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{{About Moodle}}
Moodle 3.1 comes packed with user-requested features such as full support for Competency Based Education, smoother assignment grading, easy retrieval of deleted files (thanks to the Moodle Users Association), improved tagging and course editing, greater usability for students and enhancements to several activities such as forum, workshop and lesson.
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].
Read on for Moodle 3.1 highlights or watch the  Moodle 3.1 highlights screencasts on our YouTube page. (coming soon)


Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.1 release notes|Moodle 31 release notes]].
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 [https://moodledev.io/general/releases/4.1 Moodle 4.1 release notes].
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===For teachers===
===Database UX improvements===
 
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[[File:DatabaseSetupPreset.png|class=img-fluid]]
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<h4 class="card-title">
[[File:NFTeacherCompetencyView.png|600px]]
Useful start page
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</h4>
            <h4>Competencies</h4>
<p class="card-text">
            <p> [[Competency based education]] is now fully supported in Moodle 3.1</p>
A useful new start page makes it easier to set up your [[Database activity]]
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[[File:NFAssignmentGrading2.png|600px]]
[[File:DBPresets.png|class=img-fluid]]
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<h4 class="card-title">
            <h4>Assignment grading</h4>
Choice of presets
            <p> Grading [[Assignment]] submissions has got smoother with all elements on one screen and the ability to annotate over student submissions of different file types..</p>
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Three new Database presets are available.
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            <h4>Download selected assignments</h4>
Preview presets
            <p>Select which assignments you want to download for offline viewing from a new option in the menu</p>
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Preview presets before using.
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            <h4>Easily restore deleted content</h4>
[[File:ApprovalStatus.png|class=img-fluid]]
            <p>The new [[Recycle bin]], funded by the MUA, means you no longer need worry about losing accidentally deleted course items or courses, as it's now possible easily to restore them.</p>
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Approval status
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Approval status is clearly visible and easy to manage.
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===Gradebook UX improvements===
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<h4>Pinned forum discussions</h4>
Single view report
            <p>Important forum posts can now be pinned to the top of your list, making them more visible to your students. [[Using Forum|Read more...]]</p>
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Search by user, group or grade item in a clearer [[Single view]] interface
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            <h4>Easily link to forum posts</h4>
[[File:CollapseUserReport.png|class=img-fluid]]
            <p> The new permalink feature makes it easy to share useful forum posts. See [[Using Forum]].</p>
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User report
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    </ul>
Collapse categories for clearer viewing
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            <h4>Share activities between sites</h4>
[[File:GradeSummary.png|class=img-fluid]]
            <p>The [[External tool]] activity now allows you to share course activities and related grading between two Moodle sites.</p>
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New Grade summary report
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Access a useful new [[Grade summary report]].
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            <h4>Tag course activities</h4>
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            <p>Course activities and resources may now be tagged, making it simpler to find related content. </p>
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[[File:ExtraGradeLetters.png|class=img-fluid]]
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Extra Grade letters
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Increase the number of elements in the grade scale
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            <h4> Easier section editing</h4>
            <p>Change section titles without leaving the page, speeding up your course creation. [[Course homepage|Read more...]]</p>
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[[File:NFCoursemetalink.png|600px]]
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            <h4>Search metalinked courses</h4>
            <p>Search for meta linked courses and add them together in one step. See [[Course meta link]] </p>
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[[File:NFWorkshopfiletypes.png|600px]]
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            <h4>Workshop enhancements</h4>
            <p>When setting up a workshop, you can now specify the types of file you want students to submit or not. Students may also now deleted their own submissions. See [[Workshop settings]] </p>
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            <h4>Another feature</h4>
            <p> Another feature </p>
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    </ul>
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===For administrators===
===Question bank improvements===
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[[File:NFCompetencyFramework.png|600px]]
Inline editing
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            <h4>Competency frameworks</h4>
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            <p>Create competency frameworks for use throughout the site. (A plugin will also allow you to import from external sources.)</p>
Edit a question title directly from the [[Question bank]].
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            <h4>Learning plan templates </h4>
New columns
            <p>Create learning plan templates and apply them to individuals or whole cohorts.</p>
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New 'Modified by' and 'Last used' columns
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            <h4>Global search</h4>
            <p>Let your your staff and students search the site by enabling [[Global search]] and installing Solr.</p>
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            <h4>Assignment file conversion</h4>
            <p>Teachers can annotate directly on uploaded submissions of different file types, not just PDF if unoconv 07 is installed [[Upgrade key|Find our more...]]</p>
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[[File:NFFilesystemsearch.png|600px]]
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            <h4>Search the file system repository</h4>
            <p>If you’ve enabled a [[File system repository]] on your server for FTP uploading, your teachers can now search the folders in that repository</p>
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            <h4>Lesson default settings </h4>
            <p>Make setting up a [[Lesson]] simpler for teachers by choosing the default and advanced settings.</p>
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===For all users===
===Custom reports enhancements===
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[[File:ReportSources.png|class=img-fluid]]
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Additional report sources
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Several extra [[Custom reports]] sources are now available to improve reporting.
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[[File:Custom report settings.png|class=img-fluid]]
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New Custom reports settings page
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Optimise performance by limiting settings in [[Custom report settings]].
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===New in integrations===
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[[File:NFDownloadFolder.png|600px]]
Updated TinyMCE editor
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            <h4>Bulk download files in  a zipped folder</h4>
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            <p>When a [[Folder resource]] contains many files, students can download them all in a zipped file.</p>
If enabled by admin, a new version of the [[TinyMCE editor]] is available.
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            <h4>Search everywhere!</h4>
Guest access to BigBlueButton
            <p>Search all courses you have access to and quickly find that important resource.Read more [[Global search]] </p>
</h4>
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If enabled by admin, teachers can invite external guests into the [[BigBlueButton]]room.
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            <h4>Message others more efficiently</h4>
            <p>The Message button is now next to the user's picture, making it much easier to send important messages. [[Messaging settings|Find out more...]]</p>
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            <h4>Another feature!</h4>
            <p>Another feature information </p>
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===New for all===
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[[File:ProfileTimezone.png|class=img-fluid]]
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Timezone in profile
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Easily view a user's timezone from their profile.
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[[File:ActivityForceLanguage.png|class=img-fluid]]
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Force a language in activities
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Teachers may force a language in an activity as well as in the course.
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[[Category:New features]]
[[Category:New features]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 4.1]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 4.1]]

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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