Moodle LMS 5.0 is here!
“This latest Moodle release brings new features and enhancements that make it easier to manage courses, assess learners, and configure AI tools, all while giving administrators more control and flexibility.” – Matt Porritt, Product Director – Platform Solutions, Moodle HQ
One new feature we are excited about is the Grade Penalties framework, developed by Catalyst IT. This enhancement enables educators to automatically apply penalties to grades based on defined criteria, such as late submissions, without manual intervention. Learn more here.
In addition, the Moodle LMS 5.0 release includes accessibility improvements – helping teachers build more inclusive learning environments (with less manual work) and faster, smarter reporting,
Other enhancements in the Moodle LMS 5.0 include:
AI enhancements, adding the following:
- A new AI provider – Ollama
- Customised provider instances for specific tasks
- Per model configuration settings
- AI usage and policy acceptance reports for Admins
- New ‘Explain’ feature for learners
Learn more here: https://youtu.be/LTIrjm6fNL4?si=2lXJFrYHVBla_0Pt
Question banks
Teachers can share and reuse the course questions more easily with course question banks. Learn more here.
New Question Bank filters
Teachers can now find questions more easily using the 6 new question bank filters including:
- question type
- time modified
- status
- keyword searches of question name
- ID number
- question text and
- general feedback
Activities overview
Organised by Activity type, the new Activities overview helps teachers and students keep track of course content.
For an overview of all features, and for role specific information – teachers, students, administrators – click here.
Catalyst IT specialise in enterprise level Moodle instances and are a multi-award winning Premium Moodle Partner.