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Latest revision as of 10:29, 15 April 2024

If you're a teacher in Moodle, then this page will tell you about major changes affecting you in Moodle 4.4.

Course page improvements

Refined look

Activies and sections clearly defined.

Single section page

Focus on one section only in its own page.

New 'View' option

With edit mode enabled, teachers click to 'view' a single section.

Custom sections

Topics format is now Custom sections.

Activity icons

Updated activity icons use an accessible colour palette.

File (MIME) type icons

Available also in 4.1/2/3, file types can be easily identified.

New 'Ordering' question type (MUA-sponsored project)

Rearrange words or phrases

Now standard Moodle, the Ordering question type allows teachers to create questions with single words or sentences.

Reorder images

Images can also be rearranged if using the HTML format option.

Quiz improvements

Display 'last saved'

Students can see from Quiz navigation when their responses were last saved.

Section grading

Teachers can allocate grades to groups of questions in a quiz.

And more...

New notifications

Enabled by default in new sites, notifications now include welcome messages for manual enrolments and warnings of unenrolment due to inactivity.

Matrix group support

Matrix rooms for groups are now created in courses using groups.

Quicker 'Post to all groups'

The 'Post to all groups' checkbox displays directly on the page when creating a post.

Filter course badges

Teachers and students can filter course badges.

TinyMCE

Default editor in all sites

TinyMCE is now the default editor in new and upgraded sites.

Improved image handling

Image handling is more streamlined, giving a better user experience.

