Migration

We have upgraded to Moodle version 3.3 and moved to our new host, eThink. Our move to eThink allows us to include new applications that promise to make our academic lives just a bit easier.

All of our current courses were downloaded from Moodlerooms and reestablished on eThink's servers. During this process, we upgraded to Moodle 3.3 and set up the new features that are highlighted in Cool New Features in 3.3.

One of the few features that was lost as a result of this move is the Moodlerooms Grader (better known as Joule Grader). The new "Marking Manager" (see Basics Guide to 3.3), approximates the Moodlerooms Grader in many ways, although it does not facilitate forum grading. The move to eThink has allowed us to add new tools to help us do our work. Look for descriptions of these new features in the Basics Guide to 3.3 and Cool New Features in 3.3 chapters in the upgrade archive book:

• Update assignment and quiz due dates from one page.
• Reduce scrolling with the "Collapsed topics" format.
• Make grading easier with the Marking Manager block.
• Set Completion Tracking settings for multiple items.
• Show students who is in their groups.
• Enable students to sign up for appointments—and assign points for attendance (great for oral exam or presentation sign-ups!).