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{{About Moodle}}
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Read on for Moodle 3.7 highlights, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDcsZhjYKz9JIwRRFRaW8hyk Youtube playlist of 3.7 New features.]


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 [[:dev:Moodle 3.7 release notes|Moodle 3.7 release notes]].
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Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.6_release_notes Moodle 2.6 Release notes.]
===For all users===
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            <h4>Forum: Inline editing</h4>
            <p>MUA-[[Using Forum|funded improvements to the Forum activity]] include adding and replying to discussions online.</p>
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            <h4>Forum: Star and sort</h4>
<p>Further [[Using Forum|Forum enhancements]] include the ability to star and sort discussions.</p>
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            <h4>Messaging: Improved interface</h4>
            <p>[[Messaging]] enhancements include a link to a full page, 2 column view and the ability to mute conversations</p>
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            <h4>Messaging: Your own private space</h4>
            <p>You now have a personal space for notes, links and reminders as part of the Messaging drawer.</p>
       
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            <h4>Quiz: Clear my choice</h4>
            <p>Change your mind and remove your choice in a multiple choice quiz question.</p>
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            <h4>Lesson: Add media in an essay</h4>
<p>Attach files such as images or record sound/video when answering an essay question</p>
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            <h4>Book: Better printing</h4>
            <p>Print books or chapters in books with a more attractive output.</p>
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            <h4>Competencies and Learning plans</h4>
            <p>Filter competencies by activities from the link in the navigation drawer and view related learning plans.</p>
       
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==For all users==
===For teachers===


===Collapsible TinyMCE editor===
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The TinyMCE editor has new icons and can be toggled between one and three lines to save space.
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            <h4>Messaging: Delete conversations in groups</h4>
            <p>Teachers may be given a capability to delete messages from users in group conversations. [[Messaging|See more]]</p>
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            <h4>Forums: More control</h4>
            <p>Teachers or others with permission can add a private reply in a forum and can manually lock discussions. See [[Using Forum]]</p>
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            <h4>Badges: Competencies as a criterion</h4>
            <p>Badges may now be awarded based on competencies, (and competencies may be graded when grading activities) [[Managing badges |See more]]</p>
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            <h4>Course custom fields</h4>
            <p>If enabled by admin, custom fields in the course settings may be added to provide extra information and improve searching.</p>
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            <h4>Book: View hidden chapters</h4>
            <p>Teachers can view hidden chapters in a book with the editing turned off . </p>
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            <h4>Assignment: Rotate submitted PDFs</h4>
            <p>New icons allow you to change the orientation of submitted assignments for easier grading</p>
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            <h4>Competencies: Filter by activity</h4>
            <p>When rating competencies, filter them by their linked activity or resource.</p>
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            <h4>Lesson: Include media when grading essays</h4>
            <p>The Lesson activity now allows for teachers and students to include media in Essay type questions.</p>
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            <h4>New theme: Classic</h4>
            <p>Clean, More and the hidden Bootstrapbase are removed and replaced with the customisable [[Classic theme]].</p>
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            <h4>Learning Analytics</h4>
            <p>Significant improvements to [[Analytics|Learning Analytics]] increase usability and efficiency.</p>
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            <h4>Hide course lists</h4>
            <p>New capabilities include  [[Capabilities/moodle/category:viewcourselist|moodle/category:viewcourselist]]  which allows you to define who can see lists of courses in various categories. </p>
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            <h4>Messaging</h4>
            <p>Messaging settings are in a new site administration category.</p>
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===Access files from Microsoft Skydrive===
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Users may now retrieve files from their Skydrive account to use in Moodle courses.
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            <h4>Improved support for Open Badges v 2.0</h4>
            <p>You can now connect to other Open Badges v 2.0 platforms and exchange badges with the Badgr.io platform. [[Badges settings|See more]]</p>
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            <h4>LTI 1.3  and Advantage</h4>
            <p>Moodle is one of the first platforms to implement this IMS Global standard.</p>
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            <h4>Asynchronous backups</h4>
            <p>Perform large backups in the background while doing other tasks.</p>
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            <h4>Test email</h4>
            <p>A new setting allows you to easily test outgoing mail configuration.</p>
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[[Category:New features]]


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[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
|[[File:MicrosoftSkydrive.png|250px|thumb|MS Skydrive]]
  [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.7]]
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[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.7]]
 
==For teachers==
 
===Improved edit icons for usability across all screens===
To make it easier to edit on mobile devices and tablets, a number of edit icons have been grouped together:
 
