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| Moodle 2.9 brings together features and enhancements developed by our core team and community contributors. These include: streamlined navigation, useful improvements to activities such as Lesson and Quiz, along with new admin settings which refine the course management process. | | 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]. |
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| Read on for Moodle 2.9 highlights, or watch the screencasts on the official [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMXvtFPmd0o&list=PLxcO_MFWQBDdJmqW4tD5qXJ6pPXWTP7GL Moodle HQ YouTube page]
| | For role-specific information, see [[New for teachers]], [[New for students]] and [[New for administrators]]. |
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| Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 2.9 release notes|Moodle 2.9 release notes]].
| | The list of major features and improvements can be found in the [https://moodledev.io/general/releases/4.1 Moodle 4.1 release notes]. |
| | __NOTOC__ |
| | ===Database UX improvements=== |
| | <div class="card-deck mt-3"> |
| | <div class="card"> |
| | <div class="card-body"> |
| | [[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"> |
| | <div class="card"> |
| | <div class="card-body"> |
| | [[File:PresetPreview.png|class=img-fluid]] |
| | <h4 class="card-title"> |
| | Preview presets |
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| | <p class="card-text"> |
| | Preview presets before using. |
| | </p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div class="card"> |
| | <div class="card-body"> |
| | [[File:ApprovalStatus.png|class=img-fluid]] |
| | <h4 class="card-title"> |
| | Approval status |
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| | <p class="card-text"> |
| | Approval status is clearly visible and easy to manage. |
| | </p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
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| === For all users === | | ===Gradebook UX improvements=== |
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| | [[File:SearchSingleView.png|class=img-fluid]] |
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| [[File:TestDashboard.png|600px]] | | Single view report |
| <div class="caption">
| | </h4> |
| <h4>My home is now Dashboard</h4>
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| <p> My home has been renamed to Dashboard, while retaining its full functionality as before. Where courses have assignments, these are only now displayed when they need attention from the teacher (grading) or the student (submitting/resubmitting). For more details, see [[Dashboard]].</p> | | Search by user, group or grade item in a clearer [[Single view]] interface |
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| | <div class="card"> |
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| [[File:TestGrades.png|600px]] | | [[File:CollapseUserReport.png|class=img-fluid]] |
| <div class="caption">
| | <h4 class="card-title"> |
| <h4>New My grades page</h4>
| | User report |
| <p> The user menu now includes a new My grades page which display grades from all courses users are students in, with links to the relevant user reports. Courses users are teaching in are also displayed, with links to the relevant course gradebook. [[ Overview report |Find out more...]] </p> | | </h4> |
| </div>
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| </div>
| | Collapse categories for clearer viewing |
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| </ul>
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| </div>
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| | </div> |
| | <div class="card-deck mt-3"> |
| | <div class="card"> |
| | <div class="card-body"> |
| | [[File:GradeSummary.png|class=img-fluid]] |
| | <h4 class="card-title"> |
| | New Grade summary report |
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| | <p class="card-text"> |
| | Access a useful new [[Grade summary report]]. |
| | </p> |
| | </div> |
| | </div> |
| | <div class="card"> |
| | <div class="card-body"> |
| | [[File:ExtraGradeLetters.png|class=img-fluid]] |
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| | Extra Grade letters |
| | </h4> |
| | <p class="card-text"> |
| | Increase the number of elements in the grade scale |
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| | </div> |
| | </div> |
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| | ===Question bank improvements=== |
| | <div class="card-deck mt-3"> |
| | <div class="card"> |
| | <div class="card-body"> |
| | [[File:InlineQuestionEdit.png|class=img-fluid]] |
| | <h4 class="card-title"> |
| | Inline editing |
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| | <p class="card-text"> |
| | Edit a question title directly from the [[Question bank]]. |
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| | </div> |
| | <div class="card"> |
| | <div class="card-body"> |
| | [[File:LastUsedModified.png|class=img-fluid]] |
| | <h4 class="card-title"> |
| | New columns |
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| | <p class="card-text"> |
| | New 'Modified by' and 'Last used' columns |
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| | ===Custom reports enhancements=== |
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| | | [[File:ReportSources.png|class=img-fluid]] |
| [[File:TestProfile.png|600px]] | | <h4 class="card-title"> |
| <div class="caption">
| | Additional report sources |
| <h4>New My profile page</h4>
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| <p> Accessed from the user menu, the new My Profile page provides quick links to blog entries, forum post, badges and, depending on the user’s privileges, a variety of reports including a new browser sessions page.</p> | | <p class="card-text"> |
| </div>
| | Several extra [[Custom reports]] sources are now available to improve reporting. |
| </div>
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| [[File:TestBrowsersessions.png|600px]] | | <div class="card-body"> |
| <div class="caption">
| | [[File:Custom report settings.png|class=img-fluid]] |
| <h4>Browser sessions page</h4>
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| <p> A new page displays your current browser sessions allowing you to check if you forgot to log off on a different computer (and log off now) and reassure yourself nobody is using your account. [[ Browser sessions| Read more...]].</p> | | New Custom reports settings page |
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| | Optimise performance by limiting settings in [[Custom report settings]]. |
| </ul>
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| <div class="contentblock">
| | ===New in integrations=== |
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| | | [[File:UseTinyMCE.png|class=img-fluid]] |
| [[File:TestMessages.png|600px]] | | <h4 class="card-title"> |
| <div class="caption">
| | Updated TinyMCE editor |
| <h4>Send messages from the page you're working on</h4>
| | </h4> |
| <p> A pop up box will appear when messaging users, meaning you can send messages without being sent away from the page you are currently viewing. [[ Messaging| Find out more here]] I</p> | | <p class="card-text"> |
| </div>
| | If enabled by admin, a new version of the [[TinyMCE editor]] is available. |
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| [[File:TestSearch.png|600px]] | | <div class="card-body"> |
