New features
Some of the new features include improvements to forums, quizzes, assignments and gradebook:
In forums teachers and students can:
- post and reply without opening a new page
- sort discussions by latest post, original post date or the number of replies
- star favourite posts
- subscribe to discussion threads more easily
In forums teachers can:
- reply privately to students
- use improved grading options – grade a post, an entire forum and use rubrics or marking guides
- add due and cut-off dates to a forum (and the due date will be added to the topic calendar)
- manually lock discussions
- export forums
In quizzes students can:
- 'clear options' in multiple choice questions
In quizzes teachers can:
- use tags and ID numbers to better manage question banks
- manage categories and questions in an improved question bank - tabs for easy access to questions and categories, new edit menu for questions
- view logs showing additions/modifications to questions in the question bank
In assignments teachers can:
- perform anonymous grading
- present a submission statement better aligned to group assignment submissions
- give audio feedback
- provide media files as feedback
In gradebook teachers can:
- use IF, AND, OR functions in formulas
In activity chooser teachers can:
- indicate favourites with a star
- view activities in a new tab style interface
- choose from recommended activities
Changes for teachers
This video highlights some of the key editing and teaching changes for teaching staff
