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October 29, 2014
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The following information reflects what is new in the edX Platform as of
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October 29, 2014. See previous pages in this document for a history of changes.
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edX Release Announcements Mailing List
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These edX Course Staff Release Notes are always available and are updated with
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each release of the edX Platform on `edx.org`_ and `edX Edge`_.
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You can also sign up for the `edX Release Announcements mailing list`_ to get
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an email message when we update the edX Course Staff Release Notes.
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edX Website
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* The student dashboard now shows the start time as well as the date for new
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courses. (TNL-567)
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edX Learning Management System
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* In Firefox and Safari browsers, after a student changed the video speed,
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videos in other units still played at the default speed, 1.0X. This problem
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is fixed and videos in other units play at the selected speed. (TNL-537)
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edX Learning Management System Accessibility
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* For improved accessibility, the progress meter in the video player now has
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three additional aria state attributes: ``aria-valuemax``, ``aria-valuemin``,
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and ``aria-valuenow``. (TNL-89)
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* The problem status after a student checks or shows an answer is now
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accessible to screen readers. (TNL-568, TNL-588, TNL-595)
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edX Studio
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* Course staff now have the ability to add a **Reset** button to problems.
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Students can click **Reset** to clear any input that has not yet been
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submitted, and try again to answer the question. See `Show Reset Button`_.
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edX Documentation
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All guides now include a section that lists browsers supported for use with the
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edX platform.
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The following documentation is available:
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* `Building and Running an edX Course`_
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Click **Help** in the upper-right corner of any page in the edX Studio
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user interface to access relevant sections in this guide. You can also
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download the entire guide as a PDF.
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Recent changes include:
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* Added the section `Show Reset Button`_ in `Problem Settings`_ and
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clarified Reset button behavior in `Problem Student View`_.
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* Fixed the code sample in `Script Tag Format`_ in the `Write-Your-Own-Grader`_ Problem chapter.
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* Fixed a bug in `Text Input Problem XML`_.
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* Added `Create a Randomized Custom Python-Evaluated Input Problem`_
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* Added note about limited support of annotation problem type to `Annotation
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Problem`_.
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* Updated `Set Important Dates for Your Course`_ to reflect change that
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course dates now use UTC.
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* `Using edX Insights`_
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* `EdX Guide for Students`_
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Recent changes include:
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* Added the `Introduction`_ section.
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* Added the `Student Guide to Course Discussions`_ section.
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* `Creating Peer Assessments`_
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* `edX Research Guide`_
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Recent changes include:
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* Added best practices for passphrases to the `Keys and Credentials for Data
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Transfers`_ chapter.
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* Added examples of the format used to identify course components to the
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`Student Info and Progress Data`_ and `Tracking Logs`_ chapters.
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* Updated the ``child_render`` event to reflect the name change for the
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``child_id`` member field. See `Tracking Logs`_.
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* `edX Developer's Guide`_
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* `edX XBlock Documentation`_
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* `Installing, Configuring, and Running the edX Platform`_
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* `edX Open Learning XML Guide`_
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Recent changes include:
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* Added the section `Example of an OLX Course`_.
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* Added `Create a Randomized Custom Python-Evaluated Input Problem for OLX`_
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* Fixed the code sample in `Script Tag Format for OLX`_ in the `Write-Your-Own-Grader for OLX`_ chapter.
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Other edX Resources
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You can access the `edX Status`_ page to get an up-to-date status for all
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services on edx.org and edX Edge. The page also includes the Twitter feed for
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@edXstatus, which the edX Operations team uses to post updates.
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You can access the public `edX roadmap`_ for details about the currently
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planned product direction.
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.. include:: links.rst
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read_me
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preface
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browsers
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10-29-2014
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10-23-2014
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10-16-2014
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10-07-2014
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.. _Course Components (XBlocks): http://edx-open-learning-xml.readthedocs.org/en/latest/components/index.html
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.. _Example of an OLX Course: http://edx-open-learning-xml.readthedocs.org/en/latest/example-course/index.html#example-of-an-olx-course
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.. _Create a Randomized Custom Python-Evaluated Input Problem for OLX: http://edx-open-learning-xml.readthedocs.org/en/latest/problem-xml/custom_python.html#create-a-randomized-custom-python-evaluated-input-problem
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.. _Script Tag Format for OLX: http://edx-open-learning-
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xml.readthedocs.org/en/latest/problem-xml/custom_python.html#script-tag-
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format>
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.. _Write-Your-Own-Grader for OLX: http://edx-open-learning-
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xml.readthedocs.org/en/latest/problem-xml/custom_python.html
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.. Student-facing doc links
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.. _EdX Guide for Students: http://edx-guide-for-students.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
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.. _Introduction: http://edx-guide-for-students.readthedocs.org/en/latest/SFD_introduction.html
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.. _Student Guide to Course Discussions: http://edx-guide-for-students.readthedocs.org/en/latest/sfd_discussions/index.html
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.. Platform API guide links
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.. _Data Delivered in Data Packages: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/devdata/en/latest/internal_data_formats/package.html
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.. _edX Developer's Guide: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/userdocs/en/latest/
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.. _edX Developer's Guide: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-developer-guide/en/latest/index.html
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.. _Keys and Credentials for Data Transfers: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/devdata/en/latest/internal_data_formats/credentials.html
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.. _Add Content Experiments to Your Course: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/content_experiments/content_experiments_add.html
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.. _Script Tag Format: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/custom_python.html#script-tag-format
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.. _Write-Your-Own-Grader: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/custom_python.html#write-your-own-grader
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.. _Text Input Problem XML: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/text_input.html#text-input-problem-xml
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.. _Create a Randomized Custom Python-Evaluated Input Problem: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/custom_python.html#create-a-randomized-custom-python-evaluated-input-problem
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.. _Annotation Problem: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/annotation.html#annotation
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.. _Set Important Dates for Your Course: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/building_course/setting_up_student_view.html#set-important-dates-for-your-course
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.. _Problem Settings: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/creating_content/create_problem.html#problem-settings
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.. _Problem Student View: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/creating_content/create_problem.html#problem-student-view
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.. _Show Reset Button: http://edx-partner-course-staff.readthedocs.org/en/latest/creating_content/create_problem.html#show-reset-button
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.. Peer Assessments
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.. _event list: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/devdata/en/latest/internal_data_formats/event_list.html#event-list
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.. _Keys and Credentials for Data Transfers: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/devdata/en/latest/internal_data_formats/credentials.html
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.. Developer Doc
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.. _Contributing to Open edX: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/userdocs/en/latest/process/index.html
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