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{{About Moodle}}
{{About Moodle}}
Moodle 3.6 focuses on privacy, usability and communication
 
Read on for Moodle 3.6 highlights, or watch our [ Youtube playlist of 3.6 New features.]
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 3.6 release notes|Moodle 3.6 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>Improved course overview</h4>
             <h4>Forum: Inline editing</h4>
             <p>Sort, star, hide and display courses more efficiently thanks to the welcome [[Course overview]] improvements on your [[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>Useful new dashboard blocks</h4>
             <h4>Forum: Star and sort</h4>
<p>Keep up to date with the [[Timeline block]], the [[Starred courses block]], the [[Recently accessed courses block]] and the [[Recently accessed items block]], all available for the dashboard.</p>
<p>Further [[Using Forum|Forum enhancements]] include the ability to star and sort discussions.</p>
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             <h4>New messaging interface</h4>
             <h4>Messaging: Improved interface</h4>
             <p>Enhanced messaging brings greater control over who can message you along with the ability to star messages and engage in group messaging.</p>
             <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>Nextcloud integration</h4>
             <h4>Messaging: Your own private space</h4>
             <p>If enabled by the administrator,a Nextcloud repository may be searched for uploading files to your courses, both as copies or acces controlled links</p>
             <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>Clearer privacy links in your profile</h4>
             <h4>Book: Better printing</h4>
             <p>Easily see how to contact the PO, request data or account deletion and view a data retention summary page</p>
             <p>Print books or chapters in books with a more attractive output.</p>
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             <h4>Hide yourself in the online users block</h4>
             <h4>Competencies and Learning plans</h4>
             <p>Monitor courses without being seen by clicking the 'eye' against your name in the [[Online users block]].</p>
             <p>Filter competencies by activities from the link in the navigation drawer and view related learning plans.</p>
        
        
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             <h4>Message your groups</h4>
             <h4>Messaging: Delete conversations in groups</h4>
             <p>Enable group messaging when setting up groups and from the new messaging interface start group conversations.</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>More information on your badges</h4>
             <h4>Forums: More control</h4>
             <p>Support for Open Badges v2.0 spec allows you to add more details when awarding badges.</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>Record assignment feedback</h4>
             <h4>Badges: Competencies as a criterion</h4>
             <p>Media and other file uploads are now permitted when grading assignments, meaning teachers can record their feedback and/or include supporting images or other files. </p>
             <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>Quiz improvements</h4>
             <h4>Course custom fields</h4>
             <p>The [[Drag and drop markers question type]] is easier to edit, and thanks to the MUA, the Quiz statistics report has improved usability.</p>
             <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>GDPR features</h4>
             <h4>New theme: Classic</h4>
             <p>New Privacy and policies links help meet [[GDPR]] requirements.</p>
             <p>Clean, More and the hidden Bootstrapbase are removed and replaced with the customisable [[Classic theme]].</p>
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             <h4> Simple Global Search</h4>
             <h4>Learning Analytics</h4>
             <p>A new, simple [[Global search]] feature is available without the need to install an external engine.</p>
             <p>Significant improvements to [[Analytics|Learning Analytics]] increase usability and efficiency.</p>
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             <h4>LTI Advantage 1.1 support</h4>
             <h4>Hide course lists</h4>
             <p>[[External tool]] settings now include support for LTI Membership and AGS services..</p>
             <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>More badge criteria</h4>
             <h4>Messaging</h4>
             <p>[[Managing badges|Award badges]] for user picture upload, cohort membership and previously awarded badges.</p>
             <p>Messaging settings are in a new site administration category.</p>
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             <h4>Cohort themes</h4>
             <h4>Improved support for Open Badges v 2.0</h4>
             <p>Specify a theme for a [[Cohort sync|cohort]] for easy differentiation.</p>
             <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>New capabilities</h4>
             <h4>LTI 1.3  and Advantage</h4>
             <p>There are eleven new capabilities, including several relating to data, privacy and policies.</p>
             <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]]
[[Category:New features]]


  [[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
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  [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.5]]
  [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.7]]
  [[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.5]]
  [[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.7]]

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

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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

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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 .

  • 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.

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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.

  • DocsTestEmail.png

    Test email

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