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=So what's new in Moodle 2.5?=
{{About Moodle}}
Moodle 2.5 brings a lot of exciting new features for teachers, students and administrators. This page highlights some of the most useful and coolest. Click any screenshot to see it enlarged. The full details with technical information can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.5_release_notes  Moodle 2.5 Release notes]
Moodle 3.2 focuses on improving the user experience and on accessibility. A new theme with better navigation, improved messaging, step-by-step user tours and the ability to import competency frameworks complement significant activity enhancements such as discussion locking, extra media player options and LTI 2 compliance.
Read on for Moodle 3.2 highlights or watch the Moodle 3.2 highlights screencasts on our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDfrcwIG_jYHr7BrOLD-fPL4 YouTube page].


==For teachers and students:==
Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.2 release notes|Moodle 3.2 release notes]].
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===For teachers===


===Forms are much shorter===
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        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:docsTeacherNavigation.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Better navigation with Boost</h4>
            <p> A new responsive theme[[Boost theme|Boost]] improves navigation within and between courses. </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:docsTeacherCourseEditing.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Easier editing with Boost</h4>
            <p> Gear menus in the new Boost theme enhance the editing experience</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
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    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File: Docs_MediaPlayer.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Media player improvements</h4>
            <p>Your favourite video types display across devices and browsers with subtitle and caption support...</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Docs_DynamicGraphs.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Interactive report charts</h4>
            <p>Interactive and responsive charts now show reports dynamically to course participants.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


Some of our forms have been getting rather long and, for new users we know they can be daunting! We've made changes so that on-essential settings on forms are collapsed by default, yet you can quickly access them when you need them.
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    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Docs_DiscussionLocking.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
<h4>Discussion locking</h4>
            <p>Easily close forum discussions after a period of inactivity.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Docs_AssignmentOverride.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Assignment overrides</h4>
            <p>Easily change assignment deadlines for individuals or groups. [[Using Assignment|Read more...]] </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
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    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
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[[File:Docs_ExportPortfolio.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Workshop portfolio export</h4>
            <p>Workshop submissions and assessments may be exported to an external portfolio by students and teachers. See [[Workshop settings]].</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Docs_TeacherSelect.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Select for students in Choice</h4>
            <p>Make a selection on behalf of students in the Choice activity.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
<div class="row-fluid">
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[[File:DocsArbitraryScoring.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Negative scores for rubrics</h4>
            <p>The [[Rubrics]] grade calculation has been improved and now allows for negative scores.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


  {|
===For administrators===
| [[File:shorterforms.png|thumb|Note the "expand all" option and condensed links]]
| [[File:assignmentform.png|thumb|Assignment types are neatly summarised]]
  <div class="row-fluid">
|}
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Docs_BoostAdminSettings.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4> New customisable Boost theme</h4>
            <p>A new, customisable core theme with a fresh look enhances navigation and usability. </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File: Docs_Usertours.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>User tours </h4>
            <p>This new feature lets you take your users, step-by-step, around Moodle. [[User tours|Read more...]].</p>
    </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
<div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Docs_CompetencyFrameworkImport.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Competency frameworks import and export</h4>
            <p>[[Competency frameworks]] may now be imported, exported and easily shared between sites. </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Docs_AdminMediaPlayer.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>New media player plugins</h4>
            <p>Video and audio are more accessible, usable and customisable with a new default player, [[VideoJS player]], and increased pluggable support. </p>
          </div>
</div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


In a similar space-saver, you can choose whether or not to enable the rich text editor when creating quiz questions:
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    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:LTI12.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4> LTI 2 compliance</h4>
            <p>Cartridges, Content items and compliance with LTI 2 providers mean sharing between sites and courses is much easier.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Docs_CourseEndDate.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Course end dates </h4>
            <p>Set end dates as well as start dates for courses.</p>
    </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


{|
===For all users===
| [[File:quizform1.png|thumb|Without the editing tools]]
| [[File:quizform2.png|thumb|With the editing tools]]
<div class="contentblock">
|}
  <div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Docs_Messaging.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>User-friendly messaging and alerts</h4>
            <p>Quickly access [[Messaging|messages]] and [[Notifications|notifications]] wherever you are on the site .</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:DocsMobileGrading.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Mobile app out of the box</h4>
            <p>More features than ever now work directly from the [[Moodle Mobile|Moodle Mobile app]].</p>
       
