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TELT Systems - List of current feature requests

This page was last updated on 10 February 2023.


This page outlines feature requests that have been raised for TELT systems. Feature requests are colour coded based on their status as per:

 

Received

 

Approved

 

On Hold

Received and to be presented to the Advisory Group for approval. Approved by the Advisory Group and is in a research, development or testing phase. Discussed by the Advisory Group and is on hold.

For more information on a specific feature request please speak to your Faculty/School representative for the appropriate business advisory group.

Moodle - Learning Management System

For instructions on how to raise a Moodle Feature Request, please click here.

Feature Request #

Description Status Planned Release Date

1626255

Begin testing the Office365 plugin

Requested by: ASB

On Hold

-

2004039

Integrate Moodle with Office365

Requested by: Engineering

On Hold

-

3125420

Apply adjustments to CSS in current UNSW Moodle theme to improve usability. Adjustments are based on CSS work from Iwan Kelaiah from PVCE.

Requested by: Science

On Hold

-

3207303

Implement the Moodle Zoom plugin. This tighter integration should benefit many of our users. The plugin can be found at https://moodle.org/plugins/mod_zoom.

Requested by: Engineering

Approved

-

3325238

Create site-wide LTI 1.3 for Pearson, EdStem and Padlet, and restrict to Business School Moodle category.

Requested by: Business

Approved

-

3332718

A TELT Admin adding a block at category level should be able to choose to override the position at the course level.

Requested by: ADA

Outcome: On Hold

On Hold

-
3286694

In ATTO text editor, being able to click on the URL button then pick from a list of available Moodle activities and resources would be useful i.e you can link to stuff in pages or books without having to manually copy a link.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: In Progress

Received

-
3332718

A TELT Admin adding a block at category level should be able to choose to override the position at the course level.

Requested by: ADA

Outcome: On Hold

On Hold

-
3436462

When copying a Moodle quiz either by the import method or sharing cart method, only associated question banks and categories should be copied as duplicate question banks make it difficult to isolate what is being used in a quiz.

Requested by: Business

Outcome: On Hold

On Hold

-
3453747

Introduce a 'Select all users on this page' button in the Course Participants page when there are less than 20 users on the page as well for consistent user experience.

Requested by: Law

Outcome: On Hold

On Hold

-
3472502

Implement the grade area and rubric in OU blog as the grading of the blog is limited.

Requested by: ADA

Outcome: In Progress

Received

-
3477004

Implement a select/deselect option to select all students across all groups instead of selecting all students on a group by group basis.

Requested by: ADA

Outcome: In Progress

Received

-
3519447

Install the 'Export Quiz Attempts', which is a quiz report that allows you to get view of a quiz attempt that is formatted for easy printing. This can either be a blank attempt or a review of a finished quiz attempt.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: In Progress

Received

-
3530943

Update the settings of the Course Contacts block to include a ‘Group mode’ like the other activities/resources.

Requested by: Law

Outcome: In Progress

Received

-
3558625

Set a cut-off date (say for 5 days after the due date) for Moodle assignments but students who have submitted on time can still update their submission until the cut-off date.

Requested by: ADA

Outcome: In Progress

Received

-
3558658

Enable Moodle Assignment rubric to allow specific weighting to each criterion.​

Requested by: ADA

Outcome: In Progress

Received

-
3558680

Enable the export/import of rubrics created in Moodle assignment as a CSV file, allowing for easy sharing of rubrics across courses. 

Requested by: ADA

Outcome: In Progress

Received

-
3620244

Install the Panopto plugin Moodle for the Faculty of Medicine to participate in a 14 day trial.

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: In Progress

Received

-
3629584

Implement the ATTO editor in Feedback for clear distinction between the question and the answer. 

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: In Progress

Received

-
3640400

Ensure the rolled over H5P content links to the new content bank in the new course, not in the old site.

Requested by: Business

Outcome: In Progress

Received

-
3669049

Remove the student role permissions which currently enable students to see the Moodle Group names a student belongs to and zIDs for other students in a course.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: In Progress

Received

-

 

Moodle - Completed Feature Requests 2022

Feature Request #

Description

 

3234890

 

Install the 'Sketch' plugin for ATTO and TinyMCE https://moodle.org/plugins/atto_sketch https://moodle.org/plugins/tinymce_sketch

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Implemented in May 2022

3246479

Install the Freehand drawing plugin, https://moodle.org/plugins/qtype_drawing, from ETH.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Implemented in May 2022

3283383

Request Open LMS to whitelist all test Azure AD accounts so that they are not suspended due to not being listed in the users.txt file from SiMS.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Implemented in Feb 2022

3286615

Request Open LMS to address the roll-over issue of courses that use Turnitin. Currently, any course that uses Turnitin when rolled over does not retain the Gradebook.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Implemented in Feb 2022

3325935

Accessibility checker deems 5/6 colours of the ATTO editor to have issues. Add an alternate colour palette (e.g. https://moodle.org/plugins/atto_morefontcolors).

