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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 3.1
If you're a teacher in Moodle, then this page will tell you about the major changes affecting you in Moodle 3.6
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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>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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            <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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==Navigation changes==
*A new core theme, Boost, bring with it important navigation and course editing changes.
*A nav drawer on the left replaces the navigation block and may be opened and closed to free up space.
[[File:Docs_TeacherNavigation.png|center|600px|Nav drawer in Boost]]
==Course editing==
*In the new Boost theme, a gear menu is present at the top of the course page.
*Here you can turn on editing andlocate other important aspects of the course.
* A 'More' link leads to course administration settings.
==Assignment grading==
Grade assignments more efficiently with everything on one screen and the ability (if enabled by admin) to annotate any uploaded file type.
[[File:NFAssignmentGrading2.png|thumb|center|600px|The new assignment grading screen]]
==Course editing==
Section titles can now be changed directly from the course page:
[[File:NFedittopicname.png|thumb|center|600px|Edit titles inline]]
==Course management==
'''Easily retrieve deleted content'''
A new [[Recycle bin]] available in the course administration block once an item has been deleted allows you to quickly restore that resource or activity.(It will also restore deleted courses for those with relevant permissions.)
[[File:NFRecycleBin.png|thumb|center|600px|Restore deleted content]]
'''Activity tagging:''' A new setting when adding activities and resources lets you tag them  so they may be searched for by others in ''Site pages > Tags''.
[[File:NFDTags.png|thumb|center|600px|Tagging an activity]]
'''Search everywhere:''' If enabled by your administrator, the [[Global search]] feature lets you search courses you have access to, from a box next to the user menu or from the [[Global search block]]
[[File:NFGlobalSearch2.png|thumb|center|600px|Search the site]]
'''Search for and add multiple meta linked courses:'''
If the  [[Course meta link]] enrolment method is enabled for you, you can search for the course or courses you need and add them in one single step.
[[File:NFCoursemetalink.png|thumb|center|600px|Search for and add meta linked courses]]
==Activities==
===Forum: Discussion locking===
It's now possible to lock discussions after a specified time
[[File:32placeholder.png|thumb|center|600px|A locked forum discussion]]
===Choice: Selection by teacher===
Teachers may now make selections on behalf of students.
[[File:32placeholder.png|thumb|center|600px|Teacher choice selection]]
===Workshop: Portfolio export===
A new capability ''workshop:exportsubmissions'', given to teachers and students by default, means workshop submissions and assessments may be exported to external portfolios such as Mahara.
[[File:32placeholder.png|thumb|center|600px|Submission export.]]
===Assignment: Overrides===
Deadlines for assignments may now be overridden for individual students and groups (in the same way as for quizzes) with this new feature.
[[File:32placeholder.png|thumb|center|600px|Assignment override.]]
===Lesson: Content page duplication===
When creating several similar content pages within a lesson, a duplicate icon allows for easily copying.
[[File:32placeholder.png|thumb|center|600px|Duplicate icon.]]


[[Category:New features]]
[[Category:New features]]

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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