Moodle Workplace continues to evolve, enhancing its features to provide a more personalised and efficient learning experience for organisations. The latest release, Moodle Workplace 4.5, introduces several notable updates aimed at improving course discovery, integrating artificial intelligence (AI), and streamlining user management.
Enhanced Learning Catalogue
The Learning Catalogue has been refined to facilitate better course discovery and personalisation:
- Course Highlighting: Administrators can now spotlight specific courses, drawing visual attention to high-priority offerings. This feature ensures that important courses are prominently displayed, aiding learners in making informed choices.
- Featured Courses Section: A customisable section at the top of the Catalogue landing page allows organisations to showcase key courses. Regular updates to this section can keep learners engaged by presenting fresh, curated content.
- Automatic Price Synchronisation: By linking the Catalogue directly to course payment enrollment plugins, any price set for a course is automatically reflected in the Catalogue. This automation ensures that course prices are updated immediately and are always accurate, saving time and reducing errors.
Integration of Artificial Intelligence
Moodle Workplace 4.5 introduces a new AI subsystem, enhancing content creation and summarisation:
- AI Subsystem: This framework allows organisations to integrate AI functionalities securely and efficiently. Administrators can select preferred AI providers, determine accessible tools, and designate user access, ensuring AI integration aligns with organisational needs.
- AI-Powered Tools: With AI-driven text and image generation available directly in the content editor, instructors can create comprehensive, personalised materials to support learning outcomes. Additionally, an AI content summarisation tool provides concise overviews of text content, aiding both learners and educators in grasping essential information quickly.
Simplified People Management
The latest version offers improvements to user and team management:
- Add New Users in the “People” Tab: Human Resource managers can now create new users directly within the organisational structure, streamlining the onboarding process without navigating the full Site Administration menu.
- “User is Manager” Dynamic Rule Condition: This feature enables administrators to create more precise and customised workflows, tailoring processes to the specific needs of different manager types within the organisation.
Additional Enhancements
Moodle Workplace 4.5 also includes:
- Customisable Start Pages: Organisations can set the Learning Catalogue or Custom Pages as the default start page for their site, offering greater flexibility in guiding learners to pertinent resources upon login.
- Improved Filters and Search: New range filters allow users to search courses by numerical values, such as price or difficulty level, enhancing the course discovery process.
These updates in Moodle Workplace 4.5 are designed to create a more impactful, personalised, and future-ready learning environment, supporting organisations in achieving their training and development objectives.
