New for teachers

If you're a teacher in Moodle, then this page will tell you about the major changes affecting you in Moodle 4.3.

Activity cards redesign

Streamlined cards

Narrower activity cards with smaller icons.

Drop down menus

Access completion conditions from a dropdown menu.

Show more/less

Neater display of Show more/less links for restrictions

Edit links for direct access to settings

Teachers have Edit links taking them directly to the relevant completion or restriction settings.

Group icons for teachers

A group icon displays on hover for activities allowing groups.

Group mode

A modal window gives teachers quick access to group mode settings.

New Availability setting

From 'More' a new setting allows easy editing of availabilty options.

Edit availability

Teachers can quickly edit availability settings from the relevant item.

Course communication

Add a messaging room

If enabled, teachers can add a Matrix or other room for class messaging.

Quick link to rooms

A quick link to new or existing rooms enhances course communication.

MoodleNet sharing improvements

Share courses

Teachers can share courses or parts of courses to MoodleNet.

MoodleNet share progress page

A new page shows the progress of course and activity uploads.

LTI External tools

Add tools more easily in courses

Significant refactoring to LTI External tools simplify their use for course teachers.

Control display in Activity chooser

Teachers can specify which tools will display for selection in the Activity chooser.

Gradebook enhancements

Sticky footers

Sticky footers give quick access to common action buttons and navigation links.

Quickly add or edit grade items

A modal window allows for more efficient adding and editing of grade items.

Question bank improvements

Better search and filter

The Question bank now has improved searching and filtering similar to other areas of Moodle.

Customise view of Question bank

Teachers can hide, remove or resize columns in the Question bank.

And more...

Course index collapse/expand all

Expand all/collapse all options for the course index on the course page.

Text and Media area name

Text and media areas can now have names which display in the Course index.

Book navigation improvement

Floating buttons enhance navigation of the Book resource.

TinyMCE Full screen

Improvements to TinyMCE editor include a Full screen button.

Database activity file export

You can now include files when exporting database activity entries.

Group messaging improvement

You can now bulk enable or disable group messaging.

Copy content in the content bank

You can now copy H5P activities in the content back to adapt them.