The following information reflects what is new in the edX Platform as of 17 July 2015.
In Studio, problem types with hints and feedback are now listed at the bottom of the list of common problem types. (TNL-2619)
The labels that identify two of the course team member roles in the LMS have been renamed to match those same roles in Studio.
In the LMS, on the Instructor Dashboard Membership page, the “Course Staff” role is now labeled “Staff”, and the “Instructor” role is now labeled “Admin”. The “Staff” and “Admin” roles are the same, whether you assign them in Studio by selecting Settings and then Course Team, or on the Instructor Dashboard in the LMS.
No action is needed. No changes were made to the privileges granted by these roles, or to the roles that Admins can assign in the LMS to beta testers, discussion admins, discussion moderators, and community TAs. For more information about roles and privileges, see Staffing in the Building and Running an edX Course guide.
The labels that identify two of the course team member roles in the LMS have been renamed to match those same roles in Studio.
In the LMS, on the Instructor Dashboard Membership page, the “Course Staff” role is now labeled “Staff”, and the “Instructor” role is now labeled “Admin”. The “Staff” and “Admin” roles are the same, whether you assign them in Studio by selecting Settings and then Course Team, or on the Instructor Dashboard in the LMS.
No action is needed. No changes were made to the privileges granted by these roles, or to the roles that Admins can assign in the LMS to beta testers, discussion admins, discussion moderators, and community TAs.
When courses do not have a course image specified, a default image is now used in Course About pages in the LMS. (OSPR-621)
In the student dashboard, the Find New Courses button has moved from the top of the page to the sidebar on the right side of the page.
Keyboard navigation in open response assessments has been improved by restoring keyboard focus outline indicators. (UX-2323)
When a learner who was watching a video moved the video playhead forward in
the video playbar, the play_video event that was emitted contained the old
time of the play position, rather than the new time where the learner resumed
playing. This issue has been fixed. (TNL-2165)
For more information about video events, see Video Interaction Events in the EdX Research Guide.
A Best Practices for Open Response Assessments topic has been added to the documentation about open response assessments. For more information about open response assessments, see Open Response Assessments in the Building and Running an edX Course guide.
A Best Practices for Open Response Assessments topic has been added to the documentation about open response assessments. For more information about open response assessments, see Open Response Assessments in the Building and Running an Open edX Course guide.
A Best Practices for Open Response Assessments topic has been added to the documentation about open response assessments. For more information about open response assessments, see Open Response Assessments in the Building and Running an edX Course guide.