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{{About Moodle}} | {{About Moodle}} | ||
Moodle 3. | Moodle 3.1 is our latest Long Term Support release and comes packed with user-requested features such as full support for Competency Based Education, smoother assignment grading, easy retrieval of deleted files (thanks to the Moodle Users Association), improved tagging and course editing, greater usability for students and enhancements to several activities such as forum, workshop and lesson. | ||
Read on for Moodle 3. | Read on for Moodle 3.1 highlights or watch the Moodle 3.1 highlights screencasts on our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDfWYsGAI-SXY7JW6T_3t0yM Youtube page]. | ||
Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3. | |||
Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.1 release notes|Moodle 3.1 release notes]]. | |||
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===For teachers=== | ===For teachers=== | ||
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[[File: | [[File:NFTeacherCompetencyView.png|600px]] | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Competencies</h4> | ||
<p> | <p> [[Competencies|Competency based education]] is now fully supported in Moodle 3.1</p> | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Assignment grading</h4> | ||
<p> | <p> Grading [[Assignment]] submissions has got smoother with all elements on one screen and the ability to annotate over student submissions of different file types..</p> | ||
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<h4>Download selected assignments</h4> | |||
<p>Select which assignments you want to download for offline viewing from a new option in the menu</p> | |||
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<h4>Easily restore deleted content</h4> | |||
<p>The new [[Recycle bin]], funded by the [https://moodleassociation.org/ Moodle Users Association], means you no longer need worry about losing accidentally deleted course items or courses, as it's now possible easily to restore them.</p> | |||
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<h4>Pinned forum discussions</h4> | |||
<p> | <p>Important forum posts can now be pinned to the top of your list, making them more visible to your students. [[Using Forum|Read more...]]</p> | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Workshop enhancements</h4> | ||
<p> | <p> When setting up a workshop, you can now specify the types of file you want students to submit or not. Students may also now deleted their own submissions. See [[Workshop settings]]</p> | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Share activities on your site</h4> | ||
<p> | <p>The [[Publish as LTI tool]] allows remote users to access selected courses and activities on your site. Grades are sent back to the remote system.</p> | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Tag course activities</h4> | ||
<p> | <p>Course activities and resources may now be [[Tags|tagged]], making it simpler to find related content.</p> | ||
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<h4> | <h4> Easier section editing</h4> | ||
<p> | <p>Change section titles without leaving the page, speeding up your course creation. [[Course homepage|Read more...]]</p> | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Search metalinked courses</h4> | ||
<p> | <p>Search for meta linked courses and add them together in one step. See [[Course meta link]] </p> | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Competency frameworks</h4> | ||
<p> | <p>Create [[Competency frameworks|competency frameworks]] for use throughout the site. (A plugin will also allow you to import from external sources.)</p> | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Learning plan templates </h4> | ||
<p> | <p>Create [[Learning plans|learning plan templates]] and apply them to individuals or whole cohorts.</p> | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Global search</h4> | ||
<p> | <p>Let your your staff and students search the site by enabling [[Global search]] and installing Solr.</p> | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Assignment file conversion</h4> | ||
<p> | <p>Teachers can annotate directly on uploaded submissions of different file types, not just PDF if unoconv 07 is installed. [[Assignment settings|Find out more]] </p> | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Search the file system repository</h4> | ||
<p> | <p>If you’ve enabled a [[File system repository]] on your server for FTP uploading, your teachers can now search the folders in that repository.</p> | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Lesson default settings </h4> | ||
<p> | <p>Make setting up a [[Lesson settings |Lesson]] simpler for teachers by reviewing the default and advanced settings.</p> | ||
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[[File:31nftagsadmin.png|600px]] | |||
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<h4>Tagging enhancements </h4> | |||
<p>Tags may now be combined, grouped into collections and certain tag areas disabled. [[Manage tags|Read more...]]</p> | |||
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===For | ===For all users=== | ||
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[[File: | [[File:NFDownloadFolder.png|600px]] | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Bulk download files in a zipped folder</h4> | ||
<p> | <p>When a [[Folder resource]] contains many files, students can download them all in a zipped file.</p> | ||
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[[File: | [[File:NFGlobalSearch2.png|600px]] | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Search everywhere!</h4> | ||
<p> | <p>Search all courses you have access to and quickly find that important resource using the [[Global search]].</p> | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Message others more efficiently</h4> | ||
<p> | <p>The Message button is now next to the user's picture, making it much easier to send important messages. [[Messaging settings|Find out more...]]</p> | ||
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<h4> | <h4>Easily link to forum posts</h4> | ||
<p> | <p>The new permalink feature makes it easy to share useful forum posts. See [[Using Forum]].</p> | ||
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[[Category:New features]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:47, 5 December 2016
Moodle 3.1 is our latest Long Term Support release and comes packed with user-requested features such as full support for Competency Based Education, smoother assignment grading, easy retrieval of deleted files (thanks to the Moodle Users Association), improved tagging and course editing, greater usability for students and enhancements to several activities such as forum, workshop and lesson.
Read on for Moodle 3.1 highlights or watch the Moodle 3.1 highlights screencasts on our Youtube page.
Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the Moodle 3.1 release notes.