Roster

Blocks ::: block_roster_tbird
Maintained by Johan Reinalda
The Roster block shows a page with a list of users in a course, with either a simply list of names,email, etc. (similar to the participant functionality), or a more enhanced list that shows their picture and the description from the student profiles. This is useful for faculty to get to know their students quickly and learn about their backgrounds easily. Please note that the most up-to-date version will always be in the github repository listed below. The Moodle module downloadable here may not be updated as frequently. The latest versions (for 2.4, 2.6 and 2.7) fix a bug where the settings page on sites installed from Moodle 2.x did not show the list of roles properly. (This worked on 1.x => 2.x upgraded sites).

Roster 1.2

Moodle 2.6
Released: Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 12:40 AM
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This is a block with a modified course roster. (c) 2013-2014, Thunderbird School of Global Management Written by Johan Reinalda, johan dot reinalda at thunderbird dot edu

DESCRIPTION: This is a simple HTML Block that creates a course roster page with some more information about students then provided by the original participant list found in Moodle 2.

NOTE: This block is tested in Moodle v2.3+ only!

INSTALLATION: Unzip these files to the appropriate directories under your Moodle install folder (If you get this from github.com, the path should be /blocks/roster_tbird/

Then as Moodle admin, go to the Notifications entry of your Admin block. The block should be found and added to the list of available block.

USAGE: * enable the block in Site Admin => Modules => Blocks => Manage Block; click on the closed eye.

  • next, configure it. Click on the Settings link behind the block. Go to Site Admin => Modules => Blocks Settings: -what roles to show as student in the roster page. By default, this is only the "Student' role. -for the 'Pictures' display, set the number of pictures per row, and the size of the image. -if you do not want 'Last Accessed' in the Names or Description display, check the box. (You can also make the 'Last Accessed' field globally hidden for most users, see Site Admin => Users => Permissions => User Policies => Hide user fields )

  • add to a course as usual.

OUTPUT:

This block will show a list of options for the roster. The roster will be generated in the main page, depending on the option clicked.

Names - a list of student names, with their photos, email address, city/town, country and last access

Description - a list of student names, photo, and their profile description. This helps faculty with a quick overview of the students and their backgrounds. Useful when assigning groups to make sure you get diversity in student experiences.

Pictures - a list of profile photos, for an easy cheat sheet for faculty

Filter & Sort - this links to the regular Moodle built-in participant Filter & Sort functionailty

VERSION CHANGES:

2014050100 - v1.2 optional removing of 'Last Accessed' from rosters 2014040300 - v1.1 with bugfixes for relative images in navigation and cell spacing, Thanks to Bernhard Harrer. 2014021200 - v1.1 for Moodle 2.3, 2.4 & 2.6 2013052000 - Initial version 1.0, for Moodle 2.3

Version information

Version build number
2014062300
Version release name
1.2
Can be updated from
1.0 (2013052000), 1.1 (2014021200), 1.1 (2014043000)
Maturity
Stable version
MD5 Sum
0e25ed6c00036bda0a5671434715cfab
Supported software
Moodle 2.6
  • Latest release for Moodle 2.6

Version control information

Version control system (VCS)
GIT
VCS repository URL
VCS branch
MOODLE_26_STABLE

Default installation instructions for plugins of the type Blocks

  1. Make sure you have all the required versions.
  2. Download and unpack the block folder.
  3. Place the folder (eg "myblock") in the "blocks" subdirectory.
  4. Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to complete the installation
  5. Turn editing on in any home or course page.
  6. Add the block to the page
  7. Visit the config link in the block for more options.