Isidore releases¶

This page contains a historical archive of all current and past Isidore releases put out by the Center for Online Learning since Isidore arrived on campus in 2008. Releases include software updates, new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.

Isidore releases

2023 Releases¶

22.2.41.0 - November 2023¶

Released a new site so Summer courses can easily be located http://go.udayton.edu/summer

22.2.39.0a - October 2023¶

Added the ability to send midterm grades from Isidore's Gradebook to Banner, with improved error logging and letter grade selection
Added a green banner to Gradebook that will display when the midterm & final grading periods are open for sections
Removed the Banner midterm export file feature from Gradebook because the ability to automatically send midterm grades was added
Made some changes so that Profile images should now show consistently across all tools and will respect the "Show my official institutional image to others" setting
Made changes to Profile images so that only UD photos can be selected
Fixed an issue with authentication when launching Warpwire from the ck editor
Made the Roster sortable by name, total visits, and last visit columns
Calendar - newly created calendar events will no longer be copied upon site duplication
Improved Tests & Quizzes by ensuring the 0 in decimal places displays for significant figures in the question text of calculated questions (i.e. 8.0 instead of 8)
Made some accessibility improvements to headings in the ck editor
Made a configuration change so that softly deleted sites will be deleted after 60 days
Added a feature to export students' last Isidore login date so it can be imported to Starfish

22.3.38.0 - August 2023¶

Added the ability for tests & quizzes feedback to be reviewed in Lessons
Made a change so that course sites can be created 20 weeks prior to the start of a term (if they're listed in Banner)
Fix an issue in Assignments where the "Add due date to calendar" and "add an announcement about the open date" settings weren't being copied correctly
Fixed an issue with the display of the Tests & Quizzes timer when students take an assessment via the Lessons tool
Fixed an issue in Gradebook where the course grade asterisk wouldn't disappear even though a student had grades in every cell
Fixed an issue in the My Courses widget where clicking on the "Back" link caused a 404 error to display
Updated text in the FAQ Syllabus and Syllabus templates in the ck editor for the new academic year

22.3.37.0 - June 2023¶

Fixed an issue in Conversations so that embedded Warpwire videos can be viewed
Sorted the rubric list alphabetically in Assignments, Tests & Quizzes, and Gradebook
Fixed an issue in Lessons so that embedded Twitter timelines render appropriately
Fixed an issue where viewing a site's calendar synoptic caused an exception if an individual's language preference was set to fr_FR
Fixed an issue on mobile where the University of Dayton text overlapped with the Isidore heading
Made additional options (Warpwire, YouTube, image, and Wiris) available in the mobile version of the ck editor

22.3.36.0 - June 2023¶

Added the ability to archive and restore sites
Improved the styling of the "Add Participants" page in Site Info
Improved the styling of instructor view when grading in Assignments; specifically viewing and downloading students' file attachments
Fixed a bug in Rubrics where duplicating a weighted criteria appeared to let you save a total weight greater than 100%
Backported a fix in Rubrics to allow some rubric components to be edited after it's locked
Fixed an issue in Rubrics with Criteria Summary caused by rubric ratings being ordered in reverse (highest points to zero points)
Made a change in Rubrics so the mini ck editor displays when editing criteria instead of the regular ck editor
Added a warning message to the Quick Entry feature in Gradebook in an attempt to prevent individuals from navigating away before saving their changes
Made a change in Assignments so that instructors can see and adjust Turnitin settings
Made improvements to the styling of forums conversations embedded in the Lessons tool
Added the site retention policy to the "Manage Access" page of Site Info
Changed the default "allow upvoting" setting in Conversations to "on"
Configured the My Textbooks tool to auto-launch in a new window once an individual allows pop-ups from Isidore in their web browser
Fixed an issue where the Tests & Quizzes Scores page only showed 5 student submissions
Fixed an issue where duplicate Turnitin report icons were showing up in New Grader in Assignments

22.2.35.2 - May 2023¶

Implemented a fix for Rubrics where some assignments, gradebook items, and assessment questions were allowed to become associated with multiple rubrics

22.2.35.1 - May 2023¶

Made some configuration changes to improve server health monitoring

22.2.35.0* - May 2023¶

Upgraded to Sakai 22.2, including the following features:
New Conversations tool
New Assignment time logging feature
Updated calendar UI
Ability to create criterion groups for Rubrics

21.3.38.0 - April 2023¶

Added the ability to send final grades from Isidore's Gradebook to Banner

21.3.37.3 - April 2023¶

Added a modified column to the Starfish scores export file

21.3.37.2 - March 2023¶

Added the ability to sync Isidore course grades with Starfish (Student Success Network)

21.3.37.1 - March 2023¶

Disallowed LDAP authentication via the Guest Users login

21.3.37.0 - March 2023¶

Added course modalities to the Summer Online site
Fixed a bug students were seeing in Gradebook when Gradescope and Cengage scores were synced
Fixed a bug students were seeing in Gradebook when viewing Course Grade Statistics when no gradebook items or grades were present
Fixed a bug where required non-electronic assignments in Lessons weren't getting checked off
Fixed a bug where assignment grades couldn't be adjusted in Classic Grader if rubrics were used
Fixed a bug that caused incorrect scoring of calculated questions in Tests & Quizzes when regrade/republish was used
Added dark theme preferences to LTI 1.3 launch data

21.3.36.0 - January 2023¶

Implemented Libre Office in New Sakai Grader (for Word and Powerpoint files)
Improved the appearance and functionality of external items in Gradebook
Added an option for students to hide & show classes in the Gradebook Summary widget
Made some visual and functional updates to the Write Place's Digital Drop-Off tool
Added a new feature that allows the Write Place's Digital Drop-Off tool to automatically "close" once 20 submissions are awaiting review
Fixed a bug to allow SCORM packages to be replaced
Updated the Course Grade Statistics panel to not display letter grades if letter grades are not displayed as part of the course grade
Added the Starfish (Student Success Network) tool to all sites
Added the Shoutouts! learning app as a registered tool
Added SCORM Player as a registered tool
Added a banner for individuals who need to update their emergency contact information

2022 Releases¶

21.3.35.0 - November 2022¶

Made improvements to the "Import Content" workflow
Added the ability to select specific assignments when importing content
Added the ability to select specific assessments when importing content
Made it so that Assignments, Tests & Quizzes, and Resources are softly deleted into the Trash tab when importing content and replacing tool content
Alphabetized the list of gradebook items when associating an assignment with a gradebook item
Fixed a bug where group-released subpages in Lessons could be seen by students not in the groups
Fixed a bug where calendar entries from Tests & Quizzes were being duplicated when a site was duplicated
Fixed a bug where the "Has Prerequisites" tag was missing from the student view of Lessons

21.3.34.1 - October 2022¶

Added the ability to lock in midterm grades in Isidore so that they can be more easily entered in Porches/Banner

21.3.34.0 - September 2022¶

Implemented a fix for many assignments and large attachments not being copied over during site duplication or import
Updated the syllabus template in the ck editor
Implemented a fix for bug reports being sent when completing a SCORM package
Updated the OLR email address in the Support tool
Added the ability to upload a new version of a SCORM package
Disabled browser auto-fill on the Gradebook Quick Entry page

21.3.33.0 - August 2022¶

Created an Instructional Design Tips service that replaces Cheer Cup messages when duplicating a site or template
Added the Wiris math button to the mobile ck editor
Defaulted calculated course letter grade and percentage to "on" in Gradebook
Installed new emojis in ck editor
Separated the name and username columns in the SCORM Player results export file
Made assessment part information visible to instructors when grading in Tests & Quizzes
Fixed some Lessons theme colors after 21.3 upgrade
Fixed an issue in Lessons checklists that caused content not to copy during site duplication
Added the ability to send Attendance grades to a gradebook category

21.3.32.1 - July 2022¶

Fixed an issue where Lessons checklists couldn't be edited

21.2.31.0 / 21.3.31.0 / 21.3.32.0 - July 2022¶

Added a Gradebook Summary widget
Registered the Tokens learning app as a Sakai tool
Fixed an issue with the SCORM date picker
Fixed an issue releasing SCORM packages to groups in Lessons
Added a new Gradebook item quick entry feature
Made some changes to the process for adding students in Site Info > Add Participants
Upgraded to Sakai 21.3 along with some associated fixes for bugs and merge conflicts
Improved styling of the student view in Gradebook
Improved styling of the “link to a test or quiz” page in Lessons
Improved styling of the “link to a forum or topic” page in Lessons
Made some styling improvements to the Gradebook icons and arrows
Fixed an issue displaying the equally weighted icon in Gradebook
Started sending dark theme preferences from Sakai to LTI tools
Fixed an issue with rubrics from Assignments weren't loading in Gradebook
Removed the Lockdown Browser registration
Removed the Adobe Connect registration

