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Short URL: https://moodle.com/moodlenet

Note: This page describes a new project started in 2017. For the legacy mechanism of inter-connecting multiple Moodle and Mahara sites into a network, please see the MNet page.

Check out the draft Project MoodleNet whitepaper

What is MoodleNet?

The MoodleNet landscape: CC BY-ND Bryan Mathers (click to enlarge)

The MoodleNet ecosystem (click to enlarge)

Project 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". MoodleNet will be an integral part of the Moodle ecosystem. We'll be building out this page as the project develops.

Currently, we envisage Project MoodleNet consisting of eight components which we have listed below in the order that we are considering tackling them:

Authentication
Social networking
Profile
Connection to open content
Forum
Global search
Dashboard
Crowdfunding

For more details, please see the draft white paper or this slide-based overview (Jan 2018)

Project MoodleNet will be built according to the following principles. The links below take you to a blog post unpacking each one:

Updates

There are many options for keeping up-to-date with Project MoodleNet:

Blog - official project updates by the team
Discussion forum - a place to discuss and debate the various aspects of the project
Telegram channel - smaller updates about the project (also provides notifications when blog posts are published)

Organisation

To keep track of work on the project we are using Trello cards linked to JIRA issues:

Feedback

Got comments? Feedback? Head to the Project MoodleNet forum!

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-Short URL for this page: '''https://moodle.com/moodlenet'''
+Short URL: '''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.''
+''Note: This page describes a new project started in 2017. For the legacy mechanism of inter-connecting multiple Moodle and Mahara sites into a network, please see the [https://docs.moodle.org/en/MNet MNet] page.''
+<div style="background-color:#F87F16; padding:10px; text-align:center; color:white; font-size:1.2em; margin-bottom:1%;">Check out the draft [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/MoodleNet_whitepaper Project MoodleNet whitepaper]</div>
 == 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-landscape.png|thumb|The MoodleNet landscape: CC BY-ND [https://bryanmmathers.com Bryan Mathers] (click to enlarge)]]
-[[File:1600px-moodlenet-features.png|800px]]
+[[File:1600px-moodlenet-ecosystem.png|thumb|The MoodleNet ecosystem (click to enlarge)]]
-MoodleNet will be an integral part of the Moodle ecosystem.
+Project 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"'''. MoodleNet will be an integral part of the Moodle ecosystem. We'll be building out this page as the project develops.
-[[File:1600px-moodlenet-ecosystem.png|800px]]
+Currently, we envisage Project MoodleNet consisting of eight components which we have listed below in the order that we are considering tackling them:
-We'll be building out this page as the MoodleNet project develops.
+# Authentication
+# Social networking
+# Profile
+# Connection to open content
+# Forum
+# Global search
+# Dashboard
+# Crowdfunding
-== Tracking progress ==
+For more details, please see the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/MoodleNet_whitepaper draft white paper] or this [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CL22Ld4tOEvemWAU6K8d4OpRRx9pG9V2LqIRTXjzYXI/edit#slide=id.p slide-based overview] (Jan 2018)
-* Blog ''(coming soon!)''
+Project MoodleNet will be built according to the following principles. The links below take you to a blog post unpacking each one:
-* [https://www.producthunt.com/upcoming/moodlenet Monthly newsletter]
-* [https://tracker.moodle.org/secure/RapidBoard.jspa?rapidView=81&projectKey=MDLNET Issue tracker]
+* [https://blog.moodle.net/2018/principles-open/ Open]
+* [https://blog.moodle.net/2018/principles-safe/ Safe]
+* [https://blog.moodle.net/2018/principles-private/ Private]
+* [https://blog.moodle.net/2018/principles-ethical/ Ethical]
+* [https://blog.moodle.net/2018/principles-transparent/ Transparent]
+* [https://blog.moodle.net/2018/principles-connected/ Connected]
+== Updates ==
+There are many options for keeping up-to-date with Project MoodleNet:
+* [https://blog.moodle.net/ Blog] - official project updates by the team
+* [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=1243 Discussion forum] - a place to discuss and debate the various aspects of the project
+* [https://t.me/project_moodlenet Telegram channel] - smaller updates about the project (also provides notifications when blog posts are published)
+== Organisation ==
+To keep track of work on the project we are using Trello cards linked to JIRA issues:
+* [https://trello.com/b/0KCE6858/project-moodlenet Trello board]
+* [https://tracker.moodle.org/secure/RapidBoard.jspa?rapidView=81&projectKey=MDLNET JIRA issue tracker]
 == Feedback ==
-* [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=1243 Forums]
 * [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/MoodleNet-meetings Notes from meetings]
-* [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/MoodleNet-MootUS17  Miami MoodleMoot (Nov 2017)]
+* [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/MoodleNet-MootUS17  Miami MoodleMoot sessions (Nov 2017)]
-== Research ==
-* [https://www.producthunt.com/topics/artificial-intelligence?subtopic=88 Product Hunt / Artificial Intelligence / APIs] - a continually-updated list of products/services using AI APIs. Useful for seeing what's out there to build upon.
+<div style="background-color:yellow; padding:10px; text-align:center; color:black; font-size:1.2em; margin-bottom:2%; margin-top:2%;">Got comments? Feedback? Head to the [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=8352# Project MoodleNet forum]!</div>
-* [https://skipflag.com SkipFlag] - "a knowledge base that builds itself" using your "existing conversations, support tickets, and other communication... to autonomously answer questions".
-* [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 ==
+== Misc. ==
-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://docs.moodle.org/dev/MoodleNet/Decision_Log Decision log]
+* [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/MoodleNet-research Research]
+* [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/MoodleNet-metaphors Explaining MoodleNet]
-* [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.
-* [https://getsatisfaction.com Get Satisfaction] - a customer community that can be embedded within the product or service being used by a customer. It is customised to fit in seamlessly with the brand, and allows users to interact with support and community discussions without having to go to a separate 'place'.
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