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Learn how to develop clear, Intended Learning Outcomes for your courses and programs in this webinar led by Karen Shackleford-Cesare, from University College London (UCL).

Intended Learning Outcomes are short, clear statements that help students understand what they can expect to achieve at various stages throughout their learning journey. They enable course designers to ensure summative assessments test the desired learning has been achieved. Creating effective Intended Learning Outcomes is an important prerequisite in the design of learning activities and assessments, including within the ABC Learning Design process, which is used to develop short courses for Moodle Academy, as well as many other educational programs worldwide.

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Hello Moodle community,

We're excited to announce that our Moodle 5.1 QA cycle begins today, September 1st, and will run for five weeks until the release date on October 6th.

About the QA Cycle
The QA cycle is a key part of our development process. This is when our community helps test Moodle's next version to ensure it's of the highest quality, reliability, and usability.

How You Can Help
Here's how you can get involved and make a difference:

• Exploratory Testing: Try out the latest Moodle features on our QA testing site. Experiment, explore, and share your feedback with us.
• Issue Reporting: If you find any issues, big or small, please report them on the Moodle Tracker. Your input is crucial to improving Moodle.

For detailed instructions on the QA testing process, please check out the QA testing guide. If you have any questions, feel free to post in this forum or join our Moodle QA chat on Telegram or Matrix.

Thank you for being such an essential part of our testing process. With your help, we’ll make Moodle 5.1 a fantastic release! 🚀

Learn how to use the Moodle Database Activity creatively! During this webinar, presented by Thom Rawson from Moodle Academy, you will learn a few advanced techniques and methods for using the Moodle Database Activity. Through templating, CSS, HTML, and simple JavaScript, educators will be able to construct interactive Database Activities to enhance learner engagement and help to increase learner autonomy. In addition, a few alternative methods of assessing Database Activities will be discussed.

This webinar is part of the course 'Moodle Academy webinars'. You have to be enrolled in this free course to register and join the webinar.

→ Register at Moodle Academy.

Hi Moodlers,

I’m really looking forward to MoodleMoot Global this 16–18 September in Edinburgh — it’s always such a special time to connect with our community and share what’s coming next.

In my keynote, Shaping the Future of Moodle, I’ll be opening up our product roadmap — new solutions we’re working on, how we’re improving the user experience, and the features we know will make a real difference for learners, educators and organisations.

I’d love for you to be there, so you can share your thoughts with us and help shape where Moodle goes next.

Get your ticket today

Hope to see you in Edinburgh!

Marie Achour

Chief Product Officer, Moodle HQ

P.S. Some big announcements are in store at the end of the event - don’t miss out on being the first to hear exclusive Moodle news! 

Internationalisation of the Curriculum (IoC) has become quite the catchphrase of late in both secondary and tertiary institutions. For teachers of Foreign Languages (FL), this takes place by ensuring students are able to use the FL in real world situations with peers in different countries. This method of teaching a FL, by ensuring your students are linked with peers in other countries during their learning journey, is known as “Virtual Exchange” (VE).

The best companion an educator can have on their VE teaching journey is Moodle. The International Virtual Exchange Project (IVEProject) started in 2004 by Professor Eric Hagley has used Moodle from its outset. Since 2015, when the IVEProject became large-scale, more than 60,000 students from 30 countries have participated.

The numerous reasons Moodle is the chosen platform will be outlined in this webinar, in particular Moodle’s ability to be customised. Custom modules will be showcased and information on how the IVEProject has influenced some parts of Moodle core code will also be outlined. The ways that Moodle and the IVEProject have made IoC achievable for many around the world will also be shown.

This webinar is part of the course 'Moodle Academy webinars'. You have to be enrolled in this free course to register and join the webinar.

→ Register at Moodle Academy.

User tours in Moodle help you guide learners and staff directly on screen, reducing help desk queries and improving confidence. Whether you want to support onboarding, highlight new features, or provide timely guidance for specific tasks, user tours offer a flexible way to enhance the user experience.

In this webinar, Aurélie Soulier will show you how to design and manage effective tours in Moodle, for different audiences and needs.

Learn how to:

• Create clear, engaging tours.
• Customise tours for different users and contexts.
• Make your Moodle site more welcoming and easier to navigate.

Ideal for Moodle administrators, course designers, and anyone who wants to make their site more supportive and user friendly.

This webinar is part of the course 'Moodle Academy webinars'. You have to be enrolled in this free course to register and join the webinar.

→ Register at Moodle Academy.

We are delighted to announce that the program for MoodleMoot Global 2025 is now live!

This year’s MoodleMoot Global program is packed with exciting opportunities to connect, learn, and grow alongside educators, technologists, and learning leaders from around the world.

MoodleMoot Global 2025 program.

The program also includes a variety of social and networking events, such as the Moodle Party on Wednesday 17th September, and much more! 🥳

Book your ticket now and build a better future with us at MoodleMoot Global 2025.

We look forward to welcoming you to the event in September!

Unlock the potential of AI to boost productivity, creativity, and learning! Join us for an interactive session where you’ll discover practical strategies for using AI tools to organise your thoughts, accelerate your work, and support your studies. If you’re an AI beginner, this webinar blends real-life tips, hands-on examples, and open discussion. Bring your questions, experiences, and curiosity as we explore how to make AI your trusted assistant - not your replacement - for smarter, more effective work and study.

