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{{About Moodle}}
{{About Moodle}}
Moodle 2.7 brings a lot of exciting new features for teachers, students and administrators. You can watch screencasts on some of these highlights on the official MoodleHQ YouTube page: [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDe8RRnGjoUDqbcm9PSlIoWn Moodle 2.7 Release Highlights Playlist].


Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.7_release_notes Moodle 2.7 Release notes].
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.]


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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==For teachers==
===For all users===
===Conditional activity enhancements===
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The interface for setting up  conditional activities has been streamlined and it's now possible to restrict access with "or" conditions and use nested restrictions for complex access criteria.
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[[File:DocsForumReplySamePage.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <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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        </div>
      </li>
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[[File:DocsForumStudentStarSort.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Forum: Star and sort</h4>
<p>Further [[Using Forum|Forum enhancements]] include the ability to star and sort discussions.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
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[[File:DocsMuteMessages.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <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>
          </div>
        </div>
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[[File:DocsPrivateMessagingSpace.png|600px]]
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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>
       
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
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[[File:DocsQuizClearChoice.png|600px]]
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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>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
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[[File:DocsLessonMedia_File_Upload.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Lesson: Add media in an essay</h4>
<p>Attach files such as images or record sound/video when answering an essay question</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
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    <ul class="thumbnails">
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[[File:DocsBookPrint.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Book: Better printing</h4>
            <p>Print books or chapters in books with a more attractive output.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
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[[File:DocsCompetenciesLearningPlansCourse.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Competencies and Learning plans</h4>
            <p>Filter competencies by activities from the link in the navigation drawer and view related learning plans.</p>
       
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


===For teachers===


[[File:ConditionalActivities.png|center|thumb|600px]]
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[[File:DocsTeacherDeletemessages.png|600px]]
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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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        </div>
      </li>
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[[File:DocsForumPrivateReply.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <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>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
<div class="row-fluid">
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      <li class="span6">
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[[File:DocsBadgesCompetenciesCriterion.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <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>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
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[[File:DocsCourseCustomFields_IndexView.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <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>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
<div class="row-fluid">
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[[File:DocsTeacherHiddenBookPage.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Book: View hidden chapters</h4>
            <p>Teachers can view hidden chapters in a book with the editing turned off . </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
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        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:DocsAssignmentPDFRotate.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Assignment: Rotate submitted PDFs</h4>
            <p>New icons allow you to change the orientation of submitted assignments for easier grading</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
<div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
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[[File:DocsTeacherFilterCompetenciesbyActivity.png|600px]]
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            <h4>Competencies: Filter by activity</h4>
            <p>When rating competencies, filter them by their linked activity or resource.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
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        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:DocsLessonGradingEssay.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <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>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


===Assignment improvements===
===For administrators===
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[[File:DocsClassicThemeAltered.png|600px]]
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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>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
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        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:DocsAnalyticsModelCreateImportRestore.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Learning Analytics</h4>
            <p>Significant improvements to [[Analytics|Learning Analytics]] increase usability and efficiency.</p>
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        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
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[[File:DocsCapabilities.png|600px]]
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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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        </div>
      </li>
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[[File:DocsSiteMessagingArea.png|600px]]
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            <h4>Messaging</h4>
            <p>Messaging settings are in a new site administration category.</p>
          </div>
</div>
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    </ul>
  </div>


#Teachers can now control when to send feedback to students via a checkbox.
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#If allowed,they may edit or delete student submissions.
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#Online text assignmnents can have a word limit and teachers can edit student work directly inline.
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[[File:DocsBadgesSettings.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <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>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
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[[File:DocsLTI13.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>LTI 1.3  and Advantage</h4>
            <p>Moodle is one of the first platforms to implement this IMS Global standard.</p>
          </div>
</div>
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    </ul>
  </div>
 
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[[File:DocsAsynchronousBackups.png|600px]]
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            <h4>Asynchronous backups</h4>
            <p>Perform large backups in the background while doing other tasks.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
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[[File:DocsTestEmail.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Test email</h4>
            <p>A new setting allows you to easily test outgoing mail configuration.</p>
          </div>
</div>
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    </ul>
  </div>
 
[[Category:New features]]


[[File:Assignment.png|thumb|center|600px]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
 
  [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.7]]
===Quiz improvements===
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.7]]
Duplicating and moving questions is now easier and there is an option to 'Save changes and continue editing'. Quiz reports have been improved and he Essay question now allows students simply to add an attachment with no accompanying text.
 
==For administrators==
 
===Long term support===
By popular demand, Moodle 2.7 will have extended support of 3 years (until June 2017) for security and data-loss fixes, twice the time of other releases.
 
===Themes===
With the focus on improved responsive design, Clean is now default, and a completely new theme, More, allows customisation from within the admin interface. All other themes have been moved to the plugins database.
 
[[File:Themes.png|center|thumb|600px]]
 
===Event logging===
A new logging subsystem with plugins means Moodle logging can be very detailed and external, supporting better analytics.
 
[[File:Logging.png|thumb|center|600px]]
 
===Scheduled tasks management===
With an improved scheduling system, tasks can be scheduled precisely, even on complex clustered servers. See [[Scheduled tasks]] for details.
 
[[File:Scheduled tasks.png|thumb|center|600px]]
 
==For all users==
 
===Atto, a new editor===
Our new Moodle editor focuses on usability and accessibility. TinyMCE is still available, but Atto will be the default you'll want to use.
 
[[File:Attp.png|thumb|center|600px]]
 
===MathJax filter===
The MathJax filter is enabled by default making the display of equations easier for all users.
 
[[File:MathJax.png|thumb|center|600px]]
 
===Log in with your email address===
A new admin setting allows users to log in not only with their normal username but also with their email address.
 
==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 2.7

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.