Anonymous Users
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Moodle 2.0
Objective
To allow users to switch into an anonymous mode when using certain activities eg when posting to a forum, so that the user's real identity cannot be ascertained by other non-privileged users.
Possible Use Cases
- Activity: for example a forum may be switched into anonymous mode by teacher rendering all posts
- User: a user may choose to participate in an activity anonymously
- Role Play: a teacher may choose to run the whole course in an anonymous mode to allow students to role play
Settings
Global
- Anonymous Mode: On/Off
- Anonymous Images: On/Off
- Enable Course Anonymous Mode: On/Off
Course
- Anonymous Mode: On/Off/Optional
Activity
- Anonymous Mode: On/Off/Optional
User Profile
The following additional fields will be added
- Alias
- Alias image
Code Changes
New Table
A new table user_course_alias will be added
| field | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| id | int | autoincrement |
| userid | int | id from the user table |
| courseid | int | id from the course table |
| alias | string | the user's alias for this given course |
