Roadmap

This roadmap collects the best information about upcoming features in Moodle. It is not 100% certain - features may change according to available funding and developers.

Version 1.9 - Expected August 2007

• Gradebook development - Moodle.com and OU

The gradebook system will be revamped for performance, switching from our older "pull" model to a "push" model where all modules will now publish grades as necessary into a central table. Support for (local/state) outcomes/goals/competencies is included!

• Events API - Moodle.com

The new Events API provides a way for any code to "hook" into events in a clean, loosely coupled way. It's the foundation of the new Gradebook. A lot of events in Moodle (such as adding a user or a course) now trigger events that developers can hook into.

• Tags - part of the Google SOC Social Networking project will make it's way into 1.9, allowing users to tag themselves and create interest pages around those tags, bringing information together from a variety of sources.
• Messaging - part of the Google SOC Messaging Improvements project will also be in 1.9. It has converted all the old emailing in Moodle to message events, and users can set preferences to direct where these messages go.
• Improved question bank - Jamie Pratt

Allows questions to be shared by the whole site, a course category, a singe course, or be kept private to a single module. More control over who can do what to each question.

• Quiz module improvements:
  • A quiz can now send emails when an attempt is finished - a confirmation to the student, a notification to all teachers, or both. (Implemented by Graham Miller of Web Enhanced Solutions).
  • Some slight improvements to quiz layout. See [https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-10374 MDL-10374] for details. Theme designers please note.
  • Gift Import/Export format can now handle Essay and Description question types.
• Integrate Feedback module?

Version 2.0 - Expected Early 2008

• Repository API ? - Open University, Moodle.com, Humboldt and Warp Networks

Abstract all file operations to an API that allows plugins for different external repositories

• Development:Portfolio API

Interface Moodle activities and repositories to help produce portfolios for internal assessment AND external publication

• IMS Learning Design - Moodle.com

Support for importing/exporting LD, converting Moodle activities and sequences of activities into a standard format for sharing, and importing standard sequences into Moodle courses

• Conditional activities - Moodle.com

Allowing dependencies and forced paths through the content

• Community hub interfaces - Moodle.com and others

Makes it easy for users to find and navigate other systems and external Moodle repositories, leveraging the Moodle Network in various ways.

• Student Information API

API for integrating external systems for managing student information

• Old DB install/upgrade system removed

The deprecated system for installing or upgrading database entries used in Moodle < 1.7 will be completely removed, while supporting only the new XML based database scheme introduced in 1.7

• Moodle Voice

Moodle Voice is a project for embedding VoiceXML support into Moodle Core.

• Learning Design export? - Moodle.com and Open University of The Netherlands

We plan to have a very simple export for any Moodle course into IMS LD format, as a proof of concept and to help the community start learning about IMS LD.

• New groups - Open University

Site-wide groups, reusable groups, and assigning activities to groups are the major improvements being developed

• SCORM 2004?
• Integrate nwiki?

Note: Moodle 2.0 will require PHP 5.2 as a minimum, because of certain improvements not available in PHP 4. For more info see: gophp5.org