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{{About Moodle}}
{{About Moodle}}
Moodle 2.7 brings a lot of exciting new features for teachers, students and administrators. You can watch screencasts on some of these highlights on the official MoodleHQ YouTube page: [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDe8RRnGjoUDqbcm9PSlIoWn Moodle 2.7 Release Highlights Playlist].
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 [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 [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.7_release_notes Moodle 2.7 Release notes].
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===


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            <h4>Competencies</h4>
            <p> [[Competencies|Competency based education]] is now fully supported in Moodle 3.1</p>
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            <h4>Assignment grading</h4>
            <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>Conditional activity enhancements</h4>
<h4>Pinned forum discussions</h4>
             <p>The interface for setting up  conditional activities has been streamlined and it's now possible to restrict access with "or" conditions and use nested restrictions for complex access criteria.
             <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>Workshop enhancements</h4>
             <h4>Assignment improvements</h4>
             <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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#Teachers can now control when to send feedback to students via a checkbox.
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#If allowed,they may edit or delete student submissions.
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#Online text assignmnents can have a word limit and teachers can edit student work directly inline.
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#Teachers can filter the grading table to see which students have not yet submitted.
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             <h4>Share activities on your site</h4>
             <h4>Quiz improvements</h4>
             <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>
             <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.</p>
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            <h4>Tag course activities</h4>
            <p>Course activities and resources may now be [[Tags|tagged]], making it simpler to find related content.</p>
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             <h4> Easier section editing</h4>
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             <p>Change section titles without leaving the page, speeding up your course creation. [[Course homepage|Read more...]]</p>
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             <h4>Long term support</h4>
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             <p>By popular demand, Moodle 2.7 will have extended support of 3 years (until June 2017) for  security and data-loss fixes, twice the time of other releases.</p>
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             <h4>Search metalinked courses</h4>
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             <p>Search for meta linked courses and add them together in one step. See [[Course meta link]] </p>
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             <h4>Themes</h4>
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             <p>With the focus on improved responsive design, Clean is now default. All other themes have been moved to the plugins database.</p>
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             <h4>More theme</h4>
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             <p>A completely new theme, More, allows customisation from within the admin interface.</p>
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             <h4>Competency frameworks</h4>
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             <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>New report listing all events possible on a site</h4>
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             <p>A useful reporting and learning analytics tool to gather and understand the events available for use and data found in Moodle site logs.</p>
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             <h4>Learning plan templates </h4>
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             <p>Create [[Learning plans|learning plan templates]] and apply them to individuals or whole cohorts.</p>
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            <h4>Global search</h4>
            <p>Let your your staff and students search the site by enabling [[Global search]] and installing Solr.</p>
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            <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. [[Assignment settings|Find out more]] </p>
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            <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>
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             <h4>Lesson default settings </h4>
            <p>Make setting up a [[Lesson settings |Lesson]] simpler for teachers by reviewing the default and advanced settings.</p>
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             <h4>Tagging enhancements </h4>
[[File:Logging.jpg|600px]]
             <p>Tags may now be combined, grouped into collections and certain tag areas disabled. [[Manage tags|Read more...]]</p>
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             <h4>Event logging</h4>
             <p>A new logging subsystem with plugins means Moodle logging can be very detailed and external, supporting better analytics.</p>
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            <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>
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=== For all users ===
===For all users===


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             <h4>Atto, a new editor</h4>
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             <p>Our new Moodle editor focuses on usability and accessibility. TinyMCE is still available, but Atto will be the default you'll want to use.</p>
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             <h4>Bulk download files in  a zipped folder</h4>
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             <p>When a [[Folder resource]] contains many files, students can download them all in a zipped file.</p>
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             <h4>MathJax filter</h4>
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             <p>A new mathematical equation editor works on all devices.</p>
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             <h4>Search everywhere!</h4>
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             <p>Search all courses you have access to and quickly find that important resource using the [[Global search]].</p>
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             <h4>Log in with your email address</h4>
            <h4>Message others more efficiently</h4>
             <p>A new admin setting allows users to log in not only with their normal username but also with their email address.</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>Easily link to forum posts</h4>
             <p>The new permalink feature makes it easy to share useful forum posts. See [[Using Forum]].</p>
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[[Category:New features]]
 
==See also==


[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 2.6]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
 
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.1]]
* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.7
[[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.

For teachers

  • NFTeacherCompetencyView.png

    Competencies

    Competency based education is now fully supported in Moodle 3.1

  • NFAssignmentGrading2.png

    Assignment grading

    Grading Assignment submissions has got smoother with all elements on one screen and the ability to annotate over student submissions of different file types..

  • NFDownloadSelectedAssignments.png

    Download selected assignments

    Select which assignments you want to download for offline viewing from a new option in the menu

  • NFRecycleBin.png

    Easily restore deleted content

    The new Recycle bin, funded by the 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.

  • NFPinnedposts.png

    Pinned forum discussions

    Important forum posts can now be pinned to the top of your list, making them more visible to your students. Read more...

  • NFWorkshopfiletypes.png

    Workshop enhancements

    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

  • NFPublishasLTItool.png

    Share activities on your site

    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.

  • NFDTags.png

    Tag course activities

    Course activities and resources may now be tagged, making it simpler to find related content.

  • NFedittopicname.png

    Easier section editing

    Change section titles without leaving the page, speeding up your course creation. Read more...

  • NFCoursemetalink.png

    Search metalinked courses

    Search for meta linked courses and add them together in one step. See Course meta link

For administrators

  • NFCompetencyFramework.png

    Competency frameworks

    Create competency frameworks for use throughout the site. (A plugin will also allow you to import from external sources.)

  • NFLPTemplates.png

    Learning plan templates

    Create learning plan templates and apply them to individuals or whole cohorts.

  • NFManageGlobalSearch2.png

    Global search

    Let your your staff and students search the site by enabling Global search and installing Solr.

  • NFAdminAssignmentUnoconv.png

    Assignment file conversion

    Teachers can annotate directly on uploaded submissions of different file types, not just PDF if unoconv 07 is installed. Find out more

  • NFFilesystemsearch.png

    Search the file system repository

    If you’ve enabled a File system repository on your server for FTP uploading, your teachers can now search the folders in that repository.

  • NFLessondefaults.png

    Lesson default settings

    Make setting up a Lesson simpler for teachers by reviewing the default and advanced settings.

31nftagsadmin.png

Tagging enhancements

Tags may now be combined, grouped into collections and certain tag areas disabled. Read more...

For all users

  • NFDownloadFolder.png

    Bulk download files in a zipped folder

    When a Folder resource contains many files, students can download them all in a zipped file.

  • NFGlobalSearch2.png

    Search everywhere!

    Search all courses you have access to and quickly find that important resource using the Global search.

  • NFMessagebuttonExample.png

    Message others more efficiently

    The Message button is now next to the user's picture, making it much easier to send important messages. Find out more...

  • NFPermalink.png

    Easily link to forum posts

    The new permalink feature makes it easy to share useful forum posts. See Using Forum.