New for administrators
If you're a Moodle admin, this page will tell you about the major changes affecting you in Moodle 4.5. If you'd like to see full details of the release with technical information, here are the Moodle 4.5 release notes. _
AI subsystem
Options for admins to add AI providers
The AI subsystem is the foundation stage of AI tools integration.
Text generation
Users with the relevant capability can generate text for course content.
Image generation
Users with the relevant capability can generate images for course content.
Summarisation
Users with the relevant capability can request content summaries.
Subsections
New setting: Subsections
From Appearance > Plugins, optionally enable subsections.
New subsections option in courses
Expandable subsections help learners better focus.
Site registration
New field: Organisation type
Add your organisation type when registering your site.
Plugins and AI usage
Information about plugins and AI usage will help inform future Moodle developments.
TinyMCE screen record
New option in TinyMCE
Optionally enable screen record from Text editors> TinyMCE > Record RTC.
Screen recording
Users with the appropriate capability can record their screen within the editor.
Assignment and Quiz admin settings
Disable saving question options.
Optionally disable the automatic saving of the previous question settings.
Optionally set grade type and scale defaults for assignments.
Selected questions in a quiz can be regraded.
Custom reports
Competencies report source
Competencies may now be selected as a source when creating Custom reports.
And more...
Badges
Improvements to badges include smoother workflow and the ablity to have duplicate badges in a course.
