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NED - Mentor Manager
Blocks ::: block_fn_mentor
Maintained by Fern Oliveira
Part of set NED.
With this block, the admin (or designated user) can assign mentors to students. Mentors can then access easy-to-read “progress reports” for their mentees. The admin (or designated users) can also create automated notifications that are sent to teachers, mentors or students based on pre-selected criteria (example: notification is emailed to mentor and student if student has not logged in for 7 days).
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Current versions available: 3
This block provides a user-friendly way of pairing mentors with students. Currently, Moodle does not have an effective way of managing the mentor role. By using this block, parents, tutors, or other “helpers” are able to track the progress of particular students across multiple courses. The block exists at the site level. When a mentor logs in, his/her mentees (students) are listed inside the block. When the mentor clicks on the name of a student, a progress report is shown. This report includes grades, submissions, feedback, etc. from all relevant courses. Along with defining mentors and mentees, administrators can also create “notification rules” that are automatically sent (email or SMS) to teachers, mentors or students based on pre-selected criteria (example: send email notification to mentor and student if student has not logged in for 7 days and grade is less than 50%).
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Fern Oliveira (Lead maintainer)
Fernando Oliveira: Original maintainer
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I have one thing I can not figure out. Teachers who are not assigned mentor role can see the block if any of their students are in the mentee list. They can see their own students and their mentors. Is this how it is supposed to work? and is there a way to hide the block from users if they are not mentor or mentee?
thanks.
This is a fantastic plugin! Really WOW!. Do you have any plan to support Moodle 3?
Can we limit the access to only one category?
Best regards
I Install the plugin, but when the mentor login the site, he can't see the block, he have to install the block in his own dashboard. Is this normal?
Hard to tell what the problem is from the info that you provided, but the dashboard can be a tricky thing to manage for all users. You may find this tool helpful: https://moodle.org/plugins/tool_resetmymoodle. Also, keep in mind that only mentors, mentees (as defined in the block) and teachers are able to see the block. Hope this helps.