{"id":2174,"date":"2026-06-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/?p=2174"},"modified":"2026-06-05T14:58:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T11:58:05","slug":"mycourses-upgrade-in-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/2026\/06\/08\/mycourses-upgrade-in-june\/","title":{"rendered":"MyCourses upgrade in 15.6.2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yes, it is the time of the year when MyCourses gets new features and bigger changes are released. While not all details are available yet, you can find in this post some of the upcoming changes that come with the Moodle upgrade, and other new features that have already been tried out . Find the date for upgrade on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aalto.fi\/en\/outages\">Aalto.fi outages page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MyCourses AI assistant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A new pedagogical AI tool is now available in MyCourses. Instructor can create AI chatbot for students and specify how it should behave with uploaded content. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aalto.fi\/en\/services\/mycourses-using-general-ai-in-mycourses\">description and instructions <\/a>in Aalto.fi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IP address restriction with quiz  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s now possible to restrict a quiz so it\u2019s only accessible from EXAM rooms using IP address restrictions. With the new Moodle release, if a quiz is intended to be available only in EXAM rooms, you must enable IP-based access control. A single IP address covers all EXAM rooms. The IP address and setup instructions are available in the MyCourses quiz settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Question bank changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Shared question banks are now more practical to use \u2014 you can filter by name, type, status, owner, and modification date. Non-editing teachers can also use questions from shared banks by default, making collaboration between colleagues finally possible without extra admin work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Question banks\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Zyqb69A0ok?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Activities overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The new centralised course overview page gathers quizzes, forums, wikis, H5P, lessons, and more into a single view with consistent action buttons and human-friendly due dates. No more clicking into each activity separately to check status. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/05\/activities_moodle_501-362x362.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2175\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Activity Chooser<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Activities are now grouped by purpose (not just type), so it&#8217;s easier to find the right tool for what you&#8217;re trying to teach. Each activity now shows a detail panel with a description and whether it&#8217;s gradable \u2014 helpful when you&#8217;re building a course from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/05\/activity_chooser_moodle_501-362x362.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2176\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MyCourses AI assistant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Aalto AI assistant is now integrated as a tool for teachers to set up course related tasks for students. The teacher can prompt a specific behavior and upload content for AI to interact with students. Find out more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aalto.fi\/en\/services\/mycourses-ai-assistant\">Aalto.fi <\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-at-12.28.01-362x362.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2189\" style=\"width:362px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dark mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a previously requested feature, and finally we are adding the first version of dark mode to MyCourses. Users can toggle it on from top navigation in all pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"689\" data-id=\"2179\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/05\/dark_mode_mc-788x689.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/05\/dark_mode_mc-788x689.png 788w, https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/05\/dark_mode_mc-768x672.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/05\/dark_mode_mc-680x595.png 680w, https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/05\/dark_mode_mc.png 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, it is the time of the year when MyCourses gets new features and bigger changes are released. 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