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Moodle 2.6 brings a lot of exciting new features for teachers, students and administrators. This page highlights a few of the most interesting.
Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 3.11, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDdG1jK_Eu_D4GC-AOGBEXh6 YouTube playlist of 3.11 New features].


Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.6_release_notes Moodle 2.6 Release notes.]
For role-specific information, see [[New for teachers]], [[New for students]] and [[New for administrators]].


The list of major features and improvements can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.11 release notes|Moodle 3.11 release notes]].
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===Student activity completion (MUA)===


==For teachers==
<div class="card-deck mt-3">


===Improved edit icons for usability across all screens===
  <div class="card">
To make it easier to edit on mobile devices and tablets, a number of edit icons have been grouped together:
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:ActivityCompletion311.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Improved learner experience
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Activity dates and [[Activity completion]] conditions may be shown on the course page.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


[[File:26editicons.png|link=|]]
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:311CompletionWithinActivity.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Dates and completion conditions within activities
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Activity dates and [[Activity completion]] conditions are shown at the top of the activity page.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">


===Single activity course format===
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:StudentManualCompletion.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Manual completion
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Students can mark an activity as complete from within the activity itself.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


This new format allows teachers to choose just one activity (any type) which is displayed directly on the course page. (It supersedes the old SCORM course format.)
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:TeacherCompletionSettings.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
New display settings
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
New settings allow teachers to hide or show activity dates and completion conditions on the course page.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


[[File:26singleactivity.png|link=]]
</div>


===Marking workflow and allocation===


Teachers can now control visibility of grades for students until for example they have been reviewed and moderated. Teachers can be allocated to mark individual student assignments and these allocations show up clearly in the gradebook.
===Accessibility toolkit===
{|
|[[File:26markingworkflow.png|250px|thumb|Setting marking workflow state when grading]]
|
|[[File:26markingworkflowallocatedmarkersscreencast.png|250px|thumb|Grading screen showing different markers at different stages of the workflow]]
|}


===Annotate uploaded PDF files in the browser===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">


When students upload assignments as PDF files, the teacher can feedback directly on the file, using stamps, phrases from a comment bank and a variety of annotating tools.
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:BrickfieldAdmin1.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Free starter toolkit
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
An [[Accessibility toolkit]] (from Brickfield Education Labs) identifies course accessibility issues.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


{|
  <div class="card">
|[[File:26launchpdf.png|250|thumb|Teacher view allowing PDF annotating]]
    <div class="card-body">
|[[File:26annotatepdf.png|250|thumb|Annotating a student PDF]]
[[File:AccessiblityBlock.png|class=img-fluid]]
|}
      <h4 class="card-title">
Course accessibility review
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Course content is analysed so teachers can identify and fix accessibility errors.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


===More detailed feedback for Certainty-based marking in Quizzes===
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">


Quizzes using Certainty based marking now provide much improved feedback for the students:
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:BrickfieldTeacher.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Heatmap of errors
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
A heatmap offers a coloured and contextual view of the areas of concern.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


{|
  <div class="card">
|[[File:26CBM.png|250px|thumb|Improved CBM feedback]]
    <div class="card-body">
|}
[[File:SummaryReport.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Range of reports and graphs
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Errors can be viewed in graphic form, or as a list with a downloadable report.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>


==For managers and administrators==
===H5P and content bank===


===Bulk create courses===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">


It is now possible to bulk create (and delete) courses using a CSV file and to set a course template.
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:DisableH5Pcontent.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Disable selected H5P content types
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Admins can disable selected [[H5P|H5P content types]] from the admin settings.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


{|
  <div class="card">
|[[File:26uploadcourses.png|250px|thumb|Upload courses admin screen]]
    <div class="card-body">
|
[[File:MakeUnlisted.png|class=img-fluid]]
|[[File:uploadcoursesresults.png|250px|thumb|Courses successfully uploaded]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
|}
Mark content as unlisted
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Teachers can hide content in the [[Content bank|content bank]] by marking it as unlisted.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


===Better management of categories and courses===
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">


The category management pages have been improved to make them more streamlined and easier to organise.
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:LinkedContent.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
See which content is linked
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
A new column in the [[Content bank|content bank]] displays the number of times an item is linked.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


{|
  <div class="card">
|[[File:coursecategorymanagement.png|250px|thumb|Managing categories (2 examples)]]
    <div class="card-body">
|
[[File:DeleteAlert.png|class=img-fluid]]
|[[File:coursemanagement.png|250px|thumb|Selecting and managing one course]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
|}
Alert when deleting linked content
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
An alert is displayed when linked content is about to be deleted, explaining what will happen
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>


===Additional name fields===
===Quiz and question types===


Site administrators can display the names of users with non-Romanised scripts both in their own script and phonetically or using Romanised script:
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
{|
|[[File:26names.png|250pz|thumb|Example of additional name fields]]
|}


===Role definition export and import===
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:QuizOverridePassGrade.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
View overrides and pass grades
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Teachers can view overrides and students can view pass grades directly on the Quiz page.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


It is now possible to export role definition as XML file.
  <div class="card">
[[File:26roleexport.png|400px|thumb|none]]
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:RetainedQuestionSettings.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Preferred question settings retained
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Changes from the default settings of a question type are retained for the next time a teacher creates a question.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


New roles my be based on existing data:
</div>
* role archetype
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
* existing role
* role definition XML file
[[File:26newrole.png|400px|thumb|none]]


==For all users==
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:QuizMinMaxStudent.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Essay question word limits
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
A minimum and maximum word limit can be specified for [[Essay question type|Essay questions]].
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


