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


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].
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===


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            <h4>Better navigation with Boost</h4>
            <p> A new responsive theme[[Boost theme|Boost]] improves navigation within and between courses. </p>
          </div>
        </div>
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[[File:docsTeacherCourseEditing.png|600px]]
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            <h4>Easier editing with Boost</h4>
            <p> Gear menus in the new Boost theme enhance the editing experience</p>
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    </ul>
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[[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>
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        </div>
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[[File:Docs_DynamicGraphs.png|600px]]
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            <h4>Interactive report charts</h4>
            <p>Interactive and responsive charts now show reports dynamically to course participants.</p>
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    </ul>
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==For teachers and students:==
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[[File:Docs_DiscussionLocking.png|600px]]
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<h4>Discussion locking</h4>
            <p>Easily close forum discussions after a period of inactivity.</p>
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[[File:Docs_AssignmentOverride.png|600px]]
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            <h4>Assignment overrides</h4>
            <p>Easily change assignment deadlines for individuals or groups. [[Using Assignment|Read more...]] </p>
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            <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>
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[[File:Docs_TeacherSelect.png|600px]]
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            <h4>Select for students in Choice</h4>
            <p>Make a selection on behalf of students in the Choice activity.</p>
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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>
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===Badges===
===For administrators===
[[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].
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[[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>
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[[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>
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[[File:Docs_CompetencyFrameworkImport.png|600px]]
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            <h4>Competency frameworks import and export</h4>
            <p>[[Competency frameworks]] may now be imported, exported and easily shared between sites. </p>
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[[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>
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    </ul>
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{|
  <div class="row-fluid">
| [[File:teacherbadgeview.png|thumb|Teacher sets up a badge]]
    <ul class="thumbnails">
| [[File:studentbadgeview.png|thumb|Student view of allocated badges]]
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| [[File:backpack.png|thumb|Badges from backpack.openbadges.org on student profile]]
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|}
[[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>
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[[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>
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This blog post has some interesting reflection on when badges might be most appropriate: [http://alex.halavais.net/ozbadge The Badges of Oz]
===For all users===
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            <h4>User-friendly messaging and alerts</h4>
            <p>Quickly access [[Messaging|messages]] and [[Notifications|notifications]] wherever you are on the site .</p>
          </div>
        </div>
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[[File:DocsMobileGrading.png|600px]]
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            <h4>Mobile app out of the box</h4>
            <p>More features than ever now work directly from the [[Moodle Mobile|Moodle Mobile app]].</p>
       
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[[Category:New features]]


===Forms are much shorter===
  [[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
 
  [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.2]]
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! 
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.2]]
 
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.
 
  {|
| [[File:shorterforms.png|thumb|Note the "expand all" option and condensed links]]
| [[File:showmoreshowless.png|thumb|"Show more" (and "show less" options]]
|}
 
The rich text editor is collapsed and can be expanded:
 
{|
|[[File:collapsedassignment.png|thumb|Formatting options collapsed and box is narrow]]
|[[File:expandedassignment.png|thumb|Formatting options shown and box expanded]]
|}
 
In a similar space-saver, you can choose whether or not to enable the rich text editor when creating quiz questions:
 
{|
| [[File:quizform1.png|thumb|Without the editing tools]]
| [[File:quizform2.png|thumb|With the editing tools]]
|}
 
===Reports moved to the Administration block===
 
Reports have moved and can now be seen in the newly named ''Administration'' block, (formerly ''Settings''.)
 
{|
|[[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.
 
{|
| [[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!]]
|}
 
{|
|[[File:textdragdrop1.png|thumb|Text selected from a Word document is dragged over]]
|[[File:textdragdrop2.png|thumb|Choose "add a label" (or page if you prefer)]]
|[[File:textdragdrop3.png|thumb|And here it is!]]
|}
 
 
===Folders can be displayed inline on a course page===
 
You can now choose whether to have a [[Folder resource|folder]] show its contents in a separate screen, as previously, or to have it display them inline with any subfolders expanded:
 
{|
| [[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]]
|}
 
===Assignment enhancements===
Along with neater options for choosing submission and feedback types, resubmitting options are much improved. See [[Assignment settings]] for more information.
 
{|
| [[File:assignmentandfeedbackcondensed.png|thumb|Neater assignment set up screen]]
| [[File:attemptsreopened.png|thumb|New settings for resubmissions]]
|}
 
===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]]
|}
 
===Search the list of enrolled users===
A new [[Enrolled users]] 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
 
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 2.5]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]

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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