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 {{About Moodle}}
-If you're a teacher in Moodle, then this page will tell you about the major changes affecting you in Moodle 4.1.
+If you're a teacher in Moodle, then this page will tell you about major changes affecting you in Moodle 4.4.
 __NOTOC__
-===Database UX improvements===
+===Course page improvements===
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-[[File:DatabaseSetupPreset.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:refinedcourselook.png|class=img-fluid]]
 <h4 class="card-title">
-Useful start page
+Refined look
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-A useful new start page makes it easier to set up your [[Database activity]]
+Activies and sections clearly defined.
 </p>
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 <div class="card-body">
-[[File:DBPresets.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:sectiondisplay.png|class=img-fluid]]
 <h4 class="card-title">
-Choice of presets
+Single section page
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-Three new Database presets are available.
+Focus on one section only in its own page.
 </p>
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 <div class="card-body">
-[[File:PresetPreview.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:newviewoption.png|class=img-fluid]]
 <h4 class="card-title">
-Preview presets
+New 'View' option
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-Preview presets before using.
+With edit mode enabled, teachers click to 'view' a single section.
 </p>
 </div>
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 <div class="card">
 <div class="card-body">
-[[File:ApprovalStatus.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:courseformatdisplay.png|class=img-fluid]]
 <h4 class="card-title">
-Approval status
+Custom sections
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-Approval status is clearly visible and easy to manage.
+Topics format is now Custom sections.
 </p>
 </div>
 </div>
 </div>
-===Gradebook UX improvements===
 <div class="card-deck mt-3">
 <div class="card">
 <div class="card-body">
-[[File:SelectUser.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:activityicons.png|class=img-fluid]]
 <h4 class="card-title">
-Single view report
+Activity icons
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-Easily select and view a user or grade.
+Updated activity icons use an accessible colour palette.
 </p>
 </div>
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 <div class="card">
 <div class="card-body">
-[[File:CollapseUserReport.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:filemimetypes.png|class=img-fluid]]
+File (MIME) type icons
 <h4 class="card-title">
-User report
+File (MIME) type icons
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-Collapse categories for clearer viewing
+Available also in 4.1/2/3, file types can be easily identified.
 </p>
 </div>
 </div>
 </div>
+===New 'Ordering' question type (MUA-sponsored project)===
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 <div class="card">
 <div class="card-body">
-[[File:GradeSummary.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:orderingquestion2.png|class=img-fluid]]
 <h4 class="card-title">
-New Grade summary report
+Rearrange words or phrases
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-Access a useful new Grade summary report.
+Now standard Moodle, the Ordering question type allows teachers to create questions with single words or sentences.
 </p>
 </div>
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 <div class="card">
 <div class="card-body">
-[[File:ExtraGradeLetters.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:orderingquestion1.png|class=img-fluid]]
 <h4 class="card-title">
-Extra Grade letters
+Reorder images
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-Increase the number of elements in the grade scale
+Images can also be rearranged if using the HTML format option.
 </p>
 </div>
 </div>
 </div>
+===Quiz improvements===
-===Question bank improvements===
 <div class="card-deck mt-3">
 <div class="card">
 <div class="card-body">
-[[File:InlineQuestionEdit.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:quizlastsaved.png|class=img-fluid]]
 <h4 class="card-title">
-Inline editing
+Display 'last saved'
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-Edit a question title directly from the [[Question bank]].
+Students can see from Quiz navigation when their responses were last saved.
 </p>
 </div>
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 <div class="card-body">
-[[File:LastUsedModified.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:quizgradeitems.png|class=img-fluid]]
 <h4 class="card-title">
-New columns
+Section grading
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-New 'Modified by' and 'Last used' columns
+Teachers can allocate grades to groups of questions in a quiz.
 </p>
 </div>
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 </div>
-===New in integrations===
+===And more...===
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 <div class="card">
 <div class="card-body">
-[[File:UseTinyMCE.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:manualcoursewelcome.png|class=img-fluid]]
 <h4 class="card-title">
-Updated TinyMCE editor
+New notifications
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-If enabled by admin, a new version of TinyMCE is available.
+Enabled by default in new sites, notifications now include welcome messages for manual enrolments and warnings of unenrolment due to inactivity.
 </p>
 </div>
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 <div class="card">
 <div class="card-body">
-[[File:BBBExternal.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:matrixgroups.png|class=img-fluid]]
 <h4 class="card-title">
-Guest access to BigBlueButton
+Matrix group support
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-If enabled by admin, teachers can invite external guests into the [[BigBlueButton]]room.
+Matrix rooms for groups are now created in courses using groups.
 </p>
 </div>
 </div>
 </div>
-===Various===
 <div class="card-deck mt-3">
 <div class="card">
 <div class="card-body">
-[[File:ProfileTimezone.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:copytoallgroups.png|class=img-fluid]]
 <h4 class="card-title">
-Timezone in profile
+Quicker 'Post to all groups'
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-Easily view a user's timezone from their profile.
+The 'Post to all groups' checkbox displays directly on the page when creating a post.
 </p>
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-[[File:ActivityForceLanguage.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:managebadgesfilter.png|class=img-fluid]]
 <h4 class="card-title">
-Force a language in activities
+Filter course badges
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-Teachers may force a language in an activity as well as in the course.
+Teachers and students can filter course badges.
 </p>
 </div>
 </div>
 </div>
+===TinyMCE===
 <div class="card-deck mt-3">
 <div class="card">
 <div class="card-body">
-[[File:TextAndMediaArea.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:tinymcedefaultdocs.png|class=img-fluid]]
 <h4 class="card-title">
-English language term change
+Default editor in all sites
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-'Label' becomes 'Text and media area' in _en the English language
+TinyMCE is now the default editor in new and upgraded sites.
 </p>
 </div>
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 <div class="card">
 <div class="card-body">
-[[File:CompletionProgress.png|class=img-fluid]]
+[[File:tinyimageupload.png|class=img-fluid]]
 <h4 class="card-title">
-Other
+Improved image handling
 </h4>
 <p class="card-text">
-View the time an activity was completed as well as its date.
+Image handling is more streamlined, giving a better user experience.
 </p>
 </div>
 </div>
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 [[Category:New features]]
 [[es:Nuevo para profesores]]
 [[de:Neu für Trainer/innen]]
-[[pt-br:Novo para professores]]

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