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Moodle 2.5 brings a lot of exciting new features for teachers, students and administrators. This page highlights a few of the most interesting!
Moodle 3.0 combines popularity with efficiency offering enhanced options for installing plugins, four new quiz question types, tagging and course editing improvements along with  a number of other welcome features.
Read on for Moodle 3.0 highlights or watch the ten [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDfJWBOxTHhqvp5mTHG5giAX Moodle 3.0 highlights screencasts] on our YouTube page.
Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.0 release notes|Moodle 3.0  release notes]].
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===For teachers===


Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.5_release_notes Moodle 2.5 Release notes].
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            <h4>Select missing words</h4>
            <p>The [[Select missing words question type]] is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0</p>
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            <h4>Drag and drop into text</h4>
            <p> The [[Drag and drop into text question type]] is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0</p>
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            <h4>Drag and drop onto image</h4>
            <p>The [[Drag and drop onto image question type]] is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0. Students drag either text or small images onto a background picture uploaded by the teacher.</p>
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            <h4>Drag and drop markers</h4>
            <p> The [[Drag and drop markers question type]]  is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0. Students drag text markers to a location predefined by the teacher on a background image.</p>
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            <h4>Workshop submissions report</h4>
            <p>You can now view all participants and  filter to see who has and has not submitted to a workshop during the submission phase. [[Using Workshop|Read more...]]</p>
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            <h4>Show the date a file was uploaded</h4>
            <p> A new [[File resource settings|File setting]] means teachers can now display the date a file resource was uploaded or changed, giving students a better user experience. </p>
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            <h4>Improved filtering options</h4>
            <p>On the Enrolled users screen, course participants may be filtered by last course access and not in any group. The no group option is also available from the Groups overview screen. </p>
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            <h4>Easier section editing</h4>
            <p> Options for editing, highlighting, hiding and deleting sections are now combined into one action menu streamlining the course page and simplifying the editing process. [[Course homepage|Read more...]] </p>
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===For administrators===
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            <h4>Reset Dashboard and profiles for all users</h4>
            <p>A new 'Reset' button on the default [[Dashboard]] and [[Profile|profile]] pages means administrators can now specify blocks on these pages and apply the changes to everyone on the site.</p>
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            <h4>Major improvements to plugins upgrading </h4>
            <p>The interface and functionality for  [[Installing plugins|installing and upgrading plugins]] has been greatly enhanced.</p>
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            <h4>Better handling of tags</h4>
            <p>The Manage tags page interface has been brought up to date and teachers may now tag courses from the Edit settings page. [[Tags|Read more...]]</p>
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            <h4>A new key for safer upgrading</h4>
            <p>An upgrade key can now be defined which will prevent non-authenticated users accessing the upgrade screen. [[Upgrade key|Find our more...]]</p>
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==For teachers and students:==
===For all users===


===Badges===
[[Badges]] are a nice way to acknowledge good work, and it's now possible for teachers to award course badges based on a variety of chosen criteria. These badges are fully compatible with [http://openbadges.org/ Mozilla Open Badges].
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            <h4>Atto editor improvements</h4>
            <p>Now you can more easily add and configure tables when editing text and there are some new equations in the equation editor [[Atto editor|Read more...]]</p>
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            <h4>Delete messages</h4>
            <p>Unwanted messages may be deleted from your list (although they remain for the recipient) There is a new associated event message/delete [[Messaging|Read more...]] </p>
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===For Moodle mobile===
| [[File:teacherbadgeview.png|thumb|Teacher sets up a badge]]
| [[File:studentbadgeview.png|thumb|Student view of allocated badges]]
(Note that you can get many of these features working even on older Moodle versions by installing the [https://moodle.org/plugins/view/local_mobile Moodle Mobile additional features] plugin for your Moodle site)
| [[File:backpack.png|thumb|Badges from backpack.openbadges.org on student profile]]
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This blog post has some interesting reflection on when badges might be most appropriate:  [http://alex.halavais.net/ozbadge The Badges of Oz]
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            <h4>Choice</h4>
            <p>Students may now enter and change Choices from within the app</p>
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            <h4>Chat </h4>
            <p>It's possible to engage in Chat on the move, from the app</p>
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            <h4>Survey</h4>
            <p>Surveys may now be taken using the app</p>
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            <h4>Search courses</h4>
            <p>App users can search courses</p>
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            <h4>Self enrol</h4>
            <p>Following a course search, app users may enrol themselves into chosen courses.</p>
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* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 3.0
===Forms are much shorter===
 
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.0]]
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! 
 
We've made changes so that non-essential settings on forms are collapsed by default, yet you can quickly access them when you need them.
 
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| [[File:shorterforms.png|thumb|Note the "expand all" option and condensed links]]
| [[File:showmoreshowless.png|thumb|"Show more" (and "show less" options]]
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The rich text editor is collapsed and can be expanded:
 
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|[[File:collapsedassignment.png|thumb|Formatting options collapsed and box is narrow]]
|[[File:expandedassignment.png|thumb|Formatting options shown and box expanded]]
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In a similar space-saver, you can choose whether or not to enable the rich text editor when creating quiz questions:
 
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| [[File:quizform1.png|thumb|Without the editing tools]]
| [[File:quizform2.png|thumb|With the editing tools]]
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===Reports moved to the Administration block===
 
Reports have moved and can now be seen in the newly named ''Administration'' block, (formerly ''Settings''.)
 
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|[[File:reportsinadmin.png|thumb|Administration block with Reports]]
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=== Quickly "Jump to.." another section===
If you're using the 'one section per page' setting, you can now move to other sections from a drop down menu:
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|[[File:jumpto25.png|thumb|The 'jump to' drop down menu returns]]
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===Drag and drop media and text onto the course page===
You can now drag an image or some text onto your course page and choose whether to display it embedded in a label or as a clickable resource. See the [[Label|Label documentation]] for more information.
 