Requested by: Law

Outcome: Implemented in Feb 2022

3341884

Install mhchem package.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Implemented in March 2022

3393767

Install the 'Active Quiz' module to support 'Hybrid first' pedagogy in Moodle courses. 

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Implemented in May 2022

3394385

Install the "Live Report” which allows teachers to see the responses from students as they are completing questions in a quiz.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Closed in 5th Aug 2022 as TELT BAG deemed this plugin not mature enough to be implemented.
3402296

Investigate the integration of 'Live view’ report and ‘Active Quiz’ module.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Closed in 18th Feb 2022 as Open LMS is unable to integrate both plugins since Active Quiz is a standalone plugin without support quiz reporting plugins.
3409892

Upgrade the Coderunner question type to the latest stable version 4.1.1

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Implemented in June 2022
3409927

Install the 'Live poll' module to support active learning and hybrid learning synchronous polling activities in Moodle.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Implemented in May 2022
3414488

Install the regex quiz question type which is handy for ignoring trivial differences that do not invalidate an answer that is typed-in.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Implemented in July 2022
3414496

Install the GapFill quiz question type to support multiple correct answers. It is an alternative to CodeRunner for simple questions.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Implemented in March 2022
3445797

Integrate Moodle with Echo360 Analytics tab.

Requested by: PVCESE

Outcome: Implemented in PROD on 20 Sep 2022
3466709

Configure Labster LTI 1.3 in Moodle sitewide and restrict to the UNSW Global Education category as the other faculties would be able to use it if they would like to; however, they would need to make the license fee (user based) to Labster.

Requested by: Global

Outcome: Implemented on 17 Jun 2022
3542152

Implement LabArchives LTI for Medicine & Health to register students and transfer their grades easily through Moodle.

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Implemented on 5 Sep 2022
3464344

Discuss the pros and cons of enabling TELT Admins to be able to enrol users into sandpit courses, rather than limiting to Super TELT admin role.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Closed on 6 May 2022 by TELT BAG

3472186

Match the rubric in the Forum grading to the Assignment tool.

Requested by: ADA

Outcome: Closed on 6 May 2022 by TELT BAG as TELT BAG requested Dean to submit these issues to LMS&I team to be raised with Open LMS as bugs

Moodle - Completed Feature Requests 2021

Feature Request #

Description
2209904

Implement a playback speed option for theBox videos

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Implemented in August 2021

2571773
Implement the ability to transfer ownership of items in the Box to another person/persons on an individual basis.

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Completed in August 2021
 
2851528


Display data about students who have never accessed their Moodle course.​

Requested by: Business

Outcome: Closed, workaround available on May 2021

2899971

Implement "Anonymously" to complement the "Non anonymously" that already exists in Open Forums.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Implemented

3056561

Add the 'TELT Administrator' role to the “HTML (per role)” block

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Closed, no longer required as of March 2021

3056818

Update to latest version of Font awesome icons. 

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Closed, no longer required as of March 2021

3060614

Update the Moodle language pack to change the term "Suspended users" to "Inactive".

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Completed in August 2021

3184905

Change the default for the filter in the Participants/Enrolled users page to match “All” rather than “Any”.

Requested by: ADA

Outcome: Completed in August 2021

3243913

Grant the Grading Tutor role permission to use the Attendance activity to take attendance in courses.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in August and September 2021

3251787

Increase the H5P Content Bank upload limit from 100MB to 200MB to match the Moodle sitewide content upload limit.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Not implemented

3254081

Install "Delayed attempts in quizzes", https://moodle.org/plugins/quizaccess_delayed.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Not implemented

3274573

Enable automatic transfer of Turnitin Peermark assignment grades to the Moodle gradebook.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Not implemented

3332722

Courses created from a template with Roles renamed (e.g. Instructor->Covenor) should keep the renamed roles settings. 

