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* The feature Enable communication providers (enablecommunicationsubsystem) must first be checked from ''Site administration > Development > Experimental > Experimental settings. | * The feature Enable communication providers (enablecommunicationsubsystem) must first be checked from ''Site administration > Development > Experimental > Experimental settings. | ||
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*For new courses, admins can define the default provider - or specify 'none' - from ''Site administration > Courses > Default settings > Course default settings.'' | |||
*Admins will then have a new section, Communication, from ''Site administration > Plugins.''. | *Admins will then have a new section, Communication, from ''Site administration > Plugins.''. | ||
*From the page Manage communication providers, they can configure a Matrix server for the site if desired and disable/enable the option for teachers to add custom links to messaging rooms in their courses. | *From the page Manage communication providers, they can configure a Matrix server for the site if desired and disable/enable the option for teachers to add custom links to messaging rooms in their courses. | ||
*If a Matrix server is set up and used on the site, Moodle will automatically create Matrix rooms for new courses and automatically create user accounts for the existing course participants when they enter the rooms. Teachers who enter the room will have moderator rights. | *If a Matrix server is set up and used on the site and the course default settings specify Matrix as the provider, Moodle will automatically create Matrix rooms for new courses and automatically create user accounts for the existing course participants when they enter the rooms. Teachers who enter the room will have moderator rights. | ||
==Capabilities== | ==Capabilities== | ||
*[[Capabilities/communication/matrix:moderator| Matrix moderator]]. | *[[Capabilities/communication/matrix:moderator| Matrix moderator]]. | ||
*[[Capabilities/moodle/course:configurecoursecommunication| Configure course communication settings]]. | *[[Capabilities/moodle/course:configurecoursecommunication| Configure course communication settings]]. | ||
Revision as of 11:36, 2 October 2023
If the Experimental setting Enable communication providers (enablecommunicationsubsystem) is checked, admins can offer Matrix rooms or custom links to existing rooms for teachers to use with learners in their courses.
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Course settings
- Teachers can access course communication options from Course navigation > More > Communication.
- If the admin has set up a Matrix server for the site, a Matrix room will automatically be created when a new course is created. Teachers can configure the room settings by ensuring Matrix is selected as the provider.
- If desired they can give the room a name and a topic. If they don't give the room a name then the course name is used instead.
- A teacher will automatically have the moderator capability in the Matrix room.
If there is no Matrix server on the site, teachers can add a link to a Matrix room of their own or to a room in another messaging service such as Telegram by selecting Custom link as the provider and adding the relevant URL.
Once saved the room will be available from a 'sticky' icon, present on all pages at the bottom of the screen above the information icon.
Site administration settings
- The feature Enable communication providers (enablecommunicationsubsystem) must first be checked from Site administration > Development > Experimental > Experimental settings.
- For new courses, admins can define the default provider - or specify 'none' - from Site administration > Courses > Default settings > Course default settings.
- Admins will then have a new section, Communication, from Site administration > Plugins..
- From the page Manage communication providers, they can configure a Matrix server for the site if desired and disable/enable the option for teachers to add custom links to messaging rooms in their courses.
- If a Matrix server is set up and used on the site and the course default settings specify Matrix as the provider, Moodle will automatically create Matrix rooms for new courses and automatically create user accounts for the existing course participants when they enter the rooms. Teachers who enter the room will have moderator rights.
