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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.
Moodle 3.4 focuses on improving usability of existing features.
Read on for Moodle 3.2 highlights or watch the Moodle 3.2 highlights screencasts on our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist? YouTube page].
Read on for Moodle 3.4 highlights or watch the [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDdleYBLeesoCwVecPTolQtJ Moodle 3.4 highlights screencasts on our YouTube page].


Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.2 release notes|Moodle 3.2 release notes]].
Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.4 release notes|Moodle 3.4 release notes]].
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             <h4>Better navigation with Boost</h4>
             <h4>Better calendar management</h4>
             <p> A new responsive theme[[Boost theme|Boost]] improves navigation within and between courses. </p>
             <p>Thanks to this [https://moodleassociation.org/ Moodle Users Association (MUA)] project, you can easily manage [[Calendar|calendar events]] - including new category events- in a handy popup window..</p>
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             <h4>Easier editing with Boost</h4>
             <h4>Drag and drop calendar events</h4>
             <p> Gear menus in the new Boost theme enhance the editing experience</p>
             <p>This MUA-funded improvement allows you to easily [[Calendar|change events in the calendar]] by dragging and dropping them to new dates.</p>
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             <h4>Media player improvements</h4>
             <h4>Private files storage display</h4>
             <p>Your favourite video types display across devices and browsers with subtitle and caption support...</p>
             <p>When uploading files to your [[Private files]], you now see how much space you have used, helping you to better manage your storage limit.</p>
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             <h4>Interactive report charts</h4>
             <h4>Improved Global search</h4>
             <p>Interactive and responsive charts now show reports dynamically to course participants.</p>
             <p>If [[Global search]] is enabled, it's now possible to search blocks and courses you are not enrolled in (but are allowed to view.)</p>
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<h4>Discussion locking</h4>
            <h4>Easier activity navigation</h4>
             <p>Easily close forum discussions after a period of inactivity.</p>
             <p>'Previous' and 'Next' links, along with a jump-to menu make navigating around courses easier and more intuitive.</p>
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             <h4>Assignment overrides</h4>
             <h4>Moodle from your Mobile!</h4>
             <p>Easily change assignment deadlines for individuals or groups. [[Using Assignment|Read more...]] </p>
             <p>Links in the footer and user profiles now encourage you to download and use the [[Moodle Mobile app]].</p>
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             <h4>Workshop portfolio export</h4>
             <h4>More efficient user management</h4>
             <p>Workshop submissions and assessments may be exported to an external portfolio by students and teachers. See [[Workshop settings]].</p>
             <p>Teachers can now enrol, search, filter and bulk edit or delete learners from a new single [[Participants|Participants and Enrolments screen]].</p>
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             <h4>Select for students in Choice</h4>
             <h4>Mark activities as complete</h4>
             <p>Make a selection on behalf of students in the Choice activity.</p>
             <p>A new capability '[[Capabilities/moodle/course:overridecompletion |Override activity completion status]]' means teachers can manually mark as complete (or incomplete) activities on behalf of learners.</p>
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             <h4>Negative scores for rubrics</h4>
             <h4>Helpful file type selector</h4>
             <p>The [[Rubrics]] grade calculation has been improved and now allows for negative scores.</p>
             <p>When specifying required file types in workshops and assignments, and when uploading media files, a list of suggested file types makes the selection easier.</p>
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             <h4>Easily share course content</h4>
             <h4>Tag database entries</h4>
             <p>LTI compliance and a new Content item feature make sharing across sites and courses more user-friendly. </p>
             <p>Following the glossary, forum post and book chapter tagging in our last release, you can now allow learners to tag database entries.</p>
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             <h4> New customisable Boost theme</h4>
             <h4>Inspire Analytics in core</h4>
             <p>A new, customisable core theme with a fresh look enhances navigation and usability. </p>
             <p>Formerly a plugin, [[Analytics]] is now available in core, providing detailed descriptive and prescriptive reports to support learners at risk. Feedback welcome.</p>
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             <h4>User tours </h4>
             <h4> New filters for user tours</h4>
             <p>This new feature lets you take your users, step-by-step, around Moodle. [[User tours|Read more...]].</p>
             <p>[[User tours]] may now be filtered by category, course and course format, making tours target more specific areas of your site.</p>
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             <h4>Competency frameworks import and export</h4>
             <h4>HTTPS conversion</h4>
             <p>Competency frameworks may now be imported, exported and easily shared between sites. </p>
             <p>For sites converting to HTTPS, the [[HTTPS conversion tool]] converts your embedded HTTP content to HTTPS.</p>
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             <h4>New media player plugins</h4>
             <h4>OAuth2 services trusted email</h4>
             <p>Video and audio are more accessible, usable and customisable with two new players and increased pluggable support. </p>
             <p>A useful checkbox gives the option of accepting [[OAuth 2 authentication|OAuth2 signups]] without a confirmation email, useful if your organisation uses Google for its domain.</p>
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             <h4> LTI 2 Compliance</h4>
             <h4>Manage all Tokens</h4>
             <p>Cartridges, Content items and compliance with LTI 2 providers mean sharing between sites and courses is much easier.</p>
             <p>Along with a new capability, ''Manage all tokens'', a new admin screen displays user tokens with information and the option to delete them.</p>
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             <h4>Course end dates </h4>
             <h4>Site registration</h4>
             <p>Set end dates as well as start dates for courses.</p>
             <p>A clearer site registration page encourages you to register your site, use the mobile app and receive useful updates. Registered sites can share courses via Moodle.net only.</p>
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            <h4>User-friendly messaging and alerts</h4>
            <p>Quickly access messages and notifications wherever you are on the site .</p>
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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]]
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  [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.1]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
  [[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.1]]
  [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.4]]
  [[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.4]]

