1. What’s New in Moodle 2.3 & 2.4
Connie Jaeger & Sue Bradtke
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2. Traditional View in
Moodle 2.2
All sections display at
once
All users have control for
limiting course view
to one section at a
time.
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3. Traditional View in
Moodle 2.2
All users have control
for limiting course
view to one
section at a time.
This control is the
rectangle in the
upper right hand
corner of each
section.
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4. Single section only
View in Moodle 2.2
•Clicking on the single
rectangle in section 3
results in only that
topic displaying along
with header. The
rectangle now appears
as a double rectangle.
•This icon works as a
toggle.
•Only the header and
section 3 are
displayed.
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5. New Viewing Options
in Moodle 2.3
Two viewing choices
set at Edit Course
settings level by
the teacher.
Viewing Options:
1. Show all sections
on one page
2. Show one section
per page
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6. Moodle 2.3
Edit course settings:
•Show all sections on
one page
•Show one section per
page
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7. View:
Show all sections on one
page
Both subtle and major
changes in this view
Subtle:
•Topic Outline no longer
appears…be careful so you
don’t end up with ‘General’
•Section numbers do not
display
Major:
The toggle for single
section view has been
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8. View:
Show One Section Per Page
• Section titles are
now hyperlinks
• Only the section title
and summary text
are displayed
• Resources and
Activites are listed in
gray each followed
by a number
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9. Section titles are now
Show One hyperlinks to section only
Section Per Page display.
Anything that is in
Summary text will
display on the
main course
page:
• Text
• Images
• Video
Activities and Resources are only
shown with number for each.
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10. View:
Show One Section Per Page
Clicking on any one of
the section titles takes
the user to the display
of only one section
per page.
The result of clicking
on Introduction to
Sreencasting is shown
on the next slide.
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11. Single Section Only View
•The 0 Section or
Header still displays.
•Only a single section
displays with
navigational controls
above and below the
section.
•Now all resources
and activities are
listed.
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12. Navigation in Single Links to previous and next sections
Section View
•Navigation is linear-
sequential in this
view.
•Previous and Next
sections are listed
both above and
below the section.
•Link to return to all
Section Titles display
is listed underneath
the section. Link to return to all sections listed
view.
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13. Main Course Page:
Sample Design
All summary text has
been removed and
placed in a label in each
section.
The section links block
will not work in Show all
sections on one page
view.
Section links in a
sections links block or
HTML block only work
when actually in the
single section per page
display.
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14. Moodle 2.3: Section Links Block(s)
In Show all sections on one
page clicking on section links
or “topic” links has no effect
on the page display.
Section links and “topic” links
work when the course is set to
Show one section per page
view.
This has an impact on users
who have set up an HTML
block to link to sections.
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15. Editing the Main Course Page
New Feature in 2.3
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16. Editing the Main Course Page
New Feature in 2.3
Edit Title
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28. Moodle 2.2 – Online Text
•Entire student entry
is displayed on same
page teacher uses to
enter feedback.
•Student’s entry is
shown in teacher’s
Inline
feedback editor.
Commenting
•Teacher comments
are redisplayed when
new feedback on
same “assignment” is
given.
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30. Moodle 2.3 – Online Text: View/Grade all submissions page
+ or – to show Comments area for
or hide column both teacher and
student.
Select box to highlight
student row. “Traditional” feedback entered
for student. This will be “erased”
when the teacher clicks on
grade again.
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31. Moodle 2.3
- Online
Text
First lines of a student’s
online text entry
Comments are New to 2.3
Original feedback
comments are not
redisplayed.
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32. New in 2.4: Group Assignment
• Can assign students to
work in groups
• Option to grade all
members as a group or
individually
• Online text: all
members can work on
same document
• Anonymous Grading
34. Rubrics in Moodle 2.2
Rubrics are tied to Assignments
Rubrics are selected as a grading Rubrics are not a separate Activity.
option on Assignments.
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35. Rubrics in Moodle 2.2+
To create the rubric right away To return to creating or editing the
select Save and Display once you Rubric at a later time:
have completed editing the • Go to the Assignment page in the
Assignment options: course
• Then Use the Settings Block and
select Define Rubric.
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44. Moodle 2.3 Creating a Marking Guide
Marking guide consists of criteria, descriptions for students and graders, a
mark for each criterion and a list of frequently used comments.
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45. Moodle 2.3 Creating a Marking Guide
Criterion and descriptions are already entered in this sample.
Descriptions
are optional
Mark with a highest value of 4 for the Audience criterion.
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46. Moodle 2.3 Creating a Marking Guide
Criterion before any text is
entered:
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47. Moodle 2.3 Creating a Marking Guide
Enter comments that are frequently used. Will only need
to click on a comment to enter it when grading.
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48. Moodle 2.3
Marking Guide
•Teacher View
•Comments can
be entered by
clicking on
frequently used
comments or
entering your
own.
•The feedback
editor is below
list of frequently
used comments.
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49. Moodle 2.3 Marking Guide: Student View
Teacher specific comments are shown
in the right column followed by the
Criteria are listed in the left column score.
