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{{About Moodle}}
{{About Moodle}}
Moodle 3.1 is our latest Long Term Support release and 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 [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDfWYsGAI-SXY7JW6T_3t0yM Youtube page].
Read on for Moodle 3.2 highlights or watch the  Moodle 3.2 highlights screencasts on our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist? 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> [[Competencies|Competency based education]] is now fully supported in Moodle 3.1</p>
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             <h4>Assignment grading</h4>
             <h4>Media player enhancements</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> 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>
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             <h4>Download selected assignments</h4>
             <h4>Course end dates</h4>
             <p>Select which assignments you want to download for offline viewing from a new option in the menu</p>
             <p>Select which assignments you want to download for offline viewing from a new option in the menu</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>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>
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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>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>
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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> 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>
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             <h4>Share activities on your site</h4>
             <h4>Workshop submission 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>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>
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             <h4>Tag course activities</h4>
             <h4>Lesson page duplication</h4>
             <p>Course activities and resources may now be [[Tags|tagged]], making it simpler to find related content.</p>
             <p>Course activities and resources may now be [[Tags|tagged]], making it simpler to find related content.</p>
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             <h4> Easier section editing</h4>
             <h4> Rubrics calculation improvements</h4>
             <p>Change section titles without leaving the page, speeding up your course creation. [[Course homepage|Read more...]]</p>
             <p>Change section titles without leaving the page, speeding up your course creation. [[Course homepage|Read more...]]</p>
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             <h4>Search metalinked courses</h4>
             <h4>Easily share course content</h4>
             <p>Search for meta linked courses and add them together in one step. See [[Course meta link]] </p>
             <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>Create [[Competency frameworks|competency frameworks]] for use throughout the site. (A plugin will also allow you to import from external sources.)</p>
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             <h4>Learning plan templates </h4>
             <h4>Competency framework import/export </h4>
             <p>Create [[Learning plans|learning plan templates]] and apply them to individuals or whole cohorts.</p>
             <p>Create [[Learning plans|learning plan templates]] and apply them to individuals or whole cohorts.</p>
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             <h4>Global search</h4>
             <h4>User tours</h4>
             <p>Let your your staff and students search the site by enabling [[Global search]] and installing Solr.</p>
             <p>Let your your staff and students search the site by enabling [[Global search]] and installing Solr.</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>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>
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             <h4>Search the file system repository</h4>
             <h4>LTI2 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>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>
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            <h4>Lesson default settings </h4>
            <p>Make setting up a [[Lesson settings |Lesson]] simpler for teachers by reviewing the default and advanced settings.</p>
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            <h4>Tagging enhancements </h4>
            <p>Tags may now be combined, grouped into collections and certain tag areas disabled. [[Manage tags|Read more...]]</p>
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===For all users===
===For all users===
 
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             <h4>Bulk download files in  a zipped folder</h4>
             <h4>Improved messaging</h4>
             <p>When a [[Folder resource]] contains many files, students can download them all in a zipped file.</p>
             <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>
             <h4>Mobile app out of the box</h4>
             <p>Search all courses you have access to and quickly find that important resource using the [[Global search]].</p>
             <p>Search all courses you have access to and quickly find that important resource using the [[Global search]].</p>
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            <h4>Message others more efficiently</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>
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            <h4>Easily link to forum posts</h4>
            <p>The new permalink feature makes it easy to share useful forum posts. See [[Using Forum]].</p>
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Revision as of 18:54, 12 November 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

    Competency based education is now fully supported in Moodle 3.1

  • 32placeholder.png

    Media player enhancements

    Grading Assignment submissions has got smoother with all elements on one screen and the ability to annotate over student submissions of different file types..

  • 32placeholder.png

    Course end dates

    Select which assignments you want to download for offline viewing from a new option in the menu

  • 32placeholder.png

    Interactive report charts

    The new Recycle bin, funded by the 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.

  • 32placeholder.png

    Discussion locking

    Important forum posts can now be pinned to the top of your list, making them more visible to your students. Read more...

  • 32placeholder.png

    Assignment overrides

    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

  • 32placeholder.png

    Workshop submission portfolio export

    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.

  • 32placeholder.png

    Lesson page duplication

    Course activities and resources may now be tagged, making it simpler to find related content.

  • 32placeholder.png

    Rubrics calculation improvements

    Change section titles without leaving the page, speeding up your course creation. Read more...

  • 32placeholder.png

    Easily share course content

    Search for meta linked courses and add them together in one step. See Course meta link

For administrators

  • 32placeholder.png

    New customisable Boost theme

    Create competency frameworks for use throughout the site. (A plugin will also allow you to import from external sources.)

  • 32placeholder.png

    Competency framework import/export

    Create learning plan templates and apply them to individuals or whole cohorts.

  • 32placeholder.png

    User tours

    Let your your staff and students search the site by enabling Global search and installing Solr.

  • 32placeholder.png

    New media player plugins

    Teachers can annotate directly on uploaded submissions of different file types, not just PDF if unoconv 07 is installed. Find out more

  • 32placeholder.png

    LTI2 Compliance

    If you’ve enabled a File system repository on your server for FTP uploading, your teachers can now search the folders in that repository.

For all users

  • 32placeholder.png

    Improved messaging

    When a Folder resource contains many files, students can download them all in a zipped file.

  • 32placeholder.png

    Mobile app out of the box

    Search all courses you have access to and quickly find that important resource using the Global search.

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