Requested by: ADA

Outcome: Closed on 17 Dec 2021

Moodle - Completed Feature Requests 2020

Feature Request #

Description

1951705

Enable e-rater grammar feedback in the Turnitin Feedback Studio

Requested by: Canberra

Outcome: Completed in February 2020

2482524

Enable "Simple Global Search"

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Completed in September 2020

2632451​

By default, give students the mod/dialogue:close permission to close a conversation. Give Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Grading Tutor and Non-Grading Tutor roles the mod/dialogue:closeany permission to close any dialogue.​

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in February 2020

2702373

Delete test users created using Test Users block.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in September 2020

2732010

Add LTI configuration for Padlet to FASS category only

Requested by: FASS

Outcome: Completed in May 2020

2774885

'Astra CBA' scale with Not Yet Competent, Competent, Competent with Merit within the newly developed Practical Legal Training program.

Requested by: Law

Outcome: Completed in February 2020

2778170

Implement Group Quiz plugin

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in April 2020

2821410

Add a new token category for Group and a Group token into PLD.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in September 2020

2824266

Develop a 'Search Block' for Open Forum as a Block in UNSW Moodle.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Completed in April 2020

2843547

Activate the free version of GeoLite2 City and a free Google Maps API key to be set up in Moodle.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in September 2020

2851373

Auto naming by Section, not Class ID​

Requested by: Business

Outcome: On hold

2851373

Push student Section ID data into Groups / Groupings tab​

Requested by: Business

Outcome: On hold

2861778

Create a LTI connector for Polleverywhere (for a pilot) and make it only available to the Engineering category.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in May 2020

2870365

Enable the nav-drawer option in the UNSW themes to allow the Navigation block and Setting block to collapse.

Requested by: FASS

Outcome: Completed in May 2020

2901013

To mitigate against disruptive behaviour during a Collaborate session, anonymity should be removed

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Completed in April 2020

2913265

Install the 'Embed Question suite'

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Completed in September 2020

2913288

Set up a site wide LTI connector for an electronic notebook platform called LabArchives

Requested by: Science\

Outcome: Implemented in July 2020

2923588

Implement the ability to have students tick a plagiarism and cheating disclosure prior to attempting a quiz in Moodle.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in August 2020

2926132

Implement enhancements for the Media Collection Assignment tool​

Requested by: Art and Design

Outcome: Completed in September 2020

2938915

Enable Built Environment to have access to the Padlet LTI connector in Moodle.

Requested by: FBE

Outcome: Completed in June 2020

2940657

Create a Summative assessment checkbox in the Quiz settings.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: On hold

2940957

Enable the "appearance / display / In pop-up" setting for Pages.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Completed in August 2020

2954088

Implement the CodeRunner and Adaptive plugin combination to allow for programming type questions to be automatically marked.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in September 2020

2969700

Enable LabArchives for UNSW Canberra.

Requested by: Canberra

Outcome: Completed in July 2020

2989085

Enable Padlet LTI for Art and Design.

Requested by: Art and Design

Outcome: Completed in August 2020

2990331

Implement Flash Apocalypse Report plugin

Requested by: PVCE

Outcome: Completed in September 2020

2990551

Upgrade to the Premium Mobile App plan

Requested by: Science

Outcome: On hold

2991043

Update STACK question type to version 4.3.4

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Implemented in September 2020

2995988

Media Collection Assignment: Remove the check-box tick symbol for "Submit Assignment", and allow automatic submission to the assignment tool after the due date if 'Require students to click the submit button' is selected as No.

Requested by: Art and Design

Outcome: Approved

3058142

In the “HTML (per role)” block add a new 'Block content for specific roles' field.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Approved

3060579

Implement a feature in Moodle Notification Preferences, to be able to turn off the "Suspended users" removed from groups emails.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Approved, Scheduled for Feb 2022

 

Moodle - Completed Feature Requests 2019

Feature Request #

Description

2131578

Implement the Level up! plugin

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in February 2019

2220527

Implement a static link for private videos in theBox to H5P Interactive Video content types in Moodle

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Completed in April 2019

2327161

Change the default setting for Originality Report Options > Allow Submissions after the Due Date from No to Yes

Requested by: FASS

Outcome: Completed in January 2019

2363112

Turn on start/end date option for New Forum to enable instructors to set up announcements ahead of time

Requested by: Business School

Outcome: Completed in April 2019

2363122

Enable a "view only after a certain date" option in Forum

Requested by: Business School

Outcome: Completed in August 2019

2387233

Install ATTO Editor Plugins

  • Bootstrap Grid
  • Horizontal Rule
  • Full screen

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in March 2019

2388349

Make certain icons available as a drop down option in Labels using Font Awesome

Requested by: FASS

Outcome: On hold

2394843

Install Sharing Cart Plugin

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in March 2019

2436850

Exclude suspended and inactive user accounts when messaging via the Personalised Learning Designer tool

