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If you are a student on Moodle, here's a quick overview of changes you can expect to see when your Moodle site is using Moodle 4.3.

Improved course page flow

Streamlined cards

Narrower activity cards with smaller icons.

Drop down menus

Access completion conditions from a dropdown menu.

Show more/less

Neater display of Show more/less links for restrictions

Participate in a dedicated messaging room

Your teacher can enable a course messaging room accessible from a link icon.

Course index collapse/expand all

Expand all/collapse all options for the course index on the course page.

Text and Media area name

Text and media areas can now have names which display in the Course index.

Full screen button

A full screen button makes editing easier.

Better Book navigation

Floating buttons enhance navigation of the Book resource.

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 {{About Moodle}}
-If you are a student on Moodle, here's a quick overview of the changes you can expect to see when your Moodle site is using Moodle 3.10
+If you are a student on Moodle, here's a quick overview of changes you can expect to see when your Moodle site is using Moodle 4.3.
 __NOTOC__
-<div class="contentblock">
+===Improved course page flow===
-  <div class="row-fluid">
+<div class="card-deck mt-3">
-    <ul class="thumbnails">
+<div class="card">
-      <li class="span6">
+<div class="card-body">
-        <div class="thumbnail">
+[[File:43StreamlinedCards.png|class=img-fluid]]
-[[File:311.png|600px]]
+<h4 class="card-title">
-          <div class="caption">
+Streamlined cards
-            <h4>Clear view of tasks and deadlines</h4>
+</h4>
-            <p>View activity dates and completion criteria on the course page and within activities.</p>
+<p class="card-text">
-          </div>
+Narrower activity cards with smaller icons.
-        </div>
+</p>
-      </li>
+</div>
-      <li class="span6">
+</div>
-        <div class="thumbnail">
+<div class="card">
-[[File:311.png|600px]]
+<div class="card-body">
-          <div class="caption">
+[[File:ActivityCardsDropDown.png|class=img-fluid]]
-            <h4>Mark as complete from within an activity</h4>
+<h4 class="card-title">
-<p>Move directly to your next task once you have marked an activity as complete.</p>
+Drop down menus
-          </div>
+</h4>
-        </div>
+<p class="card-text">
-      </li>
+Access completion conditions from a dropdown menu.
-    </ul>
+</p>
-  </div>
+</div>
-<div class="contentblock">
+</div>
-  <div class="row-fluid">
+</div>
-    <ul class="thumbnails">
+<div class="card-deck mt-3">
-      <li class="span6">
+<div class="card">
-        <div class="thumbnail">
+<div class="card-body">
-[[File:311.png|600px]]
-          <div class="caption">
+[[File:ShowMoreLess.png|class=img-fluid]]
-            <h4>Audio /  Video playback rates</h4>
-            <p>Control how fast sound and video files play back.</p>
+<h4 class="card-title">
-          </div>
+Show more/less
-        </div>
+</h4>
-      </li>
+<p class="card-text">
-      <li class="span6">
+Neater display of Show more/less links for restrictions
-        <div class="thumbnail">
+</p>
-[[File:311.png|600px]]
+</div>
-          <div class="caption">
+</div>
-            <h4>Another</h4>
+<div class="card">
-            <p>Another</p>
+<div class="card-body">
+[[File:MessageRoomIcon.png|class=img-fluid]]
-          </div>
-        </div>
+<h4 class="card-title">
+Participate in a dedicated messaging room
+</h4>
+<p class="card-text">
+Your teacher can enable a course messaging room accessible from a link icon.
+</p>
+</div>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="card-deck mt-3">
+<div class="card">
+<div class="card-body">
+[[File:CourseIndexCollapseExpandAll.png|class=img-fluid]]
+<h4 class="card-title">
+Course index collapse/expand all
+</h4>
+<p class="card-text">
+Expand all/collapse all options for the course index on the course page.
+</p>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="card">
+<div class="card-body">
+[[File:TextMediaName.png|class=img-fluid]]
+<h4 class="card-title">
+Text and Media area name
+</h4>
+<p class="card-text">
+Text and media areas can now have names which display in the Course index.
+</p>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="card-deck mt-3">
+<div class="card">
+<div class="card-body">
+[[File:TinyMCEFullScreen.png|class=img-fluid]]
+<h4 class="card-title">
+Full screen button
+</h4>
+<p class="card-text">
+A full screen button makes editing easier.
+</p>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="card">
+<div class="card-body">
+[[File:BookNavigationImprovements.png|class=img-fluid]]
+<h4 class="card-title">
+Better Book navigation
+</h4>
+<p class="card-text">
+Floating buttons enhance navigation of the Book resource.
+</p>
+</div>
+</div>
+</div>
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