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{{About Moodle}}
{{About Moodle}}
Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.0, or watch our [....... YouTube playlist of 4.0 New features].
Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.0, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDcI0BezfCOW8QRfJw6FblRn YouTube playlist of 4.0 New features].


For role-specific information, see [[New for teachers]], [[New for students]] and [[New for administrators]].
For role-specific information, see [[New for teachers]], [[New for students]] and [[New for administrators]].
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===New navigation===
===New navigation===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
 
<div class="card">
  <div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:StudentMyCourses2.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
My courses
My courses
      </h4>
</h4>
      <p class="card-text">
<p class="card-text">
Access your courses easily from a My courses tab at the top of the site.
Access your courses easily from a My courses tab at the top of the site.
      </p>
</p>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
</div>
 
<div class="card">
  <div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:StudentDashboard.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
Dashboard and Timeline
Timeline
</h4>
      </h4>
<p class="card-text">
      <p class="card-text">
Stay on target with deadlines with an improved Timeline on the Dashboard.
Stay on target with deadlines with an improved Timeline.
</p>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
 
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
 
<div class="card">
  <div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:ActivityNavigation.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
Course index
Course index
      </h4>
</h4>
      <p class="card-text">
<p class="card-text">
Move smoothly between course sections.
Move smoothly between course sections.
      </p>
</p>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
</div>
 
<div class="card">
  <div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:CompletionCircles.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
Activity completion
Activity completion
      </h4>
</h4>
      <p class="card-text">
<p class="card-text">
View complete and incomplete activities easily from the course index.
View complete and incomplete activities easily from the course index.
      </p>
</p>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
</div>
 
</div>
</div>


===Course editing===
===Course editing===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
 
<div class="card">
  <div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:EditModeAndBlock.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
Edit mode
Edit mode
      </h4>
</h4>
      <p class="card-text">
<p class="card-text">
Toggle edit mode and toggle the new block drawer to add or view blocks/
Toggle edit mode and access the new block drawer to add or view blocks.
      </p>
</p>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
</div>
 
<div class="card">
  <div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:TeacherAddActivity.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
Easily add content
Easily add content
      </h4>
</h4>
      <p class="card-text">
<p class="card-text">
Add activities and resources with a simple click.
Add activities and resources with a simple click.
      </p>
</p>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
</div>
 
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
 
<div class="card">
  <div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:ContextualNavigation.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
Contextual navigation
Block display
</h4>
      </h4>
<p class="card-text">
      <p class="card-text">
Find your way around the course and activities with clear tab menus.
Toggle the new blocks drawer to add and view blocks.
</p>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
<div class="card">
 
<div class="card-body">
  <div class="card">
[[File:DragDrop.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
    <div class="card-body">
<h4 class="card-title">
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Drag and drop to move
Drag and drop to move
      </h4>
</h4>
      <p class="card-text">
<p class="card-text">
Move items from the course index or the central area.
Move items from the course index or the central area.
      </p>
</p>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
</div>
</div>
</div>


===H5P and content  bank===
===Question bank improvements===
 
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<div class="card">
  <div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:QBPlugins.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
Question bank plugins
Disable selected H5P content types
</h4>
      </h4>
<p class="card-text">
      <p class="card-text">
Show or hide options such as comments and usage.
Admins can disable selected [[H5P|H5P content types]] from the admin settings.
</p>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
<div class="card">
 
<div class="card-body">
  <div class="card">
[[File:DrafReadyQB.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
    <div class="card-body">
<h4 class="card-title">
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
Improved question management
      <h4 class="card-title">
</h4>
Mark content as unlisted
<p class="card-text">
      </h4>
Save as draft or make ready; see version history and use custom fields when working with colleagues..
      <p class="card-text">
</p>
Teachers can hide content in the [[Content bank|content bank]] by marking it as unlisted.
</div>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
  </div>
 
</div>
</div>
===New in courses===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
 
<div class="card">
  <div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:Attomua2.png|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
Atto accessibility
See which content is linked
</h4>
      </h4>
<p class="card-text">
      <p class="card-text">
The [[Atto editor]] has improved accessiblity thanks to an [https://moodleassociation.org/ MUA] funded project.
A new column in the [[Content bank|content bank]] displays the number of times an item is linked.
</p>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
<div class="card">
 
<div class="card-body">
  <div class="card">
[[File:PassingGradeCompletion.png|class=img-fluid]]
    <div class="card-body">
<h4 class="card-title">
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
Grade to pass completion
      <h4 class="card-title">
</h4>
Alert when deleting linked content
<p class="card-text">
      </h4>
Activity completion can now include a passing grade.
      <p class="card-text">
</p>
An alert is displayed when linked content is about to be deleted, explaining what will happen
</div>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</div>
===Quiz and question types===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
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<div class="card">
  <div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:NewActvityIcons.png|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
New activity icons
View overrides and pass grades
</h4>
      </h4>
<p class="card-text">
      <p class="card-text">
Colour-coded icons help identify the function of each activity.
Teachers can view overrides and students can view pass grades directly on the Quiz page.
</p>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
<div class="card">
 
<div class="card-body">
  <div class="card">
[[File:ContentChangeNotif.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
    <div class="card-body">
<h4 class="card-title">
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
Content updates
      <h4 class="card-title">
</h4>
Preferred question settings retained
<p class="card-text">
      </h4>
Notify learners when course content is added or updated.
      <p class="card-text">
</p>
Changes from the default settings of a question type are retained for the next time a teacher creates a question.
</div>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
  </div>
 
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
 
<div class="card">
  <div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:TimedAssignments.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
Timed assignments
Essay question word limits
</h4>
      </h4>
<p class="card-text">
      <p class="card-text">
Specify a time on assignments to encourage learners to submit within the period.
A minimum and maximum word limit can be specified for [[Essay question type|Essay questions]].
</p>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
<div class="card">
 