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Implemented in September 2019

2436850

Exclude suspended and inactive user accounts when messaging via the Personalised Learning Designer tool

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in September 2019

2465713

Regularly check for suspended users in Moodle groups and automatically remove them

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in July 2019

2469672

Make the width and height of the Course Completion block configurable

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Completed in May 2019

2482530

Implement the UNSW branding on Moodle Mobile App/Moodle desktop

Requested by: Science

Outcome: On hold

2494123

Append "(Copy)" to the title of a duplicated resource or activity to prevent accidental deletion of the required resource or activity

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Completed in July 2019

2513568

When restoring courses in Moodle change unselect "Include enrolled users" option by default

Requested by: PVCE

Outcome: Completed in July 2019

2523312/2098988

Enable the ability to turn off Moodle assignment rubric generating a mark

Requested by: FASS

Outcome: Approved

2529535

Add a default Participants list filter to show only active users

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in August 2019

2530561

Enable the Instructor role to have the ability to use the Moodle Tags feature within their question bank.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in August 2019

2554264

Modify the config setting which places the ID number field of grade items in the advanced area to the default view

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in July 2019

2583474

Remove the capability to run Configurable report from TELT Admin role

Requested by: PVCE

Outcome: Completed in August 2019

2585445

Uncheck "Exclude empty grades" setting as default in the Gradebook for the course total and grade category

Requested by: FBE

Outcome: Implemented in August 2019

2663679

Add a new scale (Astra SAT Scales: Unsatisfactory, Satisfactory) that is fully compatible with ASTRA to Gradebook.

Requested by: FASS

Outcome: Completed in November 2019

2689732

Set up a hidden site-wide LTI connector for Questionmark OnDemand so that the Medicine staff only needs to add the Tool URL when creating the LTI link without entering the Consumer key and Shared secret. 

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Completed in November 2019

2732583

Wording change in Turnitin submission change

Requested by: Business

Outcome: Closed

 

Moodle - Archived Feature Requests

Feature Request #

Description
NA

Enable Dropbox Repository - The Dropbox repository enables users to copy (but not link to) files from their own Dropbox into Moodle.

More information: https://docs.moodle.org/25/en/Dropbox_repository

Requested by: PVC (E)

Outcome: Completed

NA

Enable OU Wiki Activity - This is a simple, easy to use, reasonably full-featured alternative to the standard Moodle wiki.

More information: https://docs.moodle.org/25/en/OU_wiki

Requested by: PVC (E)

Outcome: Completed

755448

Allow Instructors to collect all posts in discussion forum for printing

Requested by: AGSM

Outcome: Superceded by Advanced Forum in Moodle 2.7

755448 / 762366

Create a flexible communication tool for Instructors to send attachments to specific students, or groups of students

Requested by: AGSM / FBE

Outcome: Not implemented

762383

Implement a third course page column in Moodle. 

Requested by: FBE

Outcome: Completed for FBE only

NA

Change default email display to "Hidden"

Requested by: PVC (E)

Outcome: Completed

767771

Extend functionality of Assignment activity to include an additional field to indicate "Rubric Calculated" grade

Requested by: FBE

Outcome: Not implemented

772591

Request to resolve a generic error message encountered when importing a CSV file into the Gradebook

Requested by: PVC (E)

Outcome: Completed

773230

Enable the following Gradebook settings by default:

1. Control the number of student records per page
2. Freeze column for student names when scrolling horizontally

Requested by: PVC (E)

Outcome: Completed

775506

Add Moodle Progress Bar Plugin to monitor progress/completion status for each section

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: Completed

776556

Replace misleading message "You have assignments that need attention" with "You have assignment/assignments with a due date that has not yet passed"

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Completed

789424

Enable Scheduler activity - This is an appointment scheduler for planning face-to-face meetings between teachers and students.

More information: https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=mod_scheduler

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Completed

794247

Rename the Latest News block to "Announcements"

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed
794247

Rename the News forum to "Announcements"

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Not implemented

NA

 

Enable anonymous grading (single or double blind) marking.

Requested by: UNSW Canberra

Outcome: Completed
NA

A messaging tool to send email to all/selected students immediately

Requested by: PVC (E)

Outcome: Completed

801476

Change default setting for Email digest type in My Profile setting to "No digest (single email per forum post)" for all students.

Requested by: FBE

Outcome: Completed

801488

Request to allow Instructors to over-ride individual user forum email settings.

Requested by: FBE

Outcome: Not implemented

812586

Match collapsed topic headings font size with standard topic headings font size.

