The following information reflects what is new in the edX Platform as of July 30,
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`_.
You can also sign up for the `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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* In some versions of Internet Explorer, users could not edit plain HTML in HTML components. This problem has been fixed.
* Problem components have a new **Correct or Past Due** setting. With this setting, course staff can configure a problem so that students can only see the answer if they have answered the problem correctly or the problem's due date has passed.
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edX Learning Management System
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* The display name for an open response assessment now appears in the course ribbon. (ORA-51)
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edX Website
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* On the edX.org sign-up page, the **Public Username** field is now above the **Password** field.
* In the student dashboard, the appearance of the user profile area in the left pane has changed.
Former user profile area:
.. image:: /Images/StDash_Old.png
:width: 350
:alt: User profile in the old student dashboard
Current user profile area:
.. image:: /Images/StDash_New.png
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:alt: User profile in the new student dashboard
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Coming Soon
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We're pleased to announce two upcoming features that will release in the next few weeks:
In Studio, new capabilities will make it easier for course authors to edit and publish content. We've simplified the publishing workflow and added clear indications to the UI so you'll know at a glance whether your content is published and released--and whether students can see it.
* In addition to the existing Discussion post type, course discussions will soon include a new Question post type. Students and course teams will also be able to filter posts by unanswered questions.
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edX Documentation
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The following documentation is available:
* `Building and Running an edX Course`_
Click **Help** in the upper-right corner of any page in the edX Studio
user interface to access relevant sections in this guide. You can also
download the entire guide as a PDF.
* `edX Research Guide`_
* `edX Developer's Guide`_
* `edX XBlock Documentation`_
* `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
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
