With the upgrade from Moodle 3.2 to Moodle 3.6, we will enjoy a more reliable and stable system as well as the ability to install and configure plugins to customize the platform for our faculty and students. At this session, I will review the time for the upgrade, describe how to get on the test server, and demonstrate the new features. This is not intended to be a hands-on session at least for the first 60 minutes or so.

• New Tools Show & Tell web (click to see an download a PDF of the  slides Gary will use)
• New plugin and features will include:
  • Dashboard- The new version allows users to customize which courses they see.
  • Gear menu- This replaces the course administration menu
  • Back up, Restore, and Import- We have added these capabilities to facilitate reusing content in courses.
  • ATTO text editor (audio & video)- The new text editor included options for recording audio and video content.
  • Collapsed topics- This puts content under "window shades" to ease course navigation.
  • Students tracker- Use this to immediately see who has not logged on.
  • Hypothes.is- Adds the ability to annotate web pages and PDF's as a class.
  • H5P- Adds the ability to create interactive content in your course.
  • Annotate PDF- Markup and grading tools one one screen!
  • Offline quiz- Use the Moodle question bank to create a Word document to print.
  • Library blocks- Access GCC library resources form within Moodle.
  • Scheduler- Mange appointments with students and advisees.
  • Dates- Change all of the dates in your course on one page.
  • Zoom- Add video conferences to your Moodle classrooms.