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Moodle 2.9 brings together features and enhancements developed by our core team and community contributors. These include: streamlined navigation, useful improvements to activities such as Lesson and Quiz, along with new admin settings which  refine the course management process.
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].


Read on for Moodle 2.9 highlights, or watch the screencasts on the official [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMXvtFPmd0o&list=PLxcO_MFWQBDdJmqW4tD5qXJ6pPXWTP7GL Moodle HQ YouTube page]
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===


Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 2.9 release notes|Moodle 2.9 release notes]].
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             <h4>Competencies</h4>
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             <p> [[Competencies|Competency based education]] is now fully supported in Moodle 3.1</p>
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             <h4>My home is now Dashboard</h4>
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             <p>My home has been renamed to Dashboard, while retaining its full functionality as before. Learn more about the [[Dashboard|Dashboard here]].  Where courses have assignments, these are only now displayed when they need attention from the teacher (grading) or the student (submitting/resubmitting). For more details, see [[Course overview block]].</p>
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             <h4>Assignment grading</h4>
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             <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>New Grades page</h4>
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             <p>The user menu now  includes a new Grades page which display grades from all courses users are students in, with links to the relevant user reports. Courses users are teaching in are also displayed, with links to the relevant course gradebook. [[Overview report|Find out more...]] </p>
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            <h4>New Profile page</h4>
            <p>Accessed from the user menu, the new Profile page provides quick links to blog entries, forum post, badges and, depending on the user’s privileges,  a variety of reports including a new browser sessions page.The page replaces the settings formerly in the Administration block.</p>
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            <h4>Browser sessions page</h4>
            <p>A new page displays your current browser sessions allowing you to check if you forgot to log off on a different computer (and log off now)  and reassure yourself nobody is using your account. [[Browser sessions| Read more...]].</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>New Preferences page</h4>
            <p>AlI your preferences can easily be reviewed and altered from one page, accessed from the user menu. Easily change your choice of editor, update your forum notifications, change your password and more. Read about the [[Preferences|Preferences page...]] </p>
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            <h4>Improved messaging</h4>
<h4>Pinned forum discussions</h4>
             <p>A pop up box will appear when messaging users, meaning you can send messages without being sent away from the page you are currently viewing. [[Messaging|Read more...]]</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>Workshop enhancements</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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             <h4>Share activities on your site</h4>
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             <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>
             <h4>Drag and drop into Atto</h4>
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             <p>It's now possible to drag and drop images directly into the Atto editor, for example when editing a course summary or when posting in a forum. Find out about the [[Text editor|Atto editor here.]]</p>
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             <h4>Tag course activities</h4>
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             <p>Course activities and resources may now be [[Tags|tagged]], making it simpler to find related content.</p>
             <h4>Search Server files</h4>
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             <p>Users with permissions to access Server files can now use a search facility, allowing for easy location of files in other courses they have access to. Read more about [[Server files]]</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>Lesson</h4>
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             <p> Along with enhancements such as group support, user and group overrides better logging and  improved essay grading interface, the Lesson activity now boasts a new completion condition “Require time spent”. Read about [[Activity completion settings|Activity completion here]]  and learn more about the [[Lesson| Lesson here.]]</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> Quiz</h4>
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             <p> Quizzes can now have section headings and questions can be shuffled  on different pages. It is now possible to require that a particular question be answered before a subsequent one may be accessed, and quizzes along with responses and feedback will now display attractively when printed from the browser.</p>
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             <h4>Message all groups in a forum</h4>
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             <p> If your forum has groups, you only need post once to all of them and Moodle will ensure members of each group can see and reply to the post. Read more about [[Using Forum|using forums in your teaching here...]]</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> Extra options for Database and Glossary</h4>
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             <p> Along with displaying user pictures in the database, you can set certain fields as 'required', and when importing glossary entries now, embedded images and attached files will also be included. See [[Database]] and [[Glossary]] for more..</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>
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             <p>Tags may now be combined, grouped into collections and certain tag areas disabled. [[Manage tags|Read more...]]</p>
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             <h4>Activity results</h4>
             <p> As well as displaying quiz results in competitive league table style, the scores from  any graded or rated activity in your course can now be publicised. Find out more about the [[Activity results block]].</p>
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            <h4> Grade to pass</h4>
            <p> If you are using graded activities it is now possible to set a passing grade during the activity set up process instead of having to edit the gradebook directly.</p>
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===For all users===


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             <h4>Delete course sections</h4>
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             <p>A new option in each course section allows you to completely remove that section and its content, regardless of where the section is located on your course page. Read more about the [[Course homepage]]...</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> Faster addition of cohorts and metalinked courses</h4>
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             <p> If you need to enrol a number of cohorts or multiple courses with the course metalink method, you can do this much more quickly now with a new "Add method and create another" button, meaning you can repeat the process without having to return to the enrolment screen and start again. Learn more about [[Cohort sync]] and [[Course meta link]].</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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            <p> A new capability [[Capabilities/enrol/self:holdkey|enrol/self:holdkey]] will make it easy for certain members of your organisation -not necessarily teachers- to be the keyholder to self-enrolled courses. Read about the [[Keyholder|Keyholder role...]] </p>
             <h4>Message others more efficiently</h4>
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             <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>
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             <p>The new permalink feature makes it easy to share useful forum posts. See [[Using Forum]].</p>
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             <p>A new element library will make it easier to create and style the user interface, give Moodle a more consisent look and feel and improve site performance. [[dev:Render_library_specification|Learn more]] </p>
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             <h4>Add custom file types</h4>
             <p>A new admin tool lists all existing file types and allows you to add new ones specific to programs your organisation might be using. This will make the display of such file types clearer and downloading them less confusing. [[File types|Read more.]]</p>
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==See also==
[[Category:New features]]


[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 2.9]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
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[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.1]]
 
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.1]]
* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.9

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

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    Competencies

    Competency based education is now fully supported in Moodle 3.1

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    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..

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    Download selected assignments

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

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    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.

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    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...

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    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

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    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.

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    Tag course activities

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

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    Easier section editing

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

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    Search metalinked courses

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

For administrators

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    Competency frameworks

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

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    Learning plan templates

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

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    Global search

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

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    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

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    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.

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    Lesson default settings

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

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Tagging enhancements

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

For all users

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    Bulk download files in a zipped folder

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

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    Search everywhere!

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

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    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...

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    Easily link to forum posts

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

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