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{{About Moodle}}
Moodle 3.0 combines popularity with efficiency offering enhanced options for installing plugins, four new quiz question types, tagging and course editing improvements along with  a number of other welcome 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.]
Read on for Moodle 3.0 highlights or watch the screencasts on our official Youtube page (coming soon).
Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.0 release notes|Moodle 3.0  release notes]].


===For teachers===
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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===For all users===
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             <h4>Select missing words</h4>
             <h4>H5P interactive content</h4>
             <p>The [[Select missing words question type]] is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0</p>
             <p>Engage with interactive content in Pages, Labels, Books and more. See [[H5P]]</p>
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             <h4>Drag and drop into text</h4>
             <h4>Forum grading</h4>
            <p> The [[Drag and drop into text question type]] is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0</p>
<p>Submit forum posts for assessment and view your grades</p>
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             <h4>Drag and drop onto image</h4>
             <h4>Course overview</h4>
             <p>The [[Drag and drop onto image question type]] is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0. Students drag either text or small images onto a background picture uploaded by the teacher.</p>
             <p>Filter by custom course fields in the [[Course overview]]</p>
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             <h4>Drag and drop markers</h4>
             <h4>New forum view</h4>
             <p> The [[Drag and drop markers question type]]  is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0. Students drag text markers to a location predefined by the teacher on a background image.</p>
             <p>Select and test a new experimental nested discussion view from the forum preferences page</p>
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             <h4>Workshop submissions report</h4>
             <h4>Calendar filters</h4>
             <p>You can now view all participants and  filter to see who has and has not submitted to a workshop during the submission phase. [[Using Workshop|Read more...]]</p>
             <p>Filter your calendar by month, day or upcoming event.</p>
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             <h4>Show the date a file was uploaded</h4>
             <h4>Emojis</h4>
            <p> A new [[File resource settings|File setting]] means teachers can now display the date a file resource was uploaded or changed, giving students a better user experience. </p>
<p>Add emojis  into [[Messages]] or from a button in the [[Atto editor]]</p>
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             <h4>Improved filtering options</h4>
             <h4>Clearer reminders</h4>
             <p>On the Enrolled users screen, course participants may be filtered by last course access and not in any group. The no group option is also available from the Groups overview screen. </p>
             <p>Receive and rate reminders about your activities.</p>
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             <h4>Easier section editing</h4>
             <h4>Session timeout</h4>
            <p> Options for editing highlighting hiding and deleting  sections are now combined into one action menu streamlining the course page and simplifying the editing process. [[Course homepage|Read more...]] </p>
<p>Stay on target with a Session timeout alert</p>
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===For teachers===
 
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             <h4>Reset Dashboard and profiles for all users</h4>
             <h4>Forum grading </h4>
             <p>A new 'Reset' button on the default [[Dashboard]] and [[Profile|profile]] pages means administrators can now specify blocks on these pages and apply the changes to everyone on the site.</p>
             <p>Assess forum discussions with [[Using Forum|Whole forum grading]], using direct or advanced grading</p>
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             <h4>Major improvements to plugins upgrading </h4>
             <h4>Forum export and summary report</h4>
             <p>The interface and functionality for  [[Installing plugins|installing and upgrading plugins]] has been greatly enhanced.</p>
             <p>Export forum discussions and view a detailed summary report of student activity</p>
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             <h4>Better handling of tags</h4>
             <h4>Embed H5P content</h4>
             <p>The Manage tags page interface has been brought up to date and teachers may now tag courses from the Edit settings page. [[Tags|Read more...]]</p>
             <p>Link to or upload existing [[H5P]] interactive content</p>
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             <h4>A new key for safer upgrading</h4>
             <h4>Analytics bulk actions</h4>
             <p>An upgrade key can now be defined which will prevent non-authenticated users accessing the upgrade screen. [[Upgrade key|Find our more...]]</p>
             <p>Bulk select and send messages to students from the Insights report</p>
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             <h4>Atto editor improvements</h4>
             <h4>Question bank</h4>
             <p>Now you can more easily add and configure tables when editing text and there are some new equations in the equation editor [[Atto editor|Read more...]]</p>
             <p>View question ID numbers and tags and benefit from a new Edit menu </p>
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             <h4>Delete messages</h4>
             <h4>Badges and groups</h4>
             <p>Unwanted messages may be deleted from your list (although they remain for the recipient) There is a new associated event message/delete [[Messaging|Read more...]] </p>
             <p>Filter  by group when manually awarding badges</p>
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===For Moodle mobile===
===For administrators===
(Note that you can get many of these features working even on older Moodle versions by installing the [[https://moodle.org/plugins/view/local_mobile Moodle Mobile additional features]] plugin for your Moodle site)
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             <h4>Choice</h4>
             <h4>Analytics insights</h4>
             <p>Students may now enter and change Choices from within the app</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>Chat </h4>
             <h4>Analytics Insights report</h4>
             <p>It's possible to engage in Chat on the move, from the app</p>
             <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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            <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>Survey</h4>
             <h4>Course backup</h4>
             <p>Surveys may now be taken using the app</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>Search courses</h4>
             <h4>Course overview</h4>
             <p>App users can search courses and enrol themselves into them</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|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 3.0
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.7]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.0]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.8]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]

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

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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

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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

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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 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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