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{{About Moodle}}
{{About Moodle}}
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.
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 3.0 highlights or watch the ten [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDfJWBOxTHhqvp5mTHG5giAX Moodle 3.0 highlights screencasts] on our YouTube page.
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 3.0 release notes|Moodle 3.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===
===For teachers===
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             <h4>Select missing words</h4>
             <h4>Competencies</h4>
             <p>The [[Select missing words question type]] is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0</p>
             <p> [[Competencies|Competency based education]] is now fully supported in Moodle 3.1</p>
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             <h4>Drag and drop into text</h4>
             <h4>Assignment grading</h4>
             <p> The [[Drag and drop into text question type]] is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0</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>Drag and drop onto image</h4>
<h4>Pinned forum discussions</h4>
             <p>The [[Drag and drop onto image question type]] is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0. Students drag either text or small images onto a background picture uploaded by the teacher.</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>Drag and drop markers</h4>
             <h4>Workshop enhancements</h4>
             <p> The [[Drag and drop markers question type]]  is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0. Students drag text markers to a location predefined by the teacher on a background image.</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>Workshop submissions report</h4>
             <h4>Share activities on your site</h4>
             <p>You can now view all participants and  filter to see who has and has not submitted to a workshop during the submission phase. [[Using Workshop|Read more...]]</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>Show the date a file was uploaded</h4>
             <h4>Tag course activities</h4>
             <p> A new [[File resource settings|File setting]] means teachers can now display the date a file resource was uploaded or changed, giving students a better user experience. </p>
             <p>Course activities and resources may now be [[Tags|tagged]], making it simpler to find related content.</p>
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             <h4>Improved filtering options</h4>
             <h4> Easier section editing</h4>
             <p>On the Enrolled users screen, course participants may be filtered by last course access and not in any group. The no group option is also available from the Groups overview screen. </p>
             <p>Change section titles without leaving the page, speeding up your course creation. [[Course homepage|Read more...]]</p>
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             <h4>Easier section editing</h4>
             <h4>Search metalinked courses</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>Search for meta linked courses and add them together in one step. See [[Course meta link]] </p>
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             <h4>Reset Dashboard and profiles for all users</h4>
             <h4>Competency frameworks</h4>
             <p>A new 'Reset' button on the default [[Dashboard]] and [[Profile|profile]] pages means administrators can now specify blocks on these pages and apply the changes to everyone on the site.</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>Major improvements to plugins upgrading </h4>
             <h4>Learning plan templates </h4>
             <p>The interface and functionality for  [[Installing plugins|installing and upgrading plugins]] has been greatly enhanced.</p>
             <p>Create [[Learning plans|learning plan templates]] and apply them to individuals or whole cohorts.</p>
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             <h4>Better handling of tags</h4>
             <h4>Global search</h4>
             <p>The Manage tags page interface has been brought up to date and teachers may now tag courses from the Edit settings page. [[Tags|Read more...]]</p>
             <p>Let your your staff and students search the site by enabling [[Global search]] and installing Solr.</p>
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             <h4>A new key for safer upgrading</h4>
             <h4>Assignment file conversion</h4>
             <p>An upgrade key can now be defined which will prevent non-authenticated users accessing the upgrade screen. [[Upgrade key|Find our more...]]</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>Atto editor improvements</h4>
             <h4>Search the file system repository</h4>
             <p>Now you can more easily add and configure tables when editing text and there are some new equations in the equation editor [[Atto editor|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>Delete messages</h4>
             <h4>Lesson default settings </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>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 Moodle mobile===
===For all users===
(Note that you can get many of these features working even on older Moodle versions by installing the [https://moodle.org/plugins/view/local_mobile Moodle Mobile additional features] plugin for your Moodle site)


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             <h4>Choice</h4>
             <h4>Bulk download files in  a zipped folder</h4>
             <p>Students may now enter and change Choices from within the app</p>
             <p>When a [[Folder resource]] contains many files, students can download them all in a zipped file.</p>
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             <h4>Chat </h4>
             <h4>Search everywhere!</h4>
             <p>It's possible to engage in Chat on the move, from the app</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>Survey</h4>
             <h4>Message others more efficiently</h4>
             <p>Surveys may now be taken using the app</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>Search courses</h4>
            <p>App users can search courses</p>
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             <h4>Self enrol</h4>
             <h4>Easily link to forum posts</h4>
             <p>Following a course search, app users may enrol themselves into chosen courses.</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]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 3.0
[[Category:New features]]
 
[[es: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

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    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.

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    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...

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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.)

  • 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.

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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.

  • 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...

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    Easily link to forum posts

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