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{{About Moodle}}
Moodle 2.5 brings a lot of exciting new features for teachers, students and administrators. This page highlights a few of the most interesting!


Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.5_release_notes  Moodle 2.5 Release notes].
Read on for Moodle 3.10 highlights, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDfOAMemSWqQrFJm4Ax0rmUb Youtube playlist of 3.10 New features].


(Click any screenshot below to see it enlarged)
Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.10 release notes|Moodle 3.10 release notes]].
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==For teachers and students:==
==For all users==
<div class="card-deck mt-3">


===Badges===
  <div class="card">
[[Badges]] are a nice way to acknowledge good work, and it's now possible for teachers to award course badges based on a variety of chosen criteria. These badges are fully compatible with [http://openbadges.org/ Mozilla Open Badges]. See the [[Badges|Badges documentation]] for more information.
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:DocsStudentDownloadCCPopup.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Download course content
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
[[Download course content]] (if allowed) at the click of a button.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


{|
  <div class="card">
| [[File:teacherbadgeview.png|thumb|Teacher sets up a badge]]
    <div class="card-body">
| [[File:studentbadgeview.png|thumb|Student view of allocated badges]]
[[File:DocsChooseBackPack.png|class=img-fluid]]
| [[File:backpack.png|thumb|Badges from backpack.openbadges.org on student profile]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
|}
Choose your backpack
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Send your badges to your choice of backpack.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


This blog post has some interesting reflection on when badges might be most appropriate:  [http://alex.halavais.net/ozbadge The Badges of Oz]
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">


  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:DocsQuizScrollingTimer.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Scrolling timer for your quiz
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Easily see remaining time with a new scrolling quiz timer.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


===Forms are much shorter===
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:Docs_Folder310.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Folder display
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
[[Folder resource]] images and HTML files may be viewed directly in the browser without downloading them.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


Moodle has a lot of settings and features, which means some of our forms have been getting rather long.  We know this is daunting for new users! 
</div>


We've made changes so that non-essential settings on forms are collapsed by default, yet you can quickly access them when you need them.


{|
==For teachers==
| [[File:shorterforms.png|thumb|Note the "expand all" option and condensed links]]
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
| [[File:showmoreshowless.png|thumb|"Show more" (and "show less" options]]
|}


The rich text editor is collapsed and can be expanded:
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:DocsH5PReplaceDownload.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Content bank improvements
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Download and/or replace H5P files in the [[Content bank|content bank]].
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


{|
  <div class="card">
|[[File:collapsedassignment.png|thumb|Formatting options collapsed and box is narrow]]
    <div class="card-body">
|[[File:expandedassignment.png|thumb|Formatting options shown and box expanded]]
[[File:DocsTeacherDownloadCourse.png|class=img-fluid]]
|}
      <h4 class="card-title">
Download course content
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Allow learners to [[Download course content|download course content.]]
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


In a similar space-saver, you can choose whether or not to enable the rich text editor when creating quiz questions:
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">


{|
  <div class="card">
| [[File:quizform1.png|thumb|Without the editing tools]]
    <div class="card-body">
| [[File:quizform2.png|thumb|With the editing tools]]
[[File:DocsPaymentTeacher.png|class=img-fluid]]
|}
      <h4 class="card-title">
Enrolment on payment
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Offer paid courses with a variety of payment options.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


===Reports moved to the Administration block===
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:Docs_QuizCompletion.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Quiz completion
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Set quizzes to be marked complete based on one or more attempts. See [[Activity completion settings]].
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


Reports have moved and can now be seen in the newly named ''Administration'' block, (formerly ''Settings''.)
</div>


{|
==For administrators==
|[[File:reportsinadmin.png|thumb|Administration block with Reports]]
|}
=== Quickly "Jump to.." another section===
If you're using the 'one section per page' setting, you can now move to other sections from a drop down menu:
{|
|[[File:jumpto25.png|thumb|The 'jump to' drop down menu returns]]
|}
===Drag and drop media and text onto the course page===
You can now drag an image or some text onto your course page and choose whether to display it embedded in a label or as a clickable resource. See the [[Label|Label documentation]] for more information.


{|
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
| [[File:dragdrop1.png|thumb|Drag an image onto your course page]]
|[[File:dragdrop2.png|thumb|Choose "add image.."]]
|[[File:dragdrop3.png|thumb|And here it is!]]
|}


{|
  <div class="card">
|[[File:textdragdrop1.png|thumb|Text selected from a Word document is dragged over]]
    <div class="card-body">
|[[File:textdragdrop2.png|thumb|Choose "add a label" (or page if you prefer)]]
[[File:Docs_AdminDownloadContent.png|class=img-fluid]]
|[[File:textdragdrop3.png|thumb|And here it is!]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
|}
Download course content
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
This [https://moodleassociation.org/ Moodle Users Association] project allows admins to make a [[Download course content|download course content]] feature available for teachers to offer in courses.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:DocsH5pCustomisation.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Customise H5P styles
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Customise H5P styles in your theme to match your organisation's branding.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


===Folders can be displayed inline on a course page===
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">


You can now choose whether to have a folder show its contents in a separate screen, as previously, or to have it display them inline with any subfolders expanded:
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:DocsPaymentAdmin.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Payment gateways
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Set up [[Payment gateways]] such as PayPal for use in [[Enrolment on payment]].
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


