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Dokeos 1.8.5 - March 2008
-Release notes - summary
-Dokeos 1.8.5 is both a major debugging release but includes a few interesting new features.
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- OpenID authentication support -
- SCORM export improvement -
- Possibility to filter extension of submitted files all around Dokeos -
- Possibility to import Word documents -
- Possibility to import docx and pptx documents (new MS-Office format) -
- Grades, evaluations and success certificates available thanks to full integration of the gradebook extension -
- Coloured icons added to courses list in administration panel to show access permissions -
- Logout button now shows the username of the current user -
- Student view re-activated and fully-functional - -
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Debugging
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- Prerequisites management in learning paths fixed (includes quizzes, hotpotatoes and SCORM) -
- Various minor bugs fixed in the learning path tool (scoring, copy, re-ordering) -
- Various minor bugs fixed in the session handling -
- Fixes to the survey tool (date management) -
- Fixes to the calendar tool (access by students) -
- Fixes to the announcement tool (access by students) -
- Fixes to the group tool (default group settings) - -
Dokeos 1.8.4 - September 2007
-Release notes - summary
-Dokeos -1.8.4 is both a features and debuggingmajor release.
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- Templates. See http://www.dokeos.com/templates.php -
- Wide Hotspots tests to allow real-life situations simulation - -
- Flash video import and streaming - -
- Installation guide renewed. See http://www.dokeos.com/doc/installation_guide.html - -
- Added animated Mr Dokeos character : http://www.dokeos.com/mrdokeos.php - -
- English and Dutch teacher manual added - -
- Assignments form now fills automatically with document title and user name - -
- Document authoring space now bigger - -
- IMS/QTI export of tests -
- Export of media (images, Flash, Audio) and tests in SCORM export -
- Agenda default time management for an event improved -
- Oogie PