Telegram is one of the most popular cross platform instant messaging service. Moodle LMS has recently added the possibility to add external chat rooms in Moodle course to let students communicate easily with teachers. In this post we will see how you can add Telegram as your course communication tool.

In Moodle 4.3, a new feature is introduced to add external communication providers. As an Admin, you can easily setup your Matrix rooms or else you can offer external links like Telegram or WhatsApp.

Now let’s see how you can add a Telegram room in your Moodle course to let students communicate easily with the teachers. The configuration needs to be first setup as the admin and then the teachers can add their own preferred custom link in course.

As a site administrator, you need to follow the below steps:

• Go to Site administration > Development > Experimental > Experimental settings and check communication providers (enablecommunicationsubsystem).
• Now go to Site administration > Plugins > Communication (New section appeared after enabling it in step above). On this page you can manage your communication providers.
  
• You can enable/disable the option for teachers to add Custom Links in their courses. You can also setup Matrix server here.
• You can change the communication provider for all new courses through Site administration > Courses > Default settings > Course default settings.

Now you need to go to any course where you want to add your Telegram room. You need to follow the steps:

• Navigate to Course navigation > More > Communication.
• If you have setup the Matrix server as Admin above, you will see the option to add Matrix room. Otherwise you will see the option to add Custom Link.
• Here you can give the Name of your chat room and then add the link in the given field.
• Once saved the room will be available from a ‘sticky’ icon, present on all pages at the bottom of the screen above the information icon.

  

What are the other creative ways you are using to ease the communication between teachers & students in your Moodle course. Please share with us in the comments section below.

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