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[https://moodle.net/ MoodleNet] is an open, social, media platform for educators, initially focused on sharing and curating collections of open content. It is a central place from where educators can easily detect quality content to meet the needs of their learners and courses. You can either use MoodleNet Central, the global public MoodleNet, or install your own instance of MoodleNet. Read the [https://docs.moodle.org/moodlenet/Main_Page MoodleNet documentation] for more information about MoodleNet.
==MoodleNet inbound settings==
As an administrator you can connect to an instance of MoodleNet so course teachers can browse for and import content.


== MoodleNet ==
# From ''Site administration > Advanced features,'' make sure Enable MoodleNet integration (inbound) is checked. (It is enabled by default.)
MoodleNet is an open, social, media platform for educators, initially focused on sharing and curating collections of open content. It is a central place from where educators can easily detect quality content to meet the needs of their learners and courses.
# From ''Site administration > General > MoodleNet settings'', check the settings in the link MoodleNet inbound settings.
# Optionally, from Site administration > Courses > Activity chooser > Activity chooser settings, select MoodleNet from the footer dropdown. This will then display a link in the [[Activity chooser]].


Moodle’s vision is to “Empower educators” and MoodleNet is the content solution for educators all over the world.  
==MoodleNet outbound settings==
{{New features}}
As an administrator you can connect to an instance of MoodleNet so that course teachers or others with the capability [[Capabilities/moodle/moodlenet:shareactivity| moodlenet:shareactivity]] can send course content to the selected MoodleNet site. (Note that the feature does not currently support sharing whole courses.)


MoodleNet is federated and uses flexible Open Education Technology that is not controlled by a single entity, or subject to a single point of failure. This means that despite the MoodleNet site that Moodle will maintain, organisations and individuals will be able to create their own MoodleNet instances. These MoodleNet instances may be connected to the Moodle's MoodleNet site or other MoodleNet sites allowing users to search at once and access resources from different instances.  
# From ''Site administration > Development > Experimental settings'', check the box Enable sharing to MoodleNet (outbound)
# You will then have an extra setting (Enable sharing to MoodleNet (outbound)) from ''Site administration > General > MoodleNet settings'', prompting you to set up a MoodleNet OAuth 2 service.
# From ''Site administration > Server > OAuth2 services'', click the MoodleNet button and set up your service. See [[OAuth 2 MoodleNet service]].
# Once the service is created, go to ''Site administration > General > MoodleNet outbound settings'' and set the OAuth 2 service to the service you just created.
# When everything is configured correctly, users with the Capabilities/moodle/moodlenet:shareactivity will see a link "Share to MoodleNet" from the More tab of an item they want to share.


To ensure quick and easy resource retrieval, MoodleNet is going to use a number of metadata to accurately describe each resource, following international standards. Resources will be described among others, by: education level, subject, license, educational type, technical format, and language.
[[File:ShareMoodleNet.png|More link to share to MoodleNet]]
===MoodleNet principles===
 
The principles underpinning MoodleNet will be: openness, transparency, safety, security, connectivity, privacy, ethos.
[[Es:MoodleNet]]
Openness: Open Source. Open Pedagogy. Open Content. Open to all educators to discuss, share and work together to build a better future.
[[de:MoodleNet]]
Transparency: Built in the open, based on suggestions from the community, with MoodleNet you are welcome to observe and participate in what happens behind the scenes.
Safety: Secure, standards-based, and GDPR-compliant. MoodleNet communities are moderated by you and your peers, not by a single central organisation.
Connectivity: Bringing educators together from around the world, MoodleNet exists to create new connections and strengthen existing ones.
Privacy: MoodleNet is developed using a Privacy By Design approach, meaning you can share as much about yourself as you are comfortable with.
Ethos: Unlike most other platforms, MoodleNet’s business model does not involve selling user data.

Latest revision as of 06:41, 17 July 2023

MoodleNet is an open, social, media platform for educators, initially focused on sharing and curating collections of open content. It is a central place from where educators can easily detect quality content to meet the needs of their learners and courses. You can either use MoodleNet Central, the global public MoodleNet, or install your own instance of MoodleNet. Read the MoodleNet documentation for more information about MoodleNet.

MoodleNet inbound settings

As an administrator you can connect to an instance of MoodleNet so course teachers can browse for and import content.

  1. From Site administration > Advanced features, make sure Enable MoodleNet integration (inbound) is checked. (It is enabled by default.)
  2. From Site administration > General > MoodleNet settings, check the settings in the link MoodleNet inbound settings.
  3. Optionally, from Site administration > Courses > Activity chooser > Activity chooser settings, select MoodleNet from the footer dropdown. This will then display a link in the Activity chooser.

MoodleNet outbound settings

New feature
in Moodle 4.2!

As an administrator you can connect to an instance of MoodleNet so that course teachers or others with the capability moodlenet:shareactivity can send course content to the selected MoodleNet site. (Note that the feature does not currently support sharing whole courses.)

  1. From Site administration > Development > Experimental settings, check the box Enable sharing to MoodleNet (outbound)
  2. You will then have an extra setting (Enable sharing to MoodleNet (outbound)) from Site administration > General > MoodleNet settings, prompting you to set up a MoodleNet OAuth 2 service.
  3. From Site administration > Server > OAuth2 services, click the MoodleNet button and set up your service. See OAuth 2 MoodleNet service.
  4. Once the service is created, go to Site administration > General > MoodleNet outbound settings and set the OAuth 2 service to the service you just created.
  5. When everything is configured correctly, users with the Capabilities/moodle/moodlenet:shareactivity will see a link "Share to MoodleNet" from the More tab of an item they want to share.

More link to share to MoodleNet