What's Next for UR Courses

UR Courses will be upgraded to Moodle 4.5 for the Spring / Summer 2025 term.

UR Courses is currently based on Moodle 4.3, and was last updated on September 3, 2024.

For further information about the current version of UR Courses, please refer to the What's New page.

Each year UR Courses has an upgrade prior to the Spring/Summer term, along with 2 updates to apply security patches, general fixes, and improvements prior to the beginning of both the Fall and Winter terms. This schedule allows us to keep the system up to date and introduce new features during the Spring and Summer months.

The next minor update to UR Courses is scheduled for January 2, 2025. We will be updating from Moodle 4.3.6 to 4.3.8. This update includes security patches, general fixes, and improvements for Moodle and our additional plugins.

The next major upgrade to UR Courses is planned for April 29, 2025, prior to the start of the Spring/Summer 2025 term. This upgrade to Moodle 4.5 will include new features from both Moodle 4.4 and Moodle 4.5.

Moodle 4.4 was released on April 22, 2024.
Improvements and features of this release include refinement of the course page and activity icons, a new HTML Editor, a new Ordering question type, and more. For additional information, please visit Moodle 4.4 release notes to learn more.

Moodle 4.5 was released on October 7, 2024.
Improvements and features of this release include subsections, assignment grading improvements, quiz regrade selected questions, and more. For additional information, please visit Moodle 4.5 release notes to learn more.

We have established a Moodle 4 demo site in order to collect feedback and prepare for upcoming versions and new features.

Get an early preview by visiting the Moodle 4 demo site.

While we've tried our best to make everything better, things can always be improved. If you have any concerns or feedback we'd love to hear from you.

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.