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Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.0, or watch our [....... YouTube playlist of 4.0 New features].
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]].
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 [[:dev:Moodle 4.0 release notes|Moodle 4.0 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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===New navigation===
===Database UX improvements===
 
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[[File:DatabaseSetupPreset.png|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
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      <h4 class="card-title">
Useful start page
My courses
</h4>
      </h4>
<p class="card-text">
      <p class="card-text">
A useful new start page makes it easier to set up your [[Database activity]]
Access your courses easily from a My courses tab at the top of the site.
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      </p>
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[[File:DBPresets.png|class=img-fluid]]
    <div class="card-body">
<h4 class="card-title">
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
Choice of presets
      <h4 class="card-title">
</h4>
Timeline
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      </h4>
Three new Database presets are available.
      <p class="card-text">
</p>
Stay on target with deadlines with an improved Timeline.
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      </p>
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    </div>
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[[File:PresetPreview.png|class=img-fluid]]
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      <h4 class="card-title">
Preview presets
Course index
</h4>
      </h4>
<p class="card-text">
      <p class="card-text">
Preview presets before using.
Move smoothly between course sections.
</p>
      </p>
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    </div>
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[[File:ApprovalStatus.png|class=img-fluid]]
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[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
Approval status
      <h4 class="card-title">
</h4>
Activity completion
<p class="card-text">
      </h4>
Approval status is clearly visible and easy to manage.
      <p class="card-text">
</p>
View complete and incomplete activities easily from the course index.
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===Course editing===
===Gradebook UX improvements===
 
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<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
Single view report
Edit mode
</h4>
      </h4>
<p class="card-text">
      <p class="card-text">
Search by user, group or grade item in a clearer [[Single view]] interface
Toggle edit mode to make changes to your course.
</p>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
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[[File:CollapseUserReport.png|class=img-fluid]]
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[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
User report
      <h4 class="card-title">
</h4>
Easily add content
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      </h4>
Collapse categories for clearer viewing
      <p class="card-text">
</p>
Add activities and resources  with a simple click.
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[[File:GradeSummary.png|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
      <h4 class="card-title">
New Grade summary report
Block display
</h4>
      </h4>
<p class="card-text">
      <p class="card-text">
Access a useful new [[Grade summary report]].
Toggle the new blocks drawer to add and view blocks.
</p>
      </p>
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    </div>
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[[File:ExtraGradeLetters.png|class=img-fluid]]
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[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
Extra Grade letters
      <h4 class="card-title">
</h4>
Range of reports and graphs
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      </h4>
Increase the number of elements in the grade scale
      <p class="card-text">
</p>
Errors can be viewed in graphic form, or as a list with a downloadable report.
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      </p>
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===H5P and content  bank===
===Question bank improvements===
 
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Inline editing
Disable selected H5P content types
</h4>
      </h4>
<p class="card-text">
      <p class="card-text">
Edit a question title directly from the [[Question bank]].
Admins can disable selected [[H5P|H5P content types]] from the admin settings.
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[[File:LastUsedModified.png|class=img-fluid]]
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[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
New columns
      <h4 class="card-title">
</h4>
Mark content as unlisted
<p class="card-text">
      </h4>
New 'Modified by' and 'Last used' columns
      <p class="card-text">
</p>
Teachers can hide content in the [[Content bank|content bank]] by marking it as unlisted.
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See which content is linked
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
A new column in the [[Content bank|content bank]] displays the number of times an item is linked.
      </p>
    </div>
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      <h4 class="card-title">
Alert when deleting linked content
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
An alert is displayed when linked content is about to be deleted, explaining what will happen
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
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===Quiz and question types===
===Custom reports enhancements===
 
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Additional report sources
View overrides and pass grades
</h4>
      </h4>
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      <p class="card-text">
Several extra [[Custom reports]] sources are now available to improve reporting.
Teachers can view overrides and students can view pass grades directly on the Quiz page.
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New Custom reports settings page
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</h4>
Preferred question settings retained
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      </h4>
Optimise performance by limiting settings in [[Custom report settings]].
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Changes from the default settings of a question type are retained for the next time a teacher creates a question.
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[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
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Essay question word limits
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
A minimum and maximum word limit can be specified for [[Essay question type|Essay questions]].
      </p>
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  </div>
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[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
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Essay plagiarism support
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
If a plagiarism checker is installed, it now supports the [[Essay question type]].
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    </div>
  </div>
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===Badges===
===New in integrations===
 
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      <h4 class="card-title">
Updated TinyMCE editor
Better backpack management
</h4>
      </h4>
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      <p class="card-text">
If enabled by admin, a new version of the [[TinyMCE editor]] is available.
Admins can set the order in which [[Backpacks|backpacks]] are listed for users.
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[[File:BBBExternal1.png|class=img-fluid]]
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[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
Guest access to BigBlueButton
      <h4 class="card-title">
</h4>
Open Badges v 2.1 compliant
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      </h4>
If enabled by admin, teachers can invite external guests into the [[BigBlueButton]]room.
      <p class="card-text">
</p>
Moodle 3.11 is Open Badges v 2.1 compliant and a new [[OAuth 2 Open Badges service]] enables users to connect to their OB v 2.1 compliant backpack without having to enter their credentials into Moodle.
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===User profile fields===
===New for all===
 
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      <h4 class="card-title">
Timezone in profile
New Social profile field
</h4>
      </h4>
<p class="card-text">
      <p class="card-text">
Easily view a user's timezone from their profile.
A new [[User profile fields#Overview| Social profile field]] replaces the hard-coded fields in the user profile.
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      </p>
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    </div>
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Custom profile fields selectable in Show user identity
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Custom profile fields may be selected in User polices > Show user identity so they display in participant lists.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
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===Other features and improvements===
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[[File:ActivityForceLanguage.png|class=img-fluid]]
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Force a language in activities
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[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
Teachers may force a language in an activity as well as in the course.
      <h4 class="card-title">
</p>
Control audio / video playback rates
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Students can control the speed at which [[Audio]] and [[Video]] files will play.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
 
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    <div class="card-body">
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Improved activity completion report
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
The activity completion report may be filtered by activity and activity order.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
 
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[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
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Search language packs
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
The list of languages may be searched when installing new [[Language packs]].
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
New PDF to PNG converter
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
For assignment submission annotations, a new converter, Poppler is available instead of Ghostscript.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
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[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Section links block
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Titles may now be displayed in the Section links block.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:4ph.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Restore/import role permissions
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Enable or disable role permission overrides when restoring or importing a course.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
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[[Category:New features]]
[[Category:New features]]
 
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 4.1]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 4.0]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 4.1]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 4.0]]

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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