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MoodleNet

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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;

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MoodleNet will be an integral part of the Moodle ecosystem.

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

Tracking progress

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Research

  • 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.
  • SkipFlag - "a knowledge base that builds itself" using your "existing conversations, support tickets, and other communication... to autonomously answer questions".
  • Zooko's triangle - interesting less for the theory, more for the technologies / approaches which refute the conjecture. Notably: Blockstack, GNUnet, and 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:

  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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'.