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| ==General stuff (Martin)==
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| * Introduction to the [http://moodle.com/hq/ team at Moodle HQ]
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| * Download server re-vamped
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| * Complete install packages now available for download from http://download.moodle.org/ including 1.6 dev for testing
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| * Problem with too many downloads; Eloy's solution: mirrors (bittorrent suggestion from OU developers)
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| * Please browse/add to the [[Roadmap]] page
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| ==Moodle 1.6==
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| * [[Unicode]] - Yu, [[Koen]], [[Eloy]]; designed a nice upgrade path
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| * [[MoodleDocs development|Documentation]] - [[User:Helen|Helen]]; documentation all over the place before; Urs designing a new theme; admin setting to choose docs server; links in Moodle pages to documentation
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| * [[Database|Database module]] - new favourite module for collecting information; will be used as a code repository on moodle.org; sorting by type, name, description; developer can add entry, fill in form, choose type incl. major patch and small hack; description, screenshot, download location displayed; (suggested extra plugins - resource, asignment); zip files automatically built from contrib and mod; can host on a different server; check boxes for different versions of moodle; available now in cvs; database replaces glossary module; hopefully people will hack on it for 2.0; e.g. for biology field trip; can comment on entries; turn on/off dates; require approval etc.; need to think about style sheets
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| * [[LAMS]] - LAMS Foundation have signed up as a Moodle Partner, they are maintaining integration; LAMS course format or activity; available now in cvs
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| * [[Blogs]] - Daryl working for 1.5 years; everyone wants blogs; new spec - keep it simple; no comments on entries to avoid confusion with forums; similar to journal; uses tags - first step in tags all over Moodle; entry for yourself, your teacher, group, course, everyone; tab on user screen and block; Daryl working with [[User:Martin|Martin]] to finish this month; simple to start with; community to drive to next level; similarity with blogs and forums
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| * [[My Moodle]] - Martin L; useful for tutors tracking lots of courses; overview, extension of recent activity; depends on what modules know to report; new function print_overview; no documentation yet
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| * [[Hive integration]] - resource plugin; see http://test.moodle.com/ username, password "hive"; browse content in hive; send link to Moodle; name and link filled in automatically; looks like normal resource
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| * [[Multiple groups]] - Arab Open University
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| * [[IMS resource]] - Eloy and Alton College; for IMS packages; Object module developed into a resource plugin; browsing of repository
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| * [[Learning Design Export]] - defines sequence of activities; xml example file promised; may be late for 1.6; simple format, export to xml, into Moodle or other systems
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| * [[Granularised Backup]] - Penny and Eloy; beginning of ims metadata
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| * [[Dfwiki]] - Ludo; beta done this month; needs to upgrade cleanly
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| * [[Chameleon]] - Andy and Urs; seen nothing like it, need to promote
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| * [[Multi Authentication]] - Iñaki?
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| * [[Multi Enrolment]] - Catalyst
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| ==Moodle 2.0 (Martin)==
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| * [[IMS Learning Design]] - not a big step
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| * [[Conditional activities]] - different attempts at conditional activities in the Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=4295 Conditional Activities] forum; generating a course page for each user requires lots of processing
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| * [[Roles]] - create more than the present 7; want to allow parents in - a common request
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| :'''OU developers''': selection of generic roles, check capability, roles specified per course e.g. forum moderator role; the option to overide capabilities in a particular activity; see Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=38788 Roles and Permissions architecture] and [http://moodle.com/development/plans/roles.html Moodle Development: User Roles]
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| * [[Metadata]] - list of key words for site, course, blog entry etc.
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| * [[Web Services API]] - see Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=24189 Web services in Moodle]
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| * [[Repository API]] - scale into generic abstraction; function to rename file etc; connected to roles; backend API talking to external repository; admin choose repository available; needs to be done right across moodle, including students; default dms, plugin big repositories advantage integrating external systems
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| * [[Community Hub]] - linking moodle sites; login to other sites; other systems creating courses; world or more local community hub chosen by admin; transparent login; the community hub is a normal Moodle site; share content, forums etc. similar to moodle.org; focus on subject, transfer between teacher and hub; stored in repository with people interacting via the hub; charge for high quality content (to provide an incentive)
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| ==Open mike==
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| * [[HotPot]] - in early March Gordon will go to Canada and meet Martin Holmes and Stewart Arneil, the creators of Hot Potatoes. The main topics of discussion will be a clarification of the use of Hot Potatoes quizzes and templates on Moodle sites, a demonstration of mobile and Flash players for HotPots, and maybe a preview of the Hot Potatoes 7.
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| * What about Robert Brenstein's work on assigning courses to multiple categories and subcategories? Will this be integrated in 1.6? 2.0?
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