Moodle 2.8 versus 3.5 differences
Mon, 06/18/2018 - 11:17
| LEGEND: Bold Text = New 3.5 Feature | Red Text = Removed 2.8 Feature | Green Text = Now Active Feature | ||||||||||
| Category | Item | Moodle 2.8 | Moodle 3.5 | |||||||
| Moodle Log In | ||||||||||
| Log in | Net ID then Email | Email then Net ID | ||||||||
| My Courses List | Under the Announcements section on the landing page | Shows on the landing page | ||||||||
| Search courses | Top-right sidebar in My Courses Block | At the top of the site | ||||||||
| My Courses Tab | Top Navigation bar as link | Menu icon > Dashboard > Courses tab OR Under the user menu dashboard link | ||||||||
| User Menu | Contains: | Contains: | ||||||||
| 1. (Profile) | 2. Preferences | 1. Dashboard | 2. Profile | |||||||
| 3. Calendar | 4. Messages | 3. Grades | 4. Messages | |||||||
| 5. My Media | 6. Forum Posts | 5. My Media | 6. Preferences | |||||||
| 7. Discussions | 8. My Grades | 7. Log Out | 8. Switch Role to... | |||||||
| 9. Log out | 10. Help | |||||||||
| Course Page | ||||||||||
| Add Weeks | (+-) at the bottom of weeks section | "+ Add weeks" at the bottom of weeks section | ||||||||
| Turn Editing On/Off | Button under User Menu | Under Gear icon | ||||||||
| Add a Block | In the Blocks sidebar | In the sidebar menu | ||||||||
| Dock Block | arrow icon in sidebar blocks | Not a feature | ||||||||
| Permisssions (Block) | Not listed | New to Block Edit Settings | ||||||||
| Check Permissions (Block) | Not listed | New to Block Edit Settings | ||||||||
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Administraion Block (Course)
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| (Admin Block) Edit Settings - General | Course End Date | Not listed | Under the General Section | |||||||
| Visible | Renamed Course Visibility | |||||||||
| Course Format | Number of sections | listed in Course Format | Not listed | |||||||
| Format | 1. Weekly format | 2. Topics Format | 1. Weekly format | 2. Topics Format | ||||||
| 3. Single Activity Format | 4. Social Format | 3. Single Activity Format | 4. Grid Format | |||||||
| 5. Collapsed Topics | 5. Collapsed Topics | 6.Social format | ||||||||
| Guest Access | Sub-section listed between Completion tracking & Groups | Not Listed | ||||||||
| Appearance | Force Theme | Under Appearance | Removed | |||||||
| Tags | Not listed | Sub-section listed after Role Renaming | ||||||||
| News items to show | Under Appearance | Name is changed to Number of Announcements | ||||||||
| Files and Uploads | Maximum Upload Size | 100MB - 1GB | 250 MB, 500 MB, 750 MB, & 1GB | |||||||
| (Admin Block) Reports | Competency Breakdown | Not listed | Listed above Course Completion | |||||||
| (Admin Block) Grades | Renamed Gradebook Setup | |||||||||
| Categories and Items | Listed under Setup Section | Renamed Gradebook Setup | ||||||||
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(Admin Block) Import/Export
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Listed as: Restore, Import/Backup, Share | |||||||||
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(Admin Block) Reset
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Not Listed | Use: Empty course of user data | ||||||||
| (Admin Block) Letters | Use: go to grade view in gradebook | Not listed | ||||||||
| (Admin Block) Scales | Use: to see None letter grade definitions | Not listed | ||||||||
| Week Sections | ||||||||||
| Edit Section | Gear Icon under the section title | Edit link and named Edit week | ||||||||
| Add Activity or Resource | Adobe Connect | Not Listed | Still listed and should not be | Removed | ||||||
| Attendance | Not listed | New activity | ||||||||
| Custom Certificate | Not listed | New activity | ||||||||
| Face-to-Face | Not listed | New activity | ||||||||
| Interactive Content | Not listed | New activity | ||||||||
| Journal | Not listed | New activity | ||||||||
| Medial | Not listed | New activity | ||||||||
| PDF/Image Folder | Listed under Resources | Removed | ||||||||
| Add a Block | ||||||||||
| Administration | On course page | Must be added. Otherwise, find it under gear icon at the top | ||||||||
| Activity Results | Not Listed | |||||||||
| Admin Bookmarks | Not Listed | New | ||||||||
| Attendance | Not Listed | New | ||||||||
| Checklist | Not Listed | New | ||||||||
| Completion Progress | Not Listed | New | ||||||||
| Configurable Reports | Not Listed | |||||||||
| Course Search | Not Listed | |||||||||
| Grade Me | Not Listed | New | ||||||||
| Kaltura Media Gallery | Not Listed | New | ||||||||
| Learning Plans | Not Listed | New | ||||||||
| Main Menu | Not Listed | New only available on Moodle Home page not Course Page | ||||||||
| Messages | Not Listed | |||||||||
| My Courses | Renamed Courses (Block's Name: Course Categories) | |||||||||
| My Private Files | Renamed Private Files | |||||||||
| Quiz Results | Not listed | |||||||||
