diff --git a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/08-26-2014.rst b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/08-26-2014.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c30dca52c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/08-26-2014.rst @@ -0,0 +1,152 @@ +################################### +August 26, 2014 +################################### + +The following information reflects what is new in the edX Platform as of August +26, 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 update the edX Course Staff Release Notes. + +*************************************** +edX Studio +*************************************** + +* This release further expands the recently enhanced Studio workflow for + publishing course content. Two more features that are designed to streamline + the workflow even further are now available on the **Course Outline** page. + + * You can now publish all unpublished content in an entire section or + subsection in a single step: on the **Course Outline** page, click the + "Publish" icon. + + .. image:: images/outline-publish-icons.png + :alt: The Course Outline page showing an expanded section and an + expanded subsection that contain a unit with unpublished content. An + icon at all three levels is available to publish all content within + that level. + + The "Publish" icon is also available on the **Course Outline** page for + individual units. + + * You can now hide all of the content in an entire section or subsection on + the **Course Outline** page. To ensure that students cannot see a part of + the course, select the "Settings" icon and in the dialog that opens select **Hide from students**. The same feature is available for units. + + For more details, see our most recent `edX Product and Engineering + Newsletter`_. +* You can now build content experiments (also known as A/B tests) entirely + within edX Studio. With a content experiment, you show different course + content to different groups of students. Research teams can compare the + performance of students in different groups to gain insights into the + relative effectiveness of your course content. + +* A defect in the drag and drop feature for course content on the **Course + Outline** page has been fixed. Dropping a unit into a collapsed subsection + now adds that unit without changing any existing content in that subsection. + (TNL-56) + + + + +******************************* +edX Learning Management System +******************************* + +* 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. %%%%%%% + +* The new user + interface controls will provide consistent methods for taking action on + posts. A set of colorful badges will also make it easier to identify posts. %%%%%% + +* When you click **Sent Email History** on the Email page of the Instructor + Dashboard, the list of sent messages now identifies the ender of each message + in the new **Sent By** column. + + +* Bulk email now available for all courses? Instructor Dashboard , Email page. %%%%% + +************************** +edX Data & Analytics +************************** + +* The selection that discussion participants now make between a Question or Discussion post type is now included with the Mongo data for each post (CommentThread). Who endorsed a discussion post or marked a question as answered, and when, will be included for a response (Comment). + +* + + + +************************** +Coming Soon +************************** + +We're pleased to announce these upcoming changes, which will release in the +next few weeks: + +* 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.%%%%%% + +* A new user experience design for course discussions is coming! The new user + interface controls will provide consistent methods for taking action on + posts. A set of colorful badges will also make it easier to identify posts.%%%% + +* To make the process of registering faster and easier, students will soon be + able to register and log in to the edX.org and edX Edge web sites with a + Google or Facebook ID. + + + +************************** +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. + + Recent changes include: + + + +* `Creating Peer Assessments`_ + + Recent changes include: + + + +* `edX Research Guide`_ + +.. Recent changes include: + +* `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/images/outline-publish-icons.png b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/images/outline-publish-icons.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1a520a8353 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/images/outline-publish-icons.png differ diff --git a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/index.rst b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/index.rst index 28315d5629..a51c601043 100755 --- a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/index.rst +++ b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/index.rst @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ email message when we have updated the edX Course Staff Release Notes. read_me preface browsers + 08-26-2014 08-12-2014 08-07-2014 07-30-2014