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Moodle 3.2 focuses on improving the user experience and on accessibility. A new theme with better navigation, improved messaging, step-by-step user tours and the ability to import competency frameworks complement significant activity enhancements such as discussion locking, extra media player options and LTI 2 compliance.
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 3.2 highlights or watch the  Moodle 3.2 highlights screencasts on our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist? Youtube page].


Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.2 release notes|Moodle 3.2 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]]
<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.
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</div>
</div>
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<div class="card-body">
[[File:PresetPreview.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Preview presets
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Preview presets before using.
</p>
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</div>
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<div class="card-body">
[[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>


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===Gradebook UX improvements===
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            <h4>Better navigation with Boost</h4>
Single view report
            <p> A new responsive theme[[Boost theme|Boost]] improves navigation within and between courses. </p>
</h4>
          </div>
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        </div>
Search by user, group or grade item in a clearer [[Single view]] interface
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          <div class="caption">
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            <h4>Media player enhancements</h4>
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            <p> Your favourite video types display across devices and browsers with subtitle and caption support.</p>
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User report
        </div>
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    </ul>
Collapse categories for clearer viewing
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          <div class="caption">
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            <h4>Discussion locking</h4>
[[File:GradeSummary.png|class=img-fluid]]
            <p>Easily close forum discussions after a certain period. Read more..</p>
<h4 class="card-title">
          </div>
New Grade summary report
        </div>
</h4>
      </li>
<p class="card-text">
      <li class="span6">
Access a useful new [[Grade summary report]].
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</div>
          <div class="caption">
</div>
            <h4>Interactive report charts</h4>
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            <p>Interactive and responsive charts now show reports dynamically to course participants.</p>
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          </div>
[[File:ExtraGradeLetters.png|class=img-fluid]]
        </div>
<h4 class="card-title">
      </li>
Extra Grade letters
    </ul>
</h4>
  </div>
<p class="card-text">
Increase the number of elements in the grade scale
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


<div class="row-fluid">
===Question bank improvements===
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[[File:InlineQuestionEdit.png|class=img-fluid]]
          <div class="caption">
<h4 class="card-title">
<h4>Assignment overrides</h4>
Inline editing
            <p>Easily change assignment deadlines for individuals or groups. [[Using Assignment|Read more...]]</p>
</h4>
          </div>
<p class="card-text">
        </div>
Edit a question title directly from the [[Question bank]].
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            <h4>Workshop portfolio export</h4>
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            <p> Workshop submissions and assessments may be exported to an external portfolio by students and teachers. See [[Workshop settings]]</p>
<h4 class="card-title">
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New columns
        </div>
</h4>
      </li>
<p class="card-text">
    </ul>
New 'Modified by' and 'Last used' columns
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</p>
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          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Lesson page duplication</h4>
            <p>Quickly copy a lesson page to use as a template in your lesson activity.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
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        <div class="thumbnail">
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          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Course end dates</h4>
            <p>You can now set an end date as well as a start date for your course.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
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          <div class="caption">
            <h4> Rubrics calculation improvements</h4>
            <p>Arbitrary scoring is now possible when grading with a rubric.</p>
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            <h4>Easily share course content</h4>
            <p>LTI compliance and a new Content item feature make sharing across sites and courses more user-friendly. </p>
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        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


===For administrators===
===Custom reports enhancements===
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[[File:ReportSources.png|class=img-fluid]]
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Additional report sources
          <div class="caption">
</h4>
            <h4> New customisable Boost theme</h4>
<p class="card-text">
            <p>A new, customisable core theme with a fresh look enhances navigation and usability. and </p>
Several extra [[Custom reports]] sources are now available to improve reporting.
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</p>
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[[File:Custom report settings.png|class=img-fluid]]
          <div class="caption">
<h4 class="card-title">
            <h4>Competency framework sharing </h4>
New Custom reports settings page
            <p>Competency frameworks may now be imported, exported and easily shared between sites.</p>
</h4>
    </div>
<p class="card-text">
        </div>
Optimise performance by limiting settings in [[Custom report settings]].
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</p>
    </ul>
</div>
  </div>
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            <h4>User tours</h4>
            <p>This new feature lets you take your users step-by-step around Moodle. </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
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        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:32placeholder.png|600px]]
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            <h4>New media player plugins</h4>
            <p>Video and audio are more accessible, usable and customisable with two new players and increased pluggable support. </p>
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    </ul>
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            <h4>LTI2 Compliance</h4>
            <p>Cartridges, Content items and compliance with LTI2 providers make sharing content so much easier.</p>
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===For all users===
===New in integrations===
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[[File:UseTinyMCE.png|class=img-fluid]]
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Updated TinyMCE editor
[[File:32placeholder.png|600px]]
</h4>
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<p class="card-text">
            <h4>Improved messaging</h4>
If enabled by admin, a new version of the [[TinyMCE editor]] is available.
            <p>When a [[Folder resource]] contains many files, students can download them all in a zipped file.</p>
</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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[[File:BBBExternal1.png|class=img-fluid]]
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          <div class="caption">
Guest access to BigBlueButton
            <h4>Mobile app out of the box</h4>
</h4>
            <p>Search all courses you have access to and quickly find that important resource using the [[Global search]].</p>
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If enabled by admin, teachers can invite external guests into the [[BigBlueButton]]room.
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===New for all===
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[[File:ProfileTimezone.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Timezone in profile
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Easily view a user's timezone from their profile.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:ActivityForceLanguage.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Force a language in activities
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Teachers may force a language in an activity as well as in the course.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
[[Category:New features]]
[[Category:New features]]
 
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.1]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 4.1]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.1]]
[[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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