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September 4, 2014
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The following information reflects what is new in the edX Platform as of September 4,
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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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* Users who signed up for a verified course sometimes saw an incorrect
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price. This bug has been fixed. (ECOM-113)
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* A problem with auto-registration sometimes prevented verified courses from
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appearing on a user's dashboard. This bug has been fixed. (ECOM-199)
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edX Learning Management System
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* This release includes changes that improve student and staff experiences with
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course discussions. These new features take effect immediately in all courses.
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* When a discussion participant adds a post, the participant must now identify the post as
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either asking a question or starting a discussion.
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* Controls for actions that discussion participants can take on posts, responses,
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and comments have moved to the top right of each contribution.
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* Informational labels such as "Staff" and "Following" have been redesigned and relocated.
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For more details, see our `End of August Product Announcement`_.
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* Students can now submit their usernames and email addresses to a third party
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by using an LTI interface. (BLD-1250)
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* The bulk email feature is now available for all Studio-backed courses on the `edx.org`_ site.
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With this feature, you can send email messages to course participants directly from
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the Instructor Dashboard before, during, and after the course run. For more information,
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see `Bulk Email`_ and `Example Messages to Students`_.
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Coming Soon
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We're pleased to announce the following change, which will be released in the next few
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weeks:
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* Course teams will soon be able to access data about their courses on a
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dedicated dashboard for course-specific data. By providing insights into who
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your students are, and what they do while interacting with your course, the
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data available on this dashboard can validate choices you’ve made, reveal
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unexpected patterns, and inform plans for changes to the course.
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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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* The `Discussions`_ and `Participating in Course
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Discussions`_ chapters now include the question post type and the new placement and
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appearance of the actions you can take on posts, responses, and comments.
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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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* The `Discussion Forums Data`_ chapter now includes the new ``thread_type``
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field for CommentThreads and the new ``endorsed`` field for Comments.
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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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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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