[[File:Moodlenet.png|400px]]

Short URL for this page: '''https://moodle.com/moodlenet'''

''Note: This page describes a new project started in 2017 to improve the features provided by the moodle.net and moodle.org community portals. For the legacy mechanism of inter-connecting multiple Moodle and Mahara sites into a network, please see the [[MNet]] page.''

== What is MoodleNet? ==

MoodleNet is currently described by Martin Dougiamas, CEO of Moodle as, "a new open social media platform for educators, focussed on professional development and open content". A visual overview of the intended elements of MoodleNet are given in the diagram below;

[[File:moodlenet-features.png|800px]]

MoodleNet will be an integral part of the Moodle ecosystem.

[[File:moodlenet-ecosystem.png|800px]]

We'll be building out this page as the MoodleNet project develops.

== Tracking progress ==

* Blog ''(coming soon!)''
* [https://tracker.moodle.org/secure/RapidBoard.jspa?rapidView=81&projectKey=MDLNET Issue tracker]
* [https://docs.moodle.org/310/en/MoodleNet-meetings Notes from meetings]

== Research ==

* [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooko's_triangle Zooko's triangle] - interesting less for the theory, more for the technologies / approaches which refute the conjecture. Notably: [https://blockstack.org Blockstack], [https://gnunet.org GNUnet], and [http://openalias.org OpenAlias]

== Explaining MoodleNet ==

Introducing new concepts to people can be difficult, as we all understand the future through the lens of past experience. Therefore, as imperfect as these analogies are, they all get at ''something'' which will help MoodleNet empower educators and further Moodle's mission:

* [https://jetpack.com/ Jetpack for WordPress] - a plugin for WordPress created by the developers of WordPress. This allows self-hosted installations to be connected to a wordpress.com account to enable extra features. Good for the user (free additional functionality), and good for Automattic, who make Worpress (track number of installations, potential to upsell products/services)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Assistant Office Assistant] - although widely parodied / derided, 'Clippy' (as it became known) provided an early form of just-in-time help for for those using Microsoft Office. An updated version of this, with natural-language search and contextual information would be an intelligent assistant and very useful ''within'' Moodle installations.

== Feedback ==

At the MoodleMoot in Miami (November 2017) we ran sessions on MoodleNet. The output of those sessions, including feedback from participants, can be found here: https://docs.moodle.org/310/en/MoodleNet-MootUS17

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This page is a record of meetings about MoodleNet, in the spirit of working openly.

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[[File:Moodlenet.png|400px]]

Note: shorter, easier-to-remember URL for this page: '''https://moodle.com/moodlenet'''

== What is MoodleNet? ==

MoodleNet is currently described by Martin Dougiamas, CEO of Moodle as, "a new open social media platform for educators, focussed on professional development and open content". A visual overview of the intended elements of MoodleNet are given in the diagram below;

[[File:moodlenet-vision.jpeg|800px]]

MoodleNet will be an integral part of the Moodle ecosystem.

[[File:moodlenet-ecosystem.png|800px]]

We'll be building out this page as the MoodleNet project develops.

== MoodleMoot Miami ==

At the MoodleMoot in Miami (November 2017) we ran sessions on MoodleNet. The output of those sessions, including feedback from participants, can be found here: https://docs.moodle.org/310/en/MoodleNet-MootUS17

[[es:MoodleNet]]

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[[File:Moodlenet.png|400px]]

Note: short URL to access this page: '''moodle.com/moodlenet'''

== What is MoodleNet? ==

MoodleNet is currently described by Martin Dougiamas, CEO of Moodle as, "a new open social media platform for educators, focussed on professional development and open content". A visual overview of the intended elements of MoodleNet are given in the diagram below;

[[File:moodlenet-vision.jpeg|600px]]

We'll be building out this page as the MoodleNet project develops.

== MoodleMoot Miami ==

At the MoodleMoot in Miami (November 2017) we asked participants for their input to the MoodleNet project. The slides and etherpad from that session can be found below;

* #MootUS17 etherpad: https://devpad.moodle.org/p/MoodleNet
* Slides: https://goo.gl/rvPjj7

[[File:moodlenet-session.jpeg|600px]]

We asked participants to think about their 'hopes', 'fears', and 'dreams' for the MoodleNet project.

