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>> What's new in October 2013?

  • New features [3]
    • ePortfolio

    • Ability to customize navigation between presentation pages [4]
    • Ability to ignore all items from users in ePortfolio [5]
    • Instructors can allow learners to add ePortfolio reflections from within Content [6]
    • Learning Environment : Quizzes

    • You can now use the same IP restrictions set for quiz access and apply them to quiz submission views [7]
    • Learning Environment : Role Switch

    • You can now perform a role switch from your personal menu on the minibar [8]
    • Learning Environment : Dropbox

    • Instructors can now evaluate and provide feedback to users with no dropbox folder submissions [9]
  • Changes to existing features [3]
    • ePortfolio

    • Ability to submit reflections in Dropbox [10]
    • Enhanced integration between the Form and Content tools [11]
    • Rebranded terminology in the Forms tool [12]
    • Insights

    • Rebranded Analytics Foundations and Analytics Portal to Insights and Insights Portal [13]
    • Learning Environment : Content

    • Ability to notify students when content changes and reset completion tracking for topics [14]
    • Learning Environment : Copy Course Components

    • Improved performance when copying course components between org units [15]
    • Learning Environment : Discussions

    • Introduction of new rating schemes [16]
    • Ability to subscribe and unsubscribe to forums and topics from context menus, and ability to receive subscription notifications in your minibar [17]
    • Instructors can now apply posting restrictions at the forum level [18]
    • Learning Environment : Quizzes

    • Availability of quiz submission views is now set in minutes and begins when a user submits a quiz [7]
    • Reorganization of tab properties in Quizzes [19]
    • Learning Environment : Surveys

    • Reorganization of tab properties in Surveys [20]
    • Learning Repository

    • Ability to add objects from LOR to modules in Content [21]
    • Ability to generate thumbnails for SCORM packages [22]
    • Ability to classify learning objects with ease when publishing or editing [23]
    • Student Success System

    • New UI features to make navigation easier, including sorting and searching features [24]
    • Change in domain name from Grades to Assessments [25]

Audience: 

  • Learner

Product: 

  • Learning Environment

Source URL: http://staging.docs.d2l/en/node/7129

Links:
[1] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/node/7129
[2] https://community.desire2learn.com/
[3] http://staging.docs.d2l/en
[4] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/inserting-links-to-presentation-pages-content-areas
[5] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/ignoring-restoring-items-from-users
[6] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/adding-eportfolio-reflections-from-content
[7] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/creating-quizzes#understanding_quiz_submission_views
[8] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/using-role-switch
[9] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/evaluating-non-submissions-external-submissions
[10] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/submitting-items-to-dropbox-folder-for-assessment
[11] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/integrating-form-templates-in-content
[12] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/understanding-forms
[13] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/Insights
[14] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/notifying-students-about-updated-course-content
[15] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/copying-course-components-between-org-units
[16] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/rating-discussion-posts
[17] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/subscribing-unsubscribing-to-discussion-forums-topics-threads
[18] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/changing-discussions-settings
[19] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/creating-quizzes
[20] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/creating-surveys
[21] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/retrieving-learning-object-new-topic
[22] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/publishing-from-pc
[23] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/publishing-from-content
[24] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/understanding-class-dashboard
[25] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/student-success-system-domains