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This roadmap collects the best information about upcoming features in Moodle. It is not 100% certain - features may change according to available funding and developers. | |||
== Version 1.6 - Beta expected late February 2006 == | |||
== Version 1.6 == | |||
* [[Unicode]] - Moodle.com, Eloy Lafuente and Koen Roggemans | * [[Unicode]] - Moodle.com, Eloy Lafuente and Koen Roggemans | ||
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::We plan to have a very simple export for any Moodle course into IMS LD format, as a proof of concept and to help the community start learning about IMS LD. | ::We plan to have a very simple export for any Moodle course into IMS LD format, as a proof of concept and to help the community start learning about IMS LD. | ||
== Version 2.0 == | == Version 2.0 - Expected later in 2006 == | ||
* [[IMS Learning Design]] - moodle.com | * [[IMS Learning Design]] - moodle.com | ||
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* [[Metadata]] - moodle.com | * [[Metadata]] - moodle.com | ||
::build on the keywords in 1.6 to provide metadata for all activities and courses, linkable to standard lists of metadata such as State-based learning outomes and curricula | ::build on the keywords in 1.6 to provide metadata for all activities and courses, linkable to standard lists of metadata such as State-based learning outomes and curricula | ||
* | * [[Web Services API]] | ||
* | ::Providing remote control and access of Moodle services by other systems, as well as sharing of information between Moodle sites with trust relationships. | ||
* [[Repository API]] - moodle.com | |||
* | ::Abstract all file operations to an API that allows plugins for different external repositories. | ||
* [[Community Hub]] - moodle.com | |||
::Leverage above improvements into a system to network Moodles together. | |||
[[Category:Core]] | [[Category:Core]] | ||
[[Category:Administrator]] | [[Category:Administrator]] | ||
[[Category:Developer]] | [[Category:Developer]] | ||
Revision as of 15:09, 2 February 2006
This roadmap collects the best information about upcoming features in Moodle. It is not 100% certain - features may change according to available funding and developers.
Version 1.6 - Beta expected late February 2006
- Unicode - Moodle.com, Eloy Lafuente and Koen Roggemans
- Moodle is now 100% Unicode, which means any language can be mixed together and an end to a number of problems that different character sets caused us.
- Documentation - Moodle.com and Helen Foster
- A new one-stop Wiki site for ALL Moodle documentation, including links from Moodle itself
- Database - Moodle.com
- A new activity module that allows collaborative collection of structured data, useful for many things!
- LAMS - LAMS Foundation
- Integrated via a course format and an activity module
- Blogs - Daryl Hawes and Moodle.com
- Allows reflection on an ongoing basis. Entries are marked and can be viewed by user, course, group, site etc. Contains new keyword support.
- Site Stats - Catalyst
- Provides statistics at a higher level than before (by course etc)
- My Moodle - Catalyst
- A dashboard interface that allows an overview for each user of all their courses etc
- Hive integration - Moodle.com and Harvest Road
- This initial integration with Hive allows teachers to upload, browse, search and select Resources within the external repository.
- Multiple Groups - Moodle.com and Arab Open University
- Users can be part of multiple groups within a course.
- IMS Resource - Eloy Lafuente and Alton College
- Supports the loading of any content package as a Resource, plus special support for NLN repositories.
- Learning Design Export - Moodle.com and Open University of The Netherlands
- We plan to have a very simple export for any Moodle course into IMS LD format, as a proof of concept and to help the community start learning about IMS LD.
Version 2.0 - Expected later in 2006
- IMS Learning Design - moodle.com
- Support for importing/exporting this format, converting Moodle activities and sequences of activities into a standard format for sharing, and importing standard sequences into Moodle courses
- Conditional activities - moodle.com
- allowing dependencies and forced paths through the content. It also provides support for
- Groups - moodle.com
- groups can also be defined at the site level, and activities can be assigned to course groups
- Roles - moodle.com
- this new system will allow the creation of custom roles at site, course and activity level
- Metadata - moodle.com
- build on the keywords in 1.6 to provide metadata for all activities and courses, linkable to standard lists of metadata such as State-based learning outomes and curricula
- Providing remote control and access of Moodle services by other systems, as well as sharing of information between Moodle sites with trust relationships.
- Repository API - moodle.com
- Abstract all file operations to an API that allows plugins for different external repositories.
- Community Hub - moodle.com
- Leverage above improvements into a system to network Moodles together.
