The eCommunity Platform uses a new Moodle Course Format (called Socialwall) which alters the way a typical course looks and behaves. Most people use “Topic” or “Weekly” course formats in Moodle.

This is new course format offers a timeline, where teachers and students may post and/or comment on. It is fully integrated in Moodle, so teacher may:

• make different kind of posts (Alerts, sticky post)
• attach activities to timeline-posts (via Drag and Drop too)
• attach files and URLs to posts
• comment on posts or reply to comments

Students (depending on capabilites) may:

• make standard posts
• attach resources (files or links) to posts
• comment on posts or reply to comments
• view results and feedback of assignments in their timeline

##The eCommunity-Package includes:

• a new Course Format (called socialwall, format_socialwall)

Optional:

• a new Filter (filter_urlresource) to alter the way a posted url-Resource will be displayed
• a local plugin (local_filterurlresbak) to backup and restore the filter data (unfortunately moodle doesn’t support backup and restore for filter data).
• a new Block to display upcoming events and alerts related to the course (block_alerts).