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ETUDES-NG 2.3 Release Notes – Highlights

 

release 2.3 update - http://etudesproject.org/release/notes/etudesng2.3.html

new tools - http://etudesproject.org/release/notes/etudesng2.3.html#tools

features - http://etudesproject.org/release/notes/etudesng2.3.html#features

enhancements and fixes - http://etudesproject.org/release/notes/etudesng2.3.html#Enhancements

 

  • New Tools
  • New Functionality
  • Enhancements & Fixes

 

New Tools

 

Contributed by the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

 

* Global Calendar (see your MyWorkspace)

* Wiki*

 

*Wiki will be added to course sites upon request to participate in spring/summer pilots. An announcement will be sent out in the first week of January 2007. The Wiki tool will be included under Edit Tools for everyone to add to their sites, beginning Fall 2007. Optional training in Wiki will be avalable in late spring.

 

The following 'provisional' tools will be available to pilot in the summer and fall: Podcasts and Blogger.

New Functionality

 

Assignments:

 

* Allow instructors to assign grade which is greater than maximum value. This can help with assigning extra credit.

* Ability to link to previously-created gradebook items.

 

Gradebook:

 

* Added selective release of gradebook items.

* Added import & upload of spreadsheet grades/data to gradebook.

 

JForum Discussion & Private Messages

 

(Already upgraded to Jforum 2.3 on 12/18/06. See detailed release notes here).

 

Summary of new features include:

 

* "Mark Topic(s) as read" (selectively) at the forum level.

* Add "Mark Forum as Read" (check all messages)

* Add ability to "Mark a Topic as Read" as you open it.

* Highlight the body of new replies with a different color.

* Preference in my profile to be notified via email if new topic is posted.

* Replace “find user” (PM) with drop-list of pre-populated users.

* Send private messages to more than one student selectively.

* Add new topic type ('task'). Include in legend.

* Add "Task" type of topic for facilitator roles only.

* Recent topics recognizes and lists 'task' topics .

* Include option to allow 'task' in JForum group permissions.

* By default, only instructors can add 'task' topics.

 

Melete Lesson Builder (AKA "Modules")

 

* Implement a different upload limit for Melete IMS CP zip file import. Set to 50MB.

* Add editor choice (under Preferences) in Melete 2.3, as well.

* Allow multiple deletion of modules at once.

* Allow deletion of multiple sections at once.

* Allow deletion of (combo) multiple modules and sections at once.

* Make multiple modules inactive at once .

* Implement standard navigation with TOC and next/previous in student view pages.

* Give flexibility to instructors to label module and section titles as they wish (see fixes).

o Removed label (module, unit, lesson, etc.)

o Removed sequence numbers.

 

NOTE: You will not be able to add a colon (:) in your module titles. This was an oversight on our part when removing the label code. A colon was automatically in past releases. We'll fix it to allow a colon after the holidays. Please use a dash to separate the module number from title, as in "Week 1 - Welcome."

 

Tests & Quizzes:

 

* Allows instructors to attach any kind of files to a question.

* Allows bulk downloading of file upload answers.

* Added filtered view in grading to allow full view or abbreviated view of short answers or rationales.

* Added a pager/search box for the Grading pages.

* Addition of new question type: numeric response.

* Linear order assessments now supported - no previous, no table of contents, and no viewing/editing of answered questions. Upon returning to the exam (after 'save and exit'), students are turned to the next available question.

* Show students' actual submission TIME in the total scores page - not just the date.

 

Accessibility:

 

* Site navigation and tool titles are now contained in the main document, which eliminates several iFrames and makes navigation more seamless.

 

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ENHANCEMENTS & Fixes

 

Accessibility

 

* Tools Accesskey doesn't work consistently (fixed)

 

Announcements

 

* Option to view # of announcements in synoptic view display limits not working consistently (fixed)

 

Assignments

 

* Release grades removes ability to allow resubmission (fixed)

* Visual representation of user's actions (grading, re-grading, etc.) is now included.

