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April 16, 2014
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The following information reflects what is new in the edX Platform as of April
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16, 2014. See previous pages in this document for a history of changes.
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edX Documentation
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You can access the `edX Status`_ page to get an up-
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to-date status for all services on edx.org and edX Edge. The page also includes
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the Twitter feed for @edXstatus, which the edX Operations team uses to post
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updates.
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You can access the public `edX roadmap`_ for
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details about the currently planned product direction.
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The following documentation is available:
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* `Building and Running an edX Course`_
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You can also download the guide as a PDF from the edX Studio user interface.
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Recent changes include:
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* In support of new features, added the following sections to `Multiple Choice`_ problems:
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* `Shuffle Answers in a Multiple Choice Problem`_
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* `Targeted Feedback in a Multiple Choice Problem`_
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* `Answer Pools in a Multiple Choice Problem`_
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* Expanded the `Grade and Answer Data <http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/en/latest/running_course/course_grades.html#grades>`_ section to include a topic on interpreting the Student Answer Distribution report.
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* `edX Research Guide`_
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* `edX Developer's Guide`_
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edX Studio
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* **Multiple Choice Problem Enhancements**
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Multiple choice problems now support shuffling answers, providing targeted
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feedback, and answer pools. See the following documentation for more
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information:
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* `Shuffle Answers in a Multiple Choice Problem`_
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* `Targeted Feedback in a Multiple Choice Problem`_
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* `Answer Pools in a Multiple Choice Problem`_
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* When you import a large course, your browser may time out while the course is
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being imported. In this situation, the following message is now displayed on
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the Import page: *Your browser has timed out but the server is still
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processing your import. Please wait 5 min and verify that the new content has
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appeared*. (STUD-1283)
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* In Studio, the Discussion component is updated with the following text: *To
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view live discussions, click Preview or View Live in Unit Settings*. (FOR-429)
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edX Learning Management System
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* When you enrolled students in a course on edx.org and sent a notification
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email message, the message included an invalid link to the course. This
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problem is now resolved. (LMS-2217)
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* The video player now only shows the HD button when an HD video option is
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available. (BLD-937)
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Accessibility Improvements
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* The PDF viewer used for textbooks was updated and is now accessible to screen
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readers. (LMS-2276)
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.. include:: links.rst
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