What's New - Fall 2024
UR Courses was updated to Moodle 4.3.6 on Sep 3, 2024. This minor update primarily contained bug fixes and security updates. A few of the more notable new features have been highlighted below.
New features
Pronunciation
A new feature to record the pronunciation of your name is now available within your profile. The pronunciation feature is also available in the participants list within courses.
Section completed
Easily restrict activities or sections to students that have completed another section, (typically the previous section) with this new availability option.
Bookmark courses menu
A new menu allows you to access the courses you have bookmarked with a star from anywhere. Learn more about bookmarking courses on the dashboard and the Bookmark courses menu.
Moodle 4.3.6 was released on August 12, 2024. For more information, please refer to the Moodle 4.3.4, Moodle 4.3.5, and Moodle 4.3.6 release notes to learn more.
Previously...
UR Courses was upgraded to Moodle 4.3.3 on May 1, 2024 for the Spring / Summer 2024 term.
The new features in Moodle 4.3 primarily focus on gradebook enhancements, question bank improvements, activity cards redesign, and various other improvements.
Course page improvements
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Quickly create content
Click to add an activity or resource anywhere on the Course homepage.
Indent items
Indent activities or resources one place to the right (or left for right-to-left languages) on the Course homepage, with the indentation shown in the course index too.
Bulk editing
A bulk editing option is available from the Course homepage.
Bulk actions
Bulk delete, move, duplicate, hide or change visibility from the new sticky footer.
Gradebook enhancements
Grader report search
Easily search and filter the Grader report.
Collapse columns
Collapse columns in the Grader report.
View feedback
View feedback directly in the Grader report.
Collapsible categories
Collapse categories in the Gradebook setup for easier management.
Sticky footers
Sticky footers give quick access to common action buttons and navigation links.
Quickly add or edit grade items
A modal window allows for more efficient adding and editing of grade items, categories and outcomes in Gradebook setup.
Quiz and Question bank
Question numbers
Instructors can customise question numbers
Reopen attempts
Instructors can reopen attempts never submitted.
Better search and filter
The Question bank now has improved searching and filtering similar to other areas of Moodle.
Customise view of Question bank
Instructors can hide, remove or resize columns in the Question bank.
Activity cards redesign
Streamlined cards
Smaller activity icons and content arranged to take up less space.
Dropdown menus
Access activity completion conditions from a dropdown menu.
Edit links for direct access to settings
Instructors have Edit links taking them directly to the activity completion or access restriction settings.
Access restrictions show more/less
Access restrictions are hidden until you select Show more.
Group icons for instructors
A group icon displays on hover for activities allowing groups.
Group mode
A modal window gives instructors quick access to group mode settings.
Availability options
A modal window gives instructors quick access to change availability.
Edit availability
Instructors can also edit availability from the relevant item.
LTI External tools
Add tools more easily in courses
Instructors can add and manage preconfigured LTI tools at course level.
Control display in Activity chooser
Instructors can specify which tools are shown in the Activity chooser.
And more...
Course index collapse/expand all
Expand all/collapse all options for the course index on the course page.
Text and Media area name
Text and media areas can now have names which display in the Course index.
Book navigation improvement
Floating buttons enhance navigation of the Book resource.
Group membership visibility
Specify who can see which groups in a course.
Kaltura player
Faster loading and more modern appearance.
Kaltura player with transcript
For videos with a transcript, the transcript is now displayed within the player itself.
More information
Moodle 4.3 was released on October 9, 2023. For more information, please visit the Moodle 4.3 release notes to learn more. As we moved from Moodle 4.1 to Moodle 4.3, you may also want to visit the Moodle 4.2 release notes for additional information that will be included in this update.
Prior to this update, UR Courses was last upgraded to Moodle 4.1 for the Spring/Summer 2023 term.
What's next...
UR Courses has one major upgrade annually, prior to the Spring/Summer term. For more information, find out What's next for UR Courses.
Where can I get help?
The Service Desk is your best point of contact for questions and assistance regarding UR Courses. They can be reached at 306-585-4685 or by email to service.desk@uregina.ca.