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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 3.8 highlights, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDdJu-ct9wJQTTS3owR-lELq Youtube playlist of 3.8 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 3.8 release notes|Moodle 3.8 release notes]].
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             <h4>Improved course overview</h4>
             <h4>H5P interactive content</h4>
             <p>Sort, star, hide and display courses more efficiently thanks to the welcome [[Course overview]] improvements on your [[Dashboard]].</p>
             <p>Engage with interactive content in Pages, Labels, Books and more. See [[H5P]]</p>
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             <h4>Useful new dashboard blocks</h4>
             <h4>Forum grading</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>Submit forum posts for assessment and view your grades</p>
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             <h4>New messaging interface</h4>
             <h4>Course overview</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>Filter by custom course fields in the [[Course overview]]</p>
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             <h4>Nextcloud integration</h4>
             <h4>New forum view</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>Select and test a new experimental nested discussion view from the forum preferences page</p>
        
        
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            <h4>Calendar filters</h4>
            <p>Filter your calendar by month, day or upcoming event.</p>
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            <h4>Emojis</h4>
<p>Add emojis  into [[Messages]] or from a button in the [[Atto editor]]</p>
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             <h4>Clearer privacy links in your profile</h4>
             <h4>Clearer reminders</h4>
             <p>Easily see how to contact the PO, request data or account deletion and view a data retention summary page</p>
             <p>Receive and rate reminders about your activities.</p>
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             <h4>Hide yourself in the online users block</h4>
             <h4>Session timeout</h4>
            <p>Monitor courses without being seen by clicking the 'eye' against your name in the [[Online users block]].</p>
<p>Stay on target with a Session timeout alert</p>
       
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             <h4>Message your groups</h4>
             <h4>Forum grading </h4>
             <p>Enable group messaging when setting up groups and from the new messaging interface start group conversations.</p>
             <p>Assess forum discussions with [[Using Forum|Whole forum grading]], using direct or advanced grading</p>
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             <h4>More information on your badges</h4>
             <h4>Forum export and summary report</h4>
             <p>Support for Open Badges v2.0 spec allows you to add more details when awarding badges.</p>
             <p>Export forum discussions and view a detailed summary report of student activity</p>
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             <h4>Record assignment feedback</h4>
             <h4>Embed H5P content</h4>
             <p>Media and other file uploads are now permitted when grading assignments</p>
             <p>Link to or upload existing [[H5P]] interactive content</p>
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             <h4>Quiz improvements</h4>
             <h4>Analytics bulk actions</h4>
             <p>[[Drag and drop markers question type is easier to edit, and thanks to the MUA, the Quiz statistics report has improved usability.</p>
             <p>Bulk select and send messages to students from the Insights report</p>
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            <h4>Question bank</h4>
            <p>View question ID numbers and tags and benefit from a new Edit menu </p>
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            <h4>Badges and groups</h4>
            <p>Filter  by group when manually awarding badges</p>
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             <h4>GDPR features</h4>
             <h4>Analytics insights</h4>
             <p>New Privacy and policies links help meet [[GDPR]] requirements.</p>
             <p>Make use of two new models [[Analytics|Learning Analytics]] relating to course access and specify courses or categories for models.</p>
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             <h4> Simple Global Search</h4>
             <h4>Analytics Insights report</h4>
             <p>A new, simple [[Global search]] feature is available without the need to install an external engine.</p>
             <p> View a graphical [[Analytics|Learning Analytics]] improvements a graphical Insights report.</p>
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             <h4>LTI Advantage 1.1 support</h4>
             <h4>H5P management</h4>
             <p>[[External tool]] settings now include support for LTI Membership and AGS services..</p>
             <p>Monitor and configure H5P content with a new [[Display H5P filter]] and Manage H5P content page </p>
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             <h4>More badge criteria</h4>
             <h4> Emoji settings</h4>
             <p>[[Managing badges|Award badges]] for user picture upload, cohort membership and previously awarded badges.</p>
             <p>Add an emoji button to the [[Atto editor]] or disable emojis from [[Advanced features]] if unsupported</p>
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            <h4>User management</h4>
            <p>Configure the default user filter from a new admin page</p>
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            <h4>Upload users improvements</h4>
            <p>View an example csv file and specify the enrol start date</p>
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             <h4>Cohort themes</h4>
             <h4>Course backup</h4>
             <p>Specify a theme for a [[Cohort sync|cohort]] for easy differentiation.</p>
             <p>Choose to exclude course files from backup and benefit from a more logical automated backup ordering process. See [[Course backup]]</p>
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             <h4>New capabilities</h4>
             <h4>Course overview</h4>
             <p>There are eleven new capabilities, including several relating to data, privacy and policies.</p>
             <p>Configure [[Course overview]] layouts and filters and specify default course card colours</p>
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            <h4>Duplicate user tours</h4>
            <p>Easily copy and adapt user tours with a new 'duplicate' button.</p>
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            <h4>Experimental course relative dates</h4>
            <p>Have assignment due dates displayed relative to the user's start date in the course with [[Course relative dates]].</p>
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[[Category:New features]]
[[Category:New features]]


