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Moodle 2.5 brings a lot of exciting new features for teachers, students and administrators. This page highlights some of the most useful and coolest. Click any screenshot to see it enlarged. The full details with technical information can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.5_release_notes  Moodle 2.5 Release notes].
{{About Moodle}}
As usual Moodle HQ and our incredible community have brought together work from all corners of the globe to this release. Scalable, responsive and private, Moodle 2.7 is our best release yet. Here are some highlights of this release, and you can view screencasts of some of these highlights on the official MoodleHQ YouTube page: [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDcxGul-CY1SiOke6Jkg2NPK Moodle 2.7 Release Highlights Playlist].


==For teachers and students:==
Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.7_release_notes Moodle 2.7 Release notes].


===Forms are much shorter===
=== For all users ===
<div class="contentblock">
  <div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Atto_27.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Atto, a new, simple-to-use editor</h4>
            <p>Our new Moodle editor focuses on usability and accessibility. TinyMCE is still available, but Atto will be the best editor for most people. [[Text editor|Learn more]]</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Clean27.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Modern appearance with improved responsiveness</h4>
            <p>Moodle now uses Bootstrap themes by default for improved responsive design and usability. Many small improvements have been made all through the interface. You can find more themes in the [https://moodle.org/plugins/browse.php?list=category&id=3 Moodle Plugins database].</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


Moodle has a lot of settings and features, which means some of our forms have been getting rather long.  We know this is daunting for new users!    
  <div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:MathJax.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Mathematics improvements</h4>
            <p>Atto features a new mathematical equation editor, producing TeX with a WYSIWIYG interface without needing Java.  This means it works everywhere, even tablets and phones.  We've also added a new MathJax filter for displaying mathematical equations beautifully, without needing any special server setup. [[MathJax filter|Learn more]]</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
   </div>


We've made changes so that on-essential settings on forms are collapsed by default, yet you can quickly access them when you need them.


{|
| [[File:shorterforms.png|thumb|Note the "expand all" option and condensed links]]
| [[File:assignmentform.png|thumb|Assignment types are neatly summarised]]
|}


In a similar space-saver, you can choose whether or not to enable the rich text editor when creating quiz questions:
=== For teachers ===


{|
  <div class="row-fluid">
| [[File:quizform1.png|thumb|Without the editing tools]]
    <ul class="thumbnails">
| [[File:quizform2.png|thumb|With the editing tools]]
      <li class="span6">
|}
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:ConditionalActivities.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Create better customised learning paths with enhanced Conditional Activities</h4>
            <p>Enhancements to this widely used teaching feature in Moodle include an improved, streamlined interface, as well as added support to enable restricted access with "or" conditions and use nested restrictions for complex access criteria. [[ Conditional activities settings|Learn more]]</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Assignment.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Improved Assignment features</h4>
            <p>
#Control when to notify students of feedback via a checkbox when grading individual students.
#Teachers can now be assigned permissions to edit or delete student submissions.
#Set a word limit, and comment and edit directly on students' online text assignments.
#Easily keep track of student submissions via filters in the Assignment grading table.
[[Using Assignment|Learn more]]
</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


===Folders can be displayed inline on a course page===
  <div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Quiz_27.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Easily create and manage Quiz & Question bank</h4>
            <p>As well as an updated question type selector, duplicating and moving questions is now easier, and there is an option to 'Save changes and continue editing'. Quiz reports have been improved and the Essay question now allows students simply to add an attachment with no accompanying text. [[Quiz module|Learn more]]</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


You can now choose whether to have a folder show its contents in a separate screen, as previously, or to have it display them inline with any subfolders expanded:
=== For administrators and managers ===


{|
  <div class="row-fluid">
| [[File:folder1.png|thumb|Typical folder display before 2.5]]
    <ul class="thumbnails">
| [[File:folder2.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline]]
      <li class="span6">
| [[File:folder3.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline with subfolders expanded]]
        <div class="thumbnail">
|}
[[File:LTS-graph.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>A long term support release</h4>
            <p>Moodle 2.7 is a LTS release, meaning it will have an extended support of 3 years (until May 2017) for security and data-loss fixes, twice the time of other releases. This makes it an ideal, stable platform for long-term projects.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Logging.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Improved logging for better reporting</h4>
            <p>A new logging subsystem with plugins allowing detailed and external logs provides opportunities for improved reporting as well as advancements in better learning analytics. [[Logs|Learn more]]</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


===Badges===
  <div class="row-fluid">
It's now possible for teachers to award course badges based on chosen criteria. These badges may also connect with [http://openbadges.org/ Mozilla Open Badges]
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:more-theme.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>More theme: Easily style and brand your Moodle site</h4>
            <p>'More' is a new responsive theme designed for admins to easily make basic customisations to the look and feel of their Moodle site directly, without the need for advanced technical knowledge. [https://docs.moodle.org/27/en/Standard_themes#Customising_the_.27More.27_theme/ Learn more]</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Scheduled tasks.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Scheduled tasks management</h4>
            <p>With an improved scheduling system, tasks can be scheduled precisely, even on complex clustered servers. See [[Scheduled tasks]] for details.</p>
            </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


{|
  <div class="row-fluid">
| [[File:teacherbadgeview.png|thumb|Teacher sets up a badge]]
    <ul class="thumbnails">
| [[File:studentbadgeview.png|thumb|Student view of allocated badges]]
      <li class="span6">
| [[File:backpack.png|thumb|Badges from backpack.openbadges.org on student profile]]
        <div class="thumbnail">
|}
[[File:listreports.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Improved Events system</h4>
            <p>Events have been improved all through Moodle, allowing you to better integrate your code with Moodle.  A new dynamically-generated report listing all events and event details helps administrators, researchers and developers understand the system. [[Events list|Learn more]]</p>
            </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:emailogin.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Log in with your email address</h4>
            <p>A new admin setting allows users to log in not only with their normal username but also with their email address.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