Latest revision as of 16:03, 15 November 2017

Moodle 3.4 focuses on improving usability of existing features.

Read on for Moodle 3.4 highlights or watch the Moodle 3.4 highlights screencasts on our YouTube page.

Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the Moodle 3.4 release notes.


For all users

  • Docs PrivateFilesSpace.png

    Private files storage display

    When uploading files to your Private files, you now see how much space you have used, helping you to better manage your storage limit.

  • Docs GlobalSearch.png

    Improved Global search

    If Global search is enabled, it's now possible to search blocks and courses you are not enrolled in (but are allowed to view.)

  • Docs ActivityNavigationLinks.png

    Easier activity navigation

    'Previous' and 'Next' links, along with a jump-to menu make navigating around courses easier and more intuitive.

  • DocsMobileLinks.png

    Moodle from your Mobile!

    Links in the footer and user profiles now encourage you to download and use the Moodle Mobile app.

For teachers

  • Docs FileTypeSelector.png

    Helpful file type selector

    When specifying required file types in workshops and assignments, and when uploading media files, a list of suggested file types makes the selection easier.

  • Docs DatabaseTagging.png

    Tag database entries

    Following the glossary, forum post and book chapter tagging in our last release, you can now allow learners to tag database entries.

For administrators

  • Docs Analytics.png

    Inspire Analytics in core

    Formerly a plugin, Analytics is now available in core, providing detailed descriptive and prescriptive reports to support learners at risk. Feedback welcome.

  • Docs UserTourFilters.png

    New filters for user tours

    User tours may now be filtered by category, course and course format, making tours target more specific areas of your site.

  • Docs HTTPS ConversionTool.png

    HTTPS conversion

    For sites converting to HTTPS, the HTTPS conversion tool converts your embedded HTTP content to HTTPS.

  • Docs TrustOAuthEmail.png

    OAuth2 services trusted email

    A useful checkbox gives the option of accepting OAuth2 signups without a confirmation email, useful if your organisation uses Google for its domain.

  • DocsManageTokens.png

    Manage all Tokens

    Along with a new capability, Manage all tokens, a new admin screen displays user tokens with information and the option to delete them.

  • DocsSiteReg.png

    Site registration

    A clearer site registration page encourages you to register your site, use the mobile app and receive useful updates. Registered sites can share courses via Moodle.net only.

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