Do you think automatically sending messages to students is the most helpful component, or alerting instructors and/or advisors? I wonder how much automated "canned" reminders motivate students to participate more, compared to a personal note from an instructor.
Bob and Elizabeth -
You both make excellent points, and I'm actually already in the process of adding a block config setting that will allow automatic feedback to be sent periodically to those students that have lower relative activity.
But, because the 'canned' feedback might be ignored, I'm also adding the ability for the instructor to message them personal notes through the Moodle Meter interface.
Lastly, I'm working on an interface that is accessible to a user(s) with elevated privileges that will show a summary of a student's Moodle Meter levels across all courses. We have an office of student success that can use that as yet another piece of information to help catch students before they pass the point of no return, so to speak.
All good points - thanks for the valuable feedback.
Marty