* "Submit as Student" submission not available for grading by instructors (fixed - included in scores)

* Can't remove a gradebook entry that came from Assignments when no assignments are associated with it anymore (fixed)

* Inactive student submissions are calculated in the In/New count (fixed - no longer counted)

* Some assignment scores don't get pushed to the gradebook (fixed)

* Graded assignments should not be returned with no grade value. Prompt instructor (fixed)

* Assignments / slow response time after sorting submissions by status (fixed)

* Columns in spreadsheet export are unsorted (fixed)

 

Browser Issues

 

* Site tabs become invisible/inaccessible when Firefox window is not maximized (fixed)

* "More..." drop-down disappears from tab menu with low resolution monitors (fixed)

* Course Navigation disappears in IE when window is made smaller (fixed)

 

FCK Editor

 

* FCK ieSpell url returning 404 errors (fixed)

* Image resource repository for simpler referencing from WYSIWYG editor (fixed)

* Image uploads allowed, but URL's are hard-coded (fixed)

 

Gradebook

 

* Updated description text for option to display released gradebook/assignment items (fixed)

* Search student name for submission status returns only first or last name or id. Return full name (fixed)

 

JForum Discussion & Private Messages

 

(Already upgraded to Jforum 2.3 on 12/18/06. See detailed release notes here). Fixes include:

 

* Mark All requires clicking on it twice to remove orange color(fixed)

* Clicking on last message icon does not stay in message(fixed)

* New activity in sticky/announcement topics is not shown in Recent Topics(fixed)

* Add validation when subject is too long (exceeds 100 characters)(fixed)

* Post reply shows userids (under 'review messages') (fixed)

* Improve performance of loading Member Listing (fixed)

* Extra lines are added in posts in between paragraphs (FF only) (fixed)

* Rewrite sub-queries to improve performance in many areas(fixed)

* Mask "Views" column under forum main page. Not accurate/essential data(fixed)

* Change label "From:" to "Location" in profile(fixed)

* Some users are listed multiple times in Member Listing(fixed)

* Searching by group under Manage returns Java error(fixed)

 

Melete Lesson Builder (AKA "Modules")

 

* Remove "I agree" requirement from licensing workflow (fixed)

* Remove module label and sequence number from modules/ sections. Allow instructors to add their own (fixed)

* Remove "Label" row from manage screen (fixed)

* Change "Author" to "Added by" as content may be added by other than author (fixed)

* Remove licensing footer at the module level (fixed)

* License year shows 2005, although module may be created in 2006 (fixed)

* Remove "..." from menu items for consistency with other tools (fixed)

* Translate hard-coded image url's to proper site id in MeleteDocs (FCK editor) (fixed)

 

Site Info

 

* No error message given to user on Site Info -> Import from file if import file is larger than allowable limit (fixed)

* Last step on Import from Site should say "Finish" instead of "Continue" (fixed)

 

Tests & Quizzes

 

* Overall grader comments for an assessment not viewable by students (fixed)

* Last submission is always reflected in gradebook even if highest score was selected in settings (fixed)

* Model short answer link should be included on question scores screen (fixed)

* "Publish" button in Settings under authoring should be changed to "Save Settings and Publish" (fixed)

* View all student responses by question in full for short answer (fixed)

* Fill in the blank fields don't accommodate long or two word answers (fixed)

* Selection Feedback field in delivery display null instead of "" (blank) (fixed)

* Question score view should have entry for student even if they don't answer that question (fixed)

* Include error handling to alert instructors when total points of published assessment is zero (fixed)

* In Question Score page, Multiple Choice question shows four selections no matter how many are defined (fixed)

* In question score page, the behavior of displaying Model Short Answer is inconsistent (fixed)

* Copying question from Question Pool into authoring loses attachments (fixed)

* Note at bottom of total scores page does not reflect settings (latest or highest score) (fixed)

* Importing a Fill in Blank or Numerical Responses question with &nbps; or special char. throws NullPointerException (fixed)

* Multiple open window during assessment taking causes answer saved in one window to overwrite the other (fixed)

* Show student responses to every short essay question, even if student skipped a question (show as "No Answer") (fixed)

* Need line breaks in short answer question scores (user interface improvement) (fixed)

* Final Page URL setting requires http:// (fixed)

* Popups for short answer responses hang sometimes (fixed)

* Eliminate "Student Response" feedback type. Make student responses always reviewable if feedback is available. (fixed)

 

NOTE: Deadlocks and issues caused from many concurrent attempts to take a single assessment have not been resolved yet. Please continue to schedule assessments in longer testing windows.

 

 

 

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