=== Hopes ===

* Packaged for competency frameworks (i.e. quality matters)
* Trustworthy
* Our faculty are willing to share some learning objects
* People will provide feedback
* Sharing good practice and experiences
* People will improve content
* Share content made with Moodle
* Access to GOOD quality OER content
* Addictive
* Works in all LMS
* It's easy to share and pull in resources into Moodle
* Activity from HQ
* A resource that all teachers, instructional designers, support people, etc. will go to for the best examples that Moodle could offer
* Portals for different role communities w/ chat (like AOL in the 90's). Who's online?
* Simple user interface
* Place to share our work - like Facebook timeline. A gallery of what people have done.
* Sharing of best practices
* Is promoted / marketed effectively and appropriately
* Contributed objects will have a review or discussion area so they can be community evaluated for appropriate uses
* Integration of partners to provide support for questions. One-stop shop
* Faculty development opportunities
* Create amazing courses - fashion
* Repository of activities for re-purposing
* A place to see examples of ways Moodle is being used by others
* A portfolio for teachers that REPLACES LinkedIn
* Option to contribute anonymously; option to require attribution or not
* It becomes a major player in the social media world
* One button to update content pulled from MoodleNet
* Great platform for sharing best practices
* All user forums posts are responded to
* Easy to navigate
* Gallery of courses to view to get inspiration for developing my courses
* Option to find others for content development
* Definition of moodle.net - users and dev. where you ask for features?
* Replace current Moodle community
* Rating system and reviews on content
* Have community facilitators
* User interface feels like Yammer / Facebook / Teams
* Share problems and quickly identify issues
* More regular teachers involved
* Access to great open courseware
* Paid bounty for support
* Students USE it =)
* Open
* Moderated
* Sexy interface
* Stays relevant for a long time
* Highly configurable
* Synchronous options to communicate
* Enhanced engagement w/ community knowledge holders
* Help me find Moodle resources
* Access to free training from HQ and partners
* Content is shared in such a way that it can be used by users of other LMSs too
* Different sections for different user types (dev/teacher/design)
* Feature to request someone review your content before you post
* Content is tagged to make it easy to find content you can use
* A place for users to connect with consultants for paid support
* Features like Meetup to let teachers get together to have conversations
* Find stuff easily
* "Integration with every Moodle site" is not intrusive
* Documentation will be kept up to date
* An easy way to find information
* Corresponding tags to identify pedagogy / curriculum / paradigm
* Be very easy to use
* A platform for students from different fields to connect
* Be open to all interested
* Will run the SAME as the original app
* Single sign-on for all users for all sites
* Connects people best practices + technical
* Some filtering so it doesn't get weighed down with crap that isn't useful
* Seamless
* I can get paid or attributed for content
* Way to connect with other Moodlers
* Suggested tutorials broken down by role (teacher / admin / developer)
* Have a great search function
* To understand what MoodleNet is
* Help me connect with other Moodle users
* A place to share educational material
* Bring the Moodle community together in a coherent way
* Variety of realworld content for all industries
* Different user roles so connections can be made at appropriate levels. Assignable groups.
* Get traction with students actually using it
* Have ability to favorite / follow content or creators
* Market for helping others
* Pull request like GitHub for improving content
* Reuse activities from a course on one site on another
* I could help people with Moodle and get paid
* Manage to get contribution in my Moodle vs. having another login
* High level of activity
* Place to share ideas
* Perfect place to learn Moodle
* Channels for grouping and identifying self
* Share/barter expertise with real-time feedback
* Crowdsourcing solutions and/or finding community members who can help, troubleshoot, brainstorm, etc.
* Easy to find usergroups
* Provides an open stream of communication with the various groups in the Moodle community (e.g. devs, support, etc.)
* Use Moodle FB to specifically show updates/videos
* Collaboration
* FREE TOAST =)
* Helping place
* Collaborative knowledge base
* Places where developers, designers, and users can interact
* Video tutorials
* Knowledge base
* Go to the help center
* Help desk
* Button to create audio file from a text file
* Easy path to component installation
* Includes discussion forums for asking questions of similar roled users
* Repository of courses, packages, analytics. this could save instructors lots of time putting courses together.
* Crowd sourcing for plugins
* It facilitates positive change in Moodle core
* Allowing different roles in Moodle to "cross-over" in a comfortable way
* Better understanding of what MoodleNet is
* Incentive based engagement
* Share ideas on how to use Moodle

