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What’s new in the Moodle summer upgrade 2019?

On Monday July 8, 2019, Moodle, the University’s centrally-supported Virtual Learning Environment, was upgraded to version 3.7. The upgrade includes features from both versions 3.6 and 3.7: a more modern, mobile-friendly and accessible appearance for Moodle; an improved Course Overview block; new blocks for your Dashboard; a new interface for communicating with students; improvements for assignments and feedback; Shibboleth authentication (coming soon).

The upgrade in numbers

3.7

Version

6

New features

10

Improvements

3

Removals

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Look and feel
Look and feel

A sleeker and more accessible appearance for Moodle.

Moodle Dashboard
Moodle Dashboard

An improved Course Overview block and new blocks.

Moodle activities
Moodle activities

Improvements to existing Moodle activities.

Communication
Communication

A new messaging interface and improvements for forums.

Online assessment and feedback
Online assessment and feedback

Add audio and video to your feedback and other improvements.

Under the hood
Under the hood

Question bank activity is logged and Shibboleth is coming soon.