Major changes (FY2025)
Major changes (FY2025)
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The following changes were made for the update of Moodle in August 2025.
User-Agent in addition to Chiba University Moodle output logs
User-Agent in addition to Chiba University Moodle output logs
As part of an inquiry into Moodle, we have added User-Agent displays to the reporting features of Chiba University's Moodle courses.
This was done to understand users' operating environments.
This allows users with teacher or administrator roles to view more detailed information in their reports.
Targeted Functions: Chiba University Moodle:Report>Log
※This applies only to log display and excludes live logs.
Previously, the IP address field displayed only the IP address of users connecting to Chiba University's Moodle.
As shown in the figure below, the IP address display field now shows the browser type, user environment, and version information as the “User-Agent” display.
When information is clear, it becomes easier to identify problems related to environmental dependencies.
When adding questions from the question bank to a quiz, the “Show All” option has been added.
When adding questions from the question bank to a quiz, the “Show All” option has been added.
When adding questions from the question bank, you can now display all questions within a category on a single page using the “Show All” option. For details on how to add questions from the question bank, please refer to the following items.
The retesting feature now allows for the re-evaluation of specific exams only.
The retesting feature now allows for the re-evaluation of specific exams only.
Previously, to re-grade, you had to re-grade all questions. Now, you can re-grade only the questions you select from the “Selected Questions” list.
The following changes were made for the release of Moodle in March 2025.
The previous year's course is available on Chiba University Moodle.
The previous year's course is available on Chiba University Moodle.
Courses 2024 and 2023 are now available in Chiba University Moodle
Courses from previous years can be viewed in Chiba University Moodle.
The courses are hidden and can only be viewed by users with the Teacher role.
Courses from the past two years can be viewed.
If a student requests to view a course taken in the previous year, change the view setting if the course is viewable to the student.
Browsing is for the last two years of the course of the past year. Only users enrol as “Teacher Roles” are allowed.
Teachers who are newly assigned to a class this year will be able to view and import courses from previous years by enrol the Teacher Role in the previous years' courses.
Suspension of pastmoodle operation
Pastmoodle has ceased operation as of 3/31/2025.
Teacher, TF, and TA roles can be assigned by faculty.
Teacher, TF, and TA roles can be assigned by faculty.
A Teacher role is allowed to assign "TF" and "TA" roles along with "Student" and "Non-editing teacher" and "teacher" roles.
*Only users with the respective qualifications are able to assign exclusively for the four roles of "Teacher", “Non-editing teacher”, "TF" and "TA".
Role assignment precautions and qualification checkpoints are on the "01.3 Participant enrolment (Teacher/TF/TA/Student)". Be sure to read there.
Note for TA/TF enrolment: Username for internal students
If you are enroling a student who has applied or will apply to continue his/her “user number”, such as an internal student, please make sure to confirm that the student has completed the continuation procedure on Moodle before enroling him/her.
→Please refer to this page for the “User Number Continuation” procedure on Moodle.
https://moodle.gs.chiba-u.jp/moodle/course/view.php?id=44486
Roles Change Procedure
Roles Change Procedure
Users enroled in the Teacher role can change the roles of other users in the course.
If you want to change the role of a enroled user, click on “Participants” in the course to display the list of a enroled users and click on the role of the target user to edit the role.
First, delete the current role.
Click the " × " to the left of the role name to delete the role.
Then select a new role.
Make sure the role you want to change is displayed, and click the floppy disk icon above the role name to save the changes.
This completes the change of roles.
Icon Design Changes
Icon Design Changes
Icons have been changed to simple, easily identifiable icons.
“Topic” is renamed to “Section”.
“Topic” is renamed to “Section”.
The names of content locations such as “topics” and ‘sections’ have been unified into "sections.
Courses created before 2024 will be labeled as "topic.
Allows “subsections” to be added to each section in the course.
Allows “subsections” to be added to each section in the course.
The ability to add “subsections” to sections has organized the overall design of the course page.
This has made the hierarchical structure clearer to students, making it easier for them to see the relevance of material within a section and improving visibility.
The operation manual is provided below.
1. course creation and participant registration > 1 .6 How to add activities and resources > 4
Default editor changed to TinyMCE
Default editor changed to TinyMCE
【TinyMCE】
The default editor has been changed from “Atto HTML Editor” to “Tiny MCE Editor”.
If you wish to change to the old “Atto HTML Editor”, please change your settings below.
User Menu > Preferences > Editor Preferences > Atto HTM Editor
Batch operation of multiple sections and contents
Batch operation of multiple sections and contents
【Bulk operation】
Batch operations can be performed on multiple sections and contents.
Content that has been imported into each section can now be deleted in a batch.
By moving to edit mode, multiple sections/contents can be operated at once (Bulk actions).
A. A check box will appear.
B. Multiple sections can be selected at once.
C. Multiple contents can be selected at once.
D. Select the menu you wish to work with.
Section permalink function
Section permalink function
【permalink】
A permalink is a URL that allows you to get direct access to a section.
Direct access allows for easy sharing.
Switch to “edit mode” and click on “︙” for each section to obtain “permalinks”.
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