21.2.30.0 / 21.2.30.1 - May 2022¶

Added improvements to the auto publishing job, to account for courses that begin after a term begins (Summer 2, IEP B, etc)
Fixed an issue in Assignments where Warpwire videos in student submissions couldn't be played
Enabled Quick Links
Improved the styling of Quick Links
Improved the wording and styling of the calculated course grade message displayed to students in Gradebook
Improved the styling of the "Link to an Assignment" page in Lessons
Improved the styling of the "edit assignment" page in Lessons for SCORM packages
Improved the styling of the Gradebook Import/Export page
Made it so that the Banner export buttons are disabled in Gradebook for sites without rosters
Added some additional display options for SCORM packages in Lessons
Addressed an issue with SCORM packages that weren't getting marked as completed when they are a pre-requisite in Lessons

21.2.29.0 - April 2022¶

Added a custom export for exporting midterm and final grades to Isidore's Gradebook
Added some LTI 1.3 improvements
Fixed an issue where editing an assignment via Lessons caused an error about special characters to be displayed.
Added a feature to remove Lessons section and column boarders
Improved the styling of the site list when you're duplicating from a previous site or a template during the site creation process
Fixed spacing of the 3 column layout in the Lessons tool
Added the ability to add SCORM packages to the Lessons tool, along with other settings like required, pre-reqs, and minimum scores
Improved the styling and accessibility of dark them in the Attendance tool
Improved the styling and accessibility of dark them in the CompFolio tool
Improved the styling and accessibility of dark them in the Assignments tool
Fixed an issue where New Grader in Assignments would cause a blank page to load instead of a student's or group's submission
Improved the styling of Isidore's "Join This Site" page displayed for joinable sites
Fixed a bug where New Grader in Assignments wasn't marking ungraded assignments as graded
Added an IP Address column to the Event Log in Tests & Quizzes
Added a "Randomized Order" label to assessment parts where the question order is randomized in Tests & Quizzes
Added a "Randomized Answers" label to assessment questions where the answer order is randomized in Tests & Quizzes
Added the ability to filter for CAP courses on the Summer Online site
Removed ILG attributes from section details on the Summer Online site
Added a CAP flag to featured courses on the Summer Online site

21.2.28.1 - March 2022¶

Fixed an issue with the Summer Online site where non-distance learning courses were showing up in the list

21.2.28.0 - March 2022¶

Made dark theme improvements to the Polls widget on Isidore Home
Made dark theme improvements to the Green Dot widget on Isidore Home
Made dark theme improvements to the Cheer Cup widget on Isidore Home
Made dark theme improvements to the Twitter widget on Isidore Home
Made dark theme improvements to Syllabus
Addressed a bug where learning apps/LTI tools/external tools didn't have an item name when installed via Lessons
Adjusted the sort order of groups when grading group assignments in New Grader
Addressed a bug where SCORM scores weren't being sent to Gradebook
Addressed a bug where deleted forums caused Lessons pages and subpages to display a null pointer exception (NPE)

21.2.27.1 - March 2022¶

Addressed a bug with session created the night before Daylight Savings Time (DST)
Made some heap size adjustments to the configuration

21.2.27.0 - March 2022¶

Fixed a bug with the Summer Online site where elements of class activities were saving incorrectly
Adjusted the Rubrics Criteria Summary so that ratings of weighted rubrics displayed properly
Fixed an issue with the points display on the results page of SCORM Player
Added a banner to the dark theme of Isidore
Fixed a bug in assignments where TAs couldn't upload feedback attachments in New Grader
Added grade override functionality to New Grader in Assignments
Fixed an issue where the viewer in Grader couldn't render attachments with plus signs in the filename
Fixed a bug with group assignments where groups were locked when a site was duplicated or group assignments were imported
Added the full ck editor (rich-text editor) to new Grader in Assignments
Re-enabled the dark theme toggle to a user's profile drop-down menu
Created a dark theme for the My Courses widget
Made some dark theme improvements to the Assignments tool
Made some dark theme improvements to the Lessons tool
Made some dark theme improvements to Isidore Home

21.2.26.2 - February 2022¶

Released some performance improvements to OASSA Progress Reports

21.2.26.1 - February 2022¶

Made some configuration changes to Ignite caching

21.2.26.0 - February 2022¶

Added a feature that allows rubric templates and completed rubrics to be downloaded and/or printed in PDF format
Adjusted the layout of the Sites menu so that academic courses appear in the left-hand column and home, extended, project, and unknown sites appear in the right-hand column
Made some visual and accessibility improvements to OASSA Progress Reports in dark theme
Made some visual and accessibility improvements to site creation in dark theme
Made some visual and accessibility improvements to Roster in dark theme
Made some visual and accessibility improvements to Sign-up in dark theme
Made some visual and accessibility improvements to Tests & Quizzes in dark theme
Made some visual and accessibility improvements to Site Info in dark theme
Made some aesthetic improvements to the widgets on the Overview pages in Isidore Home and course sites
Fixed a bug with grade scaling of the LTI assignment submission type
Upgraded a service to allow students with deleted accounts to show up in older Isidore sites
Removed the "Remote" column from the Statistics tab in Roster
Updated the Summer Online site for Summer 2022

21.2.25.0 - January 2022¶

Made some visual and accessibility improvements to the overall Isidore skin in dark theme
Made some visual and accessibility improvements to the CompFolio tool in dark theme
Made some visual and accessibility improvements to the Attendance tool in dark theme
Made some visual and accessibility improvements to the Write Place's Digital Drop-Off tool in dark theme
Made some visual and accessibility improvements to the Lessons Reorder page in light theme and dark theme
Addressed a null pointer exception bug encountered when loading the tool list
Made some performance improvements to the student sync job
Made a visual improvement to the appearance of announcements saved as drafts
Fixed a bug that caused a student's section not to show up in the Attendance export file

21.2.24.2 - January 2022¶

Fixed an issue where duplicate roster requests were sent to the instructor of record
Fixed an issue where an error message about special characters was displayed when editing an assignment linked in Lessons
Fixed a bug where the default forum and topic in Forums didn't duplicate properly
Fixed a null pointer exception (NPE) where items released to deleted groups caused Lessons duplication to fail
Improved styling of Commons high-priority posts
Improved styling of duplicated Lessons checklist items that need to be relinked
Increased contrast of the Lessons > Add Layout > Section Layouts page so that it's more readable/accessible
Pulled in the latest fixes from the Sakai community 21.x branch

2021 Releases¶

21.2.23.1* - December 2021¶

Upgraded to Sakai 21.2
Implemented a new weighted rubrics feature
Introduced dark theme (beta)
Added a new, modern grading interface for Assignments
Added the ability for students to see their own statistics in Forums
Added a "shift by" feature to the bulk date manager in Site Info

20.4.27.0 - December 2021¶

Increased the file size upload limit of the file upload question type in Tests & Quizzes (from 50 MB to 250 MB)
Fixed a bug where the student view of Tests & Quizzes displayed the maximum points possible incorrectly

20.4.26.0 - October 2021¶

Made improvements to the email instructors receive after creating a site
Created an email to instructors with instructions for using Warpwire Video after duplicating a site
Added a new feature that allows instructors to choose whether to have their site published/unpublished automatically, on a schedule, or manually
Made improvements to the student view of Tests & Quizzes feedback

20.4.25.1 - September 2021¶

Addressed an issue with OASSA student progress reports where students who dropped a course and re-enrolled in the same course weren't appearing in the list of students

20.4.25.0 - September 2021¶

Improved the instructions of the blank "Getting Started with Lessons" page in Lessons
Improved the instructions of the blank "Getting Started with Lessons" page within the Student Content feature in Lessons
Added an "Important Dates" template to the ck editor
Improved the email associated with duplicating a site that has the Warpwire tool installed
Addressed a syncing issue with Gradescope and Zosimos

20.4.24.0 - September 2021¶

Upgraded to Sakai version 20.4

20.x.24.0 - August 2021¶

Added a new page layout feature to Lessons

20.x.23.0 - August 2021¶

Improved the process of adding learning apps and external tools via Lessons
Created a Quick Poll learning app
Added the ability to add a Quick Poll widget to a course's Overview page
Improved the formatting of Commons high-priority notification emails

20.x.22.0 - July 2021¶

Added a "like" feature to Commons posts/replies
Added a high-priority notification feature to Commons for instructors
Added student summary and criteria summary reporting to Rubrics
Added a "Featured Rubrics" section for rubrics promoted by the Center for Online Learning
Fixed a bug where pre-reqs and requirements didn't work with learning apps in Lessons
Fixed a bug where calculated questions displayed as "answered" in the Tests & Quizzes Question Progress panel for students after a save or navigation between questions
Fixed a bug where you couldn't delete requirements or categories in CompFolio
Added back the hidden and date-released icon to the left-hand menu for Lessons subpages
Fixed an issue with the display of Gradebook icons/drop-down arrows in Chrome
Fixed a NaN issue with the Lessons subpage calendar picker
Fixed a bug when selecting a roster via Edit Roster(s) in Site Info
Fixed the display of Warpwire when loading for the first time in the ck editor in Chrome

