################################### April 16, 2014 ################################### The following information reflects what is new in the edX Platform as of April 16, 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: * In support of new features, added the following sections to `Multiple Choice`_ problems: * `Shuffle Answers in a Multiple Choice Problem`_ * `Targeted Feedback in a Multiple Choice Problem`_ * `Answer Pools in a Multiple Choice Problem`_ * Expanded the `Grade and Answer Data `_ section to include a topic on interpreting the Student Answer Distribution report. * `edX Data Documentation`_ * `edX Platform Developer Documentation`_ ************* edX Studio ************* * **Multiple Choice Problem Enhancements** Multiple choice problems now support shuffling answers, providing targeted feedback, and answer pools. See the following documentation for more information: * `Shuffle Answers in a Multiple Choice Problem`_ * `Targeted Feedback in a Multiple Choice Problem`_ * `Answer Pools in a Multiple Choice Problem`_ * When you import a large course, your browser may time out while the course is being imported. In this situation, the following message is now displayed on the Import page: *Your browser has timed out but the server is still processing your import. Please wait 5 min and verify that the new content has appeared*. (STUD-1283) * In Studio, the Discussion component is updated with the following text: *To view live discussions, click Preview or View Live in Unit Settings*. (FOR-429) *************************************** edX Learning Management System *************************************** * When you enrolled students in a course on edx.org and sent a notification email message, the message included an invalid link to the course. This problem is now resolved. (LMS-2217) * The video player now only shows the HD button when an HD video option is available. (BLD-937) =========================== Accessibility Improvements =========================== * The PDF viewer used for textbooks was updated and is now accessible to screen readers. (LMS-2276) .. include:: links.rst