This webinar is part of the course 'Moodle Academy webinars'. You have to be enrolled in this free course to register and join the webinar.

→ Register at Moodle Academy.

The early bird deadline for saving on your MoodleMoot Global 2025 tickets is coming up quickly - be sure to secure your tickets by Monday 30th June to save £200.

This year's theme, Learning to Shape Tomorrow, reminds us that the future is something we shape together every day, with every decision we make about how we teach, what we share, and who gets to participate.

MoodleMoot Global has always been more than a conference. It’s a global community of people who care deeply about learning and believe in its power to shape something better for all of us. And we’d love you to join us and be a part of this!

The MoodleMoot Global ticket includes access to the Moodle Party on Wednesday 17 September, access to all the event spaces, sessions, talks, workshops and networking events, as well as lunches and refreshments during the conference, and more!

Don’t miss your chance to book your place by the early bird deadline of 30th June.

We look forward to seeing you in Edinburgh!

Hi Everyone,

I am pleased to announce the successful completion of our Jira migration! This has been a significant undertaking, and I want to extend my sincere gratitude to everyone involved for their hard work and dedication in making this transition a smooth one.

The new Jira system is now live and ready for your exploration. We encourage everyone to log in when convenient and become familiar with the updated platform. You should receive an email invite if you used our old system. 

To assist you with the new system, we've created a FAQ addressing common questions. This document also outlines steps to take if you encounter any issues. If you can’t find an answer to your question then please post in on this discussion thread.

A quick note regarding custom filters and dashboards: Due to the nature of the migration, these personalised configurations may not have transferred automatically. We kindly request that you take the time to recreate or update your custom filters and dashboards within the new system. We understand this may require some small effort on your part, but it will ensure that your personalised views and reporting remain intact and functional.

Please also note that links in moodle.org are currently redirecting to the old system. This should become resolved as the week progresses.

We are confident that this migration will lead to improved efficiency and a more robust project management experience for everyone. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding throughout this process.

Adrian

Hi,

As part of our migration to Jira Cloud, Tracker will be temporarily shut down for two days starting 14 June. During this time, we’ll transfer all Tracker history and existing data to the new system. We expect the new platform to be live by 16 June.

After the migration, the old Tracker system will remain viewable but will no longer accept new entries or updates.

Once our Jira Cloud instance is active, you’ll receive an invitation to log in and explore the new platform. Please follow the instructions provided to activate your account.

Thank you for your support through this transition.

Adrian

The Learning Map plugin for Moodle allows educators to transform course structures into visual, intuitive, and motivating learning paths. In this session presented by Judith Birke from The St. Gallen University of Teacher Education, we will explore how Learning Maps can guide students through activities in a structured yet flexible way - supporting self-paced learning, modular progression, and gamified engagement.

You will see a variety of real-world examples for different teaching and learning scenarios, and leave with practical ideas to make your Moodle courses more learner-centred, visually structured, and motivating to explore.

This webinar is part of the course 'Moodle Academy webinars'. You have to be enrolled in this free course to register and join the webinar.

→ Register at Moodle Academy.

You may remember that we announced the transition of Moodle’s Tracker to JiraCloud last week which will be happening in a couple of weeks time. 

As part of this transition, we will be introducing a limit to how long we keep user accounts active within the Moodle Tracker on Jira Cloud. 

If you regularly use Tracker your account will stay active and this change will have no impact on you. 

However, moving forward, if you don’t interact with our system for three years then your account will be suspended and eventually removed.

You can always sign back up after a long break to gain access to Tracker again, but if your old account has been removed then it is not possible to restore it.

This change will help us better manage our Tracker solution and further support Moodle’s commitment to honouring data privacy regulation, which advocates for institutions to keep their user’s information for the shortest time necessary.

Using Moodle Workplace™ functionality, custom reports allow Moodle LMS admins to configure and share reports using an increasingly wide number of sources. Join Moodle HQ Integration lead and Custom reports expert Paul Holden as he highlights five reports of particular use to LMS and Workplace users and answers queries you might have about configuring custom reports.

This webinar is suitable for administrators and educators interested in reporting options.

This webinar is part of the course 'Moodle Academy webinars'. You have to be enrolled in this free course to register and join the webinar.

→ Register at Moodle Academy.

We are happy to announce that we will be moving our Tracker onto Jira Cloud.

This transition to Jira Cloud will improve your experience with the Moodle Tracker by giving you access to the most recent updates and features that Atlassian (the people who make Jira) have to offer.

We currently host Tracker on a version of Jira, so we are not moving to a different application,  meaning the impact on you should be minimal. 

We are also aiming to keep the existing information currently on Tracker, further minimising the potential for disruption.

Part of the process of migration is moving your tracker details over to the Atlassian servers. If you do not wish to have your user information migrated over then please contact us at privacy@moodle.com

The transition is planned to happen next month and we will keep you informed as we make progress over to the new system. We’ll keep making updates here, so check back regularly to keep up to date with the latest news.