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|[[File:26editicons.png|250|thumb|Click the 'Actions' icon to reveal more editing options]]
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===Single activity course format===
This new format allows teachers to choose just one activity which is displayed as soon as the students click on the course. It replaces the SCORM course format.
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|[[File:26singleactivity.png|250px|thumb|Setting up the Single activity format]]
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===Marking workflow and allocation===
Teachers can now control visiblity of grades for students until for example they have been reviewed and moderated. Teachers can be allocated to mark individual student assignments and these allocations show up clearly in the gradebook.
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|[[File:26markingworkflow.png|250px|thumb|Setting marking workflow state when grading]]
|[[File:26markingworkflowallocatedmarkers.png|250px|thumb|Grading screen showing different markers at different stages of the workflow]]
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===Annotate uploaded pdfs in the browser===
When students upload assignments as pdfs, the teacher can feedback directly on the file, using stamps, phrases from a comment bank and a variety of annotating tools.
===More detailed feedback for Certainty-based marking in Quizzes===
Quizzes using Certainty based marking now provide much improved feedback for the students:
 
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|[[File:26CBM.png|250px|thumb|Improved CBM feedback]]
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==For managers and administrators==
===Bulk create courses===
It is now possible to bulk create(and delete) courses using a csv file and to set a course template.
 
{|
|[[File:26uploadcourses.png|250px|thumb|Upload courses admin screen]]
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|[[File:uploadcoursesresults.png|250px|thumb|Courses successfully uploaded]]
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===Better management of categories and courses===
The category management pages have been improved to make them more streamlined and easier to organise.
 
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|[[File:coursecategorymanagement.png|250px|thumb|Managing categories (2 examples)]]
|[[File:coursemanagement.png|250px|thumb|Selecting and managing one course]]
|}
 
===Additional name fields===
Site administrators can display the names of users with non-Romanised scripts both in their own script and phonetically or using Romanised script:
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|[[File:26names.png|250pz|thumb|Example of additional name fields]]
|}
 
 
==See also==
 
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 2.6]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
 
* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.6

Latest revision as of 10:17, 20 May 2019


Read on for Moodle 3.7 highlights, or watch our Youtube playlist of 3.7 New features.

Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the Moodle 3.7 release notes.


For all users

  • DocsMuteMessages.png

    Messaging: Improved interface

    Messaging enhancements include a link to a full page, 2 column view and the ability to mute conversations

  • DocsPrivateMessagingSpace.png

    Messaging: Your own private space

    You now have a personal space for notes, links and reminders as part of the Messaging drawer.

  • DocsQuizClearChoice.png

    Quiz: Clear my choice

    Change your mind and remove your choice in a multiple choice quiz question.

  • DocsLessonMedia File Upload.png

    Lesson: Add media in an essay

    Attach files such as images or record sound/video when answering an essay question

  • DocsBookPrint.png

    Book: Better printing

    Print books or chapters in books with a more attractive output.

  • DocsCompetenciesLearningPlansCourse.png

    Competencies and Learning plans

    Filter competencies by activities from the link in the navigation drawer and view related learning plans.

For teachers

  • DocsTeacherDeletemessages.png

    Messaging: Delete conversations in groups

    Teachers may be given a capability to delete messages from users in group conversations. See more

  • DocsForumPrivateReply.png

    Forums: More control

    Teachers or others with permission can add a private reply in a forum and can manually lock discussions. See Using Forum

  • DocsBadgesCompetenciesCriterion.png

    Badges: Competencies as a criterion

    Badges may now be awarded based on competencies, (and competencies may be graded when grading activities) See more

  • DocsCourseCustomFields IndexView.png

    Course custom fields

    If enabled by admin, custom fields in the course settings may be added to provide extra information and improve searching.

  • DocsTeacherHiddenBookPage.png

    Book: View hidden chapters

    Teachers can view hidden chapters in a book with the editing turned off .

  • DocsAssignmentPDFRotate.png

    Assignment: Rotate submitted PDFs

    New icons allow you to change the orientation of submitted assignments for easier grading

  • DocsTeacherFilterCompetenciesbyActivity.png

    Competencies: Filter by activity

    When rating competencies, filter them by their linked activity or resource.

  • DocsLessonGradingEssay.png

    Lesson: Include media when grading essays

    The Lesson activity now allows for teachers and students to include media in Essay type questions.

For administrators

  • DocsClassicThemeAltered.png

    New theme: Classic

    Clean, More and the hidden Bootstrapbase are removed and replaced with the customisable Classic theme.

  • DocsAnalyticsModelCreateImportRestore.png

    Learning Analytics

    Significant improvements to Learning Analytics increase usability and efficiency.

  • DocsCapabilities.png

    Hide course lists

    New capabilities include moodle/category:viewcourselist which allows you to define who can see lists of courses in various categories.

  • DocsSiteMessagingArea.png

    Messaging

    Messaging settings are in a new site administration category.

  • DocsBadgesSettings.png

    Improved support for Open Badges v 2.0

    You can now connect to other Open Badges v 2.0 platforms and exchange badges with the Badgr.io platform. See more

  • DocsLTI13.png

    LTI 1.3 and Advantage

    Moodle is one of the first platforms to implement this IMS Global standard.

  • DocsAsynchronousBackups.png

    Asynchronous backups

    Perform large backups in the background while doing other tasks.

  • DocsTestEmail.png

    Test email

    A new setting allows you to easily test outgoing mail configuration.