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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].


For role-specific information, see [[New for teachers]], [[New for students]] and [[New for administrators]].
Read on for Moodle 3.9 highlights, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDdJu-ct9wJQTTS3owR-lELq Youtube playlist of 3.9 New features.]


Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.9 release notes|Moodle 3.9 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].
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===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
</h4>
<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
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Approval status is clearly visible and easy to manage.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


===For all users===
===Gradebook UX improvements===
<div class="contentblock">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
  <div class="row-fluid">
<div class="card">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
<div class="card-body">
      <li class="span6">
[[File:SearchSingleView.png|class=img-fluid]]
        <div class="thumbnail">
<h4 class="card-title">
[[File:h5pviewattempts.png|600px]]
Single view report
          <div class="caption">
</h4>
            <h4>H5P integrated</h4>
<p class="card-text">
            <p>[[H5P]] activities can be added and graded.</p>
Search by user, group or grade item in a clearer [[Single view]] interface
          </div>
</p>
        </div>
</div>
      </li>
</div>
      <li class="span6">
<div class="card">
        <div class="thumbnail">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:ParticipantsFiltering.png|600px]]
[[File:CollapseUserReport.png|class=img-fluid]]
          <div class="caption">
<h4 class="card-title">
            <h4>Participants filter</h4>
User report
<p>Search for and filter participants more efficiently.</p>
</h4>
          </div>
<p class="card-text">
        </div>
Collapse categories for clearer viewing
      </li>
</p>
    </ul>
</div>
  </div>
</div>
<div class="contentblock">
</div>
  <div class="row-fluid">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
<div class="card">
      <li class="span6">
<div class="card-body">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:GradeSummary.png|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:BookNavigation.png|600px]]
<h4 class="card-title">
          <div class="caption">
New Grade summary report
            <h4>Book navigation</h4>
</h4>
            <p>Clearer navigation in the Book avoids earlier confusion.</p>
<p class="card-text">
          </div>
Access a useful new [[Grade summary report]].
        </div>
</p>
      </li>
</div>
      <li class="span6">
</div>
        <div class="thumbnail">
<div class="card">
[[File:ImageDescription.png|600px]]
<div class="card-body">
          <div class="caption">
[[File:ExtraGradeLetters.png|class=img-fluid]]
            <h4>Accessibility</h4>
<h4 class="card-title">
            <p>Atto editor improvements, clearer focus on selected links are two of the improved accessibility features.</p>
Extra Grade letters
       
</h4>
          </div>
<p class="card-text">
        </div>
Increase the number of elements in the grade scale
      </li>
</p>
    </ul>
</div>
  </div>
</div>
<div class="contentblock">
</div>
  <div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:GoToTop.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Go to top!</h4>
            <p>Swiftly move to the top of the screen as one of the many usability improvements.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:BulkDeletePrivateFiles.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Bulk delete private files</h4>
<p>Remove multiple unwanted [[Private files|private files]] with this new bulk delete option.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


===For teachers===
===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
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Edit a question title directly from the [[Question bank]].
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[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>


  <div class="row-fluid">
===Custom reports enhancements===
    <ul class="thumbnails">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
      <li class="span6">
<div class="card">
        <div class="thumbnail">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:ContentBank.png|600px]]
[[File:ReportSources.png|class=img-fluid]]
          <div class="caption">
<h4 class="card-title">
            <h4>Content bank for H5P </h4>
Additional report sources
            <p>Store, upload, create and configure H5P from a new [[Content bank|content bank.]]</p>
</h4>
          </div>
<p class="card-text">
        </div>
Several extra [[Custom reports]] sources are now available to improve reporting.
      </li>
</p>
      <li class="span6">
</div>
        <div class="thumbnail">
</div>
[[File:H5PAttemptOptions.png|600px]]
<div class="card">
          <div class="caption">
<div class="card-body">
            <h4>H5P reporting</h4>
[[File:Custom report settings.png|class=img-fluid]]
            <p>Enable grading and attempt tracking for H5P.</p>
<h4 class="card-title">
          </div>
New Custom reports settings page
        </div>
</h4>
      </li>
<p class="card-text">
    </ul>
Optimise performance by limiting settings in [[Custom report settings]].
  </div>
</p>
<div class="row-fluid">
</div>
    <ul class="thumbnails">
</div>
      <li class="span6">
</div>
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:NewActivityChooser.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Activity chooser</h4>
            <p>Easily locate, star and view recommended items in an improved [[Activity chooser]].</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:SEB_teachersettings.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Safe Exam Browser</h4>
            <p>Configure [[Safe Exam Browser|SEB]] to suit your Quiz requirements.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
<div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:TurnEditingOn.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Turn editing on</h4>
            <p>Never miss the link with a bright new button in the Boost theme.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:PreviousActivityWithCompletion.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Activity completion</h4>
            <p>Move activities without fear of losing the [[Activity completion settings|activity completion settings]] with a new completion condition based on "previous".</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
<div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:MNetBrowseforcontent.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>MoodleNet</h4>
            <p>Search for and import content from our new federated social network site  [https://moodle.net  MoodleNet]. </p>
          </div>
  </div>
 