{|
  <div class="card">
| [[File:folder1.png|thumb|Typical folder display before 2.5]]
    <div class="card-body">
| [[File:folder2.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline]]
[[File:DocsLangCustom.png|class=img-fluid]]
| [[File:folder3.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline with subfolders expanded]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
|}
Language customisation
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Import and export custom language strings. See [[Language customisation]].
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


===Assignment enhancements===
</div>
Along with neater options for choosing submission and feedback types, resubmitting options are much improved. See  the [[Assignment|Assignment documentation]] for more information.
<div class="card-deck mt-3">


{|
  <div class="card">
| [[File:assignmentandfeedbackcondensed.png|thumb|Neater assignment set up screen]]
    <div class="card-body">
| [[File:attemptsreopened.png|thumb|New settings for resubmissions]]
[[File:DocsTasksRunning.png|class=img-fluid]]
|}
      <h4 class="card-title">
Better task management
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
A new Tasks running screen displays your current ongoing tasks. See [[Scheduled tasks]].
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:LTI310.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
LTI improvements
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
LTI improvements include dynamic registration and multiple content item selection.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


===Word count in forum posts===
</div>
A new setting in forums will display the number of words in a post:
[[Category:New features]]


{|
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
| [[File:bonding.png|thumb|Note word count bottom left]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.10]]
|
  [[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.10]]
|}
 
===Templates for Essay question types===
When using the Essay question type in a quiz, you can now set a template which appears in the students' text editor for scaffolding their response:
 
{|
| [[File:templatebox.png|thumb|Response template in question set up screen]]
| [[File:quiztemplate.png|thumb|What the student sees]]
|
|}
 
===Glossary block enhancements===
 
You can now use a global glossary in the random glossary block, and you can display the entries in alphabetical order:
{|
| [[File:glossaryalphabetical.png|thumb|Entries will display in alphabetical order]]
|}
 
===Search the list of enrolled users===
A new search box makes finding users in very large courses much easier:
 
{|
| [[File:Searchenrolledusers.png|thumb|A search facility allows teachers to search for specific users.]]
|}
 
==For administrators:==
 
===New themes suited to all screen sizes===
 
Many of your favourite  sites around the web these days use Bootstrap as a base framework and now Moodle does too!  We have a new 'base' theme called "'''Bootstrapbase'''" that implements the basics, and a new usable theme called ''''''Clean'''''' which extends it with some simple configuration options and also functions as a good template example for developing your own Bootstrap-based themes.  It also (along with ''Afterburner'') allows you to upload a logo directly from the file picker.
 
The Bootstrap framework allows us to responsively reformat the layout according to the screensize of the device used - on phone or tablet screens blocks move to the bottom, freeing up space for the main content at the top. In the future we hope everyone will want to migrate their Moodle themes to be Bootstrap-based.
 
 
{|
| [[File:Bootrap2.png|thumb|Clean theme on standard screen]]
| [[File:Bootstrap1.png|thumb|Clean theme on smaller screen; note position of Navigation block]]
| [[File:filepickerlogo.png|thumb|Add your logo from the file picker in Clean theme]]
|}
 
===Install add-ons from inside Moodle===
It's now possible to [[Installing add-ons|install add-ons]] from within Moodle, rather than accessing folders on the server; useful for those admins who do not have FTP access. Add-ons can be uploaded and installed from a zip file or located and installed from the [https://moodle.org/plugins Moodle plugins directory]:
 
{|
| [[File:Selection_011.png|thumb|Add-on install tool]]
| [[File:AddonValidation.png|thumb|Add-on passes validation; ready to go]]
|}
 
==See also==
 
* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.5

Latest revision as of 15:11, 14 July 2021


Read on for Moodle 3.10 highlights, or watch our Youtube playlist of 3.10 New features.

Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the Moodle 3.10 release notes.


For all users

DocsStudentDownloadCCPopup.png

Download course content

Download course content (if allowed) at the click of a button.

DocsChooseBackPack.png

Choose your backpack

Send your badges to your choice of backpack.

DocsQuizScrollingTimer.png

Scrolling timer for your quiz

Easily see remaining time with a new scrolling quiz timer.

Docs Folder310.png

Folder display

Folder resource images and HTML files may be viewed directly in the browser without downloading them.


For teachers

DocsH5PReplaceDownload.png

Content bank improvements

Download and/or replace H5P files in the content bank.

DocsTeacherDownloadCourse.png

Download course content

Allow learners to download course content.

DocsPaymentTeacher.png

Enrolment on payment

Offer paid courses with a variety of payment options.

Docs QuizCompletion.png

Quiz completion

Set quizzes to be marked complete based on one or more attempts. See Activity completion settings.

For administrators

Docs AdminDownloadContent.png

Download course content

This Moodle Users Association project allows admins to make a download course content feature available for teachers to offer in courses.

DocsH5pCustomisation.png

Customise H5P styles

Customise H5P styles in your theme to match your organisation's branding.

DocsPaymentAdmin.png

Payment gateways

Set up Payment gateways such as PayPal for use in Enrolment on payment.

DocsLangCustom.png

Language customisation

Import and export custom language strings. See Language customisation.

DocsTasksRunning.png

Better task management

A new Tasks running screen displays your current ongoing tasks. See Scheduled tasks.

LTI310.png

LTI improvements

LTI improvements include dynamic registration and multiple content item selection.

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