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: Completed

813837

Implement filter and/or search capability in Gradebook that is Moodle Tracker issue MDL-32888

More information: https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-32888

Requested by: PVC (E)

Outcome: Completed

819106

Request to add Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter fields in the User’s Profile, instead of or in addition to AIM ID, YahooID, ICQ.

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: Not implemented

822631

Request to update the data export capabilities for the Workshop activity.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Superceded by UNSW Workshop activity.

829434

Auto-enrol six dummy students to every sandpit created by the Blackboard Migration Request Form

Requested by: PVC (E)

Outcome: Completed

832084

Replace Wimba Voice tools with PoodLL Anywhere or Kaltura

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: Not implemented

NA

Rename current Blackboard Migration Request Form as Blackboard Migration/Sandpit Request Form.

Requested by: PVC (E)

Outcome: Completed

833358

Allow instructors to complete and submit a Questionnaire.

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: Completed

834033

Change the ‘display from’ date so that user only sees the assignments that are due in the next fortnight in course overview block.

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: Not implemented

NA

Create TinyMCE custom filter to allow Kanopy iframe embeds in forums, databases etc.

Requested by: PVC (E)

Outcome: Completed

841378

Implement Course Dedication block to allow Instructors/Students to view the estimated dedication time of participants within a course.

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: Not implemented

843298

Add 'Drag and Drop' question type, and 'Drag and Drop Markers' question type to Moodle Quiz tool

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed

845872

Display word count in TinyMCE editor

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed

851968

Display integrated external tools, eg. QMP quizzes, in the Progress Bar block

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Completed

854192

Change view hidden sections for all staff (especially non-grading tutors ) to "yes" by default

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: Completed

NA

Set the URL activity and PDF files to open in a new window

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Completed

869607

Ability to attach documents to messages in Moodle

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Superceded by Messaging tool

870713

Add a show all button in the Attendance tool to show all participants on one page

Requested by: Law

Outcome: Completed

870713

Change default setting for Tables to have borders.

Requested by: Law

Outcome: Completed

879349

Request to enable Group Enrolment keys by default, for any non-assessable course that has Student Enrolment keys.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed

879358

Request for the ability to have anonymous posting within discussion forums

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Superceded by Advanced Forum in Moodle 2.7

883236

Request to change the Moodle Assignment so:

1. Allow for anonymous marking so the markers identity is hidden

2.Allow markers to control whether uploaded feedback/grades are automatically notified by email to students

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: Completed

RT - 417014

Request to investigate/implement a solution for the Messaging tool, as there is a maximum of 63 recipients in Outlook and it is incompatible with Chrome (on Windows) and Internet Explorer.

Requested by: FBE

Outcome: Closed

895615

Ensure the creation of the Collaborate activity in Moodle includes the ability to grant participants permission to use Collaborate’s basic tools upon entry into the webinar as was the case with Blackboard Learn.

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: Closed - due to limitation of BB Collaborate plugin

NA

Request to remove/hide the Workshop activity from the "Add an activity or resource" menu, while keeping the existing Workshop activities with their data.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Completed

896514

Add Plagiarism Declaration option as a new submission type in Moodle Assignment

Requested by: FBE

Outcome: Completed

NA

Implement Formula quiz question type for Year 1 Physics and Chemistry students (approx 2000 students).

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Completed

902944

Request for a new teaching auditor role that allows teachers to auditor colleagues courses and share best practices.

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Completed

902976

Implement Concept Map plugin for Phase 1 Medicine courses and Phase 2 Pathology practical classes.

More information: (https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=qtype_conceptmap)

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Completed

906539

Request for WebPA to be made available to all Faculties.

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Not implemented

910132

Request to have NetSpot host WebPA.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Not implemented

910137

Request to implement Face to Face plugin that allows students to register for limited sessions.

Requested by: FBE

Outcome: Closed

916518

Request to extend "unread" tag on discussion posts (longer then email digest sending).

1. Do not mark a forum post as read until a user specifically marks the post as read.

2. Change the forum digest function so that forum posts are not marked as read when the digest is run.

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: Completed

921013

Rename "Site Home" in the Navigation block to "Moodle Home" to be consistent with the right side navigation area in
the header.

Requested by: PVC (E)

Outcome: Completed

931405

Request to add a toggle that can hide all non-essential elements on a specific page, in order to maximise reading area real estate as needed, and remove distracting elements.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in Moodle 2.7.