=== Fears ===

* The capabilities in Moodle will not be appropriate for instructors to use objects from MoodleNet w/o admin assistance
* Don't want to be forced to use the service
* Safety/security for K12 student involvement
* Not well moderated/monitored
* Schools will be afraid to move/change
* Lack of administration or moderation to the website
* Doesn't work - won't use it
* It becomes too commercial and loses primary focus
* Moodle goes away
* No-one cares or notices content
* Big Brother danger with all websites connected
* Accessibility issues
* It's another platform I have to remember to use
* Takes too much time
* Participation takes too much time
* High barrier of entry
* Lack of activity
* We use 3rd party modules; wouldn't be supported
* Too many new things going on - quantity trumps quality
* It might get outdated quickly
* We don't want to lose our Moodle.org PHM status + reputation
* It becomes work
* It can't pay for itself
* Easy to ignore
* Increase complexity for Moodle owners
* What we create does not improve what is already available
* To be able to interact socially in person & not only in social networks
* MySpace blink tags
* Have to provide course support
* Ends up with too much content that makes it hard to find the "good stuff"
* Too complex
* Poor UI resulting in less usage
* Inadequate documentation
* Not used by the vast majority of Moodle users
* It won't happen for years
* Effort fizzles, nothing materializes
* It will cost too much
* Getting closer to online education may lead to lack of direct interaction with teacher & other students & discipline
* Becoming too relaxed, not being innovative
* Data used to sell me things
* Fear of sharing because others will steal my stuff
* No-one uses it
* Copyright violations and lawsuits
* Too technologically intimidating for instructors
* Management of content
* Content control
* Content layout
* Bad content
* Also open
* Blackboard buyout turns it into a for-profit and injects ads
* People won't know how to share
* Make teachers and staff need me less
* Anti-techy, educator-only
* Will get as much HQ attention as mod.lesson
* Another MySpace site
* Only works in IE6
* MoodleNet becomes the "education" Facebook
* Content does not apply to customized Moodle sites

=== Dreams ===

* World peace through understanding + education
* Community builder using LTI to build larger collaborative learning communities
* It is used by >80% of educators in the world
* Facilitators recruitment in information educational technologies
* Snake wearing vest pushing do-nut down a hill
* Forum threads with answered questions - moodle.stackoverflow.com
* Machine translation between Moodle that is as good as a human so that anyone can take any class
* Digital MoodleMoot (meet others using Moodle)
* Open
* Critical mass where education + reason hold sway over fear + anger
* MoodleNet displaces textbook publisher OER
* Filtering through the information
* Q&A
* Troubleshooting
* Help agent
* Facilitates: recruitment + hiring resources
* Instant popup notification each time user logs in based on your interests & history
* More regular teachers engaged on Moodle
* Have Patreon model
* Connecting students across the globe
* Connect students with experts
* Seamless integration with Moodle using an interface within Moodle to upload and download content
* Collection of all OER sources by topics
* "Social media" transfer protocol
* Connect w/ others w/ the same goals
* Link to other Moodle sites/guests
* Cool UI features like video service integrations, live streams, virtual events
* Collaborative plugin BETA releases
* FREE!
* Sign into Facebook using MoodleNet
* Shared technical specifications
* Revolutionize education and learning
* A person can take over my screen and fix the problem
* LTI support
* Have content marketplace for not just Moodle
* Way to get someone to help fix/set up site in realtime - for free
* Universal badges for everyone
* Better world
* All plugins will be moved here as well
* Augmented reality

=== Affinity group responses ===

Participants also split into affinity groups to think about what people in a particular role or position would find it useful for MoodleNet to provide.

==== Admin (techie) ====

'''Why?'''

* Big supply of expertise available - for $
* Provide easy quick options for one time support beyond forums (paid?)
* Empower more people who need that little push to be successful
* Big supply of expertise available - for free
* Moodle users work in many contexts
* Effective use of Moodle requires expertise from many disciplines - multiple skillsets
* Need immediate feedback / input / help
* Moodle itself is not a great repository of resources, knowledge (i.e. forums, documentation insufficient)

'''How?'''

* Staff to consolidate knowledge FACILITATORS therefore making it easily searchable
* Ability to identify help for appropriate user types (i.e. bus intelligence)
* Search like Google - what do anyways
* Use Google - access topic within Moodle AND other resources
* More effective search
* Consolidated knowledge of optics - maybe lists, active, of 'who can help'

'''What?'''