20.x.21.0 - April 2021¶

Released the new Summer Online site accessible via http://go.udayton.edu/summer
Fixed an issue where Warpwire videos were not accessible in a duplicated site

20.2.20.0 - March 2021¶

Pulled in fixes and improvements from the Sakai community (20.3)
Fixed a bug where "Previous" and "Next" buttons weren't saving rubrics in Assignments
Added LTI duplication for Resources, Tests & Quizzes, Assignments, and Forums
Added icons to Perusall and Gradescope links in Lessons

20.2.19.0 - March 2021¶

Cleaned up styling of the ck editor in Lessons
Added the ability to preview Lessons items when adding from another site
Fixed a typo and added a hyperlink to the assessment available email
Added a preference for individuals to enable or disable the assessment available emails

20.2.18.0 - February 2021¶

Made styling and wording changes to the share rubrics publicly feature so that it was more clear to instructors that rubrics were being shared with all Isidore instructors
Fixed a bug in Tests & Quizzes where adding questions didn't put them into the correct part
Fixed a bug in Tests & Quizzes where students couldn't see feedback attachments for calculated questions
Fixed a bug where clicking on the "Pending Messages" tab in moderated forums caused the navigational tabs to disappear
Fixed a bug that caused rubric ratings to disappear when grading via a student's forum post
Fixed a bug in Lessons with adding an existing subpage and/or changing a subpage

20.2.17.0 - February 2021¶

Prevented students from clicking on the next question before the current question loads completely in order to reduce data discrepancy errors
Changed the behavior of Tests & Quizzes to send an email notification when the assessment opens instead of when it's published
Changed the behavior of Tests & Quizzes so that students with time exceptions receive a personalized email containing their open date, due date, and time limit (if applicable)
Updated the sort order of assessments in the student view of Tests & Quizzes (soonest due date then title)
Fixed an uncaught error with Tests & Quizzes in the bulk date manager
Fixed an uncaught error with Forums in the bulk date manager

20.2.16.1 - January 2021¶

Fixed an "uncaught error" that was occurring when updating Lessons dates using the date manager in Site Info

20.2.16.0 - January 2021¶

Upgraded to Sakai 20.2
Made administrative improvements to the Write Place's Digital Drop-Off tool
Improved the ordering of course sections/site naming during site creation

20.1.15.0 - January 2021¶

Added a new feature to allow instructors to add Lessons items from other sites
Added a new feature to allow instructors to grant permission for students to re-enter assessments

2020 Releases¶

20.1.14.0 - November 2020¶

Increased the number of times you could upload a file with the same name in Resources from 99 to 1000
Added a feature that allows instructors to create a site from a template during site creation
Updated the location of student uploads when taking an assessment via URL (the site's student-uploads folder in Resources)
Improved the accuracy of course dates when selecting a course section during site creation

20.1.13.0 - October 2020¶

Added a "No Attendance Data" option to Progress Reports (OASSA)
Added a bulk edit subpages feature to Lessons

20.1.12.0 - October 2020¶

Granted Teaching Assistants (with the TA-Grading role) the ability to create Zoom Meetings
Improved the process of adding a learning app via Lessons; The default learning app store is now auto-selected
Improved learning app duplication in Lessons; New instances of learning apps will be added to duplicated sites (instead of broken links that were there previously)
Added icons to learning apps added via the Lessons tool
Fixed a sorting issue on the Tests & Quizzes Scores page where sorting by the submit date didn't work as expected
Fixed a bug where adding exceptions with no date caused an error to be thrown
Added information for students to the data discrepancy page that explains how to fix the issue
Fixed an issue with the Lessons tool where the "Preview Rubric" button for an assignment didn't work
Fixed a bug in Gradebook where you could edit an item and make it worth 0 points, which results in an error

20.1.11.1 & 20.1.11.2 - October 2020¶

Fixed an issue where the Rubrics tool wouldn't load due to a missing library
Fixed an issue where images and files couldn't be uploaded via the "Upload" tab in ck editor

20.1.11.0 - September 2020¶

Improved the experience of taking an assessment via URL in Tests & Quizzes
Improved the experience using the Chat Room tool
Added an hours and minutes label to the Settings pages in Tests & Quizzes
Improved the experience using the fullscreen button
Fixed a bug where stealthed LTI tools disappeared when editing the tool list
Fixed an error with the Announcements synoptic
Fixed an error with Site Stats

20.1.10.0 - September 2020¶

Improved the placement of the date/time picker
Fixed a bug where inserting a font awesome icon caused the text description to be displayed
Fixed a bug where the authorizer username appeared if no instructor of record was listed
Added a student ID column to the custom export in Gradebook
Fixed a bug with the Sections column in Gradebook where sections students had dropped were appearing
Improved the order of the Assessment List in Tests & Quizzes, for both students and instructors
Added a feature so instructors can view embedded content in assignment submissions (videos, images, and clickable links)
Fixed a bug with adjusted scores in Rubrics

20.1.09.0 - September 2020¶

Removed the "maximize" button from the 2 column layout of the Overview tool
Removed the "Transfer Files" tab from Drop Box so it's easier to understand how to upload files
Fixed a bug with Lessons items where clicking on some links directed individuals to the login page
Updated the Progress Reports (OASSA) tool to help it perform better in the new version of Isidore
Improved the appearance of the assessment timer in Tests & Quizzes so that it was easier to view and understand
Fixed a bug when grading in Forum from the Statistics & Grading > By Topic page
Made adjusting assessment settings easier by auto-filling the open, due, and late submission dates on new assessments in Tests & Quizzes
Made adjusting time exceptions easier by auto-filling the open, due, and late submission dates when setting up exceptions in Tests & Quizzes
Fixed an error in date manager by ensuring all assessments had a late submission date
Removed the helpful pop-up banner that prevented students from typing into the numeric response text box in Tests & Quizzes

20.0.06.0 - 20.1.08.0* - August 2020¶

Major upgrade to version 20
Upgrade of Warpwire Video plugin
Added Rubrics capability and other new features
Hundreds of bug fixes and improvements

12.7.38.0 - June 2020¶

Fixed a bug where you got stuck in a loop when you tried to duplicate a forum
Added a new column in "My Sites" that contains that username of the last person who modified a site
Added Course Planner, a new learning app to help faculty plan their courses

12.7.37.0 - May 2020¶

Added the ability to import groups from sites

12.7.36.0 - May 2020¶

Added "Import Content" link to left-hand menu
Created "Add Learning App" shortcut to Lessons
Developed new "Homepage Builder" widget for the "Overview" page
Set Gradebook and Roster as default tools
Set Overview pages to 60%/40% format
Improved the "Import from Site" process

12.7.35.0 - April 2020¶

Updated Polls widget styling
Improved central IT integrated services within Isidore
Added a new feature to make learning apps group-aware in Lessons
Fixed a bug where student images/files uploaded via Tests & Quizzes weren't getting stored in the correct location
Added the ability for the Check-in tool to be added more than once to a site

12.7.34.0 - February 2020¶

Updated Information Point text in syllabus templates
Fixed a bug with Assignments/Lessons prerequisites

12.7.33.0 - January 2020¶

Unstealthed the Online MID tool so instructors can now install it themselves

2019 Releases¶

12.6.30.0 - November 2019¶

Fixed an issue that caused bug reports when the polls widget was loaded
Added total votes to the polls widget
Enhanced the polls widget
Added a help link to the polls widget
Improved the processing for allowing students an assignment extension
Added a new FAQ Syllabus template to the ck editor
Fixed a null exception bug in assignments
Increased the size of the short answer questions box in Lessons
Added Topic Selector to the Add/Remove tools list

12.6.29.0 - October 2019¶

Reorganized the Add/Remove Tools page so it's easier for faculty to find frequently used tools
Added a new feature to send discussion forum and topic open and close dates to the Calendar tool
Fixed a bug where the invalid login message would appear instead of the disabled account message
Added secondary default sorting to the main Attendance table, no sorting by attendance item name, then by date
Created the ability for Online Learning staff to add a poll widget to everyone's main Isidore Home page

12.6.28.1 - October 2019¶

Fixed a bug in Gradebook where you couldn't delete items from the main page
Released the Halloween Trick or Treat Face Off widget

12.6.28.0 - September 2019¶

Improved logging and notifications of sync jobs associated with the OASSA Progress Reports tool
Added a select all check box to delete all gradebook items to the "View Gradebook Items" page.
Increased the file upload limit to 50 MB in the Tests & Quizzes tool.
Released the pilot version of the OnlineMID tool.