<div class="card-body">
  <div class="card">
[[File:BBB40.png|class=img-fluid]]
    <div class="card-body">
<h4 class="card-title">
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
Big Blue Button
      <h4 class="card-title">
</h4>
Essay plagiarism support
<p class="card-text">
      </h4>
Use a free trial of Big Blue Button for live web conferencing.
      <p class="card-text">
</p>
If a plagiarism checker is installed, it now supports the [[Essay question type]].
</div>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</div>


===Badges===
===New for admins===
 
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
 
<div class="card">
  <div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:SiteAdminPresets.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
Site admin presets
Better backpack management
</h4>
      </h4>
<p class="card-text">
      <p class="card-text">
Easily offer a streamlined or full set of features to users. See [[Site admin presets]].
Admins can set the order in which [[Backpacks|backpacks]] are listed for users.
</p>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
<div class="card">
 
<div class="card-body">
  <div class="card">
[[File:Customreports.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
    <div class="card-body">
<h4 class="card-title">
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
Report builder
      <h4 class="card-title">
</h4>
Open Badges v 2.1 compliant
<p class="card-text">
      </h4>
Set up [[Custom reports]] and share with selected users, roles or cohorts.
      <p class="card-text">
</p>
Moodle 3.11 is Open Badges v 2.1 compliant and a new [[OAuth 2 Open Badges service]] enables users to connect to their OB v 2.1 compliant backpack without having to enter their credentials into Moodle.
</div>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</div>
===User profile fields===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
 
<div class="card">
  <div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:UserTours40.png|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
User tours
New Social profile field
</h4>
      </h4>
<p class="card-text">
      <p class="card-text">
Improved [[User tours]] can also include graphics.
A new [[User profile fields#Overview| Social profile field]] replaces the hard-coded fields in the user profile.
</p>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
<div class="card">
 
<div class="card-body">
 
[[File:40Login.png|class=img-fluid]]
  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
Login page
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Custom profile fields selectable in Show user identity
Define a background image for the improved login page.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
Custom profile fields may be selected in User polices > Show user identity so they display in participant lists.
</div>
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</div>
===Other features and improvements===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
 
<div class="card">
  <div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:4LTI.png|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
LTI 1.3 Advantage
Control audio / video playback rates
</h4>
      </h4>
<p class="card-text">
      <p class="card-text">
Moodle 4.0 supports LTI 1.3 Advantage. See [[Publish as LTI tool]].
Students can control the speed at which [[Audio]] and [[Video]] files will play.
</p>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
<div class="card">
 
<div class="card-body">
  <div class="card">
[[File:SiteSupport.png|class=img-fluid]]
    <div class="card-body">
<h4 class="card-title">Site support
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Improved activity completion report
A mandatory support email improves access to support.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
The activity completion report may be filtered by activity and activity order.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
 
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Search language packs
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
The list of languages may be searched when installing new [[Language packs]].
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
New PDF to PNG converter
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
For assignment submission annotations, a new converter, Poppler is available instead of Ghostscript.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Section links block
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Titles may now be displayed in the Section links block.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Restore/import role permissions
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Enable or disable role permission overrides when restoring or importing a course.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</div>
[[Category:New features]]
[[Category:New features]]
 
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Latest revision as of 03:35, 19 April 2022

Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.0, or watch our YouTube playlist of 4.0 New features.

For role-specific information, see New for teachers, New for students and New for administrators.

The list of major features and improvements can be found in the Moodle 4.0 release notes.

New navigation

StudentMyCourses2.jpg

My courses

Access your courses easily from a My courses tab at the top of the site.

StudentDashboard.jpg

Dashboard and Timeline

Stay on target with deadlines with an improved Timeline on the Dashboard.

ActivityNavigation.jpg

Course index

Move smoothly between course sections.

CompletionCircles.jpg

Activity completion

View complete and incomplete activities easily from the course index.

Course editing

EditModeAndBlock.jpg

Edit mode

Toggle edit mode and access the new block drawer to add or view blocks.

TeacherAddActivity.jpg

Easily add content

Add activities and resources with a simple click.

ContextualNavigation.jpg

Contextual navigation

Find your way around the course and activities with clear tab menus.

DragDrop.jpg

Drag and drop to move

Move items from the course index or the central area.

Question bank improvements

QBPlugins.jpg

Question bank plugins

Show or hide options such as comments and usage.

DrafReadyQB.jpg

Improved question management

Save as draft or make ready; see version history and use custom fields when working with colleagues..

New in courses

Attomua2.png

Atto accessibility

The Atto editor has improved accessiblity thanks to an MUA funded project.

PassingGradeCompletion.png

Grade to pass completion

Activity completion can now include a passing grade.

NewActvityIcons.png

New activity icons

Colour-coded icons help identify the function of each activity.

ContentChangeNotif.jpg

Content updates

Notify learners when course content is added or updated.

TimedAssignments.jpg

Timed assignments

Specify a time on assignments to encourage learners to submit within the period.

BBB40.png

Big Blue Button

Use a free trial of Big Blue Button for live web conferencing.

New for admins

SiteAdminPresets.jpg

Site admin presets

Easily offer a streamlined or full set of features to users. See Site admin presets.

Customreports.jpg

Report builder

Set up Custom reports and share with selected users, roles or cohorts.

UserTours40.png

User tours

Improved User tours can also include graphics.

40Login.png

Login page

Define a background image for the improved login page.

4LTI.png

LTI 1.3 Advantage

Moodle 4.0 supports LTI 1.3 Advantage. See Publish as LTI tool.

SiteSupport.png

Site support

A mandatory support email improves access to support.

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