What's new for teachers in Moodle v4.3

Activity Cards Redesign

Streamlined cards Narrower activity cards with smaller icons.	Drop down menus Access completion conditions from a dropdown menu.
Show more/less Neater display of Show more/less links for restrictions.	Edit links for direct access to settings Teachers have Edit links taking them directly to the relevant completion or restriction settings.
Group icons for teachers A group icon displays on hover for activities allowing groups.	Group mode A modal window gives teachers quick access to group mode settings.
New Availability setting From 'More' a new setting allows easy editing of availabilty options.	Edit availability Teachers can quickly edit availability settings from the relevant item.

Gradebook Enhancements

Sticky footers Sticky footers give quick access to common action buttons and navigation links.

Quickly add or edit grade items A modal window allows for more efficient adding and editing of grade items.

Question Bank Improvements

Better search and filter The Question bank now has improved searching and filtering similar to other areas of Moodle.

Customize view of Question bank Teachers can hide, remove or resize columns in the Question bank.

Course communication (experimental settings not turned on yet)

Add a messaging room If enabled, teachers can add a Matrix or other room for class messaging.

Quick link to rooms A quick link to new or existing rooms enhances course communication.

And More ...

Course index collapse/expand all Expand all/collapse all options for the course index on the course page.	Text and Media area name Text and media areas can now have names which display in the Course index.	Book navigation improvement Floating buttons enhance navigation of the Book resource.
TinyMCE Full screen Improvements to TinyMCE editor include a Full screen button.	Add LTI more easily in courses Significant refactoring to LTI External tools simplify their use for course teachers.	Database activity file export You can now include files when exporting database activity entries.

What's new for teachers in Moodle v4.2

Course Page Improvements

Quickly create content Click to add an activity or resource anywhere on the course page.	Easily indent items Move items once to the right, with this being reflected in the course index too.
Better section options Duplicate sections and benefit from useful permalinks.	Activity names Activity names now only display when edit mode is on.

Gradebook Enhancements

Grader report search Easily search and filter the Grader report.	Collapse columns Collapse columns the Grader report.
View feedback View feedback directly in the Grader report.	Collapsible categories Collapse categories in the Gradebook setup for easier management.

Quiz and Question Bank

Question numbers Teachers can customize question numbers.

Reopen attempts Teachers can reopen attempts never submitted.

And More ...

BigBlueButton New settings control visibility of profile photos and access to recording formats.

Assignment messaging Message students directly from the Assignment grading screen.

Group membership visibility Specify who can see which groups in a course.

4/26/2024

• Upgrade to 4.3
• Outage expected from 7:00 PM ~ 10:00 PM

12/16/2023

• Infrastructure maintenance
• Outage expected from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

9/30/2023

• Update to latest version 4.1.5
• Outage expected from 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

8/1/2023

• Short outage to correct JSX Graph issues

7/19/2023 - 7/20/2023

• 4 PM outage through this evening and tomorrow

6/3/2023

• Site maintenance at ~7:30 AM.  Could be an extended outage.
• Upgrade to version 4.1

12/27/2022

• Site maintenance planned to start at ~7:30 AM.  An outage for the entire day is possible.
• Upgrade to 4.0

8/14/2022

• Site maintenance 8/14 at 10 AM
• Security and plugin updates

6/1/2021, 6/2/2021

• 6/1, 3 PM Voicethread activity outage for upgrade.
• Site maintenance 6/2 at ~ 8 PM
• Changes:
• Removal of old TurnItIn module (disabled since 2018)
• Addition of availability by single quiz question
• Addition of FilterCodes filter

12/16/2020

• Site maintenance at ~ 10:00 PM tonight - users will be logged out

What's new for teachers in Moodle v4.1

Database UX Improvements

Useful start page A useful new start page makes it easier to set up your Database activity.	Choice of presets Three new Database presets are available.
Preview presets Preview presets before using.	Approval status Approval status is clearly visible and easy to manage.

Gradebook UX Improvements

Single view report Search by user, group or grade item in a clearer Single view interface.	User report Collapse categories for clearer viewing.
New Grade summary report Access a useful new Grade summary report.	Extra Grade letters Increase the number of elements in the grade scale.

