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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 3.6 focuses on privacy, usability and communication
Read on for Moodle 3.6 highlights, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDdfalbX8DlMbr7xG6CPhzum Youtube playlist of 3.6 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 3.6 release notes|Moodle 3.6 release notes]].
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===For all users===
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            <h4>Improved course overview</h4>
            <p>Sort, star, hide and display courses more efficiently thanks to the welcome [[Course overview]] improvements on your [[Dashboard|dashboard]].</p>
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            <h4>Useful new dashboard blocks</h4>
<p>Keep up to date with the [[Timeline block]], the [[Starred courses block]], the [[Recently accessed courses block]] and the [[Recently accessed items block]], all available for the dashboard.</p>
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            <h4>New messaging interface</h4>
            <p>[[Messaging]] enhancements bring greater control over who can message you along with the ability to star messages and engage in group messaging.</p>
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            <h4>Nextcloud integration</h4>
            <p>If enabled by the administrator,a [[Nextcloud repository]] may be searched for uploading files to your courses, both as copies or access controlled links</p>
       
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            <h4>Clearer privacy links in your profile</h4>
            <p>Easily see how to contact the PO, request data or account deletion and view a data retention summary page from your [[User profiles |profile page]].</p>
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            <h4>Hide yourself in the online users block</h4>
            <p>Monitor courses without being seen by clicking the 'eye' against your name in the [[Online users block]].</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>Message your groups</h4>
            <p>Enable group [[Messaging|messaging]] when setting up groups and from the [[Messaging|new messaging interface]], start group conversations.</p>
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            <h4>More information on your badges</h4>
            <p>Support for Open Badges v2.0 spec allows you to add more details when [[Managing badges|awarding badges]].</p>
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            <h4>Record assignment feedback</h4>
            <p>Media and other file uploads are now permitted when [[Assignment settings|grading assignments]], meaning teachers can record their feedback and/or include supporting images or other files. </p>
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            <h4>Quiz improvements</h4>
            <p>The [[Drag and drop markers question type]] is easier to edit, and thanks to the [https://moodleassociation.org MUA], the [[Quiz statistics report]] has improved usability.</p>
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            <h4>Easily find duplicated items</h4>
            <p>As with courses, duplicated resources are now appended with 'copy' so you can easily distinguish between the original and copy. </p>
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            <h4>Hide page last modifed dates</h4>
            <p>A new option in the [[Page]] resource allows you to choose to display or hide the date it was last updated..</p>
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===For administrators===
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            <h4>Privacy enhancements</h4>
            <p>New settings include optional agreements, bulk handling of data requests, a data summary page and clearer profile privacy links.</p>
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            <h4>Message access control</h4>
            <p>A new setting in Advanced features lets the admin decide whether or not to enable site wide messaging.</p>
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            <h4>Nextcloud integration</h4>
            <p>Nextcloud is now available as an OAuth2 service. Users may access a Nextcloud repository and share files as copies or with controlled access.</p>
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            <h4>Context freezing</h4>
            <p>A new work-in-progress feature accessed from Development/Experimental settings means categories, blocks, courses and content may be set to  'read-only'.</p>
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===Single activity course format===
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            <h4>Paypal support Rupees</h4>
            <p>Indian rupees may now be displayed as an option for [[PayPal enrolment]].</p>
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            <h4>Control audio/video recording</h4>
            <p>A new capability specifying who can use the audio and video recording buttons in the [[Atto editor]] allows you to control such recordings.</p>
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[[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.)
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===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:
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* existing role
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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 08:01, 4 December 2018

Moodle 3.6 focuses on privacy, usability and communication

Read on for Moodle 3.6 highlights, or watch our Youtube playlist of 3.6 New features.

Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the Moodle 3.6 release notes.


For all users

  • 36docsnewmessaginginterface.png

    New messaging interface

    Messaging enhancements bring greater control over who can message you along with the ability to star messages and engage in group messaging.

  • 36DocsNextcloudv2.png

    Nextcloud integration

    If enabled by the administrator,a Nextcloud repository may be searched for uploading files to your courses, both as copies or access controlled links

  • 36ProfileLinks.png

    Clearer privacy links in your profile

    Easily see how to contact the PO, request data or account deletion and view a data retention summary page from your profile page.

  • 36Onlineusers.png

    Hide yourself in the online users block

    Monitor courses without being seen by clicking the 'eye' against your name in the Online users block.

For teachers

  • 36docsenablinggroupmessaging.png

    Message your groups

    Enable group messaging when setting up groups and from the new messaging interface, start group conversations.

  • 36docsnewbadgecriteria.png

    More information on your badges

    Support for Open Badges v2.0 spec allows you to add more details when awarding badges.

  • docsDuplicatedFileNames.png

    Easily find duplicated items

    As with courses, duplicated resources are now appended with 'copy' so you can easily distinguish between the original and copy.

  • docsPageLastModified.png

    Hide page last modifed dates

    A new option in the Page resource allows you to choose to display or hide the date it was last updated..

For administrators

  • docsOptionalAgreement.png

    Privacy enhancements

    New settings include optional agreements, bulk handling of data requests, a data summary page and clearer profile privacy links.

  • docsSiteWideMessaging.png

    Message access control

    A new setting in Advanced features lets the admin decide whether or not to enable site wide messaging.

  • docsNextCloud.png

    Nextcloud integration

    Nextcloud is now available as an OAuth2 service. Users may access a Nextcloud repository and share files as copies or with controlled access.

  • docsContextFreezing.png

    Context freezing

    A new work-in-progress feature accessed from Development/Experimental settings means categories, blocks, courses and content may be set to 'read-only'.

  • docsPayPalRupees.png

    Paypal support Rupees

    Indian rupees may now be displayed as an option for PayPal enrolment.

  • recordAttocapability.png

    Control audio/video recording

    A new capability specifying who can use the audio and video recording buttons in the Atto editor allows you to control such recordings.

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