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{{About Moodle}}
Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 3.11, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDdG1jK_Eu_D4GC-AOGBEXh6 YouTube playlist of 3.11 New features].
Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.4, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDchriQ0cWHR3ExiaJV8snhl YouTube playlist of 4.4 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 3.11 release notes|Moodle 3.11 release notes]].
The list of major features and improvements can be found in the [https://moodledev.io/general/releases/4.4 Moodle 4.4 release notes].
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===Student activity completion (MUA)===
===Course page improvements===
 
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:refinedcourselook.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Refined look
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Activies and sections clearly defined.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:sectiondisplay.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Single section page
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Focus on one section only in its own page.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">


  <div class="card">
[[File:newviewoption.png|class=img-fluid]]
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:ActivityCompletion311.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
Improved learner experience
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
Activity dates and [[Activity completion]] conditions may be shown on the course page.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
New 'View' option
[[File:311CompletionWithinActivity.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Dates and completion conditions within activities
With edit mode enabled, teachers click to 'view' a single section.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
Activity dates and [[Activity completion]] conditions are shown at the top of the activity page.
</div>
      </p>
<div class="card">
    </div>
<div class="card-body">
  </div>
[[File:courseformatdisplay.png|class=img-fluid]]


<h4 class="card-title">
Custom sections
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Topics format is now Custom sections.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:activityicons.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
Activity icons
[[File:StudentManualCompletion.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Manual completion
Updated activity icons use an accessible colour palette.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
Students can mark an activity as complete from within the activity itself.
</div>
      </p>
<div class="card">
    </div>
<div class="card-body">
  </div>
[[File:filemimetypes.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
File (MIME) type icons
  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
File (MIME) type icons
[[File:TeacherCompletionSettings.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
New display settings
      </h4>
      <p class="card-text">
New settings allow teachers to hide or show activity dates and completion conditions on the course page.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>


</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Available also in 4.1/2/3, file types can be easily identified.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>


 
===New 'Ordering' question type (MUA-sponsored project)===
===Accessibility toolkit===
 
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:orderingquestion2.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
Rearrange words or phrases
[[File:BrickfieldAdmin1.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Free starter toolkit
Now standard Moodle, the [[Ordering question type]] allows teachers to create questions with single words or sentences.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
An [[Accessibility toolkit]] (from Brickfield Education Labs) identifies course accessibility issues.
</div>
      </p>
<div class="card">
    </div>
<div class="card-body">
  </div>
[[File:orderingquestion1.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
Reorder images
[[File:AccessiblityBlock.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Course accessibility review
Images can also be rearranged if using the HTML format option.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
Course content is analysed so teachers can identify and fix accessibility errors.
</div>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
  </div>


</div>
===TinyMCE===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:tinymcedefaultdocs.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
Default editor in all sites
[[File:BrickfieldTeacher.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Heatmap of errors
[[TinyMCE]] is now the default editor in new and upgraded sites.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
A heatmap offers a coloured and contextual view of the areas of concern.
</div>
      </p>
<div class="card">
    </div>
<div class="card-body">
  </div>
[[File:tinyimageupload.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
Improved image handling
[[File:SummaryReport.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Range of reports and graphs
Image handling is more streamlined, giving a better user experience.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
Errors can be viewed in graphic form, or as a list with a downloadable report.
</div>
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</div>


===H5P and content  bank===
===Custom reports===
 
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:customreportroles.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
New "Role" report source
[[File:DisableH5Pcontent.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Disable selected H5P content types
[[Custom reports]] can now be generated based on assigned roles.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
Admins can disable selected [[H5P|H5P content types]] from the admin settings.
</div>
      </p>
<div class="card">
    </div>
<div class="card-body">
  </div>
[[File:filesizefilter.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
More filters
[[File:MakeUnlisted.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Mark content as unlisted
Filter by cohort, file size, type and more.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
Teachers can hide content in the [[Content bank|content bank]] by marking it as unlisted.
</div>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
  </div>


</div>
===Other reporting improvements===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:browselistofusers.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
Browse list of users
[[File:LinkedContent.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
See which content is linked
The [[Browse list of users]] page contains filters and a bulk actions option.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
A new column in the [[Content bank|content bank]] displays the number of times an item is linked.
</div>
      </p>
<div class="card">
    </div>
<div class="card-body">
  </div>
[[File:themeusage.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
Theme usage report
[[File:DeleteAlert.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Alert when deleting linked content
Admins can identify the location of user/course/category/cohort themes with an new [[Theme usage report]].
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
An alert is displayed when linked content is about to be deleted, explaining what will happen
</div>
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</div>