12.6.27.0 - September 2019¶

Changed the instructor view when grading assignments so that videos, images, and URLs are rendered
Fixed a bug in Tests & Quizzes where clicking on the Scores tab resulted in an error
Improved the logic of the 24 hour assignment reminder notifications and email reminders

12.6.26.0 - September 2019¶

Implemented the ability for guest users to reset their passwords
Improved the guest account activation page
Fixed a bug that was caused by selecting external tools when you were creating a site from scratch
Updated text in the Syllabus template
Added phone numbers in the Support tool

12.6.24.2 & 12.6.25.0 - August 2019¶

Added the ability to customize the Isidore Home with different widgets
Created a new My Courses widget for Isidore Home
Added a text message to let instructors know learning apps need to be reconfigured after site duplication
Updated Isidore header so that it's inline with the UD brand
Added UDiversity tool to everyone's Isidore Home
Fixed a site creation bug where instructors couldn't proceed if they were adding the Lessons tool and an external tool
Fixed a bug where some Lessons Checklists wouldn't copy over Lessons content when a site was duplicated

12.6.24.1 - July 2019¶

Fixed a bug in Tests & Quizzes where assessments without certain settings wouldn't copy over when a site was duplicated

12.6.24.0 - July 2019¶

Improved the visual experience of adding files and URLs in the Lessons tool
Fixed a bug where Lessons subpages didn't retain hidden or date-released information after a site was duplicated
Fixed a bug where link to Resources in Tests & Quizzes didn't get updated when a site was duplicated (Submission Message, Final Page URL, Feedback)
Fixed a bug where Web Content tools that contained links to internal Resources got duplicated multiple times
Made it easier to understand that Lessons checklist items need to be relinked after a site is duplicated
Made a change so that students can now hear each other's NameCoach pronunciations in the Roster tool
Fixed a Gradebook bug where due dates associated with gradebook items couldn't be deleted

12.6.23.0 - May 2019¶

Fixed a bug where students couldn't submit drafts they saved before the resubmission date in Assignments
Fixed a Gradebook issue where a bug report was displayed (this bug was only present in the test environment)
Added back Average Course Grade to Gradebook (this bug was only present in the test environment)
Fixed an issue where Gradebook comments wouldn't load (this bug was only present in the test environment)
Changed Attendance tool icon to a calendar (this bug was only present in the test environment)
Removed the To-Do List from production due to an unsupported server being retired

12.6.22.0 - May 2019¶

Upgraded to Sakai 12.6

12.2.22.0 - May 2019¶

Added the ability to comment on a student's course grade in Gradebook
Prevented instructors from removing the last syllabus section to assist with usability
Added navigational information to some of the Site Info menus that didn't have it

12.2.21.0 - March 2019¶

Fixed a bug where honor pledge created an error when a student was previewing their submission
Improved the OASSA Progress Reports tool with reporting features
Added the ability for instructors to softly delete sites that they created
Installed Zoom Meetings tool

12.2.20.0/12.2.20.1 - February 2019¶

Fixed a bug where the default view of Calendar couldn't be saved
Fixed a bug where the point requirement for Assignments in Lessons wasn't checked
Fixed a bug where unanswered hot spot question was recorded as answered in QP panel when progress was saved
Fixed a bug where the extra credit question setting wasn't retained when a course was duplicated
Fixed a bug that wouldn't allow you to remove the date on a gradebook item
Fixed a bug where chat room only displayed 100 messages
Fixed a bug where trying to view category statistics in Gradebook resulted in a bug
Fixed a bug where average course grade didn't display the correct letter
Fixed a bug where the incorrect letter grade displayed when the course grade was exactly on the break between letter grades
Installed Zoom tool (currently stealthed)
Improved emails from CompFolio that are received by the instructor
Added the ability for instructors to reopen 'Completed' items in CompFolio
Improve the submission/feedback page for students & instructor in CompFolio
Rename/Reordered Announcements tabs to make them similar to Assignments
Renamed/Reordered Calendar tabs to make them similar to Assignments
Improved the display of long gradebook item names without spaces by wrapping and truncating
Added Select All feature On Gradebook Item Import Selection Page
Turned off visible autosave alert in ck editor because it was misleading

12.2.19.0 - January 2019¶

Released the OASSA Progress Reports tool

2018 Releases¶

12.2.18.0 - November 2018¶

Added student ID numbers to Gradebook export
Added a fix that prevents users from selecting both a group and a user in time exceptions in Tests & Quizzes
Made a change so that courses for the upcoming term will be available for creation 10 weeks before the start of the term
Fixed an issue where the Tests & Quizzes Event Log showed the autosubmit time instead of the student's time in the assessment

12.2.17.0 - October 2018¶

Fixed a bug in Assignments where students couldn't view the assignment if it was associated with a gradebook item, and the item was not released to students, not calculated in the course grade, and at least one student was graded
Fixed a bug where the category percentage in gradebook didn't update if an item wasn't included in the course grade calculation; Course grade was unaffected
Fixed an error TAs saw when viewing a Gradebook with no items in it
Fixed a bug where groups weren't getting cleared out in assignment settings when an assignment was released to the entire site

12.2.16.0 - October 2018¶

Fixed a bug in Assignments where the grades.csv file in the bulk download multiplied scores by 100
Implemented several Assignments improvements to fix various Velocity bugs
Fixed the incorrect timezone issue for assignment open and reminder emails
Fixed a bug in Assignments where scores were multiplied by 100 when they were sent from Assignments to Gradebook
Updated "add participants" wording in Site Info so that it doesn't mention email addresses when adding UD individuals
Fixed a bug in assignments where the paper clip still displayed, even if attachments were removed
Added a new feature that allows TAs to request Gradebook access from the instructor by clicking a button
Added a textual warning on the "add participants" page in Site Info, letting instructors know students should never be added with the instructor role for academic integrity concerns
Improved the saving process of Gradebook

12.2.15.0 - September 2018¶

Fixed a bug in Assignments where previewing assignments created an error
Made improvements to the process of adding a learning app
Fixed a bug in Tests & Quizzes where duplicate assessment responses got recorded
Improved Gradebook performance
Fixed a bug in Lessons where you couldn't unselect "require" or "don't release until prerequisites have been completed"
Fixed a bug where Assignments switched to anonymous grading when an alert was displayed in settings

12.2.14.0 - September 2018¶

Improved the display of long gradebook items
Added non-html character count to essay questions in Tests & Quizzes
Fixed a bug where adding a checklist without any items caused the checklist to break
Made improvements to alerts displayed in the Assignments tool
Fixed a bug where saving a forum or topic changed the order
Fixed a bug where clicking "Preview" from the "Advanced Options" tab in Assignments caused an error
Improved the way the arrows displayed when the tool menu is collapsed
Increased the favorited sites limit to 25
Fixed an issue where clicking on the assignment link in Calendar redirected you to the Assignments tool instead of the assignment
Sorted sites by creation date (most recent first)

12.2.13.0 - August 2018¶

Added the ability to manage the Overview tool
Fixed a bug with the Chat Room tool
Fixed a bug with the custom Gradebook export

12.2.11.0 & 12.2.12.0 - August 2018¶

Fixed a bug where syllabus content wasn't being copied over during site duplication
Moved the password expiration banner to the top of the page so it is the same experience as Porches
Fixed a bug that was caused by group assignments being released to groups with 0 members
Added Commons synoptic to Overview page of course sites if the tool is installed
Made visual improvements to the Site Info page, Manage Groups page, and Add/Remove Tools page
Enabled auto-favoriting of sites
Fixed a bug where short answer questions in Lessons didn't load properly in collapsed sections
Made Lessons left-hand subpage navigation group-aware
Added shortcut link to "Manage Groups"
Added Link/Help buttons to Commons tool
Improved hyperlinking in Commons
Added alt text to Commons for pictures
Improved the appearance of "Content Templates" box when clicking on "Templates" from the CK Editor
Fixed a bug with assignments in sites with no students

12.2.10.0 & 12.2.10.1 - July 2018¶

Upgraded to Sakai 12.2
Improved organization and layout of settings in the Forums tool
Made it easier to organize (or reorder) topics and forums in the Forums tool
Improved appearance of empty Gradebook
Added templates to the rich text editor
Added feature to more quickly create multiple items within the Gradebook
Added Warpwire administrator tool to help admins locate Warpwire media in sites
Added shortcut link to tool menu to Add / Remove Tool page
Fixed bug with notifications being created for Assignments in draft mode
Fixed bug with group assignments linked to Gradebook items

12.0.09.0 - June 2018¶

Improved the appearance of the Roster tool
Added back the Statistics tab to the Roster tool
Added the Commons tool

12.0.08.0 - June 2018¶

Added new Gradebook features, including: drop the lowest, keep the highest, and drop the highest indicators, category statistics, gradebook item statistics, roster/group filtering on statistics pages, preserving sort order when Gradebook is exported, section column when Gradebook is exported
Made the process of allowing resubmissions in assignments easier
Improved the image and file upload process
Fixed a grading bug in Tests & Quizzes
Fixed an assignment bug, where saving as a draft multiple times prevented the ability for students to submit their assignments
Fixed a bug with notifications being improperly shown to a group message
Improved the "Add Content" experience in Lessons

