New for teachers
This page lists new features and improvements for teachers.
Dark mode
If your administrator has turned it on, you can switch between Light, Dark and System modes from the navigation bar for a more comfortable reading experience.
See Setting Dark mode in Boost theme.
Clearer course page layout: sections, activities, Collapse all
The course page has a clear hierarchy for sections and activities in a centre-aligned layout that is easy to read. You can use Collapse all to scan long courses quickly.
See Parts of a course in Course homepage.
You can use the Previous and Next buttons at the bottom of each activity and resource page to move through a course in order. Linear navigation is on by default in the Custom sections and Weekly sections formats.
See Previous and Next navigation in Course linear navigation.
Global search matches the start of words
You can search using the start of a word, so searching for ‘Veg’ finds both ‘Veg’ and ‘Vegetarian’. The search field is also always visible in the top navigation bar.
See Partial word matching in Global search.
Learning outcomes
New Learning outcomes page
You can see every learning outcome enabled for your course, and the activities linked to each one, on the Learning outcomes page under Course > More.
See Learning outcomes page in Learning outcomes.
Learning outcomes without a scale, including backup, restore and import
You can create learning outcomes without a scale to describe a skill or piece of knowledge without grading it. These outcomes are kept when you back up, restore, import or export a course.
See Optional scales in Learning outcomes.
Assignment
Per-marker feedback and optional markers
In assignments with multiple markers, each marker can give their own feedback alongside the overall feedback, and students can see both. You can also add optional markers for submissions that need an extra opinion.
See Feedback from each marker in Using multiple markers.
Quiz
Due date
You can set a due date for a quiz alongside the open and close dates. Students can still attempt the quiz after the due date, and their attempt is marked as overdue until the quiz closes.
See Due date in Quiz settings.
New filters in the Grades and Responses reports
You can search for users, select groups and filter by name in the quiz Grades and Responses reports, making it quicker to find students in large courses.
See New filters in Quiz reports.
Safe Exam Browser: allowed displays and screen capture
In the Safe Exam Browser, you can allow up to three displays and allow browser access to the screen, for example when using a proctoring tool.
See Manual-configuration add-ons in Safe Exam Browser.
Question bank
Export selected questions as Moodle XML
Select multiple questions in the Question bank and export them together as a single Moodle XML file.
See Exporting selected questions in Moodle XML in Export questions.
Delete questions when deleting a category
When you delete a question category, you can delete its questions at the same time. Questions used in a quiz are protected and must be moved to another category.
See Deleting questions with a category in Question categories.
Bulk actions bar and delete confirmation
Move or delete selected questions from the bulk actions bar at the bottom of the page, and confirm deletions in a dialogue without leaving the Question bank.
See UI improvements in Question banks.
Reports and participants
Course-level AI usage report
You can find out how students in your course use AI in the AI usage report, under More > Reports > AI usage. Students can view their own AI usage from their profile.
See Course-level AI usage report in AI usage report.
Download options for the Course completion report
Download the Course completion report, with your current filters applied, as CSV, Excel, PDF and other formats.
See Download widget in Course completion report.
Reason shown for Not current status
On the Participants page, you can select the information icon next to a ‘Not current’ status to see why: for example, the enrolment has not started, has expired, or uses a disabled enrolment plugin.
See ‘Not current’ status in Participants.
Editor
Accordion and list styles
Add collapsible Accordion sections and choose from more List styles in the TinyMCE editor.
See Accordion and list styles in TinyMCE editor.
Paste Markdown, with TinyMCE Premium
With a TinyMCE Premium subscription, you can paste Markdown text and it is converted to formatted content automatically.
See Markdown plugin in TinyMCE editor.
