Kialo Discussion

Activities ::: mod_kialo
Maintained by Kialo Kialo, Mathias Kahl, Clemens Frahnow, Conor Campbell
Expand participation, inclusivity, and critical thinking skills in your class discussions with the free Kialo Discussion plugin!

Kialo Discussion 1.4.4

Moodle 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.0
Released: Monday, 5 May 2025, 3:15 PM

v1.4.4 (Build - 2025042401)

  • Minor update to fix group assignment with visible groups.

v1.4.3 (Build - 2025040901)

  • Minor update to display the discussion selection page inside Moodle for supported browsers.

v1.4.2 (Build - 2025032501)

  • Minor update to support the latest version of Moodle, 5.0

v1.4.1 (Build - 2025021201)

  • Streamlined activity setup process, making it quicker and easier to get started.

v1.4.0 (Build - 2025012402)

  • New: You can now choose to display discussions right inside Moodle, making it easier for students to participate.

v1.3.3 (Build - 2025012401)

  • Fix: Grading-related issues have been fixed, normally occurring when there were plugin and non-plugin Kialo activities set up in the same course.

v1.3.2 (Build - 2025012201)

  • Minor, internal improvements have been rolled out.

v1.3.0 (Build - 2024101601)

  • New: Educators utilizing the grading feature in Kialo can now sync grades from a discussion with Moodle, meaning that grades and feedback given to students in discussion activities in courses are now viewable directly in Moodle.

v1.2.1 (Build - 2024091201)

  • Improved plugin to ensure compatibility and conformity with the Moodle platform.

v1.2.0 (Build - 2024090201)

  • New: Improved group mode support for Kialo activities in Moodle, allowing educators to split students into separate, unique groups with their own discussions and theses. In addition to the current small group assignment functionality available natively in Kialo, students can be assigned into Kialo discussion groups corresponding to those in their Moodle course.

v1.1.1 (Build - 2024071001)

  • Fix: Minor change making the Kialo logo appear correctly and consistently in Moodle.

v1.1.0 (Build - 2024053101)

  • Minor update to support the latest version of Moodle, 4.4.

v1.0.26 (Build - 2023121501)

  • Final release for the initial iteration of the Kialo Moodle plugin with minor code changes and updates.

v1.0.25 (Build - 2023112901)

  • Minor change to allow the Moodle platform to correctly parse language strings from Kialo.

v1.0.24 (Build - 2023111702)

  • Replaced leftover hard-coded strings in Kialo for compatibility with Moodle platform.

v1.0.23 (Build - 2023102005)

  • New: Introduced automated user provisioning, enabling automatic Kialo account creation for Moodle users participating in discussions via Moodle activities.

v1.0.22 (Build - 2023091401)

  • Improved avatar import, so that users with the default Moodle avatar get a new default avatar in Kialo.

v1.0.21 (Build - 2023091107)

  • Initial release of the Kialo plugin for Moodle.

v1.0.20 and earlier

  • Internal test releases.

Version information

Version build number
2025042401
Version release name
1.4.4
Maturity
چاپى جیگیر
MD5 Sum
78285ea18638f96b1f6aca517b7bf295
Supported software
Moodle 3.9, Moodle 3.10, Moodle 3.11, Moodle 4.0, Moodle 4.1, Moodle 4.2, Moodle 4.3, Moodle 4.4, Moodle 4.5, Moodle 5.0

Version control information

Version control system (VCS)
GIT
VCS repository URL
VCS tag
v1.4.4

Default installation instructions for plugins of the type Activities

  1. Make sure you have all the required versions.
  2. Download and unpack the module.
  3. Place the folder (eg "assignment") in the "mod" subdirectory.
  4. Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to finish the installation