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Read on for Moodle 3.7 highlights, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDcsZhjYKz9JIwRRFRaW8hyk Youtube playlist of 3.7 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 3.7 release notes|Moodle 3.7 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>Forum: Inline editing</h4>
             <h4>H5P interactive content</h4>
             <p>MUA-[[Using Forum|funded improvements to the Forum activity]] include adding and replying to discussions online.</p>
             <p>Engage with interactive content in Pages, Labels, Books and more. See [[H5P]]</p>
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             <h4>Forum: Star and sort</h4>
             <h4>Forum grading</h4>
<p>Further [[Using Forum|Forum enhancements]] include the ability to star and sort discussions.</p>
<p>Submit forum posts for assessment and view your grades</p>
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             <h4>Messaging: Improved interface</h4>
             <h4>Course overview</h4>
             <p>[[Messaging]] enhancements include a link to a full page, 2 column view and the ability to mute conversations</p>
             <p>Filter by custom course fields in the [[Course overview]]</p>
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             <h4>Messaging: Your own private space</h4>
             <h4>New forum view</h4>
             <p>You now have a personal space for notes, links and reminders as part of the Messaging drawer.</p>
             <p>Select and test a new experimental nested discussion view from the forum preferences page</p>
        
        
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             <h4>Quiz: Clear my choice</h4>
             <h4>Calendar filters</h4>
             <p>Change your mind and remove your choice in a multiple choice quiz question.</p>
             <p>Filter your calendar by month, day or upcoming event.</p>
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             <h4>Lesson: Add media in an essay</h4>
             <h4>Emojis</h4>
<p>Attach files such as images or record sound/video when answering an essay question</p>
<p>Add emojis  into [[Messages]] or from a button in the [[Atto editor]]</p>
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             <h4>Book: Better printing</h4>
             <h4>Clearer reminders</h4>
             <p>Print books or chapters in books with a more attractive output.</p>
             <p>Receive and rate reminders about your activities.</p>
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             <h4>Competencies and Learning plans</h4>
             <h4>Session timeout</h4>
            <p>Filter competencies by activities from the link in the navigation drawer and view related learning plans.</p>
<p>Stay on target with a Session timeout alert</p>
       
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             <h4>Messaging: Delete conversations in groups</h4>
             <h4>Forum grading </h4>
             <p>Teachers may be given a capability to delete messages from users in group conversations. [[Messaging|See more]]</p>
             <p>Assess forum discussions with Whole forum grading, using direct or advanced grading</p>
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             <h4>Forums: More control</h4>
             <h4>Forum export and summary report</h4>
             <p>Teachers or others with permission can add a private reply in a forum and can manually lock discussions. See [[Using Forum]]</p>
             <p>Export forum discussions and view a detailed summary report of student activity</p>
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             <h4>Badges: Competencies as a criterion</h4>
             <h4>Embed H5P content</h4>
             <p>Badges may now be awarded based on competencies, (and competencies may be graded when grading activities) [[Managing badges |See more]]</p>
             <p>Link to or upload existing [[H5P]] interactive content</p>
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             <h4>Course custom fields</h4>
             <h4>Analytics bulk actions</h4>
             <p>If enabled by admin, custom fields in the course settings may be added to provide extra information and improve searching.</p>
             <p>Bulk select and send messages to students from the Insights report</p>
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             <h4>Book: View hidden chapters</h4>
             <h4>Question bank</h4>
             <p>Teachers can view hidden chapters in a book with the editing turned off . </p>
             <p>View question ID numbers and tags and benefit from a new Edit menu </p>
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             <h4>Assignment: Rotate submitted PDFs</h4>
             <h4>Badges and groups</h4>
             <p>New icons allow you to change the orientation of submitted assignments for easier grading</p>
             <p>Filter  by group when manually awarding badges</p>
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             <h4>Competencies: Filter by activity</h4>
             <h4>Analytics insights</h4>
             <p>When rating competencies, filter them by their linked activity or resource.</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>Lesson: Include media when grading essays</h4>
             <h4>Analytics Insights report</h4>
             <p>The Lesson activity now allows for teachers and students to include media in Essay type questions.</p>
             <p> View a graphical [[Analytics|Learning Analytics]] improvements a graphical Insights report.</p>
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===For administrators===
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             <h4>New theme: Classic</h4>
             <h4>H5P management</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> Emoji settings</h4>
             <p>Significant improvements to [[Analytics|Learning Analytics]] increase usability and efficiency.</p>
             <p>Add an emoji button to the [[Atto editor]] or disable emojis from [[Advanced features]] if unsupported</p>
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             <h4>Hide course lists</h4>
             <h4>User management</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 the default user filter from a new admin page</p>
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             <h4>Messaging</h4>
             <h4>Upload users improvements</h4>
             <p>Messaging settings are in a new site administration category.</p>
             <p>View an example csv file and specify the enrol start date</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 overview</h4>
             <p>Moodle is one of the first platforms to implement this IMS Global standard.</p>
             <p>Configure [[Course overview]] layouts and filters and specify default course card colours</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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  [[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.7]]
  [[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.8]]

Revision as of 16:42, 2 December 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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    Forum grading

    Submit forum posts for assessment and view your grades

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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

  • CalendarFilter.png

    Calendar filters

    Filter your calendar by month, day or upcoming event.

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    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

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    Forum grading

    Assess 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

  • GroupBadges.png

    Badges and groups

    Filter by group when manually awarding badges

For administrators

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    Analytics insights

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

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    Analytics Insights report

    View a graphical Learning Analytics improvements a graphical Insights report.

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    User management

    Configure the default user filter from a new admin page

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    Upload users improvements

    View an example csv file and specify the enrol start date

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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 overview

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


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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 .