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If you're a teacher in Moodle, then this page will tell you about the major changes affecting you in Moodle 3.0
{{About Moodle}}
 
If you're a teacher in Moodle, then this page will tell you about the major changes affecting you in Moodle 3.6
==Course editing==
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'''More equations:'''
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The Advanced tab of the Atto editor now contains square root, fractions and vector buttons:
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[[File:AttoEquations.png|thumb|center|600px|Extra buttons]]
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'''More options for table in Atto:'''
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If enabled by your administrator, you will have extra options for formatting tables, such as border styling, sizing and colours.
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            <h4>Improved course overview</h4>
[[File:AttoTable1.png|thumb|600px|center|New table editing options]]
            <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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'''Streamlined section editing:
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Topic and weekly sections are now edited from one drop down menu which includes setting, highlighting, hiding, duplicating and deleting.
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[[File:TempEditsections.png|thumb|600px|center|New menu for editing course sections]]
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==Course management==
            <h4>Useful new dashboard blocks</h4>
'''Guest access and password:'''
<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>
If you wish guests to view your course, you will now need to set guest access and a password from ''Course administration >Users >Enrolment methods.
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'''Manual enrolments:'''
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When enrolling students to your course manually, note that the site default now enrols them immediately.
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'''Filter by not in group:''' There is a new option to filter students who are not in any group. You can do this in both ''Course administration > Users >Enrolled users'' and also in ''Course administration >Users > Groups >Overview''
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'''Filter by last access:''' The Enrolled users screen also allows you to filter your students by last access to the course.
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[[File:betterfiltering.png|thumb|center|600px|Filter by last access and no group]]
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            <h4>Message your groups</h4>
'''Course tagging:''' A new setting in ''Course administration >Edit settings'' lets you tag your course so it may be searched for by others in ''Site pages > Tags''.
            <p>Enable group [[Messaging|messaging]] when setting up groups and from the [[Messaging|new messaging interface]], start group conversations.</p>
 
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'''Gradebook setup:''' If you're looking for Categories and items in the Gradebook, it's been renamed to 'Gradebook setup'.
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==Activities==
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===Database===
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Entries waiting for approval are highlighted for the teacher and the user who added the entry.  
            <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>
===Quiz===
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'''Four new question types:'''
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Four new question types are available for the quiz, focusing on selecting and locating activities. Three of the four question types use drag and drop.
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            <h4>Record assignment feedback</h4>
             <p>The [[Select missing words question type]] requires students to choose words or phrases from dropdown menus</p>
             <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 into text question type]] is similar in design, but students drag their chosen words into a box.</p>
             <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>The [[Drag and drop onto image question type]] requires students to drag either text or small images onto a background picture uploaded by the teacher.</p>
             <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> The [[Drag and drop markers question type]] requires students to drag text markers to a location predefined by the teacher on a background image.</p>
            <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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            <h4>Clarify required submission types in a Workshop</h4>
            <p>Specify which submission types are required and which optional in the [[Workshop settings]].</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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[[Category:New features]]
'''MCS, MCVS, MCHS Cloze subquestion types'''
The [[Embedded Answers (Cloze) question type]] now includes the possibility of using these subquestion types.
 
===File resource===
You can now include the date a file was uploaded or modified when displaying it:
 
[[File:TempUploaded.png|thumb|600px|center|Show uploaded date]]
===Wiki===
Pages can be deleted when the course is reset.
 
===Workshop===
You can now filter participants in the submission phase to easily see who has submitted and who has not:
[[File:WorkshopAllParticipants.png|thumb|center|600px|Show all participants in a workshop activity.]]


[[es:Nuevo para profesores]]
[[es:Nuevo para profesores]]
[[de:Neu für Trainer/innen]]

Latest revision as of 09:01, 4 December 2018

If you're a teacher in Moodle, then this page will tell you about the major changes affecting you in Moodle 3.6

  • 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..

  • docsWorkshopRequiredFiles.png

    Clarify required submission types in a Workshop

    Specify which submission types are required and which optional in the Workshop settings.

  • 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.

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