12.0.07.0 - May 2018¶

Fixed a bug where students with the same name were not showing up in Tests & Quizzes delivery exceptions
Improved validation for empty assignment instructions
Made improvements to the Forums tool where settings were disappearing behind the footer
Made improvements to site duplication using Safari
Made improvements to visual display of date-released Lessons pages
Improved Tests & Quizzes delivery exception validation
Improved the chat function for server clusters
Made an error message in Gradebook more helpful
Improved alignment of gradebook rows
Updated reply-to and sender for Isidore email notifications
Truncated long gradebook items if they didn't have any spaces

12.0.06.0 - May 2018¶

Fixed a bug with Namecoach
Improved styling and appearance in Tests & Quizzes tool

12.0.05.0 - May 2018¶

Fixed a bug in site creation
Backported Sakai 12.1 fixes
Fixed a bug on the Questions tab on the Tests & Quizzes Scores page
Added Wiris plugin
Fixed a bug where groups were locked after site duplication
Re-added 24 hour assignment reminder notification
Improved the Syllabus tool
Improved styling for Notifications and the Site Info tool
Improved the Assignments settings area
Improved the Tests & Quizzes tool by adding back some features and improving the styling of the tool

12.0.04.0 - May 2018¶

Fixed a configuration in the Encouragement Widget
Fixed a display issue in the Roster tool
Fixed a bug in the Resources tool
Made improvements to the CompFolio and DDO tools
Improved general styling in the Isidore skin

12.0.03.0 - May 2018¶

Made significant improvements in functionality and styling to the Gradebook

12.0.02.0* - May 2018¶

Upgraded to Sakai version 12.0

11.4.36.0 - 11.4.38.0 - January 2018¶

Changed the landing page of Lessons when you add a subpage
Fixed a bug in Tests & Quizzes where the "Cancel" button didn't work with the honor pledge enabled
Fixed a bug where NameCoach wouldn't record name pronounciations
Fixed a bug where groups were locked by group assignments when a site was duplicated
Updated Academic web client to latest version
Added new warnings to group assignments to that they can't be released to empty groups
Changed the Gradebook export so that the sort order remained in the exported file

11.4.35.0 - January 2018¶

Added a "show borders" option to the Lessons Layouts
Released an Isidore Cheer Cup (Encouragement) Widget
Fixed a bug where assignments went to the calendar when the option was unchecked
Added a feature where the exported gradebook preserved the specified sort order

2017 Releases¶

11.4.36.1 - December 2017¶

Fixed a bug where sites couldn't be created due to a change made in the site creation wizard

11.4.36.0 - December 2017¶

Created an "Add Learning App" link in Lessons
Improved the Lessons Reorder page
Added preview functionality to the Lessons Reorder page
Added Lessons Layout options
Added a safety feature so that assignment types can't be changed in draft mode
Added course sections dates to the site creation wizard

11.4.35.0 - November 2017¶

Fixed a rounding issue with calculated questions in Tests & Quizzes
Fixed a bug where LTI tools couldn't be installed through the GUI
Added back test-taking tips for students before they begin Isidore assessments

11.4.34.2 - November 2017¶

Upgraded UDit catalog service so course section information is more accurate and up to date

11.4.34.1 - October 2017¶

Increased the UDit people service timeout

11.4.34.0 - October 2017¶

Fixed a bug where editing a published assessment caused the gradebook item to be released when it was previously not released
Updated syllabus templates in the ck editor
Fixed a styling issue with the Notifications menu in mobile view
Fixed a bug where scrolling a long list of names in Roster caused the instructor names to be duplicated
Fixed a bug where McGraw-Hill grades sync caused gradebook errors for students
Upgraded framework to version 11.4
Improved the visual appearance of the chat synoptic
Fixed an issue where group releasing items in Lessons caused the page to scroll

11.4.33.1 - September 2017¶

Fixed a bug where calculated question answers with repeating decimals needed to be rounded

11.4.33.0 - September 2017¶

Fixed a bug where calculated question answers were getting converted to scientific notation
Fixed a bug where ID number (instead of username) was displayed in emails sent through Messages
Improved the appearance and functionality of notifications
Added duplication support for LTI tools added through the Lessons tool

11.4.32.0 - September 2017¶

Added the ability to filter Gradebook item & category statistics by section/group
Upgraded the service that updates registration information for students and instructors
Added username to the Messages tool so instructors can distinguish between two students with the same name

11.4.31.0 - August 2017¶

Fixed some styling issues in Forums when accessed through Lessons
Improved styling of the "View Gradebook Items" page

11.4.29.0 & 11.4.30.0 - August 2017¶

Added Notifications for Announcements, Messages, and Assignments
Added import/export to Attendance
Added Statistics to the Write Place's Digital Drop-Off
Added a Gradebook Items page to Gradebook with statistics

11.4.28.0 - July 2017¶

Upgraded to Sakai 11.4

11.1.28.0 - May 2017¶

Added validation for open, due, and accept until dates for students who are taking tests at different times.
Added back the ability to export answers from anonymous assessments.

11.1.27.0 - May 2017¶

Made it so that organizational buttons appear in the Gradebook when there are no students in the course.
Added back the ability to see all students' submissions on the Tests & Quizzes Scores page.

11.1.26.0 - May 2017¶

Ability to manage CompFolios by adding categories and requirements
Added a permission for teaching assistants to create/edit gradebook items

11.1.25.0 - April 2017¶

Added back the ability for students to control assignment email notifications.
Improved students' Gradebook view so that the "Uncategorized" category is always at the bottom.
Updated Certification tool with the latest software and fixes

11.1.23.0 & 11.1.24.0 - April 2017¶

Made students' Grade Summary pages editable
Fixed a bug with grading assignments that are worth 1.0 points
Added a YouTube plugin to the text editor
Rearranged the order of buttons in the text editor
Improved the error message when you try to post an assignment with special characters in the title and Turnitin enabled

11.1.22.0 - March 2017¶

Improved the site creation process to include rotating Isidore tips as a course is being created
Re-added the Roster Statistics page
Several improvements to the Blogs tool
Improved the formatting of rich text editor questions in Tests & Quizzes

11.1.21.0 - February 2017¶

Upgraded the Warpwire Video plugin
Added the ability to link to items in Checklists in the Lessons tool
Added NameCoach options to the Profile tool
Made it so that users are never deleted from Isidore when their LDAP accounts are deleted

11.1.20.2 - February 2017¶

Improved styling of the CompFolio tool

11.1.20.0 - February 2017¶

Made the process of editing questions in pools easier in Tests & Quizzes
Improved the styling of the honor pledge in Tests & Quizzes
Added the To-Do list to the tools menu
Improved the delete submission option styling in Tests & Quizzes
Improved the view of the Roster tool
Added the release and due times back to the "Published Copies" tab in Tests & Quizzes
Improved the performance of the Question Progress panel in Tests & Quizzes
Improved the print function in the Roster tool

11.1.19.0 - January 2017¶

Fixed a bug where student couldn't attach documents during peer review in Assignments
Added NameCoach to the Roster tool
Fixed a bug where the group-release setting in Resources and Lessons didn't copy over upon duplication
Improved styling of the Attendance tool

11.1.18.0 - January 2017¶

Fixed a bug where the print feature on the student summary in Gradebook wasn't working
Fixed the order of answers in survey matrix of questions in Tests & Quizzes
Added NameCoach integration to Isidore
Fixed an issue with Teaching Assistant permissions in Assignments & Gradebook
Improved styling of the Attendance tool
Disabled percentage relative weighting option in the Gradebook
Upgraded the Blogs tool to the latest version

2016 Releases¶

11.1.17.0 - December 2016¶

Fixed a bug in the Gradebook where you couldn't open a student's grade summary if you scrolled to the right
Fixed a bug where forum topics were in a random order when you duplicated a site
Fixed a bug where instructors couldn't add a feedback attachment to a question in Tests & Quizzes
Improved the spacing and formatting of the Gradebook tool
Added an asterisk (*) next to course grade when there are ungraded items in a student's row in Gradebook

11.1.16.0 - November 2016¶

Improved Attendance performance in sites with lots of students
Fixed a bug where calendar dates showed incorrect on the 31st day of a month with 31 days
Updated the student view of Gradebook

11.1.15.0 - November 2016¶

Fixed a bug where late assessments couldn't be enabled in Tests & Quizzes
Added a feature where course section could be exported
Improved efficiency of the Write Place's Digital Drop-Off tool

11.1.14.0 - October 2016¶

Fixed an issue where site duplication caused multiple sites and/or multiple tools to be created
Improved the performance of the course sync job
Fixed an issue where the order of the Gradebook wouldn't be preserved upon site duplication

11.1.13.0 - October 2016¶

Fixed a sort error in Gradebook
Improved the Gradebook import process
Fixed a bug in Lessons where a required link to a URL was not acknowledged when clicked
Created a new "Sort" page for the Gradebook
Improved the process of allowing a resubmission in the Assignments tool

11.1.12.0 - September 2016¶

Fixed a bug where uploading a file with the same name through Lessons would append the version number to the wrong place in Resources
Fixed a bug where the Gradebook import failed
Removed the auto-save confirmation from text boxes because it popped up all the time interrupting work
Fixed a sorting bug in Gradebook
Added the ability to link an assessment to a Gradebook category in Tests & Quizzes
Added a warning when syllabus items contained too many characters

