What's New - Spring / Summer 2023
UR Courses was updated to Moodle 4.1 on May 3, 2023.
New features
Moodle 4 has a more contemporary interface, tabbed navigation, and a redefined course experience that makes it easier to create and edit courses, reduce distractions, and prioritize course work.
Finding your way around
Moodle 4 navigation changes
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Contextual navigation
Find your way around the course and activities with clear tab menus.
Watch the Moodle 4 Navigation overview video for a brief explanation of the navigation changes in Moodle 4.
Navigating & Organization
A new way to navigate and organize your course
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Course index
Move smoothly between course sections.
Activity completion
View complete and incomplete activities easily from the course index.
Drag and drop to move sections
Move items and re-arrange the course section from within the course index, the central activity column, or from one to the other.
Watch the Moodle 4 course index overview video for a brief explanation of the new course index in Moodle 4.
Course content
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Collapsible sections
Sections within the Topics and Weekly course formats can now be collapsed to reduce distraction
New activity icons
Colour-coded icons help identify the typical purpose of each activity.
The Label resource has changed to now be known as Text and Media area (Label).
A new Syllabus resource is available that allows you to distinguish the syllabus from other files within the course.
Watch the Moodle 4 course content overview video for a brief explanation of working with content in Moodle 4.
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Edit mode
Toggle edit mode and access the new block drawer to add or view blocks.
Easily add content
Add activities and resources with a simple click.
Watch the Moodle 4 course blocks overview video for a brief explanation of working with blocks in Moodle 4.
Question bank improvements
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Improved question management
Save as draft or make ready; see version history and use custom fields when working with colleagues.
Inline editing
Edit a question title directly from the Question bank.
New columns
New 'Modified by' and 'Last used' columns
Course and activity completion
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Progress and accomplishment
While optional, more emphasis has been placed on activity completion in order to help students see their progress and the requirements to complete activities within the course. This can also help instructors identify students who may be falling behind.
Grading improvements
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Single view report
Search by user, group or grade item in a clearer Single view interface
User report
Collapse categories for clearer viewing
New Grade summary report
Access a useful new Grade summary report.
Database activity improvements
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Useful start page
A useful new start page makes it easier to set up your Database activity
Choice of presets
Three new Database presets are available.
Preview presets
Preview presets before using.
Approval status
Approval status is clearly visible and easy to manage.
Accessibility
An Accessibility review block has been enabled for Moodle 4.1. When added to your course, this block allows for an automated analysis of the course against a set of common accessibility rules, checking the content inside all core activities. The Accessibility Toolkit then generates reports of all detected accessibility errors, which can also be broken down by type of content or type of activity.
Please review our section on Accessibility review block within the Accessibility page for an overview and additional documentation.
More Information
Previously...
UR Courses was last updated to Moodle 3.11.11 for the Winter 2023 term.
Where can I get help?
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.