Great Moodle 2.3 changes for Teachers/Course Creators

Moodle 2 is already up to 2.3.1 and this release has seen some big changes. One of the key areas that has substantial changes is in the actual course design interface. I'm going to outline 5 of the changes that stand out for Teachers/Course Creators. *Warning some of these will cause experienced users to punch the air!*

1. When going to add a resource or activity you are no longer faced with two drop down menus, instead you face a new interface with selection made easy on the left and an explanation of the resource/activity on the right. You can turn this feature off, which may suit experienced users, however new users will enjoy the extra help.

2. The Assignment module has been re-written and consolidated into one activity. Users who have used the assignment activity before will know that there have been many different types of assignment that you could chose for your course. These are now options within the one Assignment activity module.

3. The ability to make an Alias to a file has also been added. This is similar to making a shortcut (why didn't they call it this?) on your computer. The same file can sometimes be used throughout the Moodle site and the problem with this is that you may edit it you then have to find them all again. Create an Alias and you only need to update the original. *punch the air*

4. Drag and Drop has also made it into this release. Some of you may have seen some of this through Davo Smiths block which allows you to drag files straight from your desktop and drop them into your course!! You can also drag folders and SCORM packages to your course and Moodle will prompt you with suggestions of what you want to do with it *punch the air*

5. New users will expect this and experienced users will be nodding with appreciation. The ability to Edit the Title of the resource/activity on the page has been added so you no longer have to go into the activity/resource settings to change the title.