===Word count in forum posts===
A new setting in forums will display the number of words in a post:


{|
</div>
| [[File:bonding.png|thumb|Note word count bottom left]]
|
|}


===Templates for Essay question types===
==See also==
When using the Essay question type in a quiz, you can now set a template which appears in the students' text editor for scaffolding their response:
 
{|
| [[File:templatebox.png|thumb|Response template in question set up screen]]
| [[File:quiztemplate.png|thumb|What the student sees]]
|
|}
 
===Glossary block enhancements===
 
You can now use a global glossary in the random glossary block, and you can display the entries in alphabetical order:
{|
| [[File:glossaryalphabetical.png|thumb|Entries will display in alphabetical order]]
|}
 
==For administrators:==
 
===New themes suited to all screen sizes===
 
Many of your favourite  sites around the web these days use Bootstrap as a base framework and now Moodle does too!  We have a new 'base' theme called "'''Bootstrap'''" that implements the basics, and a new usable theme called ''''''Simple'''''' which extends it with some simple configuration options and also functions as a good template example for developing your own Bootstrap-based themes. 
 
Bootstrap allows us to responsively reformat the layout according to the screensize of the device used - on phone or tablet screens blocks move to the bottom, freeing up space for the main content at the top.  In the future we hope everyone will want to migrate their Moodle themes to be Bootstrap-based.
 
{|
| [[File:Bootrap2.png|thumb|Bootstrap theme on standard screen]]
| [[File:Bootstrap1.png|thumb|Bootstrap theme on smaller screen; note position of Navigation block]]
|}
 
===Install add-ons from inside Moodle===
It's now possible to install add-ons from within Moodle, rather than accessing folders on the server; useful for those admins who do not have FTP access. Add-ons can be uploaded and installed from a zip file or located and installed from the Moodle plugins directory:


{|
* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.7
| [[File:Selection_011.png|thumb|Add-on install tool]]
| [[File:AddonValidation.png|thumb|Add-on passes validation; ready to go]]
|}
 
==See also==


* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.5
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 2.7]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]

Latest revision as of 20:44, 26 October 2014

As usual Moodle HQ and our incredible community have brought together work from all corners of the globe to this release. Scalable, responsive and private, Moodle 2.7 is our best release yet. Here are some highlights of this release, and you can view screencasts of some of these highlights on the official MoodleHQ YouTube page: Moodle 2.7 Release Highlights Playlist.

Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the Moodle 2.7 Release notes.

For all users

  • Atto 27.jpg

    Atto, a new, simple-to-use editor

    Our new Moodle editor focuses on usability and accessibility. TinyMCE is still available, but Atto will be the best editor for most people. Learn more

  • Clean27.jpg

    Modern appearance with improved responsiveness

    Moodle now uses Bootstrap themes by default for improved responsive design and usability. Many small improvements have been made all through the interface. You can find more themes in the Moodle Plugins database.

  • MathJax.jpg

    Mathematics improvements

    Atto features a new mathematical equation editor, producing TeX with a WYSIWIYG interface without needing Java. This means it works everywhere, even tablets and phones. We've also added a new MathJax filter for displaying mathematical equations beautifully, without needing any special server setup. Learn more


For teachers

  • ConditionalActivities.jpg

    Create better customised learning paths with enhanced Conditional Activities

    Enhancements to this widely used teaching feature in Moodle include an improved, streamlined interface, as well as added support to enable restricted access with "or" conditions and use nested restrictions for complex access criteria. Learn more

  • Assignment.jpg

    Improved Assignment features

    1. Control when to notify students of feedback via a checkbox when grading individual students.
    2. Teachers can now be assigned permissions to edit or delete student submissions.
    3. Set a word limit, and comment and edit directly on students' online text assignments.
    4. Easily keep track of student submissions via filters in the Assignment grading table.
    Learn more

  • Quiz 27.jpg

    Easily create and manage Quiz & Question bank

    As well as an updated question type selector, duplicating and moving questions is now easier, and there is an option to 'Save changes and continue editing'. Quiz reports have been improved and the Essay question now allows students simply to add an attachment with no accompanying text. Learn more

For administrators and managers

  • LTS-graph.jpg

    A long term support release

    Moodle 2.7 is a LTS release, meaning it will have an extended support of 3 years (until May 2017) for security and data-loss fixes, twice the time of other releases. This makes it an ideal, stable platform for long-term projects.

  • Logging.jpg

    Improved logging for better reporting

    A new logging subsystem with plugins allowing detailed and external logs provides opportunities for improved reporting as well as advancements in better learning analytics. Learn more

  • more-theme.jpg

    More theme: Easily style and brand your Moodle site

    'More' is a new responsive theme designed for admins to easily make basic customisations to the look and feel of their Moodle site directly, without the need for advanced technical knowledge. Learn more

  • Scheduled tasks.jpg

    Scheduled tasks management

    With an improved scheduling system, tasks can be scheduled precisely, even on complex clustered servers. See Scheduled tasks for details.

  • listreports.jpg

    Improved Events system

    Events have been improved all through Moodle, allowing you to better integrate your code with Moodle. A new dynamically-generated report listing all events and event details helps administrators, researchers and developers understand the system. Learn more

  • emailogin.jpg

    Log in with your email address

    A new admin setting allows users to log in not only with their normal username but also with their email address.


See also

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