| <div class="caption">
| | [[File:BBBExternal1.png|class=img-fluid]] |
| <h4>Search Server files</h4>
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| <p>Users with permissions to access Server files can now use a search facility, allowing for easy location of files in other courses they have access to. Read more about [[Server files]]</p>
| | Guest access to BigBlueButton |
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| | If enabled by admin, teachers can invite external guests into the [[BigBlueButton]]room. |
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| [[File:TestAttoDrag.png|600px]] | |
| <div class="caption">
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| <h4>Drag and drop into Atto.</h4>
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| <p>It's now possible to drag and drop images directly into the Atto editor, for example when editing a course summary or when posting in a forum.. </p>
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| === Activity enhancements === | | ===New for all=== |
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| | [[File:ProfileTimezone.png|class=img-fluid]] |
| | | <h4 class="card-title"> |
| [[File:TestLesson.png|600px]]
| | Timezone in profile |
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| <h4>Lesson</h4>
| | <p class="card-text"> |
| <p> Along with enhancements such as group support, user and group overrides better logging and improved essay grading interface, the Lesson activity now boasts a new completion condition “Require time spent”.</p>
| | Easily view a user's timezone from their profile. |
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| [[File:TestQuiz.png|600px]] | | [[File:ActivityForceLanguage.png|class=img-fluid]] |
| <div class="caption">
| | <h4 class="card-title"> |
| <h4> Quiz</h4>
| | Force a language in activities |
| <p> Quizzes can now have section headings and questions can be shuffled on different pages. It is now possible to require that a particular question be answered before a subsequent one may be accessed, and quizzes along with responses and feedback will now display attractively when printed from the browser.</p>
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| | Teachers may force a language in an activity as well as in the course. |
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| <h4>Forum</h4>
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| <p> If your forum has groups, you only need post once to all of them and Moodle will ensure members of each group can reply</p>
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| <h4> Glossary</h4>
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| <p> You can now export and import glossary entries with embedded images and attached files.</p>
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| <h4>Another cool thing</h4>
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| <p> Coming soon to a page near you. Find out more...</p>
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| <h4> Grade to pass</h4>
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| <p> If you are using graded activities it is now possible to set a passing grade during the activity set up process instead of having to edit the gradebook directly.</p>
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| === Course management===
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| <h4>Delete course sections</h4>
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| <p >A new option in each course section allows you to completely remove that section and its content, regardless of where the section is located on your course page. Read more about the [[Course homepage]]...</p> | |
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| <h4> Faster addition of cohorts and metalinked courses</h4>
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| <p> If you need to enrol a number of cohorts or multiple courses with the course metalink method, you can do this much more quickly now with a new "Add method and create another" button, meaning you can repeat the process without having to return to the enrolment screen and start again. Learn more about [[Cohort sync]] and [[Course meta link]].</p>
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| <h4>Keyholder</h4>
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| <p> A new capability [[Capabilities/enrol/self:holdkey|enrol/self:holdkey]] will make it easy for certain members of your organisation -not necessarily teachers- to be the keyholder to self-enrolled courses. Read about the [[Keyholder|Keyholder role...]] </p>
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| ===New settings for administrators===
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| <h4>Activity descriptions: To force or not to force</h4>
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| <p>A new site setting allows the administrator to decide whether to force descriptions or not. This applies to activities such as quizzes and assignments as well as resources such as Page, Folder and File </p>
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| <h4>Add custom file types</h4>
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| <p>A new admin tool lists all existing file types and allows you to add new ones specific to programs your organisation might be using. This will make the display of such file types clearer and downloading them less confusing. [[File types|Read more.]]</p>
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| ===Analytics and Reporting===
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| <h4>Stay in touch by subscribing to events</h4>
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| <p>[[Event monitoring]] allows teachers, managers and admins to create and subscribe to events </p>
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| <h4>New events</h4>
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| <p>More detailed logging and events have been added, particularly in relation to grades.</p>
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| === Cohorts===
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| <h4>Cohorts can be created on upload</h4>
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| <p>Admins and managers can create cohorts using a csv file either, either from the Cohorts screen or when uploading users. Teachers can now by default enrol cohorts visible to them. [[Cohort sync|Read more...]].</p>
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| <h4>A new 'All Cohorts' screen for admins</h4>
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| <p>Administrators can now have a clear overview of all system and category cohorts from the new All cohorts screen. See [[Cohorts]].</p>
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| ==See also==
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| [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 2.9]]
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| [[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]] | | [[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]] |
| | | [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 4.1]] |
| | | [[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 4.1]] |
| * [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.9
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