From 529d2fa33faccc9f19146daad7e094a01b14e2c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark Hoeber Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 13:54:23 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Release Notes file setup DOC-400 --- .../en_us/release_notes/source/05-15-2014.rst | 110 ++++++++++++++++++ docs/en_us/release_notes/source/index.rst | 1 + docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst | 11 +- 3 files changed, 121 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 docs/en_us/release_notes/source/05-15-2014.rst diff --git a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/05-15-2014.rst b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/05-15-2014.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6ce8b975e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/05-15-2014.rst @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ +################################### +May 15, 2014 +################################### + +The following information reflects what is new in the edX Platform as of May 15, 2014. See previous pages in this document for a history of changes. + +************************** +edX Documentation +************************** + +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. + +The following documentation is available: + +* `Building and Running an edX Course`_ + + You can also download the guide as a PDF from the edX Studio user interface. + + Recent changes include: + + * Updated the `Running Your Course`_ chapter to remove references to the “new + beta” Instructor Dashboard. + + * Updated `Enrollment`_ section to reflect that usernames or email + addresses can be used to batch enroll students. + + * Updated `Grade and Answer Data`_ section to include new features in + the problem **Staff Debug** viewer for rescoring, resetting attempts, and + deleting state for a specified student. + + * Updated `Staffing`_ section to explain the labeling differences + between Studio and the LMS with respect to course team roles. + + * Updated `Assign Discussion Administration Roles`_ section to include a note + about course staff requiring explicit granting of discussion administration + roles. + + * Added the `VitalSource E-Reader Tool`_ section. + + * Updated `Add Files to a Course`_ section to include warnings about + file size. + + * Updated the `LTI Component`_ section to reflect new settings. + + +* `edX Data Documentation`_ + + Recent changes include: + + Updated `Tracking Logs`_ section to include events for course + enrollment activities: ``edx.course.enrollment.activated`` and + ``edx.course.enrollment.deactivated``. + + +* `edX Platform Developer Documentation`_ + + Recent changes include: + + Added an `Analytics`_ section for developers. + + +* `edX XBlock Documentation`_ + + + +************* +edX Studio +************* + +* A problem that prevented you from hiding the Wiki in the list of Pages when + using Firefox is resolved. (STUD-1581) + +* A problem that prevented you from importing a course created on edx.org into + edX Edge is resolved. (STUD-1599) + +* All text in the Video component UI has been updated for clarity. (DOC-206) + +*************************************** +edX Learning Management System +*************************************** + +* The Instructor Dashboard that appears to course teams by default in the + LMS has changed. The Instructor Dashboard that appears when you click + **Instructor** is now the "New Beta" dashboard. The "Standard" dashboard + remains available; a button click is required to access it. The two dashboard + versions are also relabeled in this release. The version that was previously + identified as the "New Beta Dashboard" is now labeled "Instructor Dashboard", + and the version previously identified as the "Standard Dashboard" is now + labeled "Legacy Dashboard". (LMS-1296) + + +* Previously, when a student clicked **Run Code** for a MatLab problem, the + entire page was reloaded. This issue has been resolved so that now only the + MatLab problem elements are reloaded. (LMS-2505) + + +**************** +edX Analytics +**************** + +* There is a new event tracking API for instrumenting events to capture user + actions and other point-in-time activities in Studio and the edX LMS. See + `Analytics`_ for more information. + +.. 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 471b78945f..f00cde5a41 100755 --- a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/index.rst +++ b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/index.rst @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ There is a page in this document for each update to the edX system on `edx.org`_ :maxdepth: 1 read_me + 05-15-2014 05-12-2014 04-29-2014 04-23-2014 diff --git a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst index 67ceb17941..82ab96e16c 100644 --- a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst +++ b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst @@ -150,6 +150,13 @@ .. _Drag and Drop Problem: http://ca.readthedocs.org/en/latest/exercises_tools/drag_and_drop.html + +.. _Assign Discussion Administration Roles: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/en/latest/running_course/discussions.html#assigning-discussion-roles + +.. _LTI Component: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/en/latest/exercises_tools/lti_component.html + +.. _VitalSource E-Reader Tool: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/en/latest/exercises_tools/vitalsource.html + .. DATA DOCUMENTATION .. _Student Info and Progress Data: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/devdata/en/latest/internal_data_formats/sql_schema.html#student-info @@ -172,4 +179,6 @@ .. _Contributing to Open edX: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/userdocs/en/latest/process/index.html -.. _edX XBlock Documentation: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/xblock/en/latest/ \ No newline at end of file +.. _edX XBlock Documentation: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/xblock/en/latest/ + +.. _Analytics: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/userdocs/en/latest/analytics.html \ No newline at end of file