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Moodle 2.5 brings a lot of exciting new features for teachers, students and administrators. This page highlights some of the most useful and coolest. Click any screenshot to see it enlarged.
Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.1, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDdg4BgkFRpDPL39GXrL_Bq3 YouTube playlist of 4.1 New features].


Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.5_release_notes  Moodle 2.5 Release notes].
For role-specific information, see [[New for teachers]], [[New for students]] and [[New for administrators]].


==For teachers and students:==
The list of major features and improvements can be found in the [https://moodledev.io/general/releases/4.1 Moodle 4.1 release notes].
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===Database UX improvements===
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[[File:DatabaseSetupPreset.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Useful start page
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
A useful new start page makes it easier to set up your [[Database activity]]
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:DBPresets.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Choice of presets
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Three new Database presets are available.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
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[[File:PresetPreview.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Preview presets
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Preview presets before using.
</p>
</div>
</div>
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[[File:ApprovalStatus.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Approval status
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Approval status is clearly visible and easy to manage.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


===Forms are much shorter===
===Gradebook UX improvements===
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[[File:SearchSingleView.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Single view report
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Search by user, group or grade item in a clearer [[Single view]] interface
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:CollapseUserReport.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
User report
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Collapse categories for clearer viewing
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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<div class="card-body">
[[File:GradeSummary.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
New Grade summary report
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Access a useful new [[Grade summary report]].
</p>
</div>
</div>
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[[File:ExtraGradeLetters.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Extra Grade letters
</h4>
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Increase the number of elements in the grade scale
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


Moodle has a lot of settings and features, which means some of our forms have been getting rather long.  We know this is daunting for new users! 
===Question bank improvements===
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[[File:InlineQuestionEdit.png|class=img-fluid]]
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Inline editing
</h4>
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Edit a question title directly from the [[Question bank]].
</p>
</div>
</div>
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[[File:LastUsedModified.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
New columns
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
New 'Modified by' and 'Last used' columns
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


We've made changes so that non-essential settings on forms are collapsed by default, yet you can quickly access them when you need them.
===Custom reports enhancements===
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[[File:ReportSources.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Additional report sources
</h4>
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Several extra [[Custom reports]] sources are now available to improve reporting.
</p>
</div>
</div>
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[[File:Custom report settings.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
New Custom reports settings page
</h4>
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Optimise performance by limiting settings in [[Custom report settings]].
</p>
</div>
</div>
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{|
===New in integrations===
| [[File:shorterforms.png|thumb|Note the "expand all" option and condensed links]]
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
| [[File:assignmentform.png|thumb|Assignment types are neatly summarised]]
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|}
<div class="card-body">
[[File:UseTinyMCE.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Updated TinyMCE editor
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
If enabled by admin, a new version of the [[TinyMCE editor]] is available.
</p>
</div>
</div>
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[[File:BBBExternal1.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Guest access to BigBlueButton
</h4>
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If enabled by admin, teachers can invite external guests into the [[BigBlueButton]]room.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


In a similar space-saver, you can choose whether or not to enable the rich text editor when creating quiz questions:
===New for all===
 
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{|
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| [[File:quizform1.png|thumb|Without the editing tools]]
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| [[File:quizform2.png|thumb|With the editing tools]]
[[File:ProfileTimezone.png|class=img-fluid]]
|}
<h4 class="card-title">
 
Timezone in profile
===Badges===
</h4>
Badges are a nice way to acknowledge good work, and it's now possible for teachers to award course badges based on a variety of chosen criteria. These badges are fully compatible with [http://openbadges.org/ Mozilla Open Badges].
<p class="card-text">
 
Easily view a user's timezone from their profile.
{|
</p>
| [[File:teacherbadgeview.png|thumb|Teacher sets up a badge]]
</div>
| [[File:studentbadgeview.png|thumb|Student view of allocated badges]]
</div>
| [[File:backpack.png|thumb|Badges from backpack.openbadges.org on student profile]]
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|}
<div class="card-body">
 
[[File:ActivityForceLanguage.png|class=img-fluid]]
===Folders can be displayed inline on a course page===
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Force a language in activities
You can now choose whether to have a folder show its contents in a separate screen, as previously, or to have it display them inline with any subfolders expanded:
</h4>
 
