New features for Moodle 3€¦ · New features for Moodle 3.9 . When is the upgrade? 11PM,18th of...
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New features for Moodle 3.9
When is the upgrade?● 11PM,18th of December● Until Sunday 20th (officially)● Students will be notified
○ Mass email○ Banner in Moodle in the final week
Overview● H5P integration● Forum improvements● UX improvements● Admin features
H5P: Embed contentInsert H5P activities in any rich text box by adding an embed code or uploading a .h5p file.
These do no feed to the gradebook.
H5P: Content bank
Operates in a similar way to the Question Bank.
Available at Unit, Category, and Dashboard level.
H5P: Grading and attempt tracking
In the new H5P activity type.
(Availability dependent on content type)
Forum: new layout
Nested posts.
Forum: Grading
Whole forum grading.
Advanced grading available.
Forum: View grades
Students can view grades.
Forum: Export and report
Export forum discussions and view a detailed summary report of student activity.
UX: Question bank
View question ID numbers and tags.
Redesigned interface.
UX: Edit Button
The return of the “Turn editing on” button, as seen in earlier versions of Moodle.
UX: Activity chooser
New look and feel.
Star favourite options.
UX: Emoji support
Available in Messages and Atto editor.
UX: Filter calendar
Filter by month, day, or upcoming event
UX: Book layout
Improved navigation layout for Books.
UX: return to top
Does what it says on the tin.
Admin: Copy course
Available at category level or within unit.
What’s next?
● Moodle 4.0 will not be released until November 2021
● No 2021 upgrade is scheduled
● Monash requested Moodle enhancements will continue
mei@monash edu