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===Major features=== | ===Major features=== | ||
* Moodle 2.0 will require PHP 5.2 as a minimum, allowing us to clean up the code in some areas. For more info see: [http://gophp5.org/ gophp5.org]. | * Moodle 2.0 will require PHP 5.2 as a minimum, allowing us to clean up the code in some areas. For more info see: [http://gophp5.org/ gophp5.org]. | ||
====File handling improvements==== | |||
* [[Development:File API|File API]] - Moodle.com | |||
::maintains an internal repository of files and governs access to them | |||
* [[Development:Repository API|Repository API]] - Moodle.com | |||
:: allows users to browse external repositories and select files to bring into Moodle | |||
* [[Development:Portfolio API|Portfolio API]] - Moodle.com | |||
:: allows Moodle content to be captured and pushed out to external repositories. | |||
:: These three are separate but complementary so will be developed together. | :: These three are separate but complementary so will be developed together. | ||
====Improvements to the organisation of courses==== | |||
* [[Development:Conditional activities|Conditional activities]] - Open University (Sam Marshall) | * [[Development:Conditional activities|Conditional activities]] - Open University (Sam Marshall) | ||
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* [[Development:Progress tracking|Progress tracking]] - Moodle.com, Catalyst and Google Summer of Code | * [[Development:Progress tracking|Progress tracking]] - Moodle.com, Catalyst and Google Summer of Code | ||
::AKA Proper competency tracking, so that individuals can have learning plans listing outcomes/courses which are updated when courses are completed. | ::AKA Proper competency tracking, so that individuals can have learning plans listing outcomes/courses which are updated when courses are completed. | ||
* [[Development:Pagelib_2.0|Pagelib 2.0]], [[Development:Blocks_2.0|Blocks 2.0]] | * [[Development:Pagelib_2.0|Pagelib 2.0]], [[Development:Blocks_2.0|Blocks 2.0]] | ||
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:: interface that allows teachers to specify exactly when a course should be considered finished for each user | :: interface that allows teachers to specify exactly when a course should be considered finished for each user | ||
====Changes to activity modules==== | |||
* [[NWiki roadmap|New Wiki]] module (nwiki) - DFWikiteam-UPC | * [[NWiki roadmap|New Wiki]] module (nwiki) - DFWikiteam-UPC | ||
:: To be cleaned up and included as a core module. | :: To be cleaned up and included as a core module. | ||
* [[Feedback module]] - Andreas Grabs | |||
:: Polished and included as a core module. | |||
* [[Development:Quiz_report_enhancements|Quiz report enhancements]] - The Open University | * [[Development:Quiz_report_enhancements|Quiz report enhancements]] - The Open University | ||
:: Major improvements to the quiz reports, especially regrading and item analysis. | :: Major improvements to the quiz reports, especially regrading and item analysis. | ||
* Quiz interface improvements. | |||
====Improvements to other bits of Moodle==== | |||
* [[Development:HTML editor 2.0|HTML editor 2.0]] | |||
::Replaces our ageing HTMLarea with a new one that works on more browsers, enforces XHTML strict and better integrates with the new [[Development:File API|File API]] | |||
* [[Student projects/Blog improvements|Blog 2.0]] | * [[Student projects/Blog improvements|Blog 2.0]] | ||
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* AJAX for gradebook User Interfaces | * AJAX for gradebook User Interfaces | ||
:: A host of UI improvements to enhance usability and speed | :: A host of UI improvements to enhance usability and speed | ||
====Administrative improvements==== | |||
* [[Community hub]] interfaces - Moodle.com and others | |||
::Makes it easy for users to find and navigate other systems and external Moodle repositories, leveraging the Moodle Network in various ways. | |||
* [[Development:Web_services|Standard Web Services Layer]] - UPC and moodle.com | |||
::Standard set of core API functions made available via SOAP and XML-RPC | |||
* Enrolments improvements including groups synchronisation - moodle.com (skodak) | * Enrolments improvements including groups synchronisation - moodle.com (skodak) | ||
:: Several major improvements related guest access, course enrolments, metacourses and groups synchronisations (aka global groups) | :: Several major improvements related guest access, course enrolments, metacourses and groups synchronisations (aka global groups) | ||
====Internal clean-ups==== | |||
* Old DB install/upgrade system removed - Moodle.com | |||
:: The deprecated system for installing or upgrading database entries used in Moodle < 1.7 will be completely removed, while supporting only the new XML based database scheme introduced in 1.7. | |||
* [[Development:dmllib 2.0|dmllib 2.0]] - Moodle.com | |||
:: MDL-14679 Database access is to be refactored so that: we can use prepared statements everywhere for increased security and some performance, we put datalib functions in a class to allow better unit tests (mock db), and remove the need for slashes in userspace. This will cause breakage for 3rd party modules (but [[Development:dmllib_2.0_migration_docs|fixing them won't be too hard]]). | |||
===Hopefully=== | ===Hopefully=== | ||
* [[Student Information API]] | * [[Student Information API]] | ||
::API for integrating external systems for managing student information | ::API for integrating external systems for managing student information | ||
Revision as of 10:04, 11 July 2008
This roadmap collects the best information about upcoming features in Moodle. It is not 100% certain - features may change according to available funding and developers.
