diff --git a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/08-07-2014.rst b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/08-07-2014.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7d243d11dc --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/08-07-2014.rst @@ -0,0 +1,113 @@ +################################### +August 7, 2014 +################################### + +The following information reflects what is new in the edX Platform as of August +7, 2014. See previous pages in this document for a history of changes. + +**************************************** +edX Release Announcements Mailing List +**************************************** + +These edX Course Staff Release Notes are always available and are updated with +each release of the edX Platform on `edx.org`_ and `edX Edge`_. + +You can also sign up for the `edX Release Announcements mailing list`_ to get +an email message when we have updated the edX Course Staff Release Notes. + +*************************************** +edX Studio +*************************************** + +* When you add an Advanced component to a unit in Studio, an identifying name + for every available component is now included in the list of **Advanced + Components**. If the component does not have a defined display name, its + category name appears on this list. Previously, components that did not have + a display name did not appear as an option in the list. + +******************************* +edX Learning Management System +******************************* + +* On the Instructor Dashboard, the **Course Info** page now includes the number + of students who selected each certification track (Verified, Honor, or Audit) + in addition to the total number of enrollees in the course. + +* For email messages sent from the Instructor Dashboard, two additional + features are available. + + * On the **Email** page, you can now click **Sent Email History** to see a + list of sent messages, and click on a message subject to review its + complete text. + + * When you review a previously sent message, the new **Copy Email to Editor** + option duplicates the title and body of that message so that you can use it + as the basis for a new message. + +************************** +edX Data & Analytics +************************** + +* Daily event tracking data files are now available for download from the + Amazon S3 storage service. Weekly, cumulative event logs will remain + available for several weeks. + +* A defect that caused session ID values to be duplicated for certain events + has been fixed. All browser events, and server enrollment events, include a + value for the session. (AN-2369) + +************************** +Coming Soon +************************** + +We're pleased to announce two upcoming features that will release in the next +few weeks: + +* In Studio, new capabilities will make it easier for course authors to edit + and publish content. We've simplified the publishing workflow and added clear + indications to the UI so you'll know at a glance whether your content is + published and released--and whether students can see it. + +* In addition to the existing Discussion post type, course discussions will + soon include a new Question post type. Students and course teams will also be + able to filter posts to find unanswered questions easily. + +************************** +edX Documentation +************************** + +The following documentation is available: + +* `Building and Running an edX Course`_ + + Click **Help** in the upper-right corner of any page in the edX Studio + user interface to access relevant sections in this guide. You can also + download the entire guide as a PDF. + +* `edX Research Guide`_ + + Recent changes include: + + The new `Data Delivered in Data Packages`_ chapter describes the compressed + and encrypted data files that make up a data package, the locations of those + files on the Amazon S3 storage service, and the files that data czars extract + from the packages after download. + +* `edX Developer's Guide`_ + +* `edX XBlock Documentation`_ + +* `Installing, Configuring, and Running the edX Platform`_ + +************************** +Other edX Resources +************************** + +You can access the `edX Status`_ page to get an up-to-date status for all +services on edx.org and edX Edge. The page also includes the Twitter feed for +@edXstatus, which the edX Operations team uses to post updates. + +You can access the public `edX roadmap`_ for details about the currently +planned product direction. + +.. include:: links.rst \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/index.rst b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/index.rst index 17db50d164..a1edf95081 100755 --- a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/index.rst +++ b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/index.rst @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ email message when we have updated the edX Course Staff Release Notes. read_me preface + 08-07-2014 07-30-2014 07-23-2014 07-21-2014 diff --git a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst index a947909fe4..e401feccd6 100644 --- a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst +++ b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst @@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ .. _edX Research Guide: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/devdata/en/latest/ +.. _Data Delivered in Data Packages: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/devdata/en/latest/internal_data_formats/package.html + .. _edX Developer's Guide: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/userdocs/en/latest/ .. _Keys and Credentials for Data Transfers: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/devdata/en/latest/internal_data_formats/credentials.html