| Respondus Lockdown Browser | Not listed | |||||||||
| Site administration | Listed under 'Administration' Block | Its own block as well as listed under 'Administration' Block when added | ||||||||
| Turnitin | Not listed | |||||||||
| Zoola | Not Listed | New | ||||||||
| Zoola Reports | Not Listed | New | ||||||||
| Assignment | ||||||||||
| Availability | Remind me to grade by | Not Listed | Under Availability | |||||||
| Submission Types | Submission Types | File Submissions and online text | Added Video Assignment to the list | |||||||
| Accepted file types | Not Listed | Under Submission Types | ||||||||
| Group Submission Settings | Require all group members submit | Not listed | ||||||||
| Grouping for Student groups | Redundant | Not listed | ||||||||
| Grade to Pass | Not Listed | Under Grade | ||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New Section | |||||||||
| Competencies | New Section | |||||||||
| Forum | ||||||||||
| Discussion Locking | Lock discussions after period of inactivity | Not listed | New | |||||||
| Grade | Grade to pass | Not listed | New | |||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | Not listed | New | ||||||||
| Competencies | Not listed | New | ||||||||
| Quiz | ||||||||||
| Grade | Grade to pass | Not listed | New | |||||||
| Layout | Question Order | Not listed | ||||||||
| Question behavior | Allow redo within an attempt | Not listed | New | |||||||
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Extra Restictions on attempts
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Allow quiz to be attempted offline using the mobile app | Not listed | New | |||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Book tool | ||||||||||
| Appearance | Style of Navigation | Not Listed | New | |||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Certificate | ||||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Big Blue Button | ||||||||||
| Above General | Instance Type | Not listed | New | |||||||
| General | Welcome Message | Moved to Activity/Room Settings section | ||||||||
| Wait for Moderator | Moved to Activity/Room Settings section | |||||||||
| Session can be recorded | Moved to Activity/Room Settings section | |||||||||
| Activate tagging interface | Not listed | |||||||||
| Recording Settings | Show only imported links | Not listed | New | |||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Chat | ||||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Choice | ||||||||||
| Availability | Restrict answering to this time period | Checkbox above the open and close dates | Not listed | |||||||
| Results | Include responses from inactive/suspended users | Not listed | ||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Database | ||||||||||
| Entries | Allow editing of approved entries | Not listed | New | |||||||
| Entries required for completion | Not listed | |||||||||
| Grade | Grade to pass | Not listed | New | |||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| External Tool | ||||||||||
| General | External tool type | Renamed Preconfigured tool | ||||||||
| Launch URL | Renamed Tool URL | |||||||||
| Secure launch URL | Renamed Secure Tool URL | |||||||||
| Grade | Grade to pass | Not listed | New | |||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Feedback | ||||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
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Game - Book with Questions
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| General | Disable summarize | New | ||||||||
| show high score (number of students) | New | |||||||||
| Grades | Grade Category | New | ||||||||
| Grade to Pass | New | |||||||||
| Header/Footer Options | No labels | Labels for the header and footer text boxes | ||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Game - Crossword | ||||||||||
| General | Only approved or teacher's glossary entries | New | ||||||||
| Disable summarize | New | |||||||||
| show high score (number of students) | New | |||||||||
| Grades | Grade Category | New | ||||||||
| Grade to Pass | New | |||||||||
| Crossword Options | Maximum compute time in seconds | New | ||||||||
| Header/Footer Options | No labels | Labels for the header and footer text boxes | ||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Game - Cryptex | ||||||||||
| General | Only approved or teacher's glossary entries | New | ||||||||
| Disable summarize | New | |||||||||
| show high score (number of students) | New | |||||||||
| Grades | Grade Category | New | ||||||||
| Grade to Pass | New | |||||||||
| Cryptex Options | Maximum compute time in seconds | New | ||||||||
| Header/Footer Options | No labels | Labels for the header and footer text boxes | ||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Game - Hangman | ||||||||||
| General | Only approved or teacher's glossary entries | New | ||||||||
