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{{About Moodle}} | {{About Moodle}} | ||
Moodle 3.1 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. | 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 | 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 3.1 release notes|Moodle | 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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<h4>Competencies</h4> | <h4>Competencies</h4> | ||
<p> [[Competency based education]] is now fully supported in Moodle 3.1</p> | <p> [[Competencies|Competency based education]] is now fully supported in Moodle 3.1</p> | ||
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<h4>Easily restore deleted content</h4> | <h4>Easily restore deleted content</h4> | ||
<p>The new [[Recycle bin]], funded by the | <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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[[File: | [[File:NFPublishasLTItool.png|600px]] | ||
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<h4>Share activities | <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>Tag course activities</h4> | <h4>Tag course activities</h4> | ||
<p>Course activities and resources may now be tagged, making it simpler to find related content. </p> | <p>Course activities and resources may now be [[Tags|tagged]], making it simpler to find related content.</p> | ||
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===For administrators=== | ===For administrators=== | ||
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<h4>Competency frameworks</h4> | <h4>Competency frameworks</h4> | ||
<p>Create competency frameworks for use throughout the site. (A plugin will also allow you to import from external sources.)</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>Learning plan templates </h4> | <h4>Learning plan templates </h4> | ||
<p>Create learning plan templates and apply them to individuals or whole cohorts.</p> | <p>Create [[Learning plans|learning plan templates]] and apply them to individuals or whole cohorts.</p> | ||
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<h4>Global search</h4> | <h4>Global search</h4> | ||
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<h4>Assignment file conversion</h4> | <h4>Assignment file conversion</h4> | ||
<p>Teachers can annotate directly on uploaded submissions of different file types, not just PDF if unoconv 07 is installed [[ | <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>Search the file system repository</h4> | <h4>Search the file system repository</h4> | ||
<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> | <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>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 all users=== | ===For all users=== | ||
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[[File: | [[File:NFGlobalSearch2.png|600px]] | ||
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<h4>Search everywhere!</h4> | <h4>Search everywhere!</h4> | ||
<p>Search all courses you have access to and quickly find that important resource | <p>Search all courses you have access to and quickly find that important resource using the [[Global search]].</p> | ||
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<h4>Easily link to forum posts</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]] | [[Category:New features]] | ||
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[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.1]] |
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.