1 <img alt=
"" src=
"<?php echo $CFG->wwwroot?>/mod/dialogue/icon.gif" /> 
;<b
>Dialogues
</b
></p
>
3 <p
>This module provides a simple communication method between pairs of users
.
4 A teacher can open an dialogue with a student
, a student can open
5 a dialogue with a teacher
, and (optionally
) a student can open a
6 dialogue with another student
. A teacher
or student can be involved
7 in many on
-going dialogues at any time
.</p
>
9 <p
>A dialogue can have an unlimited number of entries
, normally the
10 "
;conversation
"
; takes place
as a set of interleaved
11 replies
. This format is not enforced
and either party can add to the
12 dialogue at any time
.</p
>
14 <p
>A dialogue can be closed by either party at any time
. Closed dialogues
15 cannot be reopened
. However
, a closed
16 dialogue can be viewed by either party provided it is still in existence
... </p
>
18 <p
>...The module deletes closed dialogues
and all their entries after a
19 certain time
. That time is set here when the Dialogue is created
.</p
>
21 <p
>If the course has groups the following points apply
.
22 <ul
><li
>When opening a
new dialogue the teacher is shown the group mode of the
23 dialogue
and their current group
. This information is displayed immediately
24 below the Tab Bar
.</li
>
25 <li
>A teacher can start dialogues with all the students in their current group
26 by choosing the group name in the drop
-down
list of names
. Once started
27 the dialogues operate in the normal way
, that is
, they are one
-to
-one
28 dialogues between the teacher
and individual students
.</li
>
29 <li
>If the dialogue is in SEPARATE GROUPS mode then students only see other
30 students in their own
group (assuming the dialogue allows student
-to
-student
31 dialogues
). In this mode students who are not in any group
do not see any