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


===Folders can be displayed inline on a course page===
[[Category:New features]]


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:
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
 
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.2]]
{|
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.2]]
| [[File:folder1.png|thumb|Typical folder display before 2.5]]
| [[File:folder2.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline]]
| [[File:folder3.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline with subfolders expanded]]
|}
 
===Badges===
It's now possible for teachers to award course badges based on chosen criteria. These badges may also connect with [http://openbadges.org/ Mozilla Open Badges]
 
{|
| [[File:teacherbadgeview.png|thumb|Teacher sets up a badge]]
| [[File:studentbadgeview.png|thumb|Student view of allocated badges]]
| [[File:backpack.png|thumb|Badges from backpack.openbadges.org on student profile]]
|}
 
===Word count in forum posts===
A new setting in forums will display the number of words in a post:
 
{|
| [[File:bonding.png|thumb|Note word count bottom left]]
|
|}
 
===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]]
|}
 
==For administrators:==
 
===A new theme suited to all screen sizes===
"Bootstrap" is a theme which changes according to the screensize of the device used - on smaller screens for example, blocks move to the bottom, freeing up space for the main content at the top:
 
{|
| [[File:Bootrap2.png|thumb|Bootstrap theme on standard screen]]
| [[File:Bootstrap1.png|thumb|Bootstrap theme on smaller screen; note position of Navigation block]]
|}
 
===Install add-ons from inside Moodle===
It's now possible to 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 Moodle plugins directory:
 
{|
| [[File:Selection_011.png|thumb|Add-on install tool]]
| [[File:AddonValidation.png|thumb|Add-on passes validation; ready to go]]

Latest revision as of 12:47, 5 December 2016

Moodle 3.2 focuses on improving the user experience and on accessibility. A new theme with better navigation, improved messaging, step-by-step user tours and the ability to import competency frameworks complement significant activity enhancements such as discussion locking, extra media player options and LTI 2 compliance.

Read on for Moodle 3.2 highlights or watch the Moodle 3.2 highlights screencasts on our YouTube page.

Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the Moodle 3.2 release notes.

For teachers

  • docsTeacherNavigation.png

    Better navigation with Boost

    A new responsive themeBoost improves navigation within and between courses.

  • docsTeacherCourseEditing.png

    Easier editing with Boost

    Gear menus in the new Boost theme enhance the editing experience

  • Docs MediaPlayer.png

    Media player improvements

    Your favourite video types display across devices and browsers with subtitle and caption support...

  • Docs DynamicGraphs.png

    Interactive report charts

    Interactive and responsive charts now show reports dynamically to course participants.

  • Docs DiscussionLocking.png

    Discussion locking

    Easily close forum discussions after a period of inactivity.

  • Docs AssignmentOverride.png

    Assignment overrides

    Easily change assignment deadlines for individuals or groups. Read more...

  • Docs ExportPortfolio.png

    Workshop portfolio export

    Workshop submissions and assessments may be exported to an external portfolio by students and teachers. See Workshop settings.

  • Docs TeacherSelect.png

    Select for students in Choice

    Make a selection on behalf of students in the Choice activity.

  • DocsArbitraryScoring.png

    Negative scores for rubrics

    The Rubrics grade calculation has been improved and now allows for negative scores.

For administrators

  • Docs BoostAdminSettings.png

    New customisable Boost theme

    A new, customisable core theme with a fresh look enhances navigation and usability.

  • Docs Usertours.png

    User tours

    This new feature lets you take your users, step-by-step, around Moodle. Read more....

  • Docs CompetencyFrameworkImport.png

    Competency frameworks import and export

    Competency frameworks may now be imported, exported and easily shared between sites.

  • Docs AdminMediaPlayer.png

    New media player plugins

    Video and audio are more accessible, usable and customisable with a new default player, VideoJS player, and increased pluggable support.

  • LTI12.png

    LTI 2 compliance

    Cartridges, Content items and compliance with LTI 2 providers mean sharing between sites and courses is much easier.

  • Docs CourseEndDate.png

    Course end dates

    Set end dates as well as start dates for courses.

For all users

  • Docs Messaging.png

    User-friendly messaging and alerts

    Quickly access messages and notifications wherever you are on the site .

  • DocsMobileGrading.png

    Mobile app out of the box

    More features than ever now work directly from the Moodle Mobile app.

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