* Moodle (match.com) - matching ppl who need w/ people who can offer
* Way to access other experts and collaborate
* Quick reliable responses to help requests
* User-friendly documentation
* Better documentation
* Way to connect and pool resources

==== New users (less than one year) ====

'''Why?'''

* N/A (answered by Moodle mission)

'''How?'''

* Course template builder
* Site building wizard (a match.com version for Moodle)
* A separate area where new users can access with ease
* Answer critical early stage questions

'''What?'''

* Moodle integration wizard
* A regular website for new users

==== Learners ====

'''Why?'''

* Moodle mission

'''How?'''

* Connect learners with instructors for the purpose of improving course design and usage
* Learner friendly roadmap vs Jira dev roadmap
* Measuring learner/educator efficacy
* Learners request new features into Moodle
* Student feedback about Moodle within Moodle

'''What?'''

* Shared learning techniques & resources for similar courses at possible different locations
* Professional note taking
* Paid & enhanced services that learners buy into (professional help)
* Learners share self-created educational resources
* Learners able to connect with devs
* Learners can go for career opportunities in education
* Student consulting groups for disciplines / professions
* Tutoring & mentoring
* Office hours with educator not tied to location where learner is
* Portfolio for learners
* Moodle.net certification / degree
* Student focus groups for educators, companies, schools

==== Educators ====

'''Why?'''

* Empower, improve, connect, effect, vision

'''How?'''

* Direct connection to similar educators
* Filtered search to find materials
* Badges + certification
* Strong facilitator
* Open source content
* Incentive + challenges
* Direct connection to resources

'''What?'''

* Resources
* Best practices
* User rating + reporting
* Fun practices

==== Developers ====

'''Why?'''

* Connect
* Contain valid and current docs
* Feature request trend tracking
* Earn a living as a developer
* Development community support
* Build & value analytics based on communication
* 3rd party plugin support
* Make users jobs easier

'''How?'''

* Service matchmaking
* Anonymiser share data sets
* Move dev docs in git version ctrl
* Non techie & legal language for techies to use
* Anon donations of code or data
* Gather needs of users
* Sysadmin matchmaker for short-term assist
* Meeting coordination for devs & others
* Connects clients w/ devs
* 3rd party support recruiting
* Connect devs w/ devs
* Theme/plugin marketplace
* Tag questions & answers w/ versions
* Test LTI etc.
* Feature bounties
* Data sampling - abstraction
* Instructions for enhancing courses w/ out plugin - LTI-like
* Needs matchmaker
* Reputation
* Tag contributions by intended audience

'''What?'''

* Meeting space e.g. BBB
* Rating of support as well as dev't & clients
* Live chats?
* Moderation? Filters?
* Report repository SQL etc.
* Shared data sets
* Crowdfunding features for plugin

'''Out of scope'''

* Diaspora*
* Easier updating Moodle
* Hidden pointed pixels all apps
* Ability to isolate test case data for behot?

==== Instructional designers ====

'''Why?'''

* What other users are using?
* Desire content sharing across users
* Communicate to other IDs using Moodle
* ID focused connected users

'''How?'''

* Profile account history
* Profiles tell MoodleNet what content to show based on role
* Can we see other people course design?
* How did you do the course?
* Courses are designed
* Need to collaborate
* Share designs for constructivists
* IDs able to help other users
* Most popular stuff - have it notify IDs to use it
* Consultant meet need of problems - experience in certain area
* Links to Learn Moodle etc.
* Share training resources

'''What?'''

* "Follow" other IDs
* List of institutions w/ profiles of what plugins & integrations
* Moodle product reviews - integration, feedback, etc.
* See + share course designs
* Collaboration & build a model
* Watch someone interact with my course? - see how stumble
* Open source to see other course?
* Shared course shells
* ID live chats?
* Showcase the courses
* Venting area - overcome issues / how to fall into line
* Like & dislikes feature (saved to profile)
* Moodle research project (portal)

'''Out of scope'''

* How to install plugins - easy explanations (non-developer)
* How-to courses for all roles
* Moodle HQ live chat
* Moot takeaways info

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[[File:Moodlenet.png|400px]]

Note: short URL to access this page: '''moodle.com/moodlenet'''

We'll be building out this page as the MoodleNet project develops.