11.1.11.1 - August 2016¶

Fixed a bug where class meeting times were displayed incorrectly during the site creation process
Added a photos page back to the Roster tool
Improved styling of students' question progress panel in Tests & Quizzes

11.1.11.0* - August 2016¶

Sakai version 11 was released (a large Isidore upgrade)

2.9.3.29 - April 2016¶

Converted "Reply Privately" feature in Forums to an email to link
Fixed an issue with Warpwire Video logins

2.9.3.28 - February 2016¶

Fixed an issue with sorting in the Attendance tool
Added the ability to print an attendance sheet and sign-up sheet in Attendance
Enabled grading in the Attendance tool
Added Gradebook integration to the Attendance tool
Installed a Warpwire Video patch
Added a "take attendance now" feature to Attendance
Gave instructors the ability comment on attendance items
Added an Attendance stats table

2.9.3.27 - January 2016¶

Released the Attendance tool
Added new features and improvements to the Write Place's Digital Drop-Off
Installed and configured CAS (2-Factor Authentication) on Isidore
Made assessment creation options easier to understand
Improved Attendance tool styling

2015 Releases¶

Isidore 2.9.3.26 - December 2015¶

Fixed a bug where sorting by the Grade Override column in Gradebook caused an error
Fixed a bug where the Lessons tool didn't display the correct title when you navigated to other tools
Added a Checklist feature to Lessons tools
Added the ability to indent files in the Lessons tools
Fixed a bug where Resources order was not preserved on site duplication
Improved Lessons Checklist styling
Restyled the bug report screen to be more helpful and user-friendly
Installed Question Progress panel improvements in Tests & Quizzes

Isidore 2.9.3.25 - November 2015¶

Fixed an issue in Chat Room where it wouldn't display more than 6-8 users
Fixed a bug where the 5 minute warning in Tests & Quizzes wasn't visible
Added a web service for McGraw Hill LTI tools
Installed the Warpwire Video tool
Improved styling of the "previous" and "next" buttons in Lessons

Isidore 2.9.3.24 - October 2015¶

Fixed an issue where instructors couldn't view peer review comments in Assignments
Fixed a sort bug in the student view of Gradebook
Updated footer text of email notifications sent from Isidore to be more helpful
Restyled and improved the "Reorder" page in Lessons

Isidore 2.9.3.23 - September 2015¶

Fixed an issue with grading in some calculated questions
Fixed a Gradebook bug caused by null exceptions
Added new "copy to" and "move to" features to Resources
Installed Certification (Certificate) tool into Isidore
Developed and released a new homepage for Isidore
Improved Resources styling for students

Isidore 2.9.3.22 - August 2015¶

Fixed a bug in Tests & Quizzes where calculated questions only graded the first answer correctly
Fixed a bug in Tests & Quizzes where you couldn't edit the incorrect answer feedback after an assessment was published
Released Isidore's newly designed landing page
Improved the process in Assignments for allowing students a resubmission

Isidore 2.9.3.21 - August 2015¶

Fixed errors in Forums caused by "users must post first before reading"
Migrated help documentation to ewiki.udayton.edu

Isidore 2.9.3.20 - July 2015¶

Re-styled the "Add Participants" page in Site Info to make the process easier
Added 24 hour email notification reminder for students who have not submitted an assignment

Isidore 2.9.3.19 - June 2015¶

Added a link in the Gradebook for students to view their feedback in Assignments
Added a feature in Tests & Quizzes that allows instructors to see which students have assessments "in progress"
Added additional settings to the forums tool so that students can view forum content after the close date

Isidore 2.9.3.18 - May 2015¶

Improved the appearance and functionality of the Resources tool
Added colored buttons to improve user experience (green for affirmative action, red for cancel)
Added "weight items equally" feature to Gradebook

Isidore 2.9.3.17 - April 2015¶

Added a bonus question option to Tests & Quizzes
Improved the visual appearance and character count for students completing essay questions in Tests & Quizzes
Added word count to the html editor
Added a new view for instructors in the Roster tool that displays students' advisors, majors, minors, concentrations, and academic standings
Added "last login" and "number of total logins" for instructors on the main page of the Roster tool
Added the ability for students to add attachments when completing a peer review in the Assignments tool

Isidore 2.9.3.16 - March 2015¶

Added a "Continue" button to the top of the Resources page so that scrolling to the bottom of the page isn't necessary
Added a Digital Drop Off tool to the My Account tab (for certain students participating in The Write Place pilot)
Updated the default view of the Schedule tool to be "List of Future Events" (based on student focus group feedback)
Cleaned up My Evaluations and Evaluation Coordinator roles since CoursEval has been adopted

Isidore 2.9.3.15 - February 2015¶

Fixed a bug where the "accept until date" in Tests & Quizzes was causing an error when saving an assessment
Improved the student view of Tests & Quizzes so that the html editor is displayed by default when answering essay-type questions (based on student focus group feedback)

2014 Releases¶

Isidore 2.9.3.14 - December 2014¶

Fixed a bug in Tests & Quizzes that would cause an "accept until date error" to be displayed on the screen
Made "List of Events" the default in the Schedule tool (based on student feedback)
Fixed a bug where duplicating a site would cause an image on the Home tool to not be displayed
Improved the student experience for taking an assessment by displaying the WYSIWYG editor by default on essay questions

Isidore 2.9.3.13 - November 2014¶

Made drastic visual improvements to the user interface in the Gradebook (part 2)
Added an "ignore spaces" option to fill in the blank questions in Tests & Quizzes

Isidore 2.9.3.12 - October 2014¶

Made drastic visual improvements to the user interface in the Gradebook (part 1)

Isidore 2.9.3.11 - September 2014¶

Added "days until your password expires" feature to Isidore
Added academic year, student advisor, and major to Profile and Roster
Relabeled buttons in Site Info for clarify (i.e. Rename/Reorder Tools -> Manage Tools; Edit Tools -> Add/Remove Tools)
Fixed a bug where the time limit was showing incorrectly for the instructor in Tests & Quizzes
Froze the course grade column in the Gradebook

Isidore 2.9.3.10 - August 2014¶

Fixed a bug where quick create stopped working for true/false questions in Tests & Quizzes
Added "average score" option back to Tests & Quizzes
Changed the way course names are displayed on the tabs for clarity
Changed visual appearance of the "More Sites" menu
Changed the name of some items for clarify (i.e. My Workspace -> My Account; Worksite Setup -> My Courses)
Changed the "Details" link in Gradebook to read "Edit/Grade"
Added "Print" functionality to Lessons pages
Added an extra credit option in Gradebook

Isidore 2.9.3.09 - June 2014¶

Added a "Create New Site" button to all instructors' "My Account" pages
Fixed a performance issue with extended time delivery

Isidore 2.9.3.08 - June 2014¶

Fixed a bug where students couldn't see the 5 minute pop-up warning in Tests & Quizzes
Added an easier way to create extended time exams and alternate time exams

Isidore 2.9.3.07 - May 2014¶

Fixed a bug where double calendars showed up when date releasing a Lessons page
Made Blogs tool sortable by last name
Added middle initials to Isidore
Added copies of forum buttons (i.e. Mark As Read) to bottom of page as well

Isidore 2.9.3.06 - March 2014¶

Fixed a bug where assignments couldn't be posted with the peer review option enabled

Isidore 2.9.3.05 - March 2014¶

Created a visual indicator in the Forums tool when a topic or forum is group-released
Updated visual appearance of audio recorder buttons

Isidore 2.9.3.04 - February 2014¶

Cleaned up the Tests & Quizzes settings page

Isidore 2.9.3.03 - January 2014¶

Fixed a bug where feedback attachments in Tests & Quizzes weren't being displayed to students
Added a "Help me with the new layout" button in Tests & Quizzes
Improved the visual appearance of the recording page in Tests & Quizzes

2013 Releases¶

Isidore 2.9.3.02 - November 2013¶

Miscellaneous bug fixes for Sakai 2.9.3

Isidore 2.9.3.01 - November 2013¶

Miscellaneous bug fixes for Sakai 2.9.3

Isidore 2.9.3.00* - October 2013¶

Upgraded to Sakai 2.9.3

Isidore 2.9.2.03 - September 2013¶

Upgraded to Tests & Quizzes 10 (Samigo 10)

Isidore 2.9.2.02 - August 2013¶

Miscellaneous bug fixes for Sakai 2.9.2

Isidore 2.9.2.01 - July 2013¶

Miscellaneous bug fixes for Sakai 2.9.2

Isidore 2.9.2.00* - June 2013¶

Upgraded to Sakai 2.9.2

Isidore 2.9.1.02 - May 2013¶

Miscellaneous bug fixes for Sakai 2.9.1
Miscellaneous My Evaluations improvements

Isidore 2.9.1.01 - May 2013¶

Miscellaneous bug fixes for Sakai 2.9.1
Miscellaneous My Evaluations improvements

