and functionality of the DripRelease plugin currently under development. The next hurdle is tackling the issue of randomization, another aspect of the research. This presentation will briefly discuss the next steps moving forward with the DripRelease plugin, give the audience hands-on experience, and outline potential future developments.