Itamar Tzadok

My not-yet-released sections format allows you to set the current-section method to manual/daily/weekly/monthly/custom-interval. I have not released it yet because I'm waiting for 2.3 to make sure that it doesn't break the plugin or to make any adjustments if it does.

Yes.

With the entry as the assignment wrapper the teacher can add to the entry template a nanogong field that is not editable by the student. The student adds an entry as the submission (either online text or file upload or audio recording or all together) and then the teacher can open the submitted entry and add the audio feedback in the designated nanogong field. If the teacher wants also written feedback he/she can use the comments field (which allow for exchange between the teacher and the student) or a designated editor field next to the nanogong feedback field.

More importantly, the nanogong is just an extension. Any open source php/js integrable audio/video recorder/player (Poodll widgets probably included; haven't looked into that yet) can be added as a dataform-field plugin and used in a variety of ways for Dataform based assignment submission and feedback.

Updated Dataform versions are currently released only from http://substantialmethods.com/course/view.php?id=4 (for various reasons one of which is the apparent delays in approving set plugins).

Since the Dataform is a multipurpose resource/activity platform its setup for a specific application is bound to be somewhat of a hassle. However, it has a packaging mechanism which makes preset Dataform applications (including contents) fairly easy to distribute in course/site/cross-site levels. So once an application is designed and built it can be plugged and played.

The nanogong is but one extension. Other types of audio/video players can (and will) be added in a similar way.

I'm interested in knowing in what ways you use the Nanogong, especially the 25% which seem to not be covered by the Dataform.

It doesn't matter that it is the front page. The role assignment should be a local assignment in the activity level. See illustration. Once there you need to enter the Teacher role and add the designated user there.

You need to use the Activity assign roles, either the activity Assign roles action button on the course page or the 'Locally assign roles' in the Feedback administration in the Setting block (after you enter the activity). Assign the designted user to the teacher role.