1862977

Enable Safe Exam Browser (SEB) setting in Moodle

Requested by: Canberra

Outcome: Completed in June 2018

1862987

Enable auto save on Moodle Quiz Essay Question type and set default at 2 minutes

Requested by: Canberra

Outcome: Completed in April 2018

1862999/1863006

Implement course custom course template plugin

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in April 2018

1902117

Add UNSW Knowledge Maps to Moodle as an LTI tool

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Closed, UNSW IT to host this tool centrally on 21 May 2018. LTI link is set up as hidden site-wide.

1916937

Update H5P

Requested by: PVCE

Outcome: Completed in April 2018

1938414

Change default number of sections at course creation from 10 to 2 for Collapsed Topics format

Requested by: Built Environment

Outcome: Completed in April 2018

1945753

Enable users to display their alternate name in Moodle

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in April 2018

1951727

Enable blind marking for eExams in the latest version of Turnitin

Requested by: Canberra

Outcome: Completed in July 2018

1981460

Enable Font Awesome filter

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in April 2018

2009737

Enable the H5P feature to save content state

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in May 2018

2013238

Replace the Progress Bar with the Completion Progress block

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in August 2018

2015693

Implement Course Contact block plugin

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in July 2018

2016374

Add a "Submit this gallery" button and remove the "Sync from theBox" button from Media Collection

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Completed in July 2018

2030005

Implement three connected plugins named:

  • Checklist activity
  • Checklist block
  • Checklist grade export

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in June 2018

2030045

Implement Microsoft Word Import/Export (Book) plugin

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in June 2018

2047516

Implement patch for the quick grade feature in the Moodle Assignment activity

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in June 2018

2051170

Implement plugin "Download essay submissions"

Requested by: Canberra

Outcome: Completed in December 2018

14141674

Implement the following in Turnitin v2 plugin:

  • 1 group member to submit on behalf of all group members
  • All group members marked as submitted once one member submits
  • Marks and feedback given to all group members once submitted item is marked

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in August 2018

2083392

Allow students to be able to submit video files via theBox that do not have audio tracks

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in July 2018

2107169

Implement moderation for Team Evaluation comments

Requested by: Arts & Social Science

Outcome: Completed in August 2018

2109118

Implement the ability to bulk upload student submissions into the Assignment activity

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in August 2018

2131557

Create context and role specific HTML blocks in Moodle to provide just in time information to staff using Moodle

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in August 2018

2139333

Fix course display when importing course data

Requested by: Business School

Outcome: Completed in September 2018

2150834

Upgrade the Geshi Moodle Filter

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in September 2018

2228247

Ensure Turnitin activities are not rolled over to the next semester

Requested by: Business School

Outcome: Completed in December 2018

2306391

Enable Export Component Grades reports for Moodle Assignment Activities

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in December 2018

1414674

Implement the following in Turnitin v2 plugin:

 

  • 1 group member to submit on behalf of all group members.
  • All group members marked as submitted once one member submits.
  • Marks and feedback given to all group members once submitted item is marked.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Completed in April 2018

NA

Creation of a generic marking role that allows markers to provide anonymous feedback

Requested by: AGSM

Outcome: On hold

NA

Enable Review - This request is to integrate the assessment based Review functionality within Moodle

More information: https://unsw.review-edu.com/

Requested by: ASB / UNSW Canberra / Art & Design

Outcome: On hold

NA

Enable Guest lecture access to Moodle

Requested by: Art & Design

Outcome: On hold

762365

Create ability to apply one template to multiple courses at a time, while allowing the Instructor to over-write with another template.

Requested by: FBE

Outcome: On hold

762369

Improve course management interface for TELT Admins to streamline administrative processes.

Example: Search by instructor, make multiple courses available/unavailable, see instructors linked to courses.

Requested by: FBE

Outcome: On hold

762374

Enhancements for the Navigation block and Course Menu block.

Requested by: FBE

Outcome: On hold

762378

Enhancements for Customised Feed blocks, the Latest News block and the Recent Activity block

Requested by: FBE

Outcome: On hold

790547

Enable “reveal grades to students only after the post date” functionality for Turnitin in Moodle (existed in Bb Learn)

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: On hold

792854

Change Turnitin assignment default settings to:


“Student Originality Reports” = “yes”

“Report generation speed” = “Generate report immediately reports can be overwritten until due date”

“Exclude the bibliography” = "yes”

“Exclude quoted material” = “yes”

Requested by: ADFA

Outcome: On hold

797211

Add a plugin to export grades from a Moodle course to either NSS or the UNSW Eccles spreadsheets

Requested by: UNSW Canberra

Outcome: On hold

NA

Request to give TELT Administrators the ability to modify permissions within specific activities for all roles up to Instructor.

eg. UNSW Workshop / Database / Glossary

Requested by: Science

Outcome: On hold

870713

Implement italics/bold/underline in short answer quiz mode

Requested by: Law

Outcome: On hold

872594

FASS only - New Moodle block to present 'Where to Get Help' information

Requested by: FASS

Outcome: On hold

872759

Automated means of collating and auto-populating Moodle courses with a digital course outline, using existing data from external sources (such as policies, guidelines and procedures) and systems (such as AIMS, timetabling and NSS).


