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             <h4>New theme: Classic</h4>
             <h4>Analytics insights</h4>
             <p>Clean, More and the hidden Bootstrapbase are removed and replaced with the customisable Classic theme.</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>Learning Analytics</h4>
             <h4>Analytics Insights report</h4>
             <p>Significant improvements to Learning Analytics increase usability and efficiency.</p>
             <p> View a graphical [[Analytics|Learning Analytics]] improvements a graphical Insights report.</p>
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             <h4>Hide course lists</h4>
             <h4>H5P 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>Monitor and configure H5P content with a new [[Display H5P filter]] and Manage H5P content page </p>
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             <h4>Messaging</h4>
             <h4> Emoji settings</h4>
             <p>Messaging settings are in a new site administration category.</p>
             <p>Add an emoji button to the [[Atto editor]] or disable emojis from [[Advanced features]] if unsupported</p>
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             <h4>Improved support for Open Badges v 2.0</h4>
             <h4>User management</h4>
             <p>You can now connect to other Open Badges v 2.0 platforms and exchange badges with the Badgr.io platform.</p>
             <p>Configure the default user filter from a new admin page</p>
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             <h4>LTI 1.3  and Advantage</h4>
             <h4>Upload users improvements</h4>
             <p>Moodle is one of the first platforms to implement this IMS Global standard.</p>
             <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>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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Revision as of 08:56, 15 November 2019

If you're a Moodle admin, this page will tell you about the major changes affecting you in Moodle 3.8. If you'd like to see full details of the release with technical information, here are the Moodle 3.8 release notes.


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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.

  • 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 relative dates

      Enable and test a new Relative dates feature from Experimental settings .