September 20, 2023

Release 86

Overview

In Release 86, we've introduced a number of new features and improvements to the existing ones:

• Added instructor information in programs and courses
• Improved navigation
• Improved mobile support

What's new

Added instructor information in programs and courses

We added a special instructor information block to the About the Program or About the course page. This block may contain the instructor’s or course authors’ bios, credentials, and other relevant details. This creates a personal touch and helps learners to feel more connected to the course team and increases their’ trust in such courses or programs. Additionally, adding visually appealing and informative sections better engages your audience.

Improved navigation

We reworked the navigation in the platform to improve learners’ experience. The new navigation is now intuitive and helps learners move around the platform effortlessly using a global “hamburger” menu, custom menus in course player. We have improved how breadcrumbs are shown and added clear indication what elements are clickable and what are not. Breadcrumbs now show correct location of elements inside the course.

Improved mobile support

The renewed platform interface is responsive and mobile-friendly. Learners can now easily access courses on their mobile devices.

Fixes and improvements

Fixes

The following issues were fixed:

• Enrollments priorities are better handled when parent or child unit enrollments are added.
• The issue was fixed with incorrect items opened when a user selected one from the Table of contents.
• SRT files now can be attached to courses.
• Opening of PDF files in the built-in viewer now works better.
• Status indication for submitted courses is fixed.
• Data on users removed from groups and units is no longer shown to groups and units instructors.
• The Edit and Preview buttons are not displayed if the user does not have the TeamOwner, TeamContributor or TeamReviewer roles.
• Group and Unit instructors can now see the Objectives page and are able to manage notifications about the related events.
• Users can continue or review objectives with a Due date in the past
• Activities in the Archived state are no longer included in the progress calculation for composite activities
• CSV export for non-Latin languages is fixed.
• Proctoring information in reports is shown correctly. The results of a proctoring session are shown in the Proctoring state column.
• Sorting collections is fixed. Up and down arrows are not shown for the first and last collection.

Improvements

The following improvements were introduced:

• The Submit and Suspend buttons are no more displayed for SCORMs when a course is finished and opened for review.
• If a SCORM component author has chosen to show the Close button, it is shown in the middle of the SCORM window and doesn’t cover the control elements of the left menu. The Pause button was renamed to Close to better reflect its behavior.
• A new Content library for Classroom has been introduced, which eliminates the need for manual setup via API calls.
• The settings for Catalog Collections, Content libraries and content providers were renamed.
• Login and password for non-built-in libraries are not disclosed any more.
• Self-enrollment is now supported in events for notifications.