Staff will need the ability to add additional data not found in other systems.


Students to print and/or export the course outline.

Requested by: FASS

Outcome: On hold

874154

Improve ability to enter/review marks for quizzes in Moodle, eg. direct entry of marks, either in 'Review attempt', or in the summary table

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: On hold

879355

Request for functionality that allows Program Codes and Class Codes to be imported into Moodle Groups

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: On hold

886158

Request for a higher role than TELT Admin to carry out the following tasks:

1. Editing a category
2. Management of category to allow for movement of courses
3. Deletion of courses that are not required

Requested by: FBE

Outcome: On hold

894743

1. Send email reminder to staff member who has enrolled in a Health and Safety course but has not completed the assessment within 2 months of the enrolment date.


2. A copy of this email is to be sent to the supervisor of the staff member.

Requested by: FBE

Outcome: Implemented

897026

Request to prevent non-grading tutor reviewers within the UNSW Workshop activity from seeing the allocations and marks given by other reviewers.

Requested by: Science

Outcome: Closed, not implemented

899490

Request to improve Turnitin plugin functionality by merging configuration pages into one, by allowing rubric configuration outside of student submission, increasing pop-up help consistency and increasing links to Turnitin support pages.

Requested by: PVC (E)

Outcome: On hold

910137

Request to implement GeSHi code filter to colour or highlight code snippets within Moodle resources, forum posts, etc.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Implemented in September 2018

920186

Ability to structure Course Overview into blocks like an individual Moodle course for toggling in and out of view e.g.


- Personal (e.g. UNSW OHS)
- Moodle reference (TELT workshop courses etc)
- Sandpits
- Current courses (e.g. S2 courses I administer)
- Old Courses (e.g. S1 courses)

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Closed, not implemented

922755

Request to create an automated messaging solution, using course configurable email templates, to be sent to students who have never accessed the course.

Options are based on course start date:

1st message - 5 days after course start date

2nd message - 7 days after course start date

3rd message - 9 days after course start date

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Implemented

923713

Enable a Teambuilder activity to be imported into another course together with the questionnaire/group selection criteria that have been specified within the activity.

Requested by: PVC (E)

Outcome: Implemented

925271

Update certificate template in the Moodle Certificate activity according to the UNSW branding guidelines.

Requested by: PVC (E)

Outcome: On hold

932506

Request to:

1. Enable bulk download of feedback files that are uploaded to a GradeBook.
2. Ability to Import discussion topics created by instructors from another course.

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: On hold

1225339

Implement an added feature such as the one in the Assignment activity where users can partake without actually submitting anything in the UNSW Workshop activity.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Approved

1225178

Implement an email notification option to be selectable for students in the UNSW Workshop activity is the are highlighting an assessment as unfair

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: On hold

1259370

Implement an option to select multiple groups from within the Group Selection tool.

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: On hold

1289509

Implement group limits to the Inactive user alert emails

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Approved

1289817

Change the default gradebook aggregation method to Weighted Mean of Grades

Requested by: FASS

Outcome: On hold

1291787

Review Course Grid Format

Requested by: Canberra

Outcome: On hold

1320221

Integrate Microsoft Office Mix with our Moodle instance using external tool LTI option

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: On hold

1362252

Add staff to all Moodle course in a particular category with the existing role "Non-Grading Tutor" or "Grading Tutor"

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: On hold

1393064


TELT Admin role be given the ability to override permissions for the Instructor and Blind Marker roles on top of the Student role.