Isidore 2.9.1.00* - March 2013¶

Upgraded to Sakai 2.9.1
Installed Evaluation System (My Evaluations) in Isidore

Isidore 2.9.0* - January & February 2013¶

Upgraded to Sakai version 2.9

2012 Releases¶

Isidore 2.5.31 - December 2012¶

Updated visual appearance of Isidore
Added a new feature where assessments are auto-submitted when the retract date hits

Isidore 2.5.30 - September 2012¶

Added an "add gradebook item(s)" button to the main Gradebook page

Isidore 2.5.29 - August 2012¶

Added anonymous grading to the Assignments tool
Increased the maximum file size limit to 250 MB for uploads
Added the course name to schedule events on the My Workspace tab
Changed the default behavior of the Announcements tool and Messages tool to "Yes, send an email"
Added a quick add feature to the Schedule tool

Isidore 2.5.28 - June 2012¶

Added a "don't allow students to see other forum posts until they've posted" feature in forums
Fixed a bug where Tests & Quizzes lost feedback settings on the 1st save
Added open and close date functionality to forums and topics in the Forums tool

Isidore 2.5.27 - May 2012¶

Upgraded to the new version of Lesson Builder
Enhanced navigation in the Blogs tool

Isidore 2.5.26 - April 2012¶

Fixed a bug with average scores in Tests & Quizzes
Updated the HTML editor so that "Insert/Edit Movie or Sound" supports YouTube videos

Isidore 2.5.25 - March 2012¶

Fixed a bug where importing XML assessments didn't work in Tests & Quizzes
Improved the "Add Participants" screen so that it's more user-friendly

Isidore 2.5.24 - January 2012¶

Fixed incorrect dates that were showing in the Forums tool

Isidore 2.5.23 - January 2012¶

Fixed a "multiple tabs" error when students used their browser's back button in the Forums tool

2011 Releases¶

Isidore 2.5.22 - December 2011¶

Fixed a bug where importing a XML assessment didn't work
Updated all text and images so that they said "University email" instead of "Lotus Notes"
Added "started time" and "completed time" to the Tests & Quizzes Scores page

Isidore 2.5.21 - November 2011¶

Fixed a bug where folder permissions in Resources disappeared when you deleted a roster from a site
Implemented role-specific Messages of the Day (MOTD)
Added the ability to add a due date from Tests & Quizzes to the Schedule tool

Isidore 2.5.20 - October 2011¶

Improved performance when loading the Tests & Quizzes Scores page
Made it so that you can't add guest users to a roster

Isidore 2.5.19 - September 2011¶

Added email notification to the My Evaluations tool
Fixed a bug where instructors could no longer forward messages from the Messages tool
Fixed an insufficient privileges error in the Forums tool
Implemented a new screen on the My Evaluations tool where you can choose how many months of evaluations you're seeing

Isidore 2.5.17 - August 2011¶

Changed the sender of email messages forwarded from Isidore from "Do Not Reply" to "Isidore"
Updated text in the Site Stats tools so that the descriptions are more clear
Added the Lesson Builder tool
Upgraded the Forums tool
Fixed a bug in the Drop Box tool where old student folders were getting carried forward when a site was duplicated
Enhanced documentation in the Tests & Quizzes tool for allowing certain students extended time
Added time to the released and due date on the main Tests & Quizzes page
Upgraded the My Evaluations tool

Isidore 2.5.15 - June 2011¶

Added a link to the Sakai accessibility page to Isidore's home page
Added a warning to Isidore's login page to let students know their LDAP accounts have been disabled
Added a new feature so that instructors can modify the names of their Elluminate recordings
Corrected the formatting of the Blogs page when using Internet Explorer
Fixed a bug where Forums+ forums and topics were not copying over to new sites
Corrected the link in the body of "Reply Privately" emails
Added a new feature so users can collapse and expand Isidore's banner and menus

Isidore 2.5.14 - May 2011¶

Updated Isidore's appearance with a new skin
Made the "View More Sites" menu more user-friendly and named it "Additional Courses"
Fixed a bug where instructors would update a grade in Gradebook+ and get an error
Fixed a bug in Forums+ where an attachment with spaces in the filename wouldn't work
Fixed a bug where associating assignments with gradebook categories created duplicate assignments
Added a reply privately option to the Forums+ tool
Fixed a bug where gradebook categories didn't appear in the Assignments tool until at least one assignment was pushed to the gradebook
Fixed a bug in Assignments where the "allow resubmission" box remained checked after the grade was saved

Isidore 2.5.13 - March 2011¶

Fixed a bug where scoring fails when one answer of a two answer calculated question is left blank
Added Forums+ documentation for new features
Added improved site creation instructions to the site creation wizard
Added Search help documentation
Added Windows 7 WebDAV documentation
Fixed a bug where mms:// video links in Modules were not being copied into destination sites
Fixed a bug in the Assignments tool where Isidore would automatically change the multiple submission dates in the Assignments tool
Fixed a bug where users weren't getting notified of the 100 MB file upload limit
Added Gradebook+ help documentation
Added notification for users so that when the Modules tool cannot import, delete, replace, or duplicate their content sections

Isidore 2.5.12 - March 2011¶

Increased the Isidore time-out time to 80 minutes
Added a calculated question type to Tests & Quizzes
Added several lab tools - Drop Box, Search, and Forums+
Restyled the "Edit Tools' page
Upgraded the Messages and Forums tool to version 2.7
Corrected the error message you receive when entering a grade with 2 decimal places in the Assignment tool
Installed an equation editor to the FCK editor

2010 Releases¶

Isidore 2.5.11 - December 2010¶

Fixed a bug in Site Stats that caused the tool to show duplicate students
Enhanced FCK Editor functionality to support "full screen"
Added Gradebook+ to list of available tools in Isidore
Added a movie plug-in to the FCK Editor

Isidore 2.5.10 - November 2010¶

Added functionality so that Schedule items can be copied when duplicating or importing from a site
Added functionality so that items in the Forums tool can be copied when duplicating or importing from a site
Fixed a bug where special instructions comments weren't coming through when sites were created or rosters were requested
Fixed a bug in Site Stats where the only tool listed was the Resources tool
Fixed a bug in the Modules tool where the replace function in the Import from Site feature acted like a merge
Improved the text instructions for duplicating a site during the site creation process

Isidore 2.5.9 - November 2010¶

Renamed the 'Page Order' link in Site Info to Rename/Reorder Tools
Linked the question mark button in My Evaluations to the My Evaluations help documentation
Added help documentation in the Assignments tool for bulk upload/download
Rearranged the students' view of graded assignments (put instructor's comments and attachments at the top of the page)
Enhanced the statistics/item analysis pages for assessments that use question pools
Linked the question mark button in the Elluminate tool to the Elluminate help documentation
Added Isidore's current server time to the bottom of all Isidore pages
Updated Isidore's Features page to reflect the current tool set

Isidore 2.5.8 - October 2010¶

Fixed a bug in Tests & Quizzes that didn't allow you to export an assessment that had more than 255 columns
Improved the way that images were displayed in the FCK editor (now alphabetical)
Fixed a bug in Resources where a "missing key" message was displayed
Improved the text to add official and non-official participants to your site
Created Elluminate help documentation
Fixed a bug in the Gradebook where TA permissions were inaccurate when they were set to "view" level
Fixed a bug in Tests & Quizzes where changing the feedback settings erased the release and retract dates
Deleted excess years in the Assignments tool (didn't need the years 2002 - 2007)

Isidore 2.5.7a - September 2010¶

Fixed an issue with the Home pages tool not being able to interpret html code

Isidore 2.5.7 - September 2010¶

Added functionality to the Gradebook tool so that when a site is duplicated, all gradebook categories and weighting and the order of gradebook items remain intact
Added a new feature to 'My Evaluations' so that the ideal scale point can be at the top or bottom -OR- left or right
Fixed an issue with the Site Stats tool not recording data

Isidore 2.5.6 - August 2010¶

Added functionality for streaming media links (mms://) to be added to the Modules tool
Fixed a bug in Tests & Quizzes that caused the student assessment timer to show inaccurate time
Added an "average score" option to the Tests & Quizzes tool
Added a new feature so students and instructors can view all assessment submissions in the Tests & Quizzes tool

Isidore 2.5.5 - August 2010¶

Added a feature where students who drop a class will automatically be dropped from the Isidore site
Added "forgot username?" "forgot password?" links to the Isidore login page
Added Elluminate integration

Isidore 2.5.4 - July 2010¶

Fixed a bug in the Modules tool where some of the content sections would be missing (or had an invalid link) when a site was being imported or duplicated
Added a picture icon to the 'My Evaluations' tool

Isidore 2.5.3 - July 2010¶

Added a new, more concise description of 'model answer' to Tests & Quizzes
Re-added embedded flash player in Tests & Quizzes for audio submissions
Added and updated many of the FAQs and help files
Added 'forgot username?' and 'forgot password?' links within Isidore
Added text to the Gradebook in order to make people aware that the course grade is not an accurate representation unless all zeros had been entered

