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{{About Moodle}}
{{About Moodle}}
As usual Moodle HQ and our incredible community have brought together work from all corners of the globe to this release. Scalable, responsive and private, Moodle 2.7 is our best release yet. Here are some highlights of this release, and you can view screencasts of some of these highlights on the official MoodleHQ YouTube page: [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDcxGul-CY1SiOke6Jkg2NPK Moodle 2.7 Release Highlights Playlist].
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_2.7_release_notes Moodle 2.7 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 ===
===For all users===
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             <h4>Atto, a new, simple-to-use editor</h4>
             <h4>Privacy and policies area in Profile</h4>
             <p>Our new Moodle editor focuses on usability and accessibility. TinyMCE is still available, but Atto will be the best editor for most people. [[Text editor|Learn more]]</p>
             <p>Access site policies and make data requests from links in your [[Profile]].</p>
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             <h4>Modern appearance with improved responsiveness</h4>
             <h4>Course images on the dashboard</h4>
            <p>Moodle now uses Bootstrap themes by default for improved responsive design and usability. Many small improvements have been made all through the interface. You can find more themes in the [https://moodle.org/plugins/browse.php?list=category&id=3 Moodle Plugins database].</p>
<p>Images or coloured patterns brighten up course descriptions on the dashboard [[Course overview]].</p>
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             <h4>Mathematics improvements</h4>
             <h4>Clearer icons, accessible fonts</h4>
             <p>Atto features a new mathematical equation editor, producing TeX with a WYSIWIYG interface without needing Java.  This means it works everywhere, even tablets and phones.  We've also added a new MathJax filter for displaying mathematical equations beautifully, without needing any special server setup. [[MathJax filter|Learn more]]</p>
             <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>
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             <p>Know in advance how the Choice results will display</p>
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             <h4>Create better customised learning paths with enhanced Conditional Activities</h4>
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             <p>Enhancements to this widely used teaching feature in Moodle include an improved, streamlined interface, as well as added support to enable restricted access with "or" conditions and use nested restrictions for complex access criteria. [[ Conditional activities settings|Learn more]]</p>
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             <h4>Moodle from your Mobile!</h4>
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             <p>A new improved  [[Moodle Mobile app|Moodle app]].</p>
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             <h4>Improved Assignment features</h4>
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#Control when to notify students of feedback via a checkbox when grading individual students.
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#Teachers can now be assigned permissions to edit or delete student submissions.
#Set a word limit, and comment and edit directly on students' online text assignments.
#Easily keep track of student submissions via filters in the Assignment grading table.
[[Using Assignment|Learn more]]
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            <h4>Easily create and manage Quiz & Question bank</h4>
            <p>As well as an updated question type selector, duplicating and moving questions is now easier, and there is an option to 'Save changes and continue editing'. Quiz reports have been improved and the Essay question now allows students simply to add an attachment with no accompanying text. [[Quiz module|Learn more]]</p>
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             <h4>More efficient user management</h4>
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             <p>Search, filter and bulk edit or delete self enrolled learners from the [[Participants|Participants and Enrolments screen]].</p>
             <h4>A long term support release</h4>
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             <p>Moodle 2.7 is a LTS release, meaning it will have an extended support of 3 years (until May 2017) for security and data-loss fixes, twice the time of other releases. This makes it an ideal, stable platform for long-term projects.</p>
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             <h4>Award badges based on other badges</h4>
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             <p>Amongst new [[Using badges|badges]] criteria is the ability to award badges based on previously earned badges.</p>
             <h4>Improved logging for better reporting</h4>
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             <p>A new logging subsystem with plugins allowing detailed and external logs provides opportunities for improved reporting as well as advancements in better learning analytics. [[Logs|Learn more]]</p>
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             <h4>Filter questions by tag</h4>
             <h4>More theme: Easily style and brand your Moodle site</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>
             <p>'More' is a new responsive theme designed for admins to easily make basic customisations to the look and feel of their Moodle site directly, without the need for advanced technical knowledge. [https://docs.moodle.org/35/en/Standard_themes#Customising_the_.27More.27_theme/ Learn more]</p>
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             <h4>Quiz Essay questions</h4>
             <h4>Scheduled tasks management</h4>
             <p>Specify accepted file types for the Quiz [[Essay question type]] and upload files when grading them</p>
             <p>With an improved scheduling system, tasks can be scheduled precisely, even on complex clustered servers. See [[Scheduled tasks]] for details.</p>
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             <h4>Improved Events system</h4>
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             <p>Events have been improved all through Moodle, allowing you to better integrate your code with Moodle.  A new dynamically-generated report listing all events and event details helps administrators, researchers and developers understand the system. [[Events list|Learn more]]</p>
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            <h4>GDPR features</h4>
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            <p>New Privacy and policies links help meet [[GDPR]] requirements.</p>
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             <p>A new admin setting allows users to log in not only with their normal username but also with their email address.</p>
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             <h4> Simple Global Search</h4>
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             <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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[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
 
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* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.7
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.5]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.5]]
[[it:Nuove funzionalità in Moodle 3.5]]

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

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    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.

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    Quiz Essay questions

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

For administrators

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    GDPR features

    New Privacy and policies links help meet GDPR requirements.

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    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..

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    More badge criteria

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

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    Cohort themes

    Specify a theme for a cohort for easy differentiation.

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    New capabilities

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