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{{About Moodle}}
{{About Moodle}}
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 (coming soon).
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]].
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New activity icons
New 'View' option
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Updated activity icons use an accessible colour palette.
With edit mode enabled, teachers click to 'view' a single section.
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Something else
Activity icons
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Another descriptive feature
Updated activity icons use an accessible colour palette.
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Group mode
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A modal window gives teachers quick access to group mode settings.
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Availability options
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A modal window gives teachers quick access to change availability.
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File (MIME) type icons
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Edit availability
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Teachers can also edit availability from the relevant item.
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===Default activity completion (MUA-sponsored project)===
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Site-wide default completion page
File (MIME) type icons
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Admins can define default completion settings which teachers can then change as required.
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Progressive display of completion conditions
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Additional activity completion options only display when particular options are selected.
Available also in 4.1/2/3, file types can be easily identified.
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===Course communication===
===New 'Ordering' question type (MUA-sponsored project)===
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Matrix as an integrated provider
Rearrange words or phrases
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Admins can enable [[Communication|Matrix]] as a communication provider for teachers to use in courses.
Now standard Moodle, the [[Ordering question type]] allows teachers to create questions with single words or sentences.
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Quick link to rooms
Reorder images
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A quick link to new or existing rooms enhances [[Communication|course communication.]]
Images can also be rearranged if using the HTML format option.
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===MoodleNet sharing improvements===
===TinyMCE===
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Share courses
Default editor in all sites
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Teachers can [[Share to MoodleNet |share courses or parts of courses to MoodleNet]].
[[TinyMCE]] is now the default editor in new and upgraded sites.
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MoodleNet share progress page
Improved image handling
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A new page shows the progress of course and activity uploads.
Image handling is more streamlined, giving a better user experience.
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===LTI External tools===
===Custom reports===
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Add tools more easily in courses
New "Role" report source
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Teachers can add and manage preconfigured LTI tools at course level.
[[Custom reports]] can now be generated based on assigned roles.
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Control display in Activity chooser
More filters
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Teachers can specify which tools are shown in the Activity chooser.
Filter by cohort, file size, type and more.
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===Report builder===
===Other reporting improvements===
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Another new report source
Browse list of users
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Course categories is now available as a new report source.
The [[Browse list of users]] page contains filters and a bulk actions option.
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New filter
Theme usage report
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Custom reports may be filtered on context level.
Admins can identify the location of user/course/category/cohort themes with an new [[Theme usage report]].
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===Gradebook enhancements===
===Forum enhancements===
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Sticky footers
Default Announcements Forum settings
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Sticky footers give quick access to common action buttons and navigation links.
Admins can now define defaults such as subscription mode for Announcements forums.
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Quickly add or edit grade items
Easily post to all groups
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A modal window allows for more efficient adding and editing of grade items, categories and outcomes in Gradebook setup.
The Post a copy to all groups is now available directly on the screen when adding a forum post.
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===Security enhancements===
===Badge filtering improvements===
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Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
New filter for site badges
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[[Multi-factor authentication]] brings added security to your site.
Filter site badges by version and expiry date.
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YouTube and Vimeo privacy
Course badges filters
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'Do not track' privacy options are available for YouTube and Vimeo.
Teachers and learners can now filter course badges.
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===TinyMCE editor improvements===
===Authentication===
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Full screen button
Authenticate via SMS
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A full screen button makes editing easier.
[[Multi-factor authentication]] now includes the option to authenticate via an SMS code.
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Premium plugin support
Show/hide password
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Add TinyMCE Premium plugins without the need to install additional extensions.
Admins can toggle log in password visibility from the [[Manage authentication]] screen.
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===Question bank improvements===
===Quiz improvements===
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Better search and filter
Display 'last saved'
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The Question bank now has improved searching and filtering similar to other areas of Moodle.
Students can see from Quiz navigation when their responses were last saved.
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Customise view of Question bank
Section grading
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Teachers can hide, remove or resize columns in the Question bank.
Teachers can allocate [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Building_Quiz#Quiz_section_grades| grades to groups of questions] in a quiz.
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Course index collapse/expand all
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Expand all/collapse all options for the course index on the course page.
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Text and Media area name
New notifications
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Text and media areas can now have names which display in the Course index.
Enabled by default in new sites, notifications now include welcome messages for manual enrolments and warnings of unenrolment due to inactivity.
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Book navigation improvement
Matrix group support
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Floating buttons enhance navigation of the Book resource.
[[Communication|Matrix communication]] rooms for groups are now created in courses using groups.
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Copy content in the content bank
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You can now copy H5P activities in the content bank to adapt them.
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[[Category:New features]]
[[Category:New features]]
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[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 4.3]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 4.4]]

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

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Refined look

Activies and sections clearly defined.

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Single section page

Focus on one section only in its own page.

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New 'View' option

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

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Custom sections

Topics format is now Custom sections.

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Activity icons

Updated activity icons use an accessible colour palette.

filemimetypes.png 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)

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Rearrange words or phrases

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

orderingquestion1.png

Reorder images

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

TinyMCE

tinymcedefaultdocs.png

Default editor in all sites

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

tinyimageupload.png

Improved image handling

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

Custom reports

customreportroles.png

New "Role" report source

Custom reports can now be generated based on assigned roles.

filesizefilter.png

More filters

Filter by cohort, file size, type and more.

Other reporting improvements

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Browse list of users

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

themeusage.png

Theme usage report

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

Forum enhancements

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Default Announcements Forum settings

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

copytoallgroups.png

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

adminbadgesfilters.png

New filter for site badges

Filter site badges by version and expiry date.

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Course badges filters

Teachers and learners can now filter course badges.

Authentication

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Authenticate via SMS

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

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Show/hide password

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

Quiz improvements

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Display 'last saved'

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

quizgradeitems.png

Section grading

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

And more...

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New notifications

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

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Matrix group support

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

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