Using Moodle as a hub for internal information distribution, collaboration, and communication

Up to this point in this book, we have explored Moodle's ability to function as an information portal only from the perspective of Moodle functioning as a tool to provide information to prospective students and stakeholders who are, in a sense, external to your Moodle site. Moodle's ability to facilitate information flow and communication among users within the system, who are registered users such as students and teachers, is a capability that has been a core function of Moodle since its inception. The module most often used to facilitate communication and information flow is the forum and we will thus focus primarily on creative uses of forums for communication within an educational program.

Facilitating intra- or inter-departmental or program communication, collaboration, and information flow

Many educational programs comprise sub-units such as departments or programs. These units usually consist...