===Quiz and question types===
===Forum enhancements===
 
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:defaultannouncementsettings.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
Default Announcements Forum settings
[[File:QuizOverridePassGrade.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
View overrides and pass grades
Admins can now define defaults such as subscription mode for Announcements forums.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
Teachers can view overrides and students can view pass grades directly on the Quiz page.
</div>
      </p>
<div class="card">
    </div>
<div class="card-body">
  </div>
[[File:copytoallgroups.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
Easily post to all groups
[[File:RetainedQuestionSettings.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Preferred question settings retained
The Post a copy to all groups is now available directly on the screen when adding a forum post.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
Changes from the default settings of a question type are retained for the next time a teacher creates a question.
</div>
      </p>
</div>
    </div>
  </div>


</div>
===Badge filtering improvements===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:adminbadgesfilters.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
New filter for site badges
[[File:QuizMinMaxStudent.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Essay question word limits
Filter site badges by version and expiry date.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
A minimum and maximum word limit can be specified for [[Essay question type|Essay questions]].
</div>
      </p>
<div class="card">
    </div>
<div class="card-body">
  </div>
[[File:managebadgesfilter.png |class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
Course badges filters
[[File:PlagiarismSupport.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Essay plagiarism support
Teachers and learners can now filter course badges.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
If a plagiarism checker is installed, it now supports the [[Essay question type]].
</div>
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</div>


===Badges===
===Authentication===
 
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:SMSMFAdocs.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
Authenticate via SMS
[[File:ManageBackPacks.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Better backpack management
[[Multi-factor authentication]] now includes the option to authenticate via an SMS code.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
Admins can set the order in which [[Backpacks|backpacks]] are listed for users.
</div>
      </p>
<div class="card">
    </div>
<div class="card-body">
  </div>
[[File:plaintextpassword.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
Show/hide password
[[File:BadgesAPI.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Open Badges v 2.1 compliant
Admins can toggle log in password visibility from the [[Manage authentication]] screen.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
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.
</div>
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</div>


===User profile fields===
===Quiz improvements===
 
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:quizlastsaved.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
Display 'last saved'
[[File:SocialField.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
New Social profile field
Students can see from Quiz navigation when their responses were last saved.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
A new [[User profile fields#Overview| Social profile field]] replaces the hard-coded fields in the user profile.
</div>
      </p>
<div class="card">
    </div>
<div class="card-body">
  </div>
[[File:quizgradeitems.png|class=img-fluid]]


 
<h4 class="card-title">
  <div class="card">
Section grading
    <div class="card-body">
</h4>
[[File:UserProfileUserIdentity.png|class=img-fluid]]
<p class="card-text">
      <h4 class="card-title">
Teachers can allocate [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Building_Quiz#Quiz_section_grades| grades to groups of questions] in a quiz.
Custom profile fields selectable in Show user identity
</p>
      </h4>
</div>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
Custom profile fields may be selected in User polices > Show user identity so they display in participant lists.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</div>


===Other features and improvements===
===And more...===
 
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:manualcoursewelcome.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="card">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <div class="card-body">
New notifications
[[File:PlayRate.png|class=img-fluid]]
</h4>
      <h4 class="card-title">
<p class="card-text">
Control audio / video playback rates
Enabled by default in new sites, notifications now include welcome messages for manual enrolments and warnings of unenrolment due to inactivity.
      </h4>
</p>
      <p class="card-text">
</div>
Students can control the speed at which [[Audio]] and [[Video]] files will play.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
 
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:ActivityCompletionreport.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>
 
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
 
<div class="card-body">
  <div class="card">
[[File:matrixgroups.png|class=img-fluid]]
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:SearchLangPacks.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <h4 class="card-title">
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:Poppler.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>


<h4 class="card-title">
Matrix group support
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
[[Communication|Matrix communication]] rooms for groups are now created in courses using groups.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
  <div class="card">
    <div class="card-body">
[[File:SectionNameLinks.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:OverridePermissions.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>
</div>
</div>


[[Category:New features]]
[[Category:New features]]
 
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[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.11]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 4.4]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.11]]

Latest revision as of 08:55, 22 April 2024

Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.4, or watch our YouTube playlist of 4.4 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 4.4 release notes.

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

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.

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.

Custom reports

New "Role" report source

Custom reports can now be generated based on assigned roles.

More filters

Filter by cohort, file size, type and more.

Other reporting improvements

Browse list of users

The Browse list of users page contains filters and a bulk actions option.

Theme usage report

Admins can identify the location of user/course/category/cohort themes with an new Theme usage report.

Forum enhancements

Default Announcements Forum settings

Admins can now define defaults such as subscription mode for Announcements forums.

Easily post to all groups

The Post a copy to all groups is now available directly on the screen when adding a forum post.

Badge filtering improvements

New filter for site badges

Filter site badges by version and expiry date.

Course badges filters

Teachers and learners can now filter course badges.

Authentication

Authenticate via SMS

Multi-factor authentication now includes the option to authenticate via an SMS code.

Show/hide password

Admins can toggle log in password visibility from the Manage authentication screen.

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

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