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| [[File:dragdrop1.png|thumb|Drag an image onto your course page]]
|[[File:dragdrop2.png|thumb|Choose "add image.."]]
|[[File:dragdrop3.png|thumb|And here it is!]]
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{|
|[[File:textdragdrop1.png|thumb|Text selected from a Word document is dragged over]]
|[[File:textdragdrop2.png|thumb|Choose "add a label" (or page if you prefer)]]
|[[File:textdragdrop3.png|thumb|And here it is!]]
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===Folders can be displayed inline on a course page===
 
You can now choose whether to have a [[Folder resource|folder]] show its contents in a separate screen, as previously, or to have it display them inline with any subfolders expanded:
 
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| [[File:folder1.png|thumb|Typical folder display before 2.5]]
| [[File:folder2.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline]]
| [[File:folder3.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline with subfolders expanded]]
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===Assignment enhancements===
Along with neater options for choosing submission and feedback types, resubmitting options are much improved. See [[Assignment settings]] for more information.
 
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| [[File:assignmentandfeedbackcondensed.png|thumb|Neater assignment set up screen]]
| [[File:attemptsreopened.png|thumb|New settings for resubmissions]]
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===Word count in forum posts===
A new setting in forums will display the number of words in a post:
 
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| [[File:bonding.png|thumb|Note word count bottom left]]
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===Templates for Essay question types===
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:
 
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| [[File:templatebox.png|thumb|Response template in question set up screen]]
| [[File:quiztemplate.png|thumb|What the student sees]]
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===Glossary block enhancements===
 
You can now use a global glossary in the random glossary block, and you can display the entries in alphabetical order:
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| [[File:glossaryalphabetical.png|thumb|Entries will display in alphabetical order]]
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===Search the list of enrolled users===
A new [[Enrolled users]] search box makes finding users in very large courses much easier:
 
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| [[File:Searchenrolledusers.png|thumb|A search facility allows teachers to search for specific users.]]
|}
 
==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 "'''Bootstrapbase'''" that implements the basics, and a new usable theme called ''''''Clean'''''' which extends it with some simple configuration options and also functions as a good template example for developing your own Bootstrap-based themes.  It also (along with ''Afterburner'') allows you to upload a logo directly from the file picker.
 
The Bootstrap framework 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|Clean theme on standard screen]]
| [[File:Bootstrap1.png|thumb|Clean theme on smaller screen; note position of Navigation block]]
| [[File:filepickerlogo.png|thumb|Add your logo from the file picker in Clean theme]]
|}
 
===Install add-ons from inside Moodle===
It's now possible to [[Installing add-ons|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 [https://moodle.org/plugins Moodle plugins directory]:
 
{|
| [[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 2.5]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.0]]

Latest revision as of 14:24, 23 May 2016

Moodle 3.0 combines popularity with efficiency offering enhanced options for installing plugins, four new quiz question types, tagging and course editing improvements along with a number of other welcome features.

Read on for Moodle 3.0 highlights or watch the ten Moodle 3.0 highlights screencasts on our YouTube page. Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the Moodle 3.0 release notes.

For teachers

  • TempDDImage.png

    Drag and drop onto image

    The Drag and drop onto image question type is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0. Students drag either text or small images onto a background picture uploaded by the teacher.

  • TempDDM1.png

    Drag and drop markers

    The Drag and drop markers question type is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0. Students drag text markers to a location predefined by the teacher on a background image.

  • WorkshopAllParticipants.png

    Workshop submissions report

    You can now view all participants and filter to see who has and has not submitted to a workshop during the submission phase. Read more...

  • TempUploaded.png

    Show the date a file was uploaded

    A new File setting means teachers can now display the date a file resource was uploaded or changed, giving students a better user experience.

  • betterfiltering.png

    Improved filtering options

    On the Enrolled users screen, course participants may be filtered by last course access and not in any group. The no group option is also available from the Groups overview screen.

  • TempEditsections.png

    Easier section editing

    Options for editing, highlighting, hiding and deleting sections are now combined into one action menu streamlining the course page and simplifying the editing process. Read more...

For administrators

  • TempDashboard.png

    Reset Dashboard and profiles for all users

    A new 'Reset' button on the default Dashboard and profile pages means administrators can now specify blocks on these pages and apply the changes to everyone on the site.

  • TempPlugins.png

    Major improvements to plugins upgrading

    The interface and functionality for installing and upgrading plugins has been greatly enhanced.

  • TempTags.png

    Better handling of tags

    The Manage tags page interface has been brought up to date and teachers may now tag courses from the Edit settings page. Read more...

  • TempUpgradekey.png

    A new key for safer upgrading

    An upgrade key can now be defined which will prevent non-authenticated users accessing the upgrade screen. Find our more...

For all users

  • AttoTable1.png

    Atto editor improvements

    Now you can more easily add and configure tables when editing text and there are some new equations in the equation editor Read more...

  • TempDeleteMessage.png

    Delete messages

    Unwanted messages may be deleted from your list (although they remain for the recipient) There is a new associated event message/delete Read more...

For Moodle mobile

(Note that you can get many of these features working even on older Moodle versions by installing the Moodle Mobile additional features plugin for your Moodle site)

  • MobileChoice.png

    Choice

    Students may now enter and change Choices from within the app

  • MobileappChat.png

    Chat

    It's possible to engage in Chat on the move, from the app

  • MobileSurvey.png

    Survey

    Surveys may now be taken using the app

  • coursesearchmobile.png

    Search courses

    App users can search courses

  • enrolmemobile.png

    Self enrol

    Following a course search, app users may enrol themselves into chosen courses.

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