NCC updated to Moodle version 4.4 on December 2024 for the January 2025 semester
A few highlights:
Ordering question types in quizzes to help with sequencing words, phrases, or images/media
Clearer edit mode with "View" option (three dots beside section)
Smaller activity icons with color-coded categories for enhanced digital accessibility
Reminder: Click anywhere in the section and "Add an activity and resource" will appear
Moodle 4.3 Faculty Handout - Use this document to learn general features that are continuously upgraded and to navigate updated features
Moodle Gradebook - Gradebook Setup (Weighted Mean of Grades)
Moodle Gradebook - Natural Grading (Sum of Grades/Point System)
Gradebook Basics - Handouts
Gradebook Advanced - Handouts
The Personalized Learning Designer (PLD) is an automation system used to tailor (personalize) the learning experience to individual users and save instructors time performing manual processes. The legacy version still exists, but the “new” version has moved from beta to live status. It is much more intuitive and cleaner.
Quickly identify key behaviors and then take action to address those behaviors
Provide each student with individualized attention
Offer automated feedback, reminders, and next steps related to the user’s specific performance and behaviors
"New" Personalized Learning Designer Overview (document)
See Below for Step-by-Step Examples of Engagement-boosting and Performance-Improving PLD Rules:
Sample 1: Failed Quiz/Assignment Rule (aka “Assignment Performance Improvement Rule”):
Sample 2: Course Not Accessed in X Days Rule (aka “Engagement Booster Rule”)
Sample 4: Course Grade Message Rule (aka “Overall Performance Awareness Rule”):
Sample 5: Quiz or Assignment Not Submitted (aka “Timely Submission Reminder Rule”):
Sample 6: Forum Post Rule (aka“Join the Conversation” aka “Participation Encouragement Rule”):
Personalized Learning Designer (PLD) Overview (Slideshow)
Personalized Learning Designer (PLD) POP UP Feature directions (Legacy version)
Videos:
Student Has Not Logged into Moodle in X Days (document)
Very Important! Be sure to select "Triggering User" when you create your automated emails in PLD!
How to Backup and Restore in Moodle (3:07 minutes)
How to Import a Previous Course into a Current Moodle Shell (2:30 minutes)
Discussion Forums:
Whole Forum Grading (Note: Whole forum grades appear in the gradebook, but students must return to the forum to see the instructor's feedback.)
Using the Census Report to help take attendance for online courses
Downloading a Moodle Questionnaire into an Excel Spreadsheet
How to Hide and Unhide Courses in Moodle (for Continuing Education Courses ONLY)
How to Bulk Change Due Dates with Date Report (a quicker way to update dates and restrictions for multiple assignments)
Sharing Cart
How to Use the Moodle Share Cart (document)
Sharing Cart Video (video)
How to Import an EVA - This is from Spring '17 but the steps are the same for each semester.