In the March 2015 User Group Meeting I discussed how to leverage XMod Pro to create searching and sorting solutions using Ajax.
You can watch the video on YouTube by clicking the link above. I've also just posted the code from my session here on the site. You can find it on the Downloads page, in the Extras folder. The direct link to download is here:
http://dnndev.com/Clients/Downloads?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=1090
Best,
Kelly