== MoodleMoot Miami ==

At the MoodleMoot in Miami (November 2017) we asked participants for their input to the MoodleNet project. The slides and etherpad from that session can be found below;

* #MootUS17 etherpad: https://devpad.moodle.org/p/MoodleNet
* Slides: https://goo.gl/rvPjj7

[[File:moodlenet-session.jpeg|400px]]

We asked participants to think about their 'hopes', 'fears', and 'dreams' for the MoodleNet project.

=== Hopes ===

* Packaged for competency frameworks (i.e. quality matters)
* Trustworthy
* Our faculty are willing to share some learning objects
* People will provide feedback
* Sharing good practice and experiences
* People will improve content
* Share content made with Moodle
* Access to GOOD quality OER content
* Addictive
* Works in all LMS
* It's easy to share and pull in resources into Moodle
* Activity from HQ
* A resource that all teachers, instructional designers, support people, etc. will go to for the best examples that Moodle could offer
* Portals for different role communities w/ chat (like AOL in the 90's). Who's online?
* Simple user interface
* Place to share our work - like Facebook timeline. A gallery of what people have done.
* Sharing of best practices
* Is promoted / marketed effectively and appropriately
* Contributed objects will have a review or discussion area so they can be community evaluated for appropriate uses
* Integration of partners to provide support for questions. One-stop shop
* Faculty development opportunities
* Create amazing courses - fashion
* Repository of activities for re-purposing
* A place to see examples of ways Moodle is being used by others
* A portfolio for teachers that REPLACES LinkedIn
* Option to contribute anonymously; option to require attribution or not
* It becomes a major player in the social media world
* One button to update content pulled from MoodleNet
* Great platform for sharing best practices
* All user forums posts are responded to
* Easy to navigate
* Gallery of courses to view to get inspiration for developing my courses
* Option to find others for content development
* Definition of moodle.net - users and dev. where you ask for features?
* Replace current Moodle community
* Rating system and reviews on content
* Have community facilitators
* User interface feels like Yammer / Facebook / Teams
* Share problems and quickly identify issues
* More regular teachers involved
* Access to great open courseware
* Paid bounty for support
* Students USE it =)
* Open
* Moderated
* Sexy interface
* Stays relevant for a long time
* Highly configurable
* Synchronous options to communicate
* Enhanced engagement w/ community knowledge holders
* Help me find Moodle resources
* Access to free training from HQ and partners
* Content is shared in such a way that it can be used by users of other LMSs too
* Different sections for different user types (dev/teacher/design)
* Feature to request someone review your content before you post
* Content is tagged to make it easy to find content you can use
* A place for users to connect with consultants for paid support
* Features like Meetup to let teachers get together to have conversations
* Find stuff easily
* "Integration with every Moodle site" is not intrusive
* Documentation will be kept up to date
* An easy way to find information
* Corresponding tags to identify pedagogy / curriculum / paradigm
* Be very easy to use
* A platform for students from different fields to connect
* Be open to all interested
* Will run the SAME as the original app
* Single sign-on for all users for all sites
* Connects people best practices + technical
* Some filtering so it doesn't get weighed down with crap that isn't useful
* Seamless
* I can get paid or attributed for content
* Way to connect with other Moodlers
* Suggested tutorials broken down by role (teacher / admin / developer)
* Have a great search function
* To understand what MoodleNet is
* Help me connect with other Moodle users
* A place to share educational material
* Bring the Moodle community together in a coherent way
* Variety of realworld content for all industries
* Different user roles so connections can be made at appropriate levels. Assignable groups.
* Get traction with students actually using it
* Have ability to favorite / follow content or creators
* Market for helping others
* Pull request like GitHub for improving content
* Reuse activities from a course on one site on another
* I could help people with Moodle and get paid
* Manage to get contribution in my Moodle vs. having another login
* High level of activity
* Place to share ideas
* Perfect place to learn Moodle
* Channels for grouping and identifying self
* Share/barter expertise with real-time feedback
* Crowdsourcing solutions and/or finding community members who can help, troubleshoot, brainstorm, etc.
* Easy to find usergroups
* Provides an open stream of communication with the various groups in the Moodle community (e.g. devs, support, etc.)
* Use Moodle FB to specifically show updates/videos
* Collaboration
* FREE TOAST =)
* Helping place
* Collaborative knowledge base
* Places where developers, designers, and users can interact
* Video tutorials
* Knowledge base
* Go to the help center
* Help desk
* Button to create audio file from a text file
* Easy path to component installation
* Includes discussion forums for asking questions of similar roled users
* Repository of courses, packages, analytics. this could save instructors lots of time putting courses together.
* Crowd sourcing for plugins
* It facilitates positive change in Moodle core
* Allowing different roles in Moodle to "cross-over" in a comfortable way
* Better understanding of what MoodleNet is
* Incentive based engagement
* Share ideas on how to use Moodle

