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{{About Moodle}}
{{About Moodle}}
If you're a teacher in Moodle, then this page will tell you about the major changes affecting you in Moodle 3.0
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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==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.
            <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>
[[File:AttoTable1.png|thumb|600px|center|New table editing options]]
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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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            <h4>Useful new dashboard blocks</h4>
==Course management==
<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>
'''Guest access and password:'''
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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]]
            <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>
'''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''.
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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 activity===
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            <h4>More information on your badges</h4>
Unapproved entries in newly created databases are now highlighted for both teacher and the user who added them, and it is also possible to prevent editing of entries once they have been approved.
            <p>Support for Open Badges v2.0 spec allows you to add more details when [[Managing badges|awarding badges]].</p>
 
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[[File:databaseunapproved.png|thumb|center|600px|Unapproved entries highlighted]]
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===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 items. 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>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> 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>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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'''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.]]


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


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[[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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