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Moodle 2.6 brings a lot of exciting new features for teachers, students and administrators. This page highlights a few of the most interesting.
Moodle 3.5 focuses on GDPR compliance and enhanced usability and accessiblity.
Read on for Moodle 3.5 highlights, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDcnwHQwhHZtObHNMHoONx-C Youtube playlist of 3.5 New features.]


Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.6_release_notes Moodle 2.6 Release notes.]
Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.5 release notes|Moodle 3.5 release notes]].
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===For all users===
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            <h4>Privacy and policies area in Profile</h4>
            <p>Access site policies and make data requests from links in your [[Profile]].</p>
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            <h4>Course images on the dashboard</h4>
<p>Images or coloured patterns brighten up course descriptions on the dashboard [[Course overview]].</p>
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            <h4>Clearer icons, accessible fonts</h4>
            <p>The use of Bootstrap 4 stable means enhanced appearance for users and better theming options for developers.</p>
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            <h4>Directly record sound and video</h4>
            <p>Buttons in the [[Atto editor]] allow you to record directly into Moodle</p>
       
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            <h4>Choice results display</h4>
            <p>Know in advance how the Choice results will display</p>
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            <h4>Moodle from your Mobile!</h4>
            <p>A new improved  [[Moodle Mobile app|Moodle app]].</p>
       
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==For teachers==
===For teachers===


===Improved edit icons for usability across all screens===
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To make it easier to edit on mobile devices and tablets, a number of edit icons have been grouped together:
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            <h4>More efficient user management</h4>
            <p>Search, filter and bulk edit or delete self enrolled learners from the [[Participants|Participants and Enrolments screen]].</p>
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            <h4>Award badges based on other badges</h4>
            <p>Amongst new [[Using badges|badges]] criteria is the ability to award badges based on previously earned badges.</p>
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            <h4>Filter questions by tag</h4>
            <p>This Moodle Users Association funded project means tags may be added and filtered directly in the [[Question bank]] and when [[Building Quiz|adding random questions]].</p>
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            <h4>Quiz Essay questions</h4>
            <p>Specify accepted file types for the Quiz [[Essay question type]] and upload files when grading them</p>
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===For administrators===
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            <h4>GDPR features</h4>
            <p>New Privacy and policies links help meet [[GDPR]] requirements.</p>
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            <h4> Simple Global Search</h4>
            <p>A new, simple [[Global search]] feature is available without the need to install an external engine.</p>
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            <h4>LTI Advantage 1.1 support</h4>
            <p>[[External tool]] settings now include support  for LTI Membership and AGS services..</p>
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            <h4>More badge criteria</h4>
            <p>[[Managing badges|Award badges]] for user picture upload, cohort membership and previously awarded badges.</p>
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            <h4>Cohort themes</h4>
            <p>Specify a theme for a [[Cohort sync|cohort]] for easy differentiation.</p>
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            <h4>New capabilities</h4>
            <p>There are eleven new capabilities, including several relating to data, privacy and policies.</p>
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===Single activity course format===
 
 
[[Category:New features]]


This new format allows teachers to choose just one activity (any type) which is displayed directly on the course page. (It supersedes the old SCORM course format.)
  [[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
 
  [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.5]]
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[[it:Nuove funzionalità in Moodle 3.5]]
===Marking workflow and allocation===
 
Teachers can now control visibility of grades for students until for example they have been reviewed and moderated. Teachers can be allocated to mark individual student assignments and these allocations show up clearly in the gradebook.
 
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===Annotate uploaded PDF files in the browser===
 
When students upload assignments as PDF files, the teacher can feedback directly on the file, using stamps, phrases from a comment bank and a variety of annotating tools.
 
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===More detailed feedback for Certainty-based marking in Quizzes===
 
Quizzes using Certainty based marking now provide much improved feedback for the students:
 
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==For managers and administrators==
 
===Bulk create courses===
 
It is now possible to bulk create (and delete) courses using a CSV file and to set a course template.
 
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===Better management of categories and courses===
 
The category management pages have been improved to make them more streamlined and easier to organise.
 
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===Additional name fields===
 
User names can be displayed with [[Additional name fields|additional names]] such as phonetic names or an alternate name (nickname).
 
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===Role definition export and import===
 
It is now possible to export role definition as XML file.
 
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New roles my be based on existing data:
* role archetype
* existing role
* role definition XML file
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==For all users==
 
===Collapsible TinyMCE editor===
 
The TinyMCE editor has new icons and can be toggled between one and three lines to save space.
 
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===Access files from Microsoft Skydrive===
 
Users may now retrieve files from their Skydrive account to use in Moodle courses.
 
[[File:MicrosoftSkydrive.png|800px|link=|]]
 
==See also==
 
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 2.6]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
 
* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.6

Latest revision as of 16:24, 24 November 2018

Moodle 3.5 focuses on GDPR compliance and enhanced usability and accessiblity.

Read on for Moodle 3.5 highlights, or watch our Youtube playlist of 3.5 New features.

Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the Moodle 3.5 release notes.


For all users

  • StudentProfile.png

    Privacy and policies area in Profile

    Access site policies and make data requests from links in your Profile.

  • DashboardOverview.jpg

    Course images on the dashboard

    Images or coloured patterns brighten up course descriptions on the dashboard Course overview.

  • Bootstrap4.jpg

    Clearer icons, accessible fonts

    The use of Bootstrap 4 stable means enhanced appearance for users and better theming options for developers.

  • recordrtc.png

    Directly record sound and video

    Buttons in the Atto editor allow you to record directly into Moodle

  • ChoiceDisplay.jpg

    Choice results display

    Know in advance how the Choice results will display

  • 35MobileApp1.png

    Moodle from your Mobile!

    A new improved Moodle app.

For teachers

  • BulkEditSelfEnrolled.jpg

    More efficient user management

    Search, filter and bulk edit or delete self enrolled learners from the Participants and Enrolments screen.

  • AwardedBadgesBadges.jpg

    Award badges based on other badges

    Amongst new badges criteria is the ability to award badges based on previously earned badges.

  • QuestionTags.jpg

    Filter questions by tag

    This Moodle Users Association funded project means tags may be added and filtered directly in the Question bank and when adding random questions.

  • EssayUpload.png

    Quiz Essay questions

    Specify accepted file types for the Quiz Essay question type and upload files when grading them

For administrators

  • GDPRSection.png

    GDPR features

    New Privacy and policies links help meet GDPR requirements.

  • SimpleSearch.jpg

    Simple Global Search

    A new, simple Global search feature is available without the need to install an external engine.

  • LTIAdvantage.png

    LTI Advantage 1.1 support

    External tool settings now include support for LTI Membership and AGS services..

  • ProfilePictureBadge.jpg

    More badge criteria

    Award badges for user picture upload, cohort membership and previously awarded badges.

  • CohortThemes.jpg

    Cohort themes

    Specify a theme for a cohort for easy differentiation.

  • 35NewCapabilities.png

    New capabilities

    There are eleven new capabilities, including several relating to data, privacy and policies.

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