Moodle 2.3 and 2.4 - Some of the improvements since Moodle 2.2

1. Some of the improvements since Moodle 2.2

2. » Major performance improvements
» Navigation
» Added layers of Caching
» Optimised the navigation widget
» Improved statistics performance
» Improved IE 8-10 performance

3. » New icons for Moodle
» Warning will be displayed if trying to navigate
away from a form with content edited
» Can use built-in browser spell check

4. » One section per page
» Easily navigate between sections
» Conditional access now works for a course
section as well as activities
» Activities and topics can be restricted according
to user profile fields
» Remove/Add sections from course page
» Stream your external calendars into Moodle's
calendar

5. » Edit the name of any activity or resource
directly on the course page
» Drag and drop blocks
» Ajax editing on by default
» Activity Chooser
» Drag files into course sections
» Cohorts can now be synchronised to course
groups

6. » New Looking file picker, easier to navigate
» Server Files easier to navigate
» Thumbnails for images, Icons for file types
» Drag and drop enabled!
» File info editable
» Can display file size / type on course page
» Aliases to files

7. Book
» Now in core
SCORM
» New graph report
» Drag SCORM into the course page to add
» SCORM correctly report activity completion

8. » Completely rewritten
» Easier to configure
» Submission statement
» Submission date extensions
» Blind marking
» Offline marking
» Group assignments

9. » Deadline shown in calendar
» Automatic phase switching after deadline –
option
» Teachers can assess submissions in grading
evaluation phase
» Alternate grading methods
» Improved pagination, and filtering on group
submissions

10. » Admin notified by email if update available for
core code and any contributed plugins
» Can now update a plugin through interface if
out of date
» Users can set the order and number of courses
displayed on their My home page.

12. Gavin Henrick
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