    </ul>
  </div>


===For administrators===
===New in integrations===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
  <div class="row-fluid">
<div class="card">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
<div class="card-body">
      <li class="span6">
[[File:UseTinyMCE.png|class=img-fluid]]
        <div class="thumbnail">
<h4 class="card-title">
[[File:H5POverview.png|600px]]
Updated TinyMCE editor
          <div class="caption">
</h4>
            <h4>H5P integration</h4>
<p class="card-text">
            <p>[[H5P]] is fully integrated with new admin settings.</p>
If enabled by admin, a new version of the [[TinyMCE editor]] is available.
          </div>
</p>
        </div>
</div>
      </li>
</div>
      <li class="span6">
<div class="card">
        <div class="thumbnail">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:SEB Admin Settings.png|600px]]
[[File:BBBExternal1.png|class=img-fluid]]
          <div class="caption">
<h4 class="card-title">
            <h4>Safe Exam Browser</h4>
Guest access to BigBlueButton
            <p>Formerly an experimental setting, [[Safe Exam Browser|SEB]] is now fully integrated thanks to a community project.</p>
</h4>
    </div>
<p class="card-text">
        </div>
If enabled by admin, teachers can invite external guests into the [[BigBlueButton]]room.
      </li>
</p>
    </ul>
</div>
  </div>
</div>
<div class="row-fluid">
</div>
    <ul class="thumbnails">
 
      <li class="span6">
===New for all===
        <div class="thumbnail">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
[[File:RecommendedActivities.png|600px]]
<div class="card">
          <div class="caption">
<div class="card-body">
            <h4>Recommended activities</h4>
[[File:ProfileTimezone.png|class=img-fluid]]
            <p>Recommend activities and configure the display of the new [[Activity chooser]].</p>
<h4 class="card-title">
          </div>
Timezone in profile
        </div>
</h4>
      </li>
<p class="card-text">
      <li class="span6">
Easily view a user's timezone from their profile.
        <div class="thumbnail">
</p>
[[File:ActivityChooserSettings.png|600px]]
</div>
          <div class="caption">
</div>
            <h4>Activity chooser</h4>
<div class="card">
            <p>Specify the tabs in the newly designed [[Activity chooser]].</p>
<div class="card-body">
          </div>
[[File:ActivityForceLanguage.png|class=img-fluid]]
</div>
<h4 class="card-title">
</li>
Force a language in activities
    </ul>
</h4>
  </div>
<p class="card-text">
<div class="row-fluid">
Teachers may force a language in an activity as well as in the course.
    <ul class="thumbnails">
</p>
      <li class="span6">
</div>
        <div class="thumbnail">
</div>
[[File:CreateLicence.png|600px]]
</div>
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Licences</h4>
            <p>Add new licences from new admin settings.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:UserToursAccessDate.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>User tours</h4>
            <p>Specify access dates when enabling [[User tours]].</p>
          </div>
</div>
</li>
<div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:CourseCopyCourse.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Course copy</h4>
            <p>Quickly [[Course copy|copy courses]] with a new MUA-funded feature.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:MoodleNetIntegration.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>MoodleNet</h4>
            <p>Integrate your site with our new federated social network, [https://moodle.net  MoodleNet].</p>
          </div>
</div>
</li>
    </ul>
  </div>
 
<div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:AddNewBackpack.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Badges 2.1</h4>
            <p>[[Badges settings|Add new backpacks]] with Open Badge 2.1 now supported.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:FeedbackSettings.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Give us feedback</h4>
            <p>Have your users help us improve Moodle with a feedback link on your site.</p>
          </div>
</div>
</li>
    </ul>
  </div>
 
[[Category:New features]]
[[Category:New features]]
 
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 4.1]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.9]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 4.1]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.9]]

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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