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{{About Moodle}}
As usual Moodle HQ and our incredible community have brought together work from all corners of the globe to this release. Scalable, responsive and private, Moodle 2.8 is our best release yet. Here are some highlights of this release, and you can view screencasts of some of these highlights on the official MoodleHQ YouTube page: [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDcxGul-CY1SiOke6Jkg2NPK Moodle 2.7 Release Highlights Playlist].


Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 2.8 release notes|Moodle 2.8 release notes]].
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.]


=== For all users ===
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>Text autosave</h4>
            <p>The Atto HTML editor will automatically save your text as you type, keeping your content secure before you publish it. [[Text editor| Read about the Atto editor.]]</p>
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            <h4>New user menu</h4>
            <p>A new user menu gives quick access to personal pages such as  My home and profile settings. </p>
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             <h4>'Like' button</h4>
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             <p>This popular feature can now be implemented as a single-item scale, bringing the functionality of social media right inside Moodle. [[Scales|Learn more about scales here.]]</p>
             <h4>H5P interactive content</h4>
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             <p>Engage with interactive content in Pages, Labels, Books and more. See [[H5P]]</p>
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            <p>With this new feature you can send yourself an email with an attachment and it will save to your private files for later use in your courses. See [[Private files]].</p>
             <h4>Forum grading</h4>
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<p>Submit forum posts for assessment and view your grades</p>
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             <p>Filter by custom course fields in the [[Course overview]]</p>
             <h4>Improved Grader report</h4>
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             <p> Many improvements have been made to the gradebook, with the grader report now functional across all devices with smooth scrolling. Cells can be quickly edited without reloading. See [[Gradebook]].</p>
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             <h4>New forum view</h4>
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             <p>Select and test a new experimental nested discussion view from the forum preferences page</p>
             <h4> New Single view</h4>
       
             <p> A new Single view allows you to make quick edits to one item or one user.</p>
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             <h4>New Grade history report</h4>
             <h4>Calendar filters</h4>
             <p> Track the grade history of specific users and specific markers in this new report. [[Grade history| Learn more...]]</p>
             <p>Filter your calendar by month, day or upcoming event.</p>
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             <h4> Natural weighting</h4>
             <h4>Emojis</h4>
            <p> This new aggregation method combines grades simply with a clearer interface for using weights. Extra credit, excluded grades and hidden grades are all supported.</p>
<p>Add emojis  into [[Messages]] or from a button in the [[Atto editor]]</p>
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=== Forum enhancements ===
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             <h4>Clearer reminders</h4>
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             <p>Receive and rate reminders about your activities.</p>
             <h4>Subscribe to individual discussions</h4>
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             <p> You can now subscribe to individual forum discussions and get email copies of just the replies you want! See [[Forum settings]].</p>
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<p>Stay on target with a Session timeout alert</p>
             <h4> Reply by email</h4>
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            <p> And to make it even easier for you to contribute, you can now reply to forum posts via email and even include attachments.</p>
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            <h4>Better navigation through threads</h4>
            <p> Jump to the next and previous forum discussions more easily.</p>
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             <h4>Forum grading </h4>
             <h4>Improved Quiz edit screen and completion settings</h4>
             <p>Assess forum discussions with [[Using Forum|Whole forum grading]], using direct or advanced grading</p>
             <p>The Edit quiz page has been rewritten for improved accessibility, making it much easier to add and manage questions. See [[Building Quiz]]. You can also set completion conditions based on a passing grade or when all available attempts have been used up.</p>
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             <h4>Forum export and summary report</h4>
             <h4>More than one choice with Choice</h4>
             <p>Export forum discussions and view a detailed summary report of student activity</p>
             <p>You can now allow users to select more than one choice when creating a Choice. [[Choice settings|Read more.]]</p>
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             <h4>Additional files for assignments</h4>
             <h4>Embed H5P content</h4>
             <p> Teachers can now attach files for students when setting up assignments, such as example submissions or answer templates. See [[Assignment settings]].</p>
             <p>Link to or upload existing [[H5P]] interactive content</p>
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             <p>Bulk select and send messages to students from the Insights report</p>
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             <h4>Stay in touch by subscribing to events</h4>
             <p>[[Event monitoring]] allows teachers, managers and admins to create and subscribe to events </p>
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            <h4>New events</h4>
            <p>More detailed  logging and events have been added, particularly in relation to grades.</p>
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             <p>View question ID numbers and tags and benefit from a new Edit menu </p>
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             <h4>Cohorts can be created on upload</h4>
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             <p>Admins and managers can create cohorts using a csv file either, either from the Cohorts screen or when uploading users. Teachers can now by default enrol cohorts visible to them. See [[Cohorts]].</p>
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             <p>Filter  by group when manually awarding badges</p>
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             <h4>A new 'All Cohorts' screen for admins</h4>
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             <p>Administrators can now have a clear overview of all system and category cohorts from the new All cohorts screen. See [[Cohorts]].</p>
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==See also==
===For administrators===
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            <h4>Analytics insights</h4>
            <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>Analytics Insights report</h4>
            <p> View a graphical [[Analytics|Learning Analytics]] improvements a graphical Insights report.</p>
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            <h4>H5P management</h4>
            <p>Monitor and configure H5P content with a new [[Display H5P filter]] and Manage H5P content page  </p>
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            <h4> Emoji settings</h4>
            <p>Add an emoji button to the [[Atto editor]] or disable emojis from [[Advanced features]] if unsupported</p>
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[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 2.8]]
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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>Course backup</h4>
            <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>Course overview</h4>
            <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]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.8
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
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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

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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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    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

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    Clearer reminders

    Receive and rate reminders about your activities.

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    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

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    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

    • CourseOverviewSettings.png

      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 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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