Finally, the widely requested socialwall course format is added to the Moodle plugins database for Moodle 2.7 & 2.8 versions. Socialwall format is a course format which enables teachers to create alerts, sticky posts, activities, resources in a format similar to social network users and features a learning stream.
According to the description in the Moodle plugins database:
“The Moodle Socialwall will transform your Moodle course into a social learning platform. This includes a familiar post interface, timeline of posts, filtering of the timeline, and integration with Moodle’s activities and resources. A social learning format allows teachers to pick up the tool and begin using it right away.”
The teacher may:
- make different kind of posts (Alerts, sticky post)
- attach activities to timeline-posts (via Drag and Drop too)
- attach files and URLs to posts
- comment on posts or reply to comments
whereas the Students (depending on capabilities) may:
- make standard posts
- attach resources (files or links) to posts
- comment on posts or reply to comments
- view results and feedback of assignments in their timeline
Socialwall package includes :
- a new Course Format (called socialwall, format_socialwall)
Optional:
- a new Filter (filter_urlresource) to alter the way a posted url-Resource will be displayed
- a local plugin (local_filterurlresbak) to backup and restore the filter data (unfortunately moodle doesn’t support backup and restore for filter data).
- a new Block to display upcoming events and alerts related to the course (block_alerts).
To download the complete socialwall package, please check out the link: https://moodle.org/plugins/browse.php?list=set&id=74
You can download the latest course format from this link: https://moodle.org/plugins/view/format_socialwall
