Functionality with Moodle : the 2024 Integrations' Survey results are out!
by Carles Aguiló. Dear moodlers,
Our 2024 Integrations' Survey results are out and we're happy to share them with you! 🥳 We heard from users all across the globe and all across Moodle functions, and we're already devising a plan to hear from even more of you next year. Thanks to everyone that participated or spread the word!
The main goal of our research is to understand which types of tools and functionality our users want to see better integrated with Moodle, and as it begins to be tradition, when asking about integrations, we get great feedback about them, and also about Moodle in general, as you can see in the quotes section on slide 20 and forward.
As a sneak peak of its contents, I will share that the 2 most popular areas of interest continue to be:
- Content creation, and
- Video conference, or Virtual classroom for the savvy.
But Learning Analytics has taken 3rd place, the new Generative AI takes 4th place, and Plagiarism & Proctoring surges to the 6th.
Happy reading everyone! And happy break if you get one.
Best,
Carles🤓
Join us for the Moodle Academy webinar “What is the MEC?” on Wednesday 10th April, 10:00 UTC
by Sandra Matz.
We invite you to register for the Moodle Academy free webinar “What is the MEC?”, on Wednesday 10th April, 10:00-11:00 UTC. At this session, we will welcome Anna Krassa, Education Advisor at Moodle Academy.
This informational webinar is suitable for anyone interested in knowing more about the Moodle Educator Certificate or MEC. The MEC offers educators the opportunity to advance their careers by demonstrating their expertise in teaching with Moodle LMS or Moodle Workplace. It aligns with the European Framework for Digital Competences for Educators (DigCompEdu) and focuses on enhancing the quality of education provided. The MEC is intended for experienced Moodlers, i.e. users who have prior training with a Certified Service Provider or Moodle Academy and have some experience teaching with Moodle.
This webinar is part of the course "Are you ready for the MEC?". You have to be enrolled in this free course to register and join the webinar.
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Moodle Product Showcase Shorts: Get a sneak peek at Moodle LMS 4.4!
by Marie Achour. Hello Moodlers,
Welcome to this edition of ‘Showcase Shorts’.
We’ve entered code freeze and our QA testing has now started, which can only mean one thing… A new release of Moodle LMS is coming soon! (on April 22nd, to be exact)
Here are a few sneak peeks at some of the new functionality you can expect to see:
Introducing our new look icons & sections
Taking into account valuable input from the community, we're polishing the default course appearance by introducing sections to Moodle LMS 4.4. We've fine-tuned the styling for better consistency and improved accessibility, making navigation smoother for all users.
As part of this refinement, we've given the Activity icons a lighter makeover to tone down their prominence on the page. Plus, we've adjusted the colour palette to ensure better accessibility for users with colour vision deficiency. Our palette underwent rigorous testing against the four most prevalent forms of colour vision deficiency to ensure an optimised experience for all users.
More options & a smoother user set-up experience for Multi-factor Authentication
Expect continuous improvements to the Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) tools introduced in our last update. In Moodle LMS 4.4, setting up security is even easier for users. Plus, users will now be able to get MFA codes sent via SMS, giving security-conscious folks even more options to choose from.
Bulk actions for user pages, a Moodle Workplace feature, is coming to Moodle LMS
Thanks to the hard work of the Moodle Workplace team, improvements are coming to the ‘Browse list of users’ page in Moodle LMS 4.4. The lists will be able to be filtered more easily, and functionality for bulk user actions is being introduced.
Out-of-the-box access to the ‘Ordering Question Type’ functionality in Quiz
A fan favourite, the Ordering question type plugin will be seamlessly integrated into Moodle core in 4.4. This means updated code for modern usability and improved accessibility. Plus, upgrading is a breeze with a seamless migration path in place. Big shoutout to the Moodle Users Association (MUA) for sponsoring this fantastic feature and to our community contributor, the legend Gordon Bateson, for creating it in the first place!
The Moodle LMS 4.4 release is not the only thing keeping us busy across Moodle Products!
We are also getting ready for the release of Moodle Workplace 4.4 (scheduled for a few weeks after the Moodle LMS release), which will include our new Course Catalogue functionality; you can see it in action in this video:
And, we are continuing to improve the user experience in our Mobile Applications; for a big round-up on a range of new features, check this video:
Last but not least, for our Moodle Community Developers, our journey to continuously improve your developer experience continues. Find out how by watching this:
That’s it for this edition of our ‘Showcase Shorts’; we hope you’ve enjoyed the updates.
Until Next Sprint!
The Moodle Product Team
Join us for the Moodle Academy webinar “Moodle Tracker for Non-Techies” on Monday 25th March, 13:00 UTC
by Sandra Matz.
As a Moodle user, have you ever needed to search the Tracker, comment or vote on an issue or even create an issue yourself? Did you find the process daunting?
If so, join Community Engagement Advisor Helen Foster for a non-technical introduction to the Moodle Tracker, including tips for successful searching and advice on how to report a bug or suggest a new feature. This free webinar will be held on Monday 25th March at 13:00-14:00 UTC.
This webinar is part of the course 'Moodle Academy webinars'. You have to be enrolled in this free course to register and join the webinar.
Register at Moodle Academy.
New site policy for moodle.org
by Olga Koenig. Hi Everyone 😊
We'd like to inform you that the Moodle HQ team has been diligently working on implementing a new site policy for moodle.org to enhance our security measures. Kindly note that you will be required to accept the new site policy the next time you log in.
The full site policy is available at this link
Best,
Olga
Join us for the Moodle Academy webinar “Translating User-Generated Content” on Wednesday 13th March, 9:00 UTC
by Sandra Matz.
We invite you to register for the Moodle Academy free webinar “Translating User-Generated Content”, on Wednesday 13th March, 9:00-10:00 UTC.
In this Moodle Academy webinar, Andrew Hancox, of Open Source Learning, and Rajneel Totaram, of Moodle Academy, will talk about the technical details of building a Moodle plugin for translating user-generated content.
This presentation will explore the design and challenges of content translation, and how the content translation pluginset tries to overcome these.
If you are a Moodle developer keen on user-generated content translation or want to learn about a complex use of Moodle filter plugin, this presentation will be of interest.
This webinar is part of the course 'Moodle Academy webinars'. You have to be enrolled in this free course to register and join the webinar."
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