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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 3.1
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==
'''Inline title editing:'''
Section titles can now be changed directly from the course page:
 
[[File:NFedittopicname.png|thumb|center|600px|Extra buttons]]
 
==Course management==
'''Easily retrieve deleted content'''
A new [[Recycle bin]] available in the course administration block once an item has been deleted allows you to quickly restore that resource or activity.(It will also restore deleted courses for those with relevant permissions.)
 
[[File:NFRecycleBin.png|thumb|center|600px|Restore deleted content]]
 
'''Activity tagging:''' A new setting when adding activities and resources lets you tag them  so they may be searched for by others in ''Site pages > Tags''.
 
[[File:31Placeholder.png|thumb|center|600px|Tagging an activity]]
 
'''Search everywhere:''' If enabled by your administrator, the [[Global search]] feature lets you search courses you have access to, from a box next to the user menu or from the [[Global Search block]]
 
[[File:NFGlobalSearch.png|thumb|center|600px|Restore deleted content]]
 
==Activities==
 
===Database activity===
 
Unapproved entries in newly created databases are now highlighted for both teacher and the user who added them, and it is also possible to prevent editing of entries once they have been approved.
 
[[File:databaseunapproved.png|thumb|center|600px|Unapproved entries highlighted]]
 
===Quiz===
'''Four new question types:'''
 
Four new question types are available for the quiz, focusing on selecting and locating items. 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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'''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.]]


[[Category:New features]]
[[Category:New features]]

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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