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Release Notes for 5/20/14
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May 20, 2014
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The following information reflects what is new in the edX Platform as of May 20, 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
each release of the edX Platform on `edx.org`_ and `edX Edge`_.
In addition, you can sign up for the new `edX Release Announcements mailing
list`_ to get an email message when we have updated the edX Course Staff Release
Notes.
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edX Studio
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* This release introduces context-sensitive online help to Studio. You can click
**Help** in the upper-right corner to get more information about the
Studio page you are viewing. You can also click links that appear in the right
panel on some pages.
.. image:: /images/help.png
:alt: Online help links in Studio
A page in edX's continuously updated documentation that is related to the Studio page you are viewing opens in a new browser tab or window:
.. image:: /images/help_page.png
:alt: A Studio online help page
You can also expand the panel at the bottom of the Studio user interface and
use the links to access a PDF file of edX course staff documentation, edX
Studio Author Support, and edX101.
.. image:: /images/sock_help.png
:alt: Other help resources at the bottom of the Studio UI
* A problem that caused the video transcript download button to not work for
students is fixed. If this was a problem in your course, you must re-import
the course in Studio. (BLD-1014)
* A problem that prevented users with only course staff privileges from
importing courses is resolved. (STUD-1595)
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edX Documentation
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The following documentation is available:
* `Building and Running an edX Course`_
Click the Help buttons in the edX Studio user interface to access relevant sections in this guide. You can also download the entire guide as a PDF.
Recent changes include:
Updated `Working with Video Components`_ to reflect UI changes.
* `edX Data Documentation`_
Recent changes include:
* Added an `event list`_, an alphabetical list of events with links to the
`Tracking Logs`_ chapter.
* Updated the `Tracking Logs`_ chapter to provide a standardized structure
for delivering information about events and address problems with table
formatting.
* `edX Platform Developer Documentation`_
Recent changes include:
Updated the `Analytics`_ section to include information on documenting and
debugging events.
* `edX XBlock Documentation`_
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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
services on edx.org and edX Edge. The page also includes the Twitter feed for
@edXstatus, which the edX Operations team uses to post updates.
You can access the public `edX roadmap`_ for
details about the currently planned product direction.
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05-20-2014
05-15-2014
05-12-2014
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.. _Add Files to a Course: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/creating_content/course_files.html
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.. _Establishing a Grading Policy: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/building_course/establish_grading_policy.html
.. _Additional transcripts: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/en/latest/creating_content/create_video.html#additional-transcripts
.. _Additional transcripts: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/creating_content/create_video.html#additional-transcripts
.. _Staffing data: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/en/latest/running_course/course_staffing.html
.. _Staffing data: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/running_course/course_staffing.html
.. _Enrollment data: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/en/latest/running_course/course_enrollment.html
.. _Enrollment data: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/running_course/course_enrollment.html
.. _Gene Explorer: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/en/latest/exercises_tools/gene_explorer.html
.. _Gene Explorer: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/gene_explorer.html
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.. _Problem Written in LaTeX: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/problem_in_latex.html
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.. _event list: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/devdata/en/latest/internal_data_formats/event_list.html#event-list
.. Developer Doc
.. _Contributing to Open edX: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/userdocs/en/latest/process/index.html
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