Summary
Like every piece of software Moodle needs to be kept up-to-date, and MedMoodle and HSMoodle are no different. Our next scheduled upgrade is 9-10am, Monday, 15 December, 2025.
During this time the Moodle environments will be unavailable to users.
When Moodle is back up and running you should notice some minor changes which include:
- New Activities overview– The Activities overview page now works across all major activity types, showing staff what needs grading and providing students with a clear picture of upcoming tasks and completed work.
Why this matters: Having one organised view of all course activities helps staff act quickly and enables students to stay focused and on track. - Redesigned Activity chooser– Activities are now grouped into separate tabs by teaching purpose: assessment, collaboration, communication, resources, and interactive content, with related tools suggested for each.
Why this matters: Staff can design courses with their learning goals front and centre, choosing tools based on purpose. - Question banks– Staff can reuse and share questions across courses more easily with course question banks.
Why this matters: Reusing questions saves time, supports consistency across courses, and makes it easier for staff to collaborate.
- Retiring the Atto text editor– You have already been using the new text editor, TinyMCE, so this change should not affect you.
- Update minimum course requirements– The minimum course requirements have been updated. Please refer to the ‘Related Pages’ at the bottom of the page to review these updates.
For more information and support, please contact your local eLearning facilitator.
Resources
Announcing Moodle LMS 5.1 (Moodle.org)
Get in touch
We’re constantly monitoring and fine-tuning Moodle environments, including the new interfaces and features released in this update. We welcome your feedback. Email: med.moodle@otago.ac.nz.