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{|
Teachers may force a language in an activity as well as in the course.
| [[File:folder1.png|thumb|Typical folder display before 2.5]]
</p>
| [[File:folder2.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline]]
</div>
| [[File:folder3.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline with subfolders expanded]]
</div>
|}
</div>
 
[[Category:New features]]
===Word count in forum posts===
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
A new setting in forums will display the number of words in a post:
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 4.1]]
 
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 4.1]]
{|
| [[File:bonding.png|thumb|Note word count bottom left]]
|
|}
 
===Templates for Essay question types===
When using the Essay question type in a quiz, you can now set a template which appears in the students' text editor for scaffolding their response:
 
{|
| [[File:templatebox.png|thumb|Response template in question set up screen]]
| [[File:quiztemplate.png|thumb|What the student sees]]
|
|}
 
===Glossary block enhancements===
 
You can now use a global glossary in the random glossary block, and you can display the entries in alphabetical order:
{|
| [[File:glossaryalphabetical.png|thumb|Entries will display in alphabetical order]]
|}
 
==For administrators:==
 
===New themes suited to all screen sizes===
 
Many of your favourite  sites around the web these days use Bootstrap as a base framework and now Moodle does too!  We have a new 'base' theme called "'''Bootstrap'''" that implements the basics, and a new usable theme called ''''''Simple'''''' which extends it with some simple configuration options and also functions as a good template example for developing your own Bootstrap-based themes.
 
Bootstrap allows us to responsively reformat the layout according to the screensize of the device used - on phone or tablet screens blocks move to the bottom, freeing up space for the main content at the top.  In the future we hope everyone will want to migrate their Moodle themes to be Bootstrap-based.
 
{|
| [[File:Bootrap2.png|thumb|Bootstrap theme on standard screen]]
| [[File:Bootstrap1.png|thumb|Bootstrap theme on smaller screen; note position of Navigation block]]
|}
 
===Install add-ons from inside Moodle===
It's now possible to install add-ons from within Moodle, rather than accessing folders on the server; useful for those admins who do not have FTP access. Add-ons can be uploaded and installed from a zip file or located and installed from the Moodle plugins directory:
 
{|
| [[File:Selection_011.png|thumb|Add-on install tool]]
| [[File:AddonValidation.png|thumb|Add-on passes validation; ready to go]]
|}
 
==See also==
 
* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.5

Latest revision as of 15:29, 3 December 2022

Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.1, or watch our YouTube playlist of 4.1 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 4.1 release notes.

Database UX improvements

DatabaseSetupPreset.png

Useful start page

A useful new start page makes it easier to set up your Database activity

DBPresets.png

Choice of presets

Three new Database presets are available.

PresetPreview.png

Preview presets

Preview presets before using.

ApprovalStatus.png

Approval status

Approval status is clearly visible and easy to manage.

Gradebook UX improvements

SearchSingleView.png

Single view report

Search by user, group or grade item in a clearer Single view interface

CollapseUserReport.png

User report

Collapse categories for clearer viewing

GradeSummary.png

New Grade summary report

Access a useful new Grade summary report.

ExtraGradeLetters.png

Extra Grade letters

Increase the number of elements in the grade scale

Question bank improvements

InlineQuestionEdit.png

Inline editing

Edit a question title directly from the Question bank.

LastUsedModified.png

New columns

New 'Modified by' and 'Last used' columns

Custom reports enhancements

ReportSources.png

Additional report sources

Several extra Custom reports sources are now available to improve reporting.

Custom report settings.png

New Custom reports settings page

Optimise performance by limiting settings in Custom report settings.

New in integrations

UseTinyMCE.png

Updated TinyMCE editor

If enabled by admin, a new version of the TinyMCE editor is available.

BBBExternal1.png

Guest access to BigBlueButton

If enabled by admin, teachers can invite external guests into the BigBlueButtonroom.

New for all

ProfileTimezone.png

Timezone in profile

Easily view a user's timezone from their profile.

ActivityForceLanguage.png

Force a language in activities

Teachers may force a language in an activity as well as in the course.

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