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{{About Moodle}}
{{About Moodle}}
Moodle 3.4 focuses on improving usability of existing features.
 
Read on for Moodle 3.4 highlights or watch the [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDdleYBLeesoCwVecPTolQtJ Moodle 3.4 highlights screencasts on our YouTube page].
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 3.4 release notes|Moodle 3.4 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>Better calendar management</h4>
             <h4>H5P interactive content</h4>
             <p>Thanks to this [https://moodleassociation.org/ Moodle Users Association (MUA)] project, you can easily manage [[Calendar|calendar events]] - including new category events- in a handy popup window..</p>
             <p>Engage with interactive content in Pages, Labels, Books and more. See [[H5P]]</p>
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             <h4>Drag and drop calendar events</h4>
             <h4>Forum grading</h4>
            <p>This MUA-funded improvement allows you to easily [[Calendar|change events in the calendar]] by dragging and dropping them to new dates.</p>
<p>Submit forum posts for assessment and view your grades</p>
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             <h4>Private files storage display</h4>
             <h4>Course overview</h4>
             <p>When uploading files to your [[Private files]], you now see how much space you have used, helping you to better manage your storage limit.</p>
             <p>Filter by custom course fields in the [[Course overview]]</p>
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             <h4>Improved Global search</h4>
             <h4>New forum view</h4>
             <p>If [[Global search]] is enabled, it's now possible to search blocks and courses you are not enrolled in (but are allowed to view.)</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>Easier activity navigation</h4>
             <h4>Clearer reminders</h4>
             <p>'Previous' and 'Next' links, along with a jump-to menu make navigating around courses easier and more intuitive.</p>
             <p>Receive and rate reminders about your activities.</p>
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             <h4>Moodle from your Mobile!</h4>
             <h4>Session timeout</h4>
            <p>Links in the footer and user profiles now encourage you to download and use the Moodle Mobile app.</p>
<p>Stay on target with a Session timeout alert</p>
       
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             <h4>More efficient user management</h4>
             <h4>Forum grading </h4>
             <p>Teachers can now enrol, search, filter and bulk edit or delete learners from a new single [[Participants|Participants and Enrolments screen]].</p>
             <p>Assess forum discussions with [[Using Forum|Whole forum grading]], using direct or advanced grading</p>
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             <h4>Mark activities as complete</h4>
             <h4>Forum export and summary report</h4>
             <p>A new capability '[[Capabilities/moodle/course:overridecompletion |Override activity completion status]]' means teachers can manually mark as complete (or incomplete) activities on behalf of learners.</p>
             <p>Export forum discussions and view a detailed summary report of student activity</p>
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             <h4>Helpful file type selector</h4>
             <h4>Embed H5P content</h4>
             <p>When specifying required file types in workshops and assignments, and when uploading media files, a list of suggested file types makes the selection easier.</p>
             <p>Link to or upload existing [[H5P]] interactive content</p>
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             <h4>Tag database entries</h4>
             <h4>Analytics bulk actions</h4>
             <p>Following the glossary, forum post and book chapter tagging in our last release, you can now allow learners to tag database entries.</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>Inspire Analytics in core</h4>
             <h4>Analytics insights</h4>
             <p>Formerly a plugin, [[Analytics]] is now available in core, providing detailed descriptive and prescriptive reports to support learners at risk. Feedback welcome.</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> New filters for user tours</h4>
             <h4>Analytics Insights report</h4>
             <p>[[User tours]] may now be filtered by category, course and course format, making tours target more specific areas of your site.</p>
             <p> View a graphical [[Analytics|Learning Analytics]] improvements a graphical Insights report.</p>
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             <h4>HTTPS conversion</h4>
             <h4>H5P management</h4>
             <p>For sites converting to HTTPS, the [[HTTPS conversion tool]] converts your embedded HTTP content to HTTPS.</p>
             <p>Monitor and configure H5P content with a new [[Display H5P filter]] and Manage H5P content page  </p>
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             <h4>OAuth2 services trusted email</h4>
             <h4> Emoji settings</h4>
             <p>A useful checkbox gives the option of accepting [[OAuth 2 authentication|OAuth2 signups]] without a confirmation email, useful if your organisation uses Google for its domain.</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>Manage all Tokens</h4>
             <h4>Course backup</h4>
             <p>Along with a new capability, ''Manage all tokens'', a new admin screen displays user tokens with information and the option to delete them.</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>Site registration</h4>
             <h4>Course overview</h4>
             <p>A clearer site registration page encourages you to register your site, use the mobile app and receive useful updates. Registered sites can share courses via Moodle.net only.</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 3.4]]
  [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.7]]
  [[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.4]]
  [[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

  • H5PStudentView.png

    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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