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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 3.5
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>Display course images on the dashboard</h4>
             <h4>Improved course overview</h4>
             <p>Images added to the course settings will now display on the [[Course overview]] on the [[Dashboard]] while courses with no images will display attractive patterns..</p>
             <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>More efficient user management </h4>
             <h4>Useful new dashboard blocks</h4>
            <p>A new capability ''Teachers can now enrol, search, filter and bulk edit or delete learners from a new single Participants and Enrolments screen.</p>
<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>Helpful file type selector</h4>
             <h4>Message your groups</h4>
             <p>When specifying required file types in workshops and assignments, and when uploading media files, a list of suggested file types makes the selection easier.</p>
             <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>Tag database entries</h4>
             <h4>More information on your badges</h4>
             <p>Following the glossary, forum post and book chapter tagging in our last release, you can now allow learners to tag database entries..</p>
             <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>Better calendar management</h4>
             <h4>Record assignment feedback</h4>
             <p>Thanks to this [https://moodleassociation.org/ Moodle Users Association (MUA)] project, you can easily [[Calendar|manage calendar events]]- and view new category events- in a handy popup window..</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>Drag and drop calendar events</h4>
             <h4>Quiz improvements</h4>
             <p>This MUA-funded [[Calendar]] improvement allows you to easily change events in the calendar by dragging and dropping them to new dates.</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>Private files storage display</h4>
             <h4>Easily find duplicated items</h4>
             <p>When uploading files to your [[Private files]], you now see how much space you have used, helping you to better manage your storage limit.</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>Improved Global search</h4>
             <h4>Hide page last modifed dates</h4>
             <p>If Global search is enabled, it's now possible to search blocks and courses you are not enrolled in.</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>Easier activity navigation</h4>
             <h4>Clarify required submission types in a Workshop</h4>
             <p>'Previous' and 'Next' links, along with a jump-to menu make navigating around courses easier and more intuitive.</p>
             <p>Specify which submission types are required and which optional in the [[Workshop settings]].</p>
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             <h4>Moodle from your Mobile!</h4>
             <h4>Hide yourself in the online users block</h4>
             <p>Links in the footer and user profiles now encourage you to download and use the Moodle Mobile app.</p>
             <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]]
[[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

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    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.