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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|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>[[Messaging]] enhancements bring 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 access controlled links</p>
             <p>Select and test a new experimental nested discussion view from the forum preferences page</p>
        
        
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             <h4>Clearer privacy links in your profile</h4>
             <h4>Calendar filters</h4>
             <p>Easily see how to contact the PO, request data or account deletion and view a data retention summary page from your [[User profiles |profile page]].</p>
             <p>Filter your calendar by month, day or upcoming event.</p>
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             <h4>Hide yourself in the online users block</h4>
             <h4>Emojis</h4>
             <p>Monitor courses without being seen by clicking the 'eye' against your name in the [[Online users block]].</p>
<p>Add emojis  into [[Messages]] or from a button in the [[Atto editor]]</p>
       
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            <h4>Clearer reminders</h4>
             <p>Receive and rate reminders about your activities.</p>
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            <h4>Session timeout</h4>
<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|messaging]] when setting up groups and from the [[Messaging|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 [[Managing badges|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 [[Assignment settings|grading assignments]], meaning teachers can record their feedback and/or include supporting images or other files. </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>The [[Drag and drop markers question type]] is easier to edit, and thanks to the [https://moodleassociation.org 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>Easily find duplicated items</h4>
             <h4>Question bank</h4>
             <p>As with courses, duplicated resources are now appended with 'copy' so you can easily distinguish between the original and copy. </p>
             <p>View question ID numbers and tags and benefit from a new Edit menu </p>
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             <h4>Hide page last modifed dates</h4>
             <h4>Badges and groups</h4>
             <p>A new option in the [[Page]] resource allows you to choose to display or hide the date it was last updated..</p>
             <p>Filter  by group when manually awarding badges</p>
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             <h4>Privacy enhancements</h4>
             <h4>Analytics insights</h4>
             <p>New settings include optional agreements, bulk handling of data requests, a data summary page and clearer profile privacy links.</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>Message access control</h4>
             <h4>Analytics Insights report</h4>
             <p>A new setting in Advanced features lets the admin decide whether or not to enable site wide messaging.</p>
             <p> View a graphical [[Analytics|Learning Analytics]] improvements a graphical Insights report.</p>
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             <h4>Nextcloud integration</h4>
             <h4>H5P management</h4>
             <p>Nextcloud is now available as an OAuth2 service. Users may access a Nextcloud repository and share files as copies or with controlled access.</p>
             <p>Monitor and configure H5P content with a new [[Display H5P filter]] and Manage H5P content page  </p>
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             <h4>Context freezing</h4>
             <h4> Emoji settings</h4>
             <p>A new work-in-progress feature accessed from Development/Experimental settings means categories, blocks, courses and content may be set to  'read-only'.</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>Paypal support Rupees</h4>
             <h4>Course backup</h4>
             <p>Indian rupees may now be displayed as an option for [[PayPal enrolment]].</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>Control audio/video recording</h4>
             <h4>Course overview</h4>
             <p>A new capability specifying who can use the audio and video recording buttons in the [[Atto editor]] allows you to control such recordings.</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 3.6]]
  [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.7]]
  [[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.6]]
  [[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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