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{{About Moodle}}
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].


{{About 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]].
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.
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Read on for Moodle 3.0 highlights or watch the screencasts on our official Youtube page (coming soon).
Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.0 release notes|Moodle 3.release notes]].
 
===For teachers===
===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>New Quiz question types</h4>
             <h4>Download selected assignments</h4>
             <p>Four new question types are available for the Quiz focusing on selection and drag and drop. They are [[Select missing words question type]] the [[Drag and drop into text question type]] the [[Drag and drop onto image question type]] and the [[Drag and drop marker question type]].</p>
             <p>Select which assignments you want to download for offline viewing from a new option in the menu</p>
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             <h4>Easier section editing</h4>
             <h4>Easily restore deleted content</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>
             <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>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>
            <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>
            <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>
            <p>Change section titles without leaving the page, speeding up your course creation. [[Course homepage|Read more...]]</p>
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            <h4>Search metalinked courses</h4>
            <p>Search for meta linked courses and add them together in one step. See [[Course meta link]] </p>
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===For administrators===
===For administrators===
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             <h4>(Possible plugins)</h4>
             <h4>Competency frameworks</h4>
             <p>Possible info about plugins - WIP [[Installing plugins|Read more...]]</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> Reset Dashboard and profiles for all users</h4>
             <h4>Learning plan templates </h4>
             <p>A new 'Reset' button the default dashboard and profile pages means administrators can now specify or modify the layout of these pages and apply those changes to everyone on the site.Read more about [[Dashboard]] and [[Profile]]</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>
            <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>Better handling of tags</h4>
             <h4>Search the file system repository</h4>
             <p> The Manage tags page interface has been brought up to date with the ability to create tag collections. Courses may also be tagged from the Edit settings page. [[Tags|Read more...]] </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>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>
            <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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             <h4>Atto editor improvements</h4>
             <h4>Bulk download files in  a zipped folder</h4>
             <p>Now you can more easily add and configure tables when editiing text and there are some new equations in the equation editor [[Atto editor|Read more...]]</p>
             <p>When a [[Folder resource]] contains many files, students can download them all in a zipped file.</p>
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             <h4>Delete messages</h4>
             <h4>Search everywhere!</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>
             <p>Search all courses you have access to and quickly find that important resource using the [[Global search]].</p>
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            <h4>Message others more efficiently</h4>
            <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]]


* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 3.0
[[Nuevas características de Moodle 3.0]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.1]]
[[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.