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If you're a teacher in Moodle, then this page will tell you about the major changes affecting you in Moodle 3.0
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If you're a teacher in Moodle, then this page will tell you about the major changes affecting you in Moodle 3.7
==Course editing==
'''More equations:'''
The Advanced tab of the Atto editor now contains square root, fractions and vector buttons:
 
[[File:AttoEquations.png|thumb|center|600px|Extra buttons]]
 
'''More options for table in Atto:'''
If enabled by your administrator, you will have extra options for formatting tables, such as border styling, sizing and colours.
 
[[File:AttoTable1.png|thumb|600px|center|New table editing options]]
 
'''Streamlined section editing:
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Topic and weekly sections are now edited from one drop down menu which includes setting, highlighting, hiding, duplicating and deleting.
 
[[File:TempEditsections.png|thumb|600px|center|New menu for editing course sections]]
 
==Course management==
'''Guest access and password:'''
If you wish guests to view your course, you will now need to set guest access and a password from ''Course administration >Users >Enrolment methods.
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'''Manual enrolments:'''
When enrolling students to your course manually,  note that the site default now enrols them immediately.
 
'''Filter by not in group:''' There is a new option to filter students who are not in any group. You can do this in both ''Course administration > Users >Enrolled users'' and also in ''Course administration >Users > Groups >Overview''
 
'''Filter by last access:''' The Enrolled users screen also allows you to filter your students by last access to the course.
 
[[File:betterfiltering.png|thumb|center|600px|Filter by last access and no group]]
 
'''Course tagging:''' A new setting in ''Course administration >Edit settings'' lets you tag your course so it may be searched for by others in ''Site pages > Tags''.
 
'''Gradebook setup:''' If you're looking for Categories and items in the Gradebook, it's been renamed to 'Gradebook setup'.
 
==Activities==
 
===Quiz===
'''Four new question types:'''
 
Four new question types are available for the quiz, focusing on selecting and locating activities. Three of the four question types use drag and drop.


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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.</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) </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>The [[Select missing words question type]] requires students to choose words or phrases from dropdown menus</p>
             <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> The [[Drag and drop into text question type]] is similar in design, but students drag their chosen words into a box.</p>
             <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>The [[Drag and drop onto image question type]] requires students to drag either text or small images onto a background picture uploaded by the teacher.</p>
             <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 [[Drag and drop markers question type]] requires students to drag text markers to a location predefined by the teacher on a background image.</p>
            <p>The Lesson activity now allows for teachers and students to include media in Essay type questions.</p>
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[[Category:New features]]
'''MCS, MCVS, MCHS Cloze subquestion types'''
The [[Embedded Answers (Cloze) question type]] now includes the possibility of using these subquestion types.
 
===File resource===
You can now include the date a file was uploaded or modified when displaying it:
 
[[File:TempUploaded.png|thumb|600px|center|Show uploaded date]]
===Wiki===
Pages can be deleted when the course is reset.
 
===Workshop===
You can now filter participants in the submission phase to easily see who has submitted and who has not:
[[File:WorkshopAllParticipants.png|thumb|center|600px|Show all participants in a workshop activity.]]


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Revision as of 17:52, 18 May 2019

If you're a teacher in Moodle, then this page will tell you about the major changes affecting you in Moodle 3.7


  • DocsTeacherDeletemessages.png

    Messaging: Delete conversations in groups

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

  • 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)

  • 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.

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