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<h4>3. Enhanced feedback in Certainty-based marking</h4> | <h4>3. Enhanced feedback in Certainty-based marking</h4> | ||
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<h4>4. Easily edit course activities and resources</h4> | <h4>4. Easily edit course activities and resources</h4> | ||
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<h4>5. Add a Single activity course format</h4> | <h4>5. Add a Single activity course format</h4> | ||
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<p>Easily sort, create, and delete course categories in a more intuitive interface with drag and drop functionality.</p> | <p>Easily sort, create, and delete course categories in a more intuitive interface with drag and drop functionality.</p> | ||
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<h4>3. Create Additional name fields</h4> | <h4>3. Create Additional name fields</h4> | ||
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<h4>4. Import and export role redefinitions</h4> | <h4>4. Import and export role redefinitions</h4> | ||
<p>Export and import role definitions as XML files. | <p>Export and import role definitions as XML files.New roles may be based on existing data:</p> | ||
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<h4>6. Backup and restore large courses</h4> | <h4>6. Backup and restore large courses</h4> | ||
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<div style="padding:0 0 0.17em; font-size: 17.5px; margin: 10px 0; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; color: inherit; text-rendering: optimizelegibility">Experience a better learning platform</div> | <div style="padding:0 0 0.17em; font-size: 17.5px; margin: 10px 0; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; color: inherit; text-rendering: optimizelegibility">Experience a better learning platform</div> | ||
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<li> | <li>A more user-friendly TinyMCE editor </li> | ||
<li>Easily access files from Microsoft Skydrive.</li> | <li>Easily access files from Microsoft Skydrive.</li> | ||
<li>Improved calendar handling with multiple calendar support</li> | <li>Improved calendar handling with multiple calendar support</li> | ||
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<h4>1. | <h4>1. A more user-friendly TinyMCE editor</h4> | ||
<p>The improved TinyMCE editor can be resized to suit various browser widths, and features user-friendly icons and a collapsible toolbar menu.</p> | <p>The improved TinyMCE editor can be resized to suit various browser widths, and features user-friendly icons and a collapsible toolbar menu.</p> | ||
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<h4>4. Simplified username and password recovery</h4> | <h4>4. Simplified username and password recovery</h4> | ||
<p>Quickly retrieve username or reset password in a simpler, more user-friendly process.</p> | <p>Quickly retrieve username or reset password in a simpler, more user-friendly process.</p> | ||
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<h4>5. Easily manage previously embedded files in TinyMCE text editor </h4> | |||
<p>Add and manage previously embedded images or files to a page or a label in the TinyMCE text editor with the new Embedded files repository and TinyMCE Manage Embedded files plugin.</p> | |||
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Revision as of 09:48, 15 November 2013
Moodle 2.6 brings a lot of exciting new features for teachers, students and administrators. This page highlights a few of the most interesting.
Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the Moodle 2.6 Release notes.
For teachers
Improved grading features
- Easily review and provide in-line feedback by annotating on PDF files directly within browser.
- Conveniently allocate student assignments to different markers, and control when marks are released to individual students.
- Certainty-based marking in Quizzes now provides improved feedback for learners.
Dynamic, streamlined, course management
- Quickly edit course activities and resources across all devices.
- Easily add a Single activity course format.
For administrators and managers
Enhanced platform management
- Create and manage bulk courses efficiently
- Simpler course and category management
- Create additional name fields
- Conveniently import and export role definition using XML file
- Plugin to manage embedded files in TinyMCE editor
- Restoring of very large courses possible
For all users
Experience a better learning platform
- A more user-friendly TinyMCE editor
- Easily access files from Microsoft Skydrive.
- Improved calendar handling with multiple calendar support
- Simplified username and password recovery
See also
- Category:New features - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.6