Reminder: Moodle update July 9th

Reminder: Moodle update July 9th

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Instructors -  The Moodle Summer update will be applied on July 9th (specific times TBD).  Below is a review of what will be changing as a result of the update.  If you would like any Moodle training or have any questions please contact the ATC.  If you would like to test these features NOW on our LCC Moodle Test (Sandbox) site please let us know.

Only 4 themes available: NOTE: if your course does not use one of the themes below it will default to use the "Clean" theme.

GRADEBOOK:

New Grader report (the main interface showing all grades):

    • Uses the whole window
    • Smooth, stable scrolling in all directions
    • Works on all platforms, including phones and tablets
    • MDL-18229 - A new Single view mode allows editing of any row or column on its own
    • Allows quick editing of any cell without reloading.

New Natural weighting aggregation method

    • MDL-43378 - Combines grades simply
    • Clearer interface for using weights
    • Supports extra credit, excluded grades, hidden grades
    • Can remove the need to use any other aggregations

New Grade history report

Improved Grader setup page (for defining items and categories)

    • New design
    • Easier terminology and clearer layout
    • Bugs fixed relating to how grades are added in some scenarios
    • Prevents loss of data when you leave the window

Improved User report

    • New design
    • Clearer calculations
    • MDL-47064 - Contributions column explains grade calculations

Improved Grade import/export

Forum

  • MDL-1626 - You can subscribe to get email copies of individual discussions
  • MDL-3714 - You can now reply to forum posts received by email, and even include attachments
  • MDL-8501 - You can jump to the next and previous discussions easily
  • MDL-36929 - New discussions are displayed in full recent activity report
  • MDL-41708 - Attachments are displayed in the same order as they were uploaded

Assignment

  • MDL-39929 - Option of adding additional files for use in the assignment, such as answer templates
  • MDL-45965 - New capability that allows to control which grader receives notifications

Choice

  • MDL-3034 - More than one choice can now be made

External tool

Quiz

New quiz-building page

  • MDL-43089 - The page where you assemble your questions to make a quiz has been completely re-build to make it much easier an more efficient to use. For example you can now drag-and drop questions to re-order them or move them between pages.

Other

  • MDL-37993 - New completion options: Can apply when a passing grade achieved or all attempts are used

Lesson

  • MDL-38106 - Now includes Introduction like other modules
  • MDL-38560 - Better handling of images in questions

Workshop

  • MDL-31936 - Workshop submissions and/or assessments can be removed during the course reset

Analytics

  • Event monitor: can look for patterns of events and send you notifications
  • More detailed logging and events have been added, especially around grades

Usability

  • MDL-45893 - New user menu in Clean theme: shows your profile on-screen in the header and allows quick access to personal pages.
  • MDL-18014 - The Atto editor can now automatically save drafts of your texts so you don’t lose anything if any unexpected disasters occur
  • MDL-45897 - Improved My Home page: better default blocks
  • MDL-45884 - My Courses are collapsed by default
  • MDL-46022 - Possible to create dividers in custom menu

Other things

  • MDL-16474 - Single-item scales: now you can implement “Like” buttons with no downside!
  • MDL-47197 - Users can add files to their private files area by emailing them as attachments
  • MDL-44725 - The experimental setting 'Group members only' has been removed, with the group and grouping restrictions in conditional activities now providing this functionality
  • MDL-46481 - New faster backup method that just uses defaults
  • MDL-20367 - Decimal numbers may be used to define boundaries for grade letters
  • MDL-43472 - It is possible for manager to move courses on the Search courses result screen
  • MDL-40351 - Course categories can be displayed for courses on My home page
  • MDL-46450 - Activity names in the availability description now have links
  • MDL-45991 - Ability to ignore users that are already in groups when auto-creating groups
  • MDL-46524 - Auto-create groups from existing group or grouping membership
  • MDL-32450 - DragMath is no longer distributed in Moodle

Any questions please let us know!  Have a great summer!

~Kevin