=== Fears ===

* The capabilities in Moodle will not be appropriate for instructors to use objects from MoodleNet w/o admin assistance
* Don't want to be forced to use the service
* Safety/security for K12 student involvement
* Not well moderated/monitored
* Schools will be afraid to move/change
* Lack of administration or moderation to the website
* Doesn't work - won't use it
* It becomes too commercial and loses primary focus
* Moodle goes away
* No-one cares or notices content
* Big Brother danger with all websites connected
* Accessibility issues
* It's another platform I have to remember to use
* Takes too much time
* Participation takes too much time
* High barrier of entry
* Lack of activity
* We use 3rd party modules; wouldn't be supported
* Too many new things going on - quantity trumps quality
* It might get outdated quickly
* We don't want to lose our Moodle.org PHM status + reputation
* It becomes work
* It can't pay for itself
* Easy to ignore
* Increase complexity for Moodle owners
* What we create does not improve what is already available
* To be able to interact socially in person & not only in social networks
* MySpace blink tags
* Have to provide course support
* Ends up with too much content that makes it hard to find the "good stuff"
* Too complex
* Poor UI resulting in less usage
* Inadequate documentation
* Not used by the vast majority of Moodle users
* It won't happen for years
* Effort fizzles, nothing materializes
* It will cost too much
* Getting closer to online education may lead to lack of direct interaction with teacher & other students & discipline
* Becoming too relaxed, not being innovative
* Data used to sell me things
* Fear of sharing because others will steal my stuff
* No-one uses it
* Copyright violations and lawsuits
* Too technologically intimidating for instructors
* Management of content
* Content control
* Content layout
* Bad content
* Also open
* Blackboard buyout turns it into a for-profit and injects ads
* People won't know how to share
* Make teachers and staff need me less
* Anti-techy, educator-only
* Will get as much HQ attention as mod.lesson
* Another MySpace site
* Only works in IE6
* MoodleNet becomes the "education" Facebook
* Content does not apply to customized Moodle sites

=== Dreams ===

* World peace through understanding + education
* Community builder using LTI to build larger collaborative learning communities
* It is used by >80% of educators in the world
* Facilitators recruitment in information educational technologies
* Snake wearing vest pushing do-nut down a hill
* Forum threads with answered questions - moodle.stackoverflow.com
* Machine translation between Moodle that is as good as a human so that anyone can take any class
* Digital MoodleMoot (meet others using Moodle)
* Open
* Critical mass where education + reason hold sway over fear + anger
* MoodleNet displaces textbook publisher OER
* Filtering through the information
* Q&A
* Troubleshooting
* Help agent
* Facilitates: recruitment + hiring resources
* Instant popup notification each time user logs in based on your interests & history
* More regular teachers engaged on Moodle
* Have Patreon model
* Connecting students across the globe
* Connect students with experts
* Seamless integration with Moodle using an interface within Moodle to upload and download content
* Collection of all OER sources by topics
* "Social media" transfer protocol
* Connect w/ others w/ the same goals
* Link to other Moodle sites/guests
* Cool UI features like video service integrations, live streams, virtual events
* Collaborative plugin BETA releases
* FREE!
* Sign into Facebook using MoodleNet
* Shared technical specifications
* Revolutionize education and learning
* A person can take over my screen and fix the problem
* LTI support
* Have content marketplace for not just Moodle
* Way to get someone to help fix/set up site in realtime - for free
* Universal badges for everyone
* Better world
* All plugins will be moved here as well
* Augmented reality

=== Affinity group responses ===

Participants also split into affinity groups to think about what people in a particular role or position would find it useful for MoodleNet to provide.

==== Admin (techie) ====

'''Why?'''

* Big supply of expertise available - for $
* Provide easy quick options for one time support beyond forums (paid?)
* Empower more people who need that little push to be successful
* Big supply of expertise available - for free
* Moodle users work in many contexts
* Effective use of Moodle requires expertise from many disciplines - multiple skillsets
* Need immediate feedback / input / help
* Moodle itself is not a great repository of resources, knowledge (i.e. forums, documentation insufficient)

'''How?'''