Overall feedback
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52. Activity Setting – Advanced Setting
Instructor View Activities with Groupings
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53. Conditionals Settings for Topic Sections 2.3
Groupings and Conditionals can now be used to control access to a section.
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54. Student Self-Assessment Using a Rubric
by combining Moodle Features
• Advanced Grading-
Rubric
• Auto-create groups of
one
• Reassign students role
of non-editing teacher
for single activity
• Change group
permissions for non-
editing teacher
56. Further Info: Using a Rubric for Self-Assessment
• Check blog post at
www.eclass4learning.com
• Check Moodle Reference
Desk section on Rubrics
www.eclass4learning.com/courses
which has embedded
Google step-by-step
presentation
57. The File Picker: New & Improved in 2.3
Drag and Drop is now a feature
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58. The File Picker – Improved in V2.3
Enhanced Views of Files – Icon View
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59. The File Picker – Improved in V2.3
Enhanced Views of Files – Table View
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60. The File Picker – Improved in V2.3
Enhanced Views of Files – List View
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61. Mobile Access
“Moodle 2.1 “comes with a built-in web service designed for
mobile applications (required to run the official Moodle app)”
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62. Mobile Access via Apps
Display at 2.2 sites Display at 2.1 sites
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63. The Future of Mobile in Moodle
Moodle has dropped official Moodle is moving mobile app
support and development of development to HTML5 The
the iOS app My Moodle new app will be called Moodle
written in Objective C. Mobile.
• Target was release at the
end of 2012 with Moodle
version 2.4….
• The new app will only work
with Moodle 2.4+
• My Moodle still “works” for
now….
64. Mobile Access
• Moodle 2.1 introduced
the ability to select
different themes for
different devices.
• Moodle 2.2 and up
includes a standard
theme that is custom
designed for smart
phones and tablets.
• The core standard theme
for mobile devices is
MyMobile.
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65. MyMobile Theme
• Screenshots from an
iPad
• The user has the
choice of using one or
two column display
• The system admin
has the choice of 2
color schemes:
light/blue or gray
• Do not set individual
course theme to
MyMobile
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69. Redesigned Icons in 2.4
• Larger
• SVG (Scalable
Vector
Graphics) are
not distorted or
fuzzy when user
enlarges
The Book Module is part of the standard
browser view core beginning with version 2.3.
Screenshot from Mount Orange School (Moodle 2.4.1
demo) http://school.demo.moodle.net/
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70. Training, Support, & Help Desk Options
Online Courses Starting Soon:
• Differentiation & Assessment with Moodle April 15th:
Special conference rate for this course – Sign up now or at our
booth.
• Jumpstart with Moodle 2.2+, June 17th
• Moodle Course Design, June 24th
• Flip Your Classroom, July 8th
End User Support Options:
• Moodle Reference Desk - Subscription
• 10 hour blocks of Support
• Moodle Hosting
• Can support custom modules
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71. Contact Information
For more information, contact us:
tstephens@eClass4learning.com
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Notas do Editor
Introductions- Tammy?? Or CJ Connie: Decisions, decisions …. Are you starting new as a Moodle district or are you upgrading…look at it through the lense of your district…teacher training, upgrades, what changes importing classes etc. We will be sharing SOME of the changes in Moodle 2.2 and 2.3 that we have seen as significant.
Connie
Connie
Connie New Activity Chooser
Connie – Moodle Admin has the option to make this go away.
Connie –There is a tool that will allow the Moodle Admin to upgrade 2.2 assignments. it is important to work with your Moodle Administrator to make all instructors aware of the changes before you would run the assignment upgrader.
Connie –There is a tool that will allow the Moodle Admin to upgrade 2.2 assignments. it is important to work with your Moodle Administrator to make all instructors aware of the changes before you would run the assignment upgrader.
Connie Setting up an assignment in V2.3 (NOTE: Display is new)
Connie – settings remain the same with some change in terminology Submission settings is where the – Advanced Uploading, Online text, Upload a Single file, and Offline activity are combined by choosing the settings
Connie – Feedback settings & Grading Methods will be discussed in more detail by Sue Rubric 2.2, Marking Guide 2.3 Groupings, a collection of Groups will be discussed in more detail – new feature in 2.2
Connie – Restrict access and Activity Completion similar in 2.2 and 2.3 – restrict access – is based on completion of other activities, and activity completion must be activated by the Moodle Admin and the teacher within their course settings.
You must create an Assignment to create a rubric. DO NOT look for rubrics to be listed in the Activity menu.
Connie - You must belong to a group before joining a grouping.
Connie - Click the groupings tab:, On the add/remove groups page, select the group(s) you want to add to the grouping from the "Potential members" list.
Connie -To use a particular grouping in an activity: In the "edit settings" link of the Settings block for the activity, click the "Show advanced" button in the common module settings section.Ensure that the group mode is set to separate or visible groups. Select the grouping from the grouping dropdown menu. Students ONLY see the activities of the groupings they are in.
Connie – Conditionals on Sections - It is possible to restrict access to activities within a whole course section by specifying the conditions in the settings for that particular section.
Connie – FilePicker – files now belong to the individual and you have greater access across your courses