| Disable summarize | New | |||||||||
| show high score (number of students) | New | |||||||||
| Grades | Grade Category | New | ||||||||
| Grade to Pass | New | |||||||||
| Hangman Options | User defined language | New | ||||||||
| Header/Footer Options | No labels | Labels for the header and footer text boxes | ||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Game - Hidden Picture | ||||||||||
| General | Only approved or teacher's glossary entries | New | ||||||||
| Disable summarize | New | |||||||||
| show high score (number of students) | New | |||||||||
| Grades | Grade Category | New | ||||||||
| Grade to Pass | New | |||||||||
| Header/Footer Options | No labels | Labels for the header and footer text boxes | ||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Game - Millionaire | ||||||||||
| General | Only approved or teacher's glossary entries | New | ||||||||
| Disable summarize | New | |||||||||
| show high score (number of students) | New | |||||||||
| Grades | Grade Category | New | ||||||||
| Grade to Pass | New | |||||||||
| Header/Footer Options | No labels | Labels for the header and footer text boxes | ||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
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Game - Snakes and Ladders
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| General | Only approved or teacher's glossary entries | New | ||||||||
| Disable summarize | New | |||||||||
| show high score (number of students) | New | |||||||||
| Grades | Grade Category | New | ||||||||
| Grade to Pass | New | |||||||||
| Header/Footer Options | No labels | Labels for the header and footer text boxes | ||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Game - Sudoku | ||||||||||
| General | Only approved or teacher's glossary entries | New | ||||||||
| Disable summarize | New | |||||||||
| show high score (number of students) | New | |||||||||
| Grades | Grade Category | New | ||||||||
| Grade to Pass | New | |||||||||
| Header/Footer Options | No labels | Labels for the header and footer text boxes | ||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Glossary | ||||||||||
| Grade | Grade to pass | Not listed | New | |||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Lesson | ||||||||||
| Appearance | File pop-up | Renamed Linked Media. Display using "show more" | ||||||||
| Availability | Allow lesson to be attempted offline using the mobile app | Not listed | New | |||||||
| Prerequisite Lesson | Not listed | |||||||||
| Grade | Grade to pass | Not listed | New | |||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Group mode | Not listed | New | ||||||||
| Grouping | Not listed | New | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Questionnaire | ||||||||||
| Response options | Send submission notifications | Not listed | New | |||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| SCORM Package | ||||||||||
| Compatibility Settings | Mastery score overrides status | Not listed | New | |||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Group mode | Not listed | New | ||||||||
| Grouping | Not listed | New | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Turnitin Assignment 2 | ||||||||||
| General | Overall Grade | Not listed | ||||||||
| Assignment Part 1 | Max grades | Not listed | ||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Wiki | ||||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Workshop | ||||||||||
| Grade Settings | Submission grade to pass | New | ||||||||
| Assessment grade to pass | New | |||||||||
| Submission settings | Submission attachment allowed file types | New | ||||||||
| Feedback | Feedback attachment allowed file types | New | ||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| File | ||||||||||
| Content | Select files | Located under the content category | Moved to General | |||||||
| Appearance | Show Upload/modified date | Not listed | New | |||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Folder | ||||||||||
| Content | Show download folder button | Not listed | New | |||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| IMS Content Package | ||||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Kaltura Video Resource | ||||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Label | ||||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Page | ||||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| RecordingsBN | ||||||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| URL | ||||||||||
| Content | External URL | Under Content | Moved to General under Name | |||||||
| Common Module Settings | Visible | Renamed Availability | ||||||||
| Tags | New | |||||||||
| Competencies | New | |||||||||
| Gradebook | ||||||||||
| Categories and Items | Renamed Gradebook Setup | |||||||||
| Course Grade Settings | Min and max grades used in calculation | Listed under General Settings | Removed | |||||||
