Moodle 2.0 integrations – Alfresco — from Synergy Learning by Joel Kerr
As Moodle 2.0 becomes more established we are finding more and more clients eager to upgrade from their current version.
Not only is the software being recognised for it’s new and improved features, it also makes integrating with third party tools a whole lot easier, opening up a whole new world of possibilities for those moving to Moodle 2.0.
Over the next few blog posts I am going to look at some of these external tools to see what benefits they can bring to your operations….starting with Alfresco.
Alfresco
If you haven’t heard of Alfresco before you might find it a rather useful tool. It is a Content Management System (CMS), which basically means it can be used for managing the production of electronic content (text files, videos, graphics etc.) via a set of rules, processes and workflows.
Like Moodle and Mahara, Alfresco is Open Source and as a CMS it specializes in:
I am also looking at the two currently and I would love to hear how you find Moodle and Alfresco… please post more findings and would like to know which tools you found helpful in your venture… best of luck
Thanks Thando for the comment here. If we implement Alfresco with our current Moodle implementation (as hosted by Moodlerooms) — and/or if I find some items on that topic — I’ll post them here.
Thanks again!
Daniel
edu-sharing is a solution which Alfresco and Moodle is bringing together.
Rights to documents shall be managed automatically for each course. Metataden can be flexibly configured. A view is definitely worth.
Thanks for the update/information here.
Daniel