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October 16, 2014
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The following information reflects what is new in the edX Platform as of
October 15, 2014. See previous pages in this document for a history of changes.
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edX Release Announcements Mailing List
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These edX Course Staff Release Notes are always available and are updated with
each release of the edX Platform on `edx.org`_ and `edX Edge`_.
You can also sign up for the `edX Release Announcements mailing list`_ to get
an email message when we update the edX Course Staff Release Notes.
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edX Website
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* The student dashboard now lists courses sorted by when the student enrolled,
with the most recent enrollments first. (ECOM-418)
* Students now receive a success message in the dashboard when they enroll in a
course. (ECOM-403)
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edX Discussions
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* Forum moderators can now change the type of a discussion from a question to a
post, and vice versa. Students can also change the type of discussion for
their own posts. (TNL-172)
* The default type for a new discussion is now a post. Previously, the default
was a question.
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edX Studio
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* The format to set dates in the Advanced Settings for discussion blackouts is
clarified on the page. You must enter dates as **YYYY-MM-DD**. To include the
time, you enter **YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM**. Be sure to enter the **T** between the
date and time.
* The date and time on the **Schedule and Details** page are now shown as
Universal Coordinated Times (UTC). (TNL-85)
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edX Documentation
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All guides now include a section that lists browsers supported for use with the
edX platform.
The following documentation is available:
* `Building and Running an edX Course`_
Click **Help** in the upper-right corner of any page in the edX Studio
user interface to access relevant sections in this guide. You can also
download the entire guide as a PDF.
Recent changes include:
* Documentation for the Vital Source E-Reader tool was removed as it is no
longer supported in the edX Platform.
* `Using edX Insights`_
* `EdX Guide for Students`_
* `Creating Peer Assessments`_
* `edX Research Guide`_
Recent changes include:
* Added new student and instructor events relating to cohort use to the
`Tracking Logs`_ chapter.
* Added new event member fields for data emitted from mobile devices to the
video events in the `Tracking Logs`_ chapter.
* Removed information about XML course formats. See the `edX Open Learning
XML Guide`_ for information about building XML courses.
* `edX Developer's Guide`_
* `edX XBlock Documentation`_
* `Installing, Configuring, and Running the edX Platform`_
* `edX Open Learning XML Guide`_
Recent changes include:
* Added alpha documentation for the `Graphical Slider Tool`_ and `Symbolic
Response`_ to the `Problems and Tools`_ section.
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Other edX Resources
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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.
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