  [[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
  [[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
  [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.5]]
  [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.7]]
  [[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.5]]
  [[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.8]]

Latest revision as of 10:07, 6 October 2020


Read on for Moodle 3.8 highlights, or watch our Youtube playlist of 3.8 New features.

Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the Moodle 3.8 release notes.


For all users

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    H5P interactive content

    Engage with interactive content in Pages, Labels, Books and more. See H5P

  • StudentForumGrading.png

    Forum grading

    Submit forum posts for assessment and view your grades

  • courseCustomFieldFilter.png

    Course overview

    Filter by custom course fields in the Course overview

  • DocsForumExperimentalNestedView.png

    New forum view

    Select and test a new experimental nested discussion view from the forum preferences page

  • CalendarFilter.png

    Calendar filters

    Filter your calendar by month, day or upcoming event.

  • MessagingEmoji.png

    Emojis

    Add emojis into Messages or from a button in the Atto editor

  • StudentNotificationsDocs.png

    Clearer reminders

    Receive and rate reminders about your activities.

  • Timeout.png

    Session timeout

    Stay on target with a Session timeout alert

For teachers

  • DocsForumGrading1.png

    Forum grading

    Assess forum discussions with Whole forum grading, using direct or advanced grading

  • ForumSummaryReport.png

    Forum export and summary report

    Export forum discussions and view a detailed summary report of student activity

  • H5PAttoButtonEn.png

    Embed H5P content

    Link to or upload existing H5P interactive content

  • InsightsBulkActions.png

    Analytics bulk actions

    Bulk select and send messages to students from the Insights report

  • QbankIDTags.png

    Question bank

    View question ID numbers and tags and benefit from a new Edit menu

  • GroupBadges.png

    Badges and groups

    Filter by group when manually awarding badges

For administrators

  • 38 newmodels.png

    Analytics insights

    Make use of two new models Learning Analytics relating to course access and specify courses or categories for models.

  • DocsInsightReport.png

    Analytics Insights report

    View a graphical Learning Analytics improvements a graphical Insights report.

  • User Management.png

    User management

    Configure the default user filter from a new admin page

  • 38 examplecsv.png

    Upload users improvements

    View an example csv file and specify the enrol start date

    • CourseBackupAdmin.png

      Course backup

      Choose to exclude course files from backup and benefit from a more logical automated backup ordering process. See Course backup

    • CourseOverviewSettings.png

      Course overview

      Configure Course overview layouts and filters and specify default course card colours


    • DuplicateUserTours.png

      Duplicate user tours

      Easily copy and adapt user tours with a new 'duplicate' button.

    • ExperimentalSettings.png

      Experimental course relative dates

      Have assignment due dates displayed relative to the user's start date in the course with Course relative dates.

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