* Staff to consolidate knowledge FACILITATORS therefore making it easily searchable
* Ability to identify help for appropriate user types (i.e. bus intelligence)
* Search like Google - what do anyways
* Use Google - access topic within Moodle AND other resources
* More effective search
* Consolidated knowledge of optics - maybe lists, active, of 'who can help'

'''What?'''

* Moodle (match.com) - matching ppl who need w/ people who can offer
* Way to access other experts and collaborate
* Quick reliable responses to help requests
* User-friendly documentation
* Better documentation
* Way to connect and pool resources

==== New users (less than one year) ====

'''Why?'''

* N/A (answered by Moodle mission)

'''How?'''

* Course template builder
* Site building wizard (a match.com version for Moodle)
* A separate area where new users can access with ease
* Answer critical early stage questions

'''What?'''

* Moodle integration wizard
* A regular website for new users

==== Learners ====

'''Why?'''

* Moodle mission

'''How?'''

* Connect learners with instructors for the purpose of improving course design and usage
* Learner friendly roadmap vs Jira dev roadmap
* Measuring learner/educator efficacy
* Learners request new features into Moodle
* Student feedback about Moodle within Moodle

'''What?'''

* Shared learning techniques & resources for similar courses at possible different locations
* Professional note taking
* Paid & enhanced services that learners buy into (professional help)
* Learners share self-created educational resources
* Learners able to connect with devs
* Learners can go for career opportunities in education
* Student consulting groups for disciplines / professions
* Tutoring & mentoring
* Office hours with educator not tied to location where learner is
* Portfolio for learners
* Moodle.net certification / degree
* Student focus groups for educators, companies, schools

==== Educators ====

'''Why?'''

* Empower, improve, connect, effect, vision

'''How?'''

* Direct connection to similar educators
* Filtered search to find materials
* Badges + certification
* Strong facilitator
* Open source content
* Incentive + challenges
* Direct connection to resources

'''What?'''

* Resources
* Best practices
* User rating + reporting
* Fun practices

==== Developers ====

'''Why?'''

* Connect
* Contain valid and current docs
* Feature request trend tracking
* Earn a living as a developer
* Development community support
* Build & value analytics based on communication
* 3rd party plugin support
* Make users jobs easier

'''How?'''

* Service matchmaking
* Anonymiser share data sets
* Move dev docs in git version ctrl
* Non techie & legal language for techies to use
* Anon donations of code or data
* Gather needs of users
* Sysadmin matchmaker for short-term assist
* Meeting coordination for devs & others
* Connects clients w/ devs
* 3rd party support recruiting
* Connect devs w/ devs
* Theme/plugin marketplace
* Tag questions & answers w/ versions
* Test LTI etc.
* Feature bounties
* Data sampling - abstraction
* Instructions for enhancing courses w/ out plugin - LTI-like
* Needs matchmaker
* Reputation
* Tag contributions by intended audience

'''What?'''

* Meeting space e.g. BBB
* Rating of support as well as dev't & clients
* Live chats?
* Moderation? Filters?
* Report repository SQL etc.
* Shared data sets
* Crowdfunding features for plugin

'''Out of scope'''

* Diaspora*
* Easier updating Moodle
* Hidden pointed pixels all apps
* Ability to isolate test case data for behot?

==== Instructional designers ====

'''Why?'''

* What other users are using?
* Desire content sharing across users
* Communicate to other IDs using Moodle
* ID focused connected users

'''How?'''

* Profile account history
* Profiles tell MoodleNet what content to show based on role
* Can we see other people course design?
* How did you do the course?
* Courses are designed
* Need to collaborate
* Share designs for constructivists
* IDs able to help other users
* Most popular stuff - have it notify IDs to use it
* Consultant meet need of problems - experience in certain area
* Links to Learn Moodle etc.
* Share training resources

'''What?'''

* "Follow" other IDs
* List of institutions w/ profiles of what plugins & integrations
* Moodle product reviews - integration, feedback, etc.
* See + share course designs
* Collaboration & build a model
* Watch someone interact with my course? - see how stumble
* Open source to see other course?
* Shared course shells
* ID live chats?
* Showcase the courses
* Venting area - overcome issues / how to fall into line
* Like & dislikes feature (saved to profile)
* Moodle research project (portal)

'''Out of scope'''

* How to install plugins - easy explanations (non-developer)
* How-to courses for all roles
* Moodle HQ live chat
* Moot takeaways info

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