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October 29, 2014
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The following information reflects what is new in the edX Platform as of
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October 29, 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
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each release of the edX Platform on `edx.org`_ and `edX Edge`_.
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You can also sign up for the `edX Release Announcements mailing list`_ to get
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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 shows the start time as well as the date for new
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courses. (TNL-567)
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edX Learning Management System
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* In Firefox and Safari browsers, after a student changed the video speed,
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videos in other units still played at the default speed, 1.0X. This problem
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is fixed and videos in other units play at the selected speed. (TNL-537)
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edX Learning Management System Accessibility
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* For improved accessibility, the progress meter in the video player now has
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three additional aria state attributes: ``aria-valuemax``, ``aria-valuemin``,
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and ``aria-valuenow``. (TNL-89)
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* The problem status after a student checks or shows an answer is now
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accessible to screen readers. (TNL-568, TNL-588, TNL-595)
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edX Studio
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* Course staff now have the ability to add a **Reset** button to problems.
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Students can click **Reset** to clear any input that has not yet been
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submitted, and try again to answer the question. See `Show Reset Button`_.
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edX Documentation
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All guides now include a section that lists browsers supported for use with the
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edX platform.
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The following documentation is available:
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* `Building and Running an edX Course`_
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Click **Help** in the upper-right corner of any page in the edX Studio
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user interface to access relevant sections in this guide. You can also
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download the entire guide as a PDF.
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Recent changes include:
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* Added the section `Show Reset Button`_ in `Problem Settings`_ and
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clarified Reset button behavior in `Problem Student View`_.
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* Fixed the code sample in `Script Tag Format`_ in the `Write-Your-Own-Grader`_ Problem chapter.
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* Fixed a bug in `Text Input Problem XML`_.
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* Added `Create a Randomized Custom Python-Evaluated Input Problem`_
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* Added note about limited support of annotation problem type to `Annotation
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Problem`_.
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* Updated `Set Important Dates for Your Course`_ to reflect change that
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course dates now use UTC.
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* `Using edX Insights`_
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* `EdX Guide for Students`_
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Recent changes include:
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* Added the `Introduction`_ section.
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* Added the `Student Guide to Course Discussions`_ section.
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* `Creating Peer Assessments`_
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* `edX Research Guide`_
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Recent changes include:
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* Added best practices for passphrases to the `Keys and Credentials for Data
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Transfers`_ chapter.
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* Added examples of the format used to identify course components to the
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`Student Info and Progress Data`_ and `Tracking Logs`_ chapters.
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* Updated the ``child_render`` event to reflect the name change for the
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``child_id`` member field. See `Tracking Logs`_.
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* `edX Developer's Guide`_
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* `edX XBlock Documentation`_
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* `Installing, Configuring, and Running the edX Platform`_
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* `edX Open Learning XML Guide`_
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Recent changes include:
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* Added the section `Example of an OLX Course`_.
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* Added `Create a Randomized Custom Python-Evaluated Input Problem for OLX`_
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* Fixed the code sample in `Script Tag Format for OLX`_ in the `Write-Your-Own-Grader for OLX`_ chapter.
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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
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services on edx.org and edX Edge. The page also includes the Twitter feed for
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@edXstatus, which the edX Operations team uses to post updates.
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You can access the public `edX roadmap`_ for details about the currently
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planned product direction.
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