From 867b2d2f03889b2f1404f294a45e1dc9fa2c48b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alison Hodges Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 16:12:33 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] release nets include Sylvia's comments --- .../en_us/release_notes/source/08-27-2014.rst | 43 +++++++++---------- docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst | 3 ++ 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/08-27-2014.rst b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/08-27-2014.rst index 33c89f2b42..4ebbd7ef24 100644 --- a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/08-27-2014.rst +++ b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/08-27-2014.rst @@ -19,19 +19,16 @@ 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. +* 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 * You can now publish all unpublished content in an entire section or subsection in a single step: on the **Course Outline** page, click the "Publish" icon.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- :alt: The Course Outline page showing an expanded section and an - expanded subsection that contain a unit with unpublished content.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 + :alt: The Course Outline page showing an expanded section and subsection + with a unit that contains unpublished content.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) - ******************************* edX Learning Management System ******************************* * 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. ************************** edX Documentation @@ -121,17 +117,18 @@ The following documentation is available: 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. diff --git a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst index 05bf5f212f..2392f26097 100644 --- a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst +++ b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst @@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ .. _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