Moodle is extremely powerful. However, it could be prettier. Well, at least some of us think so. One of the issues that some teachers face is that they are accustomed to using Social media (like Facebook) and have that as a reference point. Well, what if you could combine the power of Moodle with the familiar interface of Facebook?

Some really bright and influential people have teamed up to answer just that question. REMC has funded an effort to bring a much more social format to Moodle. This involves a degree of programming to make everything work. Moodle is built for this type of customization. The goal is to officially launch the project in January of 2015. The launch is projected for the Michigan Moodle Moot.

This is really about more than making Moodle pretty. It is about lowering the cognitive load for teachers and students. It is about providing a pathway to use Moodle. It is about lowering the barriers of entry. The hope is that this will give teachers and students an easy way to get involved with Moodle. Then, as teachers are ready, they can expand to advantage of the wide variety of tools that are available within Moodle.

Want to know more? Check out the video below.

What do you think? Would this be of interest to you?

This is a first implementation. So improvements will be made. We will be combining this with the evolve-D theme as well.