===Collapsible TinyMCE editor===
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:PlagiarismSupport.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Essay plagiarism support
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
If a plagiarism checker is installed, it now supports the [[Essay question type]].
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>


The TinyMCE editor has new icons and can be toggled between one and three lines to save space.
===Badges===


[[File:26tinymce1.png|link=|]]
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
[[File:26tinymce2.png|link=|]]


  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:ManageBackPacks.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Better backpack management
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Admins can set the order in which [[Backpacks|backpacks]] are listed for users.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


===Access files from Microsoft Skydrive===
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:BadgesAPI.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Open Badges v 2.1 compliant
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Moodle 3.11 is Open Badges v 2.1 compliant and a new [[OAuth 2 Open Badges service]] enables users to connect to their OB v 2.1 compliant backpack without having to enter their credentials into Moodle.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>


Users may now retrieve files from their Skydrive account to use in Moodle courses.
===User profile fields===


[[File:MicrosoftSkydrive.png|800px|link=|]]
<div class="card-deck mt-3">


<br />
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:SocialField.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
New Social profile field
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
A new [[User profile fields#Overview| Social profile field]] replaces the hard-coded fields in the user profile.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>




  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:UserProfileUserIdentity.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Custom profile fields selectable in Show user identity
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Custom profile fields may be selected in User polices > Show user identity so they display in participant lists.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>


==See also==
===Other features and improvements===


[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 2.6]]
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]


* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.6
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:PlayRate.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Control audio / video playback rates
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Students can control the speed at which [[Audio]] and [[Video]] files will play.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
 
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:ActivityCompletionreport.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Improved activity completion report
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
The activity completion report may be filtered by activity and activity order.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
 
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
 
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:SearchLangPacks.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Search language packs
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
The list of languages may be searched when installing new [[Language packs]].
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
 
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:Poppler.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
New PDF to PNG converter
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
For assignment submission annotations, a new converter, Poppler is available instead of Ghostscript.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
 
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
 
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:SectionNameLinks.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Section links block
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Titles may now be displayed in the Section links block.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
 
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:OverridePermissions.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Restore/import role permissions
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Enable or disable role permission overrides when restoring or importing a course.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
 
[[Category:New features]]
 
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.11]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.11]]

Latest revision as of 14:44, 14 July 2021

Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 3.11, or watch our YouTube playlist of 3.11 New features.

For role-specific information, see New for teachers, New for students and New for administrators.

The list of major features and improvements can be found in the Moodle 3.11 release notes.

Student activity completion (MUA)

ActivityCompletion311.png

Improved learner experience

Activity dates and Activity completion conditions may be shown on the course page.

311CompletionWithinActivity.png

Dates and completion conditions within activities

Activity dates and Activity completion conditions are shown at the top of the activity page.

StudentManualCompletion.png

Manual completion

Students can mark an activity as complete from within the activity itself.

TeacherCompletionSettings.png

New display settings

New settings allow teachers to hide or show activity dates and completion conditions on the course page.


Accessibility toolkit

BrickfieldAdmin1.png

Free starter toolkit

An Accessibility toolkit (from Brickfield Education Labs) identifies course accessibility issues.

AccessiblityBlock.png

Course accessibility review

Course content is analysed so teachers can identify and fix accessibility errors.

BrickfieldTeacher.png

Heatmap of errors

A heatmap offers a coloured and contextual view of the areas of concern.

SummaryReport.png

Range of reports and graphs

Errors can be viewed in graphic form, or as a list with a downloadable report.

H5P and content bank

DisableH5Pcontent.png

Disable selected H5P content types

Admins can disable selected H5P content types from the admin settings.

MakeUnlisted.png

Mark content as unlisted

Teachers can hide content in the content bank by marking it as unlisted.

LinkedContent.png

See which content is linked

A new column in the content bank displays the number of times an item is linked.

DeleteAlert.png

Alert when deleting linked content

An alert is displayed when linked content is about to be deleted, explaining what will happen

Quiz and question types

QuizOverridePassGrade.png

View overrides and pass grades

Teachers can view overrides and students can view pass grades directly on the Quiz page.

RetainedQuestionSettings.png

Preferred question settings retained

Changes from the default settings of a question type are retained for the next time a teacher creates a question.

QuizMinMaxStudent.png

Essay question word limits

A minimum and maximum word limit can be specified for Essay questions.

PlagiarismSupport.png

Essay plagiarism support

If a plagiarism checker is installed, it now supports the Essay question type.

Badges

ManageBackPacks.png

Better backpack management

Admins can set the order in which backpacks are listed for users.

BadgesAPI.png

Open Badges v 2.1 compliant

Moodle 3.11 is Open Badges v 2.1 compliant and a new OAuth 2 Open Badges service enables users to connect to their OB v 2.1 compliant backpack without having to enter their credentials into Moodle.

User profile fields

SocialField.png

New Social profile field

A new Social profile field replaces the hard-coded fields in the user profile.


UserProfileUserIdentity.png

Custom profile fields selectable in Show user identity

Custom profile fields may be selected in User polices > Show user identity so they display in participant lists.

Other features and improvements

PlayRate.png

Control audio / video playback rates

Students can control the speed at which Audio and Video files will play.

ActivityCompletionreport.png

Improved activity completion report

The activity completion report may be filtered by activity and activity order.

SearchLangPacks.png

Search language packs

The list of languages may be searched when installing new Language packs.

Poppler.png

New PDF to PNG converter

For assignment submission annotations, a new converter, Poppler is available instead of Ghostscript.

SectionNameLinks.png

Section links block

Titles may now be displayed in the Section links block.

OverridePermissions.png

Restore/import role permissions

Enable or disable role permission overrides when restoring or importing a course.

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