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edX Studio
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* 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.
* This release further expands the recently redesigned Studio publishing
process. These features are 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* You can now publish all unpublished content in an entire section or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expanded subsection that contain a unit with unpublished content.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.
:alt: The Course Outline page showing an expanded section and subsection
with a unit that contains unpublished content.
The "Publish" icon is also available for
individual units on the **Course Outline** page.
@@ -54,19 +51,18 @@ edX Studio
Outline** page has been fixed. Dropping a unit into a collapsed subsection
now adds the unit without changing any existing content in that subsection.
(TNL-56)
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edX Learning Management System
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* When you click **Sent Email History** on the Instructor Dashboard **Email**
page, the list of messages now identifies the sender of each message in a new
**Sent By** column.
page, a new **Sent By** column in the list of messages identifies the sender
of each message.
* The Instructor Dashboard no longer displays instructions on how to access an
older version. The **Revert to Legacy Dashboard** button is still available
to provide access if needed.
* The Instructor Dashboard no longer displays instructions for accessing the
older version of the dashboard. However, users can still select **Revert to
Legacy Dashboard** to access the older version.
* The computations for demographic distributions that are reported on the
**Analytics** page of the Instructor Dashboard have been updated. The level
@@ -91,13 +87,13 @@ next few weeks:
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.
* A new design for course discussions is coming! New controls will provide
consistent ways to take action on posts. Additionally, a set of colorful
badges will make identifying posts easier.
* To make the process of registering faster and easier, students will soon be
able to both register and log in to the edX.org and edX Edge web sites with
their existing Google or Facebook IDs.
their existing Google or Facebook accounts.
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edX Documentation
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Recent changes include:
* The chapter on "Developing Your Course" has been updated to include the new
* The `Developing Your Course`_ chapter has been updated to include the new
capabilities for publishing and hiding multiple units on the **Course
Outline** page.
* A new chapter on "Creating Content Experiments" is now available.
* A new `Add Content Experiments to Your Course`_ chapter is now available.
* An additional sample email message for students, announcing a new run of a
course, is now available in the "Course Launching Activities" section.
course, is now available. See `New Course Run Announcement`_.
* Messages about the effect of changes to the grading policy, graded
subsections, or graded components in a live course are now included.
subsections, or graded components in a live course are now included in
relevant sections throughout the guide.
* `Creating Peer Assessments`_
@@ -139,10 +136,10 @@ The following documentation is available:
Recent changes include:
* The "Tracking Logs" chapter now includes a section on open response
* The `Tracking Logs`_ chapter now includes a section on open response
assessment events.
* Chapters on "Course Grading" and "XML format of drag and drop input" were
* The "Course Grading" and "XML format of drag and drop input" chapters were
removed. These topics are covered in the `Building and Running an edX
Course`_ guide.

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.. _Developing Your Course: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/developing_course/index.html
.. _New Course Run Announcement: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/releasing_course/course_launching.html#new-course-run-announcement
.. _Add Content Experiments to Your Course: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/content_experiments/content_experiments_add.html
.. Peer Assessments