by Sander Bangma.  

Dear all,

Moodle 3.11.5, 3.10.9, and 3.9.12 were released today. 

As usual, you can find the releases via our download channels (https://download.moodle.org or Git).

We recommend you upgrade your Moodle sites where possible, to benefit from the bug-fixes and security improvements.

The release notes for each version can be found on the following pages:

• Moodle 3.11.5 release notes
• Moodle 3.10.9 release notes
• Moodle 3.9.12 release notes

Please see the releases page for more details.

by Sander Bangma.  

Hi all,

We're approaching the end of the year and I want to provide an update on Moodle 4.0. We're progressing well and are working through the final changes!

Current status

• The majority of the big UX changes have been integrated
• There are a few key issues landing in the next week or so that will still have a big impact on the 4.0 experience:
  • MDL-71457: Update the Moodle activity icons
  • MDL-72457: Remove container borders for theme boost
  • MDL-72897: Mark the current section in the course index
• With these landed we will allow some time to review and apply polish

Important dates

The above means that we are now working towards the following timeline:

• QA cycle start mid to late January 2022
• QA cycle finish end of February
• Moodle 4.0 release in March 2022

Moodle support timeframes

Following on from these dates we will extend the security support for Moodle 3.11 by 6 months to provide additional overlap with the Moodle 4.0 release allowing more time to migrate sites. We will also shift the Moodle 4.1 release date to November 2022. 

A summary of releases and support:

Moodle releases & support Version (Scheduled) Release date Full support ends Security support ends Moodle 3.9 (LTS)  15 June 2020  10 May 2021  8 May 2023 Moodle 3.10  9 November 2020   8 November 2021  9 May 2022 Moodle 3.11  17 May 2021  9 May 2022  8 May 2023
(extended 6M) Moodle 4.0  March 2022  May 2023
 November 2023 Moodle 4.1 (LTS)  November 2022
(shifted due to updated Moodle 4.0 release date)  November 2023  November 2025

by Jessica Gramp.  

Wednesday 15 December 2021 13:00 - 14:00 UTC

In this webinar Martin Dougiamas, Moodle CEO, will describe the background of the MoodleNet project and Paul Hodgson, MoodleNet Project Manager, will deliver a hands on session with the latest version of MoodleNet, the global network for sharing and curating open educational resources.

At this event you will learn about MoodleNet, how to search for educational content, create collections, curate resources and how to make the most of MoodleNet.

Register at moodle.academy

by Jessica Gramp.  

Sat 13 Nov  2021 08:00 - 09:00 UTC

Join Moodle Academy and Usha Raman on World Kindness Day - a day that promotes the importance of being kind to yourself, others, and the world - for an introduction (or refresher!) on the practice of mindfulness. 🧘‍♂️

This workshop provides an introduction or refresher to the practice of mindfulness. It will cover simple and powerful techniques to achieve greater awareness and calm in our lives. Wonderful practices and insights into mindfulness are shared to include this practice easily into your daily life. 

This event is for everyone.

Register at moodle.academy

by Sander Bangma.  

Hi all,

Moodle 3.11.4, 3.10.8, and 3.9.11 were released today. 

As usual, you can find the releases via our download channels (https://download.moodle.org or Git).

We recommend you upgrade your Moodle sites where possible, to benefit from the bug-fixes and security improvements.

The release notes for each version can be found on the following pages:

• Moodle 3.11.4 release notes
• Moodle 3.10.8 release notes
• Moodle 3.9.11 release notes

Please see the releases page for more details.

by Sander Bangma.  

Hi All,

A quick update on the Moodle 4.0 release.

We've seen much progress in the last couple of months. Many of the big changes have already been integrated or are going through integration as we speak. Moodle 4.0 is starting to take shape, which you can follow on our QA site. Note that we're currently transitioning from the old 3.x navigation to the new 4.0 navigation, so expect a lot of changes there in the next few weeks. 

We've continued to iterate and improve the designs. This means we still have some final pieces to finish off through November. We want to make sure we bring these changes home before we start the QA cycle.

Looking at the calendar the aim is to start the QA cycle end of November / early December. This means we'll target the Moodle 4.0 release for early in the new year.

by Sander Bangma.  

Hi All,

Earlier this month we had two new UXers start at Moodle as part of the LMS team. You can read a bit more about it in my post, but please welcome Uli and Shasa! 

One of their first projects is helping us to re-design Moodle.org and create a new experience for the Moodle Community. We'd love your input into that. Please read Uli's post and join the discussion! 😃

How can we improve the Moodle.org experience for you? 

Sander

by Jessica Gramp.  

Assessment: Exploring Forums webinar

20 Oct 2021 9:00 - 10:00 UTC

In this hands-on interactive webinar Anna Krassa and Mary Cooch will explore the use of the Forum activity for formative and summative assessment. Participants will have the opportunity to experience Forum as learners and also see the activity from the teacher's point of view.

This event is for Educators and Instructional Designers.

Register at moodle.academy