Question Bank Improvements

Inline Editing Edit a question title directly from the Question bank.

New columns New 'Modified by' and 'Last used' columns.

 TinyMCE 6 

Everyone is currently using ATTO editor. TinyMCE is the name of a popular text editor used on many websites. Moodle has for a long time had an older, outdated version, and perhaps you preferred that older ('legacy') version. This is a newer version which in a few years will become the main (default) editor for Moodle LMS, so you might like to try it out now.

Users on the site will be able to select it from Preferences > Editor preferences.
Find out more in the 4.1 TinyMCE editor documentation.

Indentation

You can indent an activity in Topics or Weekly format by selecting 'Move right' from the three dots next to an item.

Note that you can only move an item once to the right, and this indentation is reflected in the course index.

BigBlueButton

When  you create your BigBlueButton (BBB) session, you will see a section Guest access. If you tick/check Allow guest access, then once you have saved the activity and return to its settings,  you will be presented with a link and password that you can share with the external speaker or attendee.

Moodle 4.0 New look, better user experience!

Focus on learning makes it easier for learners to prioritize and complete work

Create great learning experiences makes it easier for teachers to create and edit courses

What's new for students in Moodle v4.0

My courses Access your courses easily from a My courses tab at the top of the site.	Dashboard and Timeline Stay on target with deadlines with an improved Timeline on the Dashboard.
Course index Move smoothly between course sections.	Activity completion View complete and incomplete activities easily from the course index.

What's new for teachers in Moodle v4.0

New navigation

My courses Access your courses easily from a My courses tab at the top of the site.

Course index Move smoothly between course sections.

Course editing

Edit mode Toggle edit mode and access the new block drawer to add or view blocks..	Easily add content Add activities and resources with a simple click.
Contextual navigation Find your way around the course and activities with clear tab menus.	Drag and drop to move Move items from the course index or the central area.

Question bank improvements

Question bank plugins Show or hide options such as comments and usage.

Improved question management Save as draft or make ready; see version history and use custom fields when working with colleagues.

New in courses

Grade to pass completion Activity completion can now include a passing grade..	New activity icons Color-coded icons help identify the function of each activity.
Content updates Notify learners when course content is added or updated.	Timed assignments Specify a time on assignments to encourage learners to submit within the period.

5/28/2022

• Site Maintenance 5/28 at 8 AM
• Upgrade to 3.11
  • New for Teachers
  • New for Students
    
• Major changes:
• Activity completion indicator changes from a checkbox to a badge with words indicating completion
• Removal of BBB Recordings plugin (most courses should have migrated to the method with the main BBB plugin)

What's new for students in Moodle v3.11

Clear view of tasks and deadlines View activity dates and completion criteria on the course page.	Never miss a deadline or task View activity dates and completion criteria in the activity page.
Streamlined manual completion Mark complete from within the activity and go directly to your next task.	Quiz pass grades View pass grades when accessing a Quiz.
Audio / Video playback rates Control how fast sound and video files play back.	Essay word limits Be alerted when submitting too few or too many word in a Quiz Essay.

What's new for teachers in Moodle v3.11

Activity completion Show or hide activity deadlines and completion criteria on the course page..	Activity completion report Use more filtering options in the activity completion report.
Accessibility checker Identify and correct accessibility errors in your course content.	Quiz Essay question Set min and max word limits and benefit from plagiarism support.

10/21/2020

• Upgrade to latest 3.9 release
  • New for Teachers
  • New for Students
    
• Major fix: Drag and drop onto text question type fix

What's new for students in v3.9

H5P Integrated H5P activities can be added and graded	Book Navigation  Clearer navigation in the Book avoids earlier confusion.
Accessibility ATTO editor improvements, clearer focus on selected links are two of the improved accessibiity features.	Go to Top! Swiftly move to the top of the sreen as one of the many usability improvements..

What's new for teachers in v3.9

Activity chooser Easily locate, star and view recommended items in an improved Activity chooser	Safe Exam Browser Configure Safe Exam Browser to suit your your Quiz requirements
Participants Filtering Easily filter participants using multiple conditions with this MUA-funded improvement.	Activity completion Move activities without fear of losing the completion settings with a new completion condition based on "previous".