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             <h4>New theme: Classic</h4>
             <h4>H5P admin settings</h4>
             <p>Clean, More and the hidden Bootstrapbase are removed and replaced with the customisable [[Classic theme]].</p>
             <p>Monitor and configure H5P content with a new [[Display H5P filter]] and Manage H5P content page .</p>
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             <h4>Learning Analytics</h4>
             <h4>Analytics</h4>
             <p>Significant improvements to [[Analytics|Learning Analytics]] increase usability and efficiency.</p>
             <p> [[Analytics|Learning Analytics]] improvements include two new models and a graphical insights report.</p>
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             <h4>Hide course lists</h4>
             <h4>Course overview</h4>
             <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>
             <p>Configure [[Course overview]] layouts and filters and specify default course card colours. </p>
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             <h4>Messaging</h4>
             <h4>Emoji support</h4>
             <p>Messaging settings are in a new site administration category.</p>
             <p>Add an emoji icon to the [[Atto editor]] (and disable emojis if not supported from [[Advanced features]]).</p>
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             <h4>Improved support for Open Badges v 2.0</h4>
             <h4>Course backup</h4>
             <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>
             <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>LTI 1.3  and Advantage</h4>
             <h4>Course request in categories</h4>
             <p>Moodle is one of the first platforms to implement this IMS Global standard.</p>
             <p>Set up course request in categories only via a change in the course request capability</p>
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             <h4>Asynchronous backups</h4>
             <h4>Duplicate user tours</h4>
             <p>Perform large backups in the background while doing other tasks.</p>
             <p>Easily copy and adapt user tours with a new 'duplicate' button.</p>
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             <h4>Test email</h4>
             <h4>Experimental relative dates</h4>
             <p>A new setting allows you to easily test outgoing mail configuration.</p>
             <p>Enable and test a new Relative dates feature from [[Experimental settings]] .</p>
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Revision as of 12:56, 14 November 2019


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

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    Emojis

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

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    Course overview

    Filter by custom course fields in the Course overview

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    New forum view

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

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    Notifications

    Receive and rate clearer notifications about upcoming activities.

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    Session timeout

    Stay on target with a Session timeout alert

For teachers

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    Forum grading

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

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    Forum export and summary report

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

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    Embed H5P content

    Link to or upload existing H5P interactive content

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    Analytics bulk actions

    Bulk select and send messages to students from the Insights report

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    Question bank

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

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    Badges and groups

    Filter by group when manually awarding badges

For administrators

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    H5P admin settings

    Monitor and configure H5P content with a new Display H5P filter and Manage H5P content page .

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    Analytics

    Learning Analytics improvements include two new models and a graphical insights report.

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    Course overview

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

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    Emoji support

    Add an emoji icon to the Atto editor (and disable emojis if not supported from Advanced features).

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    Course backup

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

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    Course request in categories

    Set up course request in categories only via a change in the course request capability

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    Duplicate user tours

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

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    Experimental relative dates

    Enable and test a new Relative dates feature from Experimental settings .