Version 2.0
Expected very early 2009.
Major features
- Moodle 2.0 will require PHP 5.2 as a minimum, allowing us to clean up the code in some areas. For more info see: gophp5.org.
File handling improvements
- File API - Moodle.com
- maintains an internal repository of files and governs access to them
- Repository API - Moodle.com
- allows users to browse external repositories and select files to bring into Moodle
- Portfolio API - Moodle.com
- allows Moodle content to be captured and pushed out to external repositories.
- These three are separate but complementary so will be developed together.
Improvements to the organisation of courses
- Conditional activities - Open University (Sam Marshall)
- Allowing dependencies and forced paths through activities: ie "You can't do this thing until that thing is completed".
- Progress tracking - Moodle.com, Catalyst and Google Summer of Code
- AKA Proper competency tracking, so that individuals can have learning plans listing outcomes/courses which are updated when courses are completed.
- refactor Blocks and Pages using contexts to allow blocks to go anywhere in Moodle with better control.
- interface that allows teachers to specify exactly when a course should be considered finished for each user
Changes to activity modules
- New Wiki module (nwiki) - DFWikiteam-UPC
- To be cleaned up and included as a core module.
- Feedback module - Andreas Grabs
- Polished and included as a core module.
- Quiz report enhancements - The Open University
- Major improvements to the quiz reports, especially regrading and item analysis.
- Quiz interface improvements.
Improvements to other bits of Moodle
- Replaces our ageing HTMLarea with a new one that works on more browsers, enforces XHTML strict and better integrates with the new File API
- Add commenting to blogs (MDL-8776), as well as support for external blogs
- Refactor messaging to use plugins for input and output, controlled by users
- Obscure RSS feed URLs using private keys, controlled by users.
- More tagging
- Tagging of courses, activities and other things
- AJAX for gradebook User Interfaces
- A host of UI improvements to enhance usability and speed
Administrative improvements
- Community hub interfaces - Moodle.com and others
- Makes it easy for users to find and navigate other systems and external Moodle repositories, leveraging the Moodle Network in various ways.
- Standard Web Services Layer - UPC and moodle.com
- Standard set of core API functions made available via SOAP and XML-RPC
- Enrolments improvements including groups synchronisation - moodle.com (skodak)
- Several major improvements related guest access, course enrolments, metacourses and groups synchronisations (aka global groups)
Internal clean-ups
- Old DB install/upgrade system removed - Moodle.com
- The deprecated system for installing or upgrading database entries used in Moodle < 1.7 will be completely removed, while supporting only the new XML based database scheme introduced in 1.7.
- dmllib 2.0 - Moodle.com
- MDL-14679 Database access is to be refactored so that: we can use prepared statements everywhere for increased security and some performance, we put datalib functions in a class to allow better unit tests (mock db), and remove the need for slashes in userspace. This will cause breakage for 3rd party modules (but fixing them won't be too hard).
Hopefully
- API for integrating external systems for managing student information
- Moodle Voice is a project for embedding VoiceXML support into Moodle Core.
- Learning Design export? - Moodle.com and Open University of The Netherlands
- We plan to have a very simple export for any Moodle course into IMS LD format, as a proof of concept and to help the community start learning about IMS LD.
- Turnitin Integration - Dan Marsden with support from Catalyst NZ
- Improve usability
- Usability improvements for new and established users through increased field testing, selective feature availability, and research (such as the GSOC project).