Isidore 2.5.2 - June 2010¶

Fixed a bug in Forums where apostrophes in a student's name would cause the statistics page not to load
Fixed a bug in Tests & Quizzes where you couldn't publish assessments that had correct and incorrect answer feedback in a question
Added an informational page to Tests & Quizzes for students so they can successfully submit assessments

Isidore 2.5.1 - May 2010¶

Fixed a bug in Tests & Quizzes that caused instructor's grading comments not to be shown
Corrected the numeric scale on 'My Evaluations' reports

Isidore 2.5.0* - May 2010¶

Added a new messages and forum posts synoptic to all My Workspace sites
Enabled a session time-out and expiration warning to the server
Fixed a bug where instructors could not create a forum, topic, or post

Isidore 2.4.8 - April 2010¶

Installed the Evaluation System tool into Isidore
Implemented a fix so that in the future, username changes will not affect Isidore accounts

Isidore 2.4.7 - April 2010¶

Added functionality so that the links to pictures in question pools will be updated when duplicating or importing from a site
Added functionality so that links to pictures in tests & quizzes will be updated when duplicating or importing from a site

Isidore 2.4.6 - March 2010¶

Added functionality so that syllabi can be copied when duplicating or importing from a site
Added functionality so that assignments can be copied when duplicating or importing from a site
Added functionality so that announcements can be copied when duplicating or importing from a site

Isidore 2.4.5 - March 2010¶

Made some changes so that links to files and pictures would not be broken when importing from sites or duplicating sites
Increased student answer length in Tests & Quizzes tool
Fixed a bug where hitting the 'reset selection' link in Tests & Quizzes caused intermittent problems

Isidore 2.4.4 - February 2010¶

Fixed a bug where auto-save in Tests & Quizzes caused duplicate records
Fixed a bug where the upload all function in Assignments sporadically didn't work (when using Firefox)
Fixed a bug in the Blogs tool where saving a blank draft caused an error

Isidore 2.4.3 - February 2010¶

Fixed a bug where you couldn't move question pools
Added a new feature to hide the open and close dates from the main Modules page
Fixed a bug where a dollar sign ($) in the answer box in fill in the blank type questions caused an error in Tests & Quizzes

Isidore 2.4.2 - January 2010¶

Fixed a bug where exporting assessments from a large site fails
Added information in the Assignments tool regarding Turnitin.com integration
Fixed a bug where < > symbols caused an error when included in comments

2009 Releases¶

Isidore 2.4.1 - December 2009¶

Added the ability for students to see Turnitin.com originality reports in the Assignments tool
Added functionality so that when a site is created after the start of a term, the site is automatically published

Isidore 2.4.0* - December 2009¶

Added the Blogs tool, which gives students and instructors blogging capability
Added Turnitin (plagiarism detection) integration to the Assignments tool
Added the Site Statistics tool, which allows instructors to view site visits, tool activity, and resource access
Added images to help documentation
Made tools that are turned off to students be italicized and in parentheses
Added fix that allows sorting by column headers in IE 7 to work
Added fix that made the exported Gradebook and the Gradebook show the same course grade
Updated FCKeditor to 2.6.4.1
Added fix that enables the calendar in the Schedule tool to pop-up in IE 6 and IE 7
Fixed a bug in the Assignments tool where 'allow resubmission' was automatically checked after opening the attachments
Fixed a bug where users couldn't open attachments with weird characters in the filename
Not released (but saved) grades are now available when you download grades
Fixed a bug where students cannot remove files from a file upload question in Tests & Quizzes
Instructors can now set the resubmission option in the new/edit assignment view
Fixed a bug where 'inactive' participants were still counted in the In/New count in the Assignments tool
Fixed a bug where grading in Assignments should not have a '0' option when allowing resubmissions
Fixed a bug where attachments for 'model answer' or 'all purpose item' were not visible in the Assignments tool
Fixed a bug where instructors could not view previously returned attachments in the Assignments tool
Increased question length in Tests & Quizzes

Isidore 2.3.6 - November 2009¶

Changed the email subject for assignment submissions from "Email Notification for Assignment Submission" to "Notification for an Assignment Submission: Course - Assignment"

Isidore 2.3.5 - October 2009¶

Increased file upload size to 100 MB
Added the ability for instructors to choose a gradebook category during the assessment creation process

Isidore 2.3.4 - October 2009¶

Increased character limit in Tests & Quizzes tool
Added a checkbox in the Assignments tool to email students their grade during the grading process
Added a reminder to students to submit their assignments in the Assignments tool

Isidore 2.3.3 - October 2009¶

Fixed a bug caused by < > symbols in the comment section of Tests & Quizzes
Added the ability to create a text column in the Gradebook
Added the ability to hide the student name column in the Gradebook

Isidore 2.3.2 - September 2009¶

Fixed a bug where a forum without any topics made the main forums page disappear

Isidore 2.3.1 - August 2009¶

Fixed a bug where PPT files in the forums tool didn't display the PPT icon

Isidore 2.3.0* - August 2009¶

Added 'select all' check box when copying questions from a question pool
Added functionality for tests and quizzes to be released to specific groups
Improved the page load speed of the Forums tool
Upgraded to Sakai 2.6.x
Added a pop-up notification when adding the Resources tool reminding users that the Resources tool is turned off to students by default
Upgraded FCeditor to 2.6.4
Added the ability for students to replace their assignment submissions prior to the due date
Fixed a bug where only some chat participants showed during a chat room session
Fixed a bug where you could not delete nested folders from Resources
Fixed a bug where double-clicking on the 'Save' button in the Gradebook causes an error
Made it so that an updated assignment due date is reflected in the Gradebook

Isidore 2.2.3 - June 2009¶

Added the functionality so that instructors can see drafts of assignments created by other instructors
Fixed WebDAV errors when copying folders

Isidore 2.2.2 - June 2009¶

Fixed the bug where users would intermittently get a 'FAIL' screen instead of the Forums page

Isidore 2.2.1 - June 2009¶

Improved speed within the Messages tool when sending messages to the entire class list
Fixed the bug where modifying topic settings produces an error
Added a 'Sent To' column within the 'Sent' folder in the Messages tool

Isidore 2.2.0* - April 2009¶

Added 'drag and drop' functionality to the sort function of the Gradebook
Fixed a bug where you could not open or view the question pools
Fixed a bug where the quick create functionality with creating question pools didn't work in the Tests & Quizzes tool

Isidore 2.1.8 - April 2009¶

Installed SSL certificate on Sakai server
Added allow retake option to the scores page in Tests & Quizzes

Isidore 2.1.7 - March 2009¶

Added information during the site creation process letting instructors know that they need to create separate sites for each course unless they want the sites to be merged
Fixed a bug where if a user has created a personal html page to be their Site Info page, it copies over to the new site.
Added functionality for copying over forums and topics when duplicating a site
Improved speed of loading audio resources in Tests & Quizzes

Isidore 2.1.6 - March 2009¶

Fixed a bug where instructors could not view students' audio files or attachments in Tests & Quizzes
Fixed a bug where saving before auto-save runs causes an error
Added functionality for instructors to duplicate an existing site

Isidore 2.1.5 - March 2009¶

Added auto-save functionality to Tests & Quizzes
Added an Isidore help video to all users' My Workspace tabs
Improved page load speed of the Gradebook

Isidore 2.1.4 - February 2009¶

Added an option to allow TA's full access to the Gradebook
Improved page load speed in Gradebook

Isidore 2.1.3 - February 2009¶

Added an option to manually assign zeros in Tests & Quizzes

Isidore 2.1.2 - February 2009¶

Fixed a bug where you could not delete content within Modules
Improved functionality within the import/export feature in Modules
Fixed the paste from Word feature in Forums

Isidore 2.1.1 - January 2009¶

Added feature to publish sites 2 days prior to the start of the semester

2008 Releases¶

Isidore 2.1.0* - December 2008¶

Changed the skin of Isidore to be more accessible
Increased the numbers of rows displayed in the Gradebook summary
Changed the default option in the Gradebook so instructors can view student names
Added the ability for instructors to arrange Gradebook columns
Added the ability for instructors to show/hide the 'Student ID' and 'Course Grade' columns in the Gradebook
Assign different categories different colors in the Gradebook

Isidore 2.0.3 - November 2008¶

Added audio recording functionality in Tests & Quizzes
Added the download all assignments functionality to Assignments

Isidore 2.0.2 - October 2008¶

Ordered Gradebook columns alphabetically

Isidore 2.0.1 - September 2008¶

Merged fixes from Sakai community

Isidore 2.0.0* - August 2008¶

Added a 'mark as unread' option to Messages
Implemented LDAP integration
Increased the maximum file upload size to 50 MB
Added Forums
Added Messages
Added Chat
Created help documentation for Modules
Adjusted default permissions for students and TAs

Isidore 1.0.0* - March 2008¶

Out of the box