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As usual Moodle HQ and our incredible community have brought together work from all corners of the globe to this release. Scalable, responsive and private, Moodle 2.8 is our best release yet. Here are some highlights of this release, and you can view screencasts of some of these highlights on the official MoodleHQ YouTube page: [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDcxGul-CY1SiOke6Jkg2NPK Moodle 2.7 Release Highlights Playlist].


Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 2.8 release notes|Moodle 2.8 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.]


=== For all users ===
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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             <p>The Atto HTML editor will automatically save your text as you type, keeping your content secure before you publish it. [[Text editor| Read about the Atto editor.]]</p>
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             <h4>Forum: Inline editing</h4>
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             <p>MUA-[[Using Forum|funded improvements to the Forum activity]] include adding and replying to discussions online.</p>
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            <p>A new user menu gives quick access to your My home and profile settings. Find out more </p>
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             <h4>Forum: Star and sort</h4>
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<p>Further [[Using Forum|Forum enhancements]] include the ability to star and sort discussions.</p>
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             <h4>Messaging: Improved interface</h4>
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             <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>'Like' button</h4>
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             <p>This popular feature can now be implemented as a single-item scale, bringing the functionality of social media right inside Moodle. [[Scales|Learn more about scales here.]]</p>
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             <h4>Messaging: Your own private space</h4>
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             <p>You now have a personal space for notes, links and reminders as part of the Messaging drawer.</p>
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             <h4>Email to private files</h4>
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             <p>With this new feature you can send yourself an email with an attachment and it will save to your private files for later use in your courses. See [[Private files]].</p>
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=== Gradebook improvements ===
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             <h4>Quiz: Clear my choice</h4>
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             <p>Change your mind and remove your choice in a multiple choice quiz question.</p>
             <h4>Improved Grader report</h4>
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             <p> Many improvements have been made to the gradebook, with the grader report now functional across all devices with smooth scrolling. Cells can be quickly edited without reloading.</p>
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             <h4>Lesson: Add media in an essay</h4>
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<p>Attach files such as images or record sound/video when answering an essay question</p>
             <h4> New Single view</h4>
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            <p> A new Single view allows you to make quick edits to one item or one user.</p>
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             <h4>New Grade history report</h4>
             <h4>Book: Better printing</h4>
             <p> Track the grade history of specific users and specific markers in this new report. Learn more...</p>
             <p>Print books or chapters in books with a more attractive output.</p>
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             <h4> Natural weighting</h4>
             <h4>Competencies and Learning plans</h4>
             <p> This new aggregation method combines grades simply with a clearer interface for using weights. Extra credit, excluded grades and hidden grades are all supported.</p>
             <p>Filter competencies by activities from the link in the navigation drawer and view related learning plans.</p>
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            <h4>Subscribe to individual discussions</h4>
            <p> You can now subscribe to individual forum discussions and get email copies of just the replies you want!.</p>
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            <h4> Reply by email</h4>
            <p> And to make it even easier for you to contribute, you can now reply to forum posts via email and even include attachments</p>
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             <h4>Better navigation through threads</h4>
             <h4>Messaging: Delete conversations in groups</h4>
             <p> Jump to the next and previous forum discussions more easily.</p>
             <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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===New options for Quiz and Choice===
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             <h4>Badges: Competencies as a criterion</h4>
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             <p>Badges may now be awarded based on competencies, (and competencies may be graded when grading activities) [[Managing badges |See more]]</p>
             <h4>Improved Quiz edit screen and completion settings</h4>
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             <p>The Edit quiz page has been rewritten for improved accessibility, making it much easier to add and manage questions. You can also set completion conditions based on a passing grade or when all available attempts have been used up.</p>
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             <p>If enabled by admin, custom fields in the course settings may be added to provide extra information and improve searching.</p>
             <h4>More than one choice with Choice</h4>
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             <p>You can now allow users to select more than one choice when creating a Choice.</p>
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             <h4>Book: View hidden chapters</h4>
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             <p>Teachers can view hidden chapters in a book with the editing turned off . </p>
             <h4>Stay in touch by subscribing to events</h4>
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             <p>A new Event monitor allows teachers, managers and admins to create and subscribe to events </p>
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             <h4>Assignment: Rotate submitted PDFs</h4>
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             <p>New icons allow you to change the orientation of submitted assignments for easier grading</p>
             <h4>New events</h4>
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             <p>More detailed  logging and events have been added, particularly in relation to grades.</p>
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=== Cohorts===
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             <h4>Competencies: Filter by activity</h4>
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             <p>When rating competencies, filter them by their linked activity or resource.</p>
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             <h4>Cohorts can be created on upload</h4>
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             <p>Admins and managers can create cohorts using a csv file either, either from the Cohorts screen or when uploading users. An added feature is that teachers can now by default enrol cohorts. See [[Cohorts]].</p>
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             <h4>Lesson: Include media when grading essays</h4>
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             <p>The Lesson activity now allows for teachers and students to include media in Essay type questions.</p>
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             <h4>A new 'All Cohorts' screen for admins</h4>
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             <p>Administrators can now have a clear overview of all system and category cohorts from the new All cohorts screen. See [[Cohorts]].</p>
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==See also==
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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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            <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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            <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|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.7
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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

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    Messaging: Improved interface

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

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    Messaging: Your own private space

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

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    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

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    Book: Better printing

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

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    Competencies and Learning plans

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

For teachers

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    Messaging: Delete conversations in groups

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

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    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

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    Course custom fields

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

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    Book: View hidden chapters

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

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    Assignment: Rotate submitted PDFs

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

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    Competencies: Filter by activity

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

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    Lesson: Include media when grading essays

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

For administrators

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    New theme: Classic

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

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    Learning Analytics

    Significant improvements to Learning Analytics increase usability and efficiency.

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    Hide course lists

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

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    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.

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    Test email

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

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