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{{About Moodle}}
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Moodle 3.1 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.
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 3.1 highlights or watch the  Moodle 3.1 highlights screencasts on our YouTube page. (coming soon)
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 [[:dev:Moodle 3.1 release notes|Moodle 3.1 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===
===For teachers===
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             <h4>Competencies</h4>
             <h4>Better navigation with Boost</h4>
             <p> [[Competencies|Competency based education]] is now fully supported in Moodle 3.1</p>
             <p> A new responsive theme[[Boost theme|Boost]] improves navigation within and between courses. </p>
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             <h4>Assignment grading</h4>
             <h4>Easier editing with Boost</h4>
             <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>
             <p> Gear menus in the new Boost theme enhance the editing experience</p>
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             <h4>Download selected assignments</h4>
             <h4>Media player improvements</h4>
             <p>Select which assignments you want to download for offline viewing from a new option in the menu</p>
             <p>Your favourite video types display across devices and browsers with subtitle and caption support...</p>
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             <h4>Easily restore deleted content</h4>
             <h4>Interactive report charts</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>
             <p>Interactive and responsive charts now show reports dynamically to course participants.</p>
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<h4>Pinned forum discussions</h4>
<h4>Discussion locking</h4>
             <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>
             <p>Easily close forum discussions after a period of inactivity.</p>
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             <h4>Workshop enhancements</h4>
             <h4>Assignment overrides</h4>
             <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>
             <p>Easily change assignment deadlines for individuals or groups. [[Using Assignment|Read more...]] </p>
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             <h4>Share activities on your site</h4>
             <h4>Workshop portfolio export</h4>
             <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>
             <p>Workshop submissions and assessments may be exported to an external portfolio by students and teachers. See [[Workshop settings]].</p>
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             <h4>Tag course activities</h4>
             <h4>Select for students in Choice</h4>
             <p>Course activities and resources may now be tagged, making it simpler to find related content. </p>
             <p>Make a selection on behalf of students in the Choice activity.</p>
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             <h4> Easier section editing</h4>
             <h4>Negative scores for rubrics</h4>
             <p>Change section titles without leaving the page, speeding up your course creation. [[Course homepage|Read more...]]</p>
             <p>The [[Rubrics]] grade calculation has been improved and now allows for negative scores.</p>
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            <h4>Search metalinked courses</h4>
            <p>Search for meta linked courses and add them together in one step. See [[Course meta link]] </p>
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             <h4>Competency frameworks</h4>
             <h4> New customisable Boost theme</h4>
             <p>Create [[Competency frameworks|competency frameworks]] for use throughout the site. (A plugin will also allow you to import from external sources.)</p>
             <p>A new, customisable core theme with a fresh look enhances navigation and usability. </p>
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             <h4>Learning plan templates </h4>
             <h4>User tours </h4>
             <p>Create [[Learning plans|learning plan templates]] and apply them to individuals or whole cohorts.</p>
             <p>This new feature lets you take your users, step-by-step, around Moodle. [[User tours|Read more...]].</p>
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             <h4>Global search</h4>
             <h4>Competency frameworks import and export</h4>
             <p>Let your your staff and students search the site by enabling [[Global search]] and installing Solr.</p>
             <p>[[Competency frameworks]] may now be imported, exported and easily shared between sites. </p>
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             <h4>Assignment file conversion</h4>
             <h4>New media player plugins</h4>
             <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>
             <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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             <h4>Search the file system repository</h4>
             <h4> LTI 2 compliance</h4>
             <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>
             <p>Cartridges, Content items and compliance with LTI 2 providers mean sharing between sites and courses is much easier.</p>
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             <h4>Lesson default settings </h4>
             <h4>Course end dates </h4>
             <p>Make setting up a [[Lesson settings |Lesson]] simpler for teachers by reviewing the default and advanced settings.</p>
             <p>Set end dates as well as start dates for courses.</p>
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===For all users===
===For all users===
 
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            <h4>Bulk download files in  a zipped folder</h4>
            <p>When a [[Folder resource]] contains many files, students can download them all in a zipped file.</p>
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            <h4>Search everywhere!</h4>
            <p>Search all courses you have access to and quickly find that important resource.Read more [[Global search]] </p>
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             <h4>Message others more efficiently</h4>
             <h4>User-friendly messaging and alerts</h4>
             <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>
             <p>Quickly access [[Messaging|messages]] and [[Notifications|notifications]] wherever you are on the site .</p>
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             <h4>Easily link to forum posts</h4>
             <h4>Mobile app out of the box</h4>
             <p>The new permalink feature makes it easy to share useful forum posts. See [[Using Forum]].</p>
             <p>More features than ever now work directly from the [[Moodle Mobile|Moodle Mobile app]].</p>
       
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  [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.1]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
  [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.2]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.2]]

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

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    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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