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Moodle 2.9 brings together features and enhancements developed by our core team and community contributors. These include: streamlined navigation, useful improvements to activities such as Lesson and Quiz, along with  new admin settings which  refine the course management process.


Read on for Moodle 2.9 highlights, or watch the screencasts on the official [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMXvtFPmd0o&list=PLxcO_MFWQBDdJmqW4tD5qXJ6pPXWTP7GL Moodle HQ YouTube page]
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 2.9 release notes|Moodle 2.9 release notes]].
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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             <h4>My home is now Dashboard</h4>
             <h4>Forum: Inline editing</h4>
             <p>My home has been renamed to Dashboard and where courses have assignments, these are only displayed when they need attention from the teacher (grading) or the student (submitting/resubmitting). For more details, see [[Dashboard]].</p>
             <p>MUA-[[Using Forum|funded improvements to the Forum activity]] include adding and replying to discussions online.</p>
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             <h4>New My grades page</h4>
             <h4>Forum: Star and sort</h4>
            <p>The user menu now  includes a new My grades page which display grades from all courses users are students in. Courses users are teaching in are also displayed. </p>
<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>New My profile page</h4>
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             <p>Accessed from the user menu, the new My Profile page provides quick links to blog entries, forum post, badges and, depending on the user’s privileges,  a variety of reports including a new browser sessions page.</p>
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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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             <p>A new page displays your current browser sessions allowing you to check if you forgot to log off on a different computer (and log off now)  and reassure yourself nobody is using your account.  [[Browser sessions| Read more...]].</p>
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             <h4>Quiz: Clear my choice</h4>
             <h4>Drag and drop into Atto</h4>
             <p>Change your mind and remove your choice in a multiple choice quiz question.</p>
             <p>It's now possible to drag and drop images directly into the Atto editor, for example when editing a course summary or when posting in a forum.</p>
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             <h4>Search server files</h4>
<p>Attach files such as images or record sound/video when answering an essay question</p>
            <p>Users with permissions to access server files can now use a search facility, allowing for easy location of files in other courses they have access to.</p>
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            <p> A pop up box will appear when messaging users, meaning you can send messages without being sent away from the page you are currently viewing. [[Messaging| Find out more here]]. </p>
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             <p>Print books or chapters in books with a more attractive output.</p>
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             <p> Along with enhancements such as group support, user and group overrides better logging and  improved essay grading interface, the Lesson activity now boasts a new completion condition “Require time spent”.</p>
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             <p> Quizzes can now have section headings and questions can be shuffled  on different pages. It is now possible to require that a particular question be answered before a subsequent one may be accessed, and quizzes along with responses and feedback will now display attractively when printed from the browser.</p>
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            <p> If your forum has groups, you only need post once to all of them and Moodle will ensure members of each group can reply</p>
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            <h4> Glossary</h4>
            <p> You can now export and import glossary entries with embedded images and attached files.</p>
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             <h4>Activity descriptions</h4>
             <h4>Messaging: Delete conversations in groups</h4>
             <p> A new site setting allows the administrator to decide whether to force descriptions or not. This applies to activities such as quizzes and assignments as well as resources such as Page, Folder and File.</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> Grade to pass</h4>
             <h4>Forums: More control</h4>
             <p> If you are using graded activities it is now possible to set a passing grade during the activity set up process instead of having to edit the gradebook directly.</p>
             <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>
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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>
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             <h4>Delete course sections</h4>
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             <p>A new option in each course section allows you to completely remove that section and its content, regardless of where the section is located on your course page,</p>
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             <h4> Faster addition of cohorts and metalinked courses</h4>
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             <p> If you need to enrol a number of cohorts or multiple courses with the course metalink method, you can do this much more quickly now with a new "Add method and create another" button, meaning you can repeat the process without having to return to the enrolment screen and start again.</p>
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             <h4>Book: View hidden chapters</h4>
            <p> For added convenience, you can now reply to forum posts by email, and even  include attachments! [[Using Forum| Read more...]]</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>
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            <h4>Improved Quiz edit screen and completion settings</h4>
             <p>The Edit quiz page has been rewritten for improved accessibility, making it much easier to add and manage questions. See [[Building Quiz]]. 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>You can now allow users to select more than one choice when creating a Choice. [[Choice settings|Read more.]]</p>
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             <h4>Competencies: Filter by activity</h4>
             <p> Teachers can now attach files for students when setting up assignments, such as example submissions or answer templates. See [[Assignment settings]].</p>
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             <h4>Stay in touch by subscribing to events</h4>
             <p>[[Event monitoring]] allows teachers, managers and admins to create and subscribe to events </p>
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            <h4>New events</h4>
            <p>More detailed  logging and events have been added, particularly in relation to grades.</p>
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             <h4>Cohorts can be created on upload</h4>
             <h4>New theme: Classic</h4>
             <p>Admins and managers can create cohorts using a csv file either, either from the Cohorts screen or when uploading users. Teachers can now by default enrol cohorts visible to them. [[Cohort sync|Read more...]].</p>
             <p>Clean, More and the hidden Bootstrapbase are removed and replaced with the customisable [[Classic theme]].</p>
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             <h4>A new 'All Cohorts' screen for admins</h4>
             <h4>Learning Analytics</h4>
             <p>Administrators can now have a clear overview of all system and category cohorts from the new All cohorts screen. See [[Cohorts]].</p>
             <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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            <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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            <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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* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.9
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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

  • 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.

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