Requested by: Engineering 

Outcome: Implemented

1397763

Implement Moodle Assignment tool to support the user of Marking Guides and Rubrics with a qualitative option

Requested by: FASS

Outcome: Approved

1406299

Combine the email digest for both Advanced Forum and Forum posts into a single email digest

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: On hold

1414677

Add the Turnitin plagiarism plugin

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Approved

1417570

Integrate with Piazza using LTI

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Closed

1442568

Change the Turnitin default settings to support the educative use preferred in UNSW policy

Requested by: Canberra

Outcome: Closed

1476209

Moodle blogs: A setting to enable email notifications to the students every time a blog post is made

Requested by: Art & Design

Outcome: On hold

NA

Advanced Forum: Automatically/manually mark as read

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: On hold

NA

Fix grading tutors being allowed to check the notify checkbox even though it does nothing

Requested by: UNSW Global

Outcome: On hold

NA

Advanced Forum: fix replies auto closing

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: On hold

1652673

Add category specific links to Moodle courses

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: Implemented in May 2017

1368736

Investigate the Question Creation Activity plugin that allows students to create quiz questions that go directly to the Question bank in Moodle

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: Closed

1699906

Student quiz writing tool

Requested by: ASB

Outcome: Implemented

1700110

theBox submission type for moodle Assignment

Requested by: Built Environment

Outcome: Implemented

1616313

Ability to filter on multiple groups in Participants List

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Implemented

1493872

Create new role for sharing question banks

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Implemented 

2044189

Enhance theBox to support interactive transcripts

Requested by: Built Environment

Outcome: On hold

2044206

Enhance Moodle to support interactive transcripts

Requested by: Built Environment

Outcome: On hold

2055459

Implement the Intelliboard.Net Plugin

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: On hold

2083405

Trial the Edwiser RemUI theme

Requested by: Engineering

Outcome: Implemented, in trials

2162057

Implement the following for H5P

  1. Add the missing H5P content types
  2. Install the latest updates for the existing content types

Requested by: Medicine

Outcome: Implemented

 

 

theBox - Media Management System

For instructions on how to raise a theBox Feature Request, please click here.

Feature Request #

Description Status Planned Release Date
1047367

Improve Media Collection visual and usability.

Requested by: FBC

Received

--
1047873

Allow ability to transfer ownership on individual items.

Requested by: Business School

Received

-
1048439

Allow ability to log in as different users on SOE computers.

Requested by: Medicine

Received

-
1052515

Allow theBox admins the ability to create detailed reports.

Requested by: PVC (E)

Received

-
1052531

Allow theBox admins the ability to upload/download files on behalf of users when supporting users.

Requested by: PVC (E)

Received

-
1052565

Allow theBox admins the ability to reprocess uploaded file assets when supporting users.

Requested by: PVC (E)

Received

-
1052573

Allow theBox admins and users to bulk asign agency to others.

Requested by: PVC (E)

Received

-
1052598

Modify the UI to display the agents that have been assigned to various assets (collections/galleries/media/files).

Requested by: PVC (E)

Received

-
1052604

Users of theBox should be able to select a custom thumbnail for their file assets.

Requested by: PVC (E)

Received

-
1054197

Improve admin archive/delete functions in theBox.

Requested by: PVC (E)

Received

-
1055007

Provide ability to allow some videos not to have the UNSW Theme applied (e.g. student submissions).

Requested by: FBE

Received

-
1056494

Include column for owner/agent in File Picker.

Requested by: FASS

Received

-
1057911

Improve admin archive/delete functions in theBox.

Requested by: PVC (E)

Received

-
1057911

When sending out an announcement in Moodle with a video linked to theBox change it so that the link appears rather than trying to embed the video.

Requested by: PVC (E)

Received

-
1068056

Change image placeholder when a video is still being processed.

Requested by: Business School

Received

-
1068059

Change the Favicon from the standard UNSW one to theBox logo.

Requested by: Business School

Received

-
1068063

When adding a video or other type of media in theBox, restrict file types displayed to the type of file that user is trying to upload (e.g. only display videos when trying to upload videos).

Requested by: Business School 

Received

-
1068064

Add ability to auto add videos that have a particular tag when creating galleries.

Requested by: Business School

Received

-
1068066

Automatically create a gallery for Moodle uploads.

Requested by: Business School

Received

-
1068071

Allow the ability to add/edit titles, tags and access levels from Moodle.

Requested by: Business School

Received

-
1068076

Auto tag the course ID when uploading files from Moodle.

Requested by: Business School

Received

-
1068078

Add help for Copyright options in theBox.

Requested by: Business School

Received

-
1068080

Modify uploading forms consistent with the additional fields available when editing.

Requested by: Business School

Received

-
1068083

Modify the default restriction from "Just Me" to "All Staff" to encourage resource sharing.

Requested by: Business School

Received

-
1068084

Add additional search functionality in Moodle/theBox integration.

Requested by: Business School

Received

-
1068086

Replace the SD/HD field with an option to select different embed sizes.

Requested by: Business School

Received

-
1068087

Modify the send external user link functionality with a URL link that users can copy/paste and send to users/post to sites.

Requested by: Business School

Received

-

 

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