Documentation:Learning Platforms/EdX edge/Community

Edge has a simple and flexible interface for supporting local learning communities, linking to external learning communities.

• Discussion forums, both standalone and integrated into the course (e.g. a sub-forum for discussion of a particular video or problem set can be embedded on a page)
• Forum posts may be pinned, filtered, and followed. Using the language of social media simplifies the contribution process for learners.
• Forums may be administered by Community TAs.
• Edge courses can be open to external learners
• Wikis provide a space for student generated learning.
• Compatible with Google Hangouts, and other social media to enhance student collaboration as needed.
• Supports both inbound communications (wikis and discussion boards) and outbound communications (announcements and email).
• Additional features may be inserted through SML, HTML, Python, LaTex, etc to create interactive components
• Accessibility to code produced by other Edx partners expands the feature options available to UBC