====== Open eClass Platform - CHANGES ====== ===== List of changes ===== ==== Open eClass 2.10 ==== * Added option for linked files in subsystem “Documents” * Added to create a new HTML documents inside the Course * Added paging and search option for all mailing lists, announcements, courses and users of the platform * Support of the IMS and CP specification * Improvement in subsystem “Course Information” * Improvements in subsystem “Messaging” * Improvements in subsystem “Exercises” * Improvements in subsystem “Questionnaires” * Improvements in subsystem “Tasks” * Improvements in Course metadata import form * Improvements / corrections Mobile API * Mobile application for Android mobile devices * Improvements in Mobile App for iOS devices ==== Open eClass 2.9 ==== * Improvements in "Dropbox". * Improvements in "Exercises". * Improvements in course registration. * Improvements in "Learning Path". * Improvements in user authentication via external database. * Changes in directories structure. * Improvements in mobile API. ==== Open eClass 2.8 ==== * Improvements in Dropbox. Added support for message exchange between users. * Add "Bulk User Accout Deletion” in Admin Tools. * Add "Multiple Course Creation" in Admin Tools. * Improvements in "Multimedia". * Add course metadataς CDM - ECTS. * Support for course license registration. * Support for viewing a document resource only in registered course (even it is an open course). * Support for optional password in open course. * Support for GUnet Open Courses. * Add new user role (Open Course Reviewer). ==== Open eClass 2.7 ==== * New subsystem "//Common Docs//" -- Funcionality added to Admin tools and Documents. * Add "Bulk User Accout Creation" in Admin Tools. * Support for second email address in student accounts. * Improvements in "Assignments". * Improvements in "Exercises". ==== Open eClass 2.6 ==== * Improved course registration functionality. * Various security enhancements. * Added check on file uploading through a list of accepted File Types (global whitelist). * Added a list of accepted File Types for uploading per user (per user whitelist). * Added administrator tool for merging user accounts * Added new multi user deletion tool with criteria. * Configuration settings for user account registration / request (student / teacher). * 'Search' module can be enabled / disabled. * Teachers and Course administrators can preview all course files within 'Dropbox' module. * 'phpMyAdmin' tool has been removed. * Italian language support has been added. * French language support has been added. ==== Open eClass 2.5 ==== * New administrator user roles. Course and user administrator role. Users administrator role. * New course user role. Assistant professor role. * User can choose to not receive mails from a course. * It is possible to require from user, to verify his email address during registration. * In "Assignments" teacher can define assignment with time and date deadlines. * Fix some bugs in "Exercises" and "Assignments". * In "Exercises" teacher can create exercises with existing random questions. * In "Video", videos can appear in pop up window inside the browser. * New theme added (ocean). * Added German translation. * Improved online help. ==== Open eClass 2.4.1 ==== * Code reorganization and bug fixes for alternative authentication methods * Add setting to select automatic registration or going through a request for students logging-in via alternative methods when registration is closed * Option for the admin to change auth method for a user * Minor bug fixes for the glossary and video modules ==== Open eClass 2.4 ==== * Changed in Template and creation of new themes. * New module "E Book" * New module "Glossary". * Add new login page. * RSS feed in module "Announcements" and in "Admin Announcements". * Replace xinha html editor with tinymce. * Various changes in modules "Documents", "Groups" and "Forums". * Users can now participate in multiple groups. * Course units can display ebooks . * Changes in module "Search". * Add user public profile. * Changes in Advances user profile. * Security changes. * Changes in Admin Tool. * Users can now download directories (in .zip format) in module "Document". * Changes in installation wizard. * Changes in online help. * Added support for CAS authentication. * Better support for Shibboleth authentication. * Add theme 'modern' and theme administration. * Works with PHP version 5.3. * Works without enabling PHP options register_globals and short_open_tags. * Works in Mysql Strict Mode. ==== Open eClass 2.3 ==== * Support for user authentication via Shibboleth * Add "Student view" in Course Home module. * Add message notification in Forums. * Support for math symbols in "Exercises" and "Forums". * Various changes and bug fixing in Administration Tool. * Define optional course password while creating a course. ==== Open eClass 2.2 ==== * Creation of subsystem "Course units". The trainer may organize his course according to learning resources. * Various corrections in "Learning Path". * Added decimal rating in questions exercises. Bug corrected in changing of order of exercises questions. Added option of displaying (or no) corrected answers after finish of exercise. * Add statistics in users group. * Add statistics about time consuming in course in user profile * Added support for Spanish Language ==== Open eClass 2.1.3 ==== * Fix bug in "Learning Path" * In "Announcements" mails are submitted per 50 users. Also in config.php if variable $emailAnnounce has been defined all the announcements are carbon copied (cc) there. * Fix bug in "Users" while sagin users list in encoding windows-1253 * Template engine fixes. * Add pagination in "Forums". * Don't logout user if he/she tries to access a closed course. * Changes in "Dropbox". User files are encoded. * In "Docuements" document title is displayed if it has been defined. * Various fixes in admin tool. * Fix bug in user portfolio during language selection. * Add field visibility in "Agenda". * Creation of table config in main database. Open eClass version being stored there. * Bug fix in uploading group assignment in "Assignments". Preserve extension .tar.gz in assignment submission. ==== Open eClass 2.1.2 ==== * Fix bug in user authentication * HTML editor added in "Create Course" and "Course Admin" * Fix in upgrade process. * Various fixes ==== Open eClass 2.1.1 ==== * Fix bug in "Show old statistics". * Fix bug in "Search" inside a course. * Fix bug in authentication users via LDAP. * Fix a compatibility bug in versions Mysql 4.x in "Forgot your password". * Add subsystem "Login as a different user" in administration tool. * Various fixes in upgrade process. ==== Open eClass 2.1 ==== * New Graphical User Interface * New "Learning Path" module compatible with SCORM 1.2 and 2004 * New "Questionnaire"module * New "Wiki" module * Improved "Assingments" and "Exercises" modules * Personalized user portfolio * Multilanguage support (UTF-8 encoding) * Math symbols support * New embedded HTML editor * Alternative user authentication through LDAP, POP3, IMAP and external MySQL DB * New wizard for courses creating. * User auditing and user statistics functionalities * Enhanced "search" facility * Improved security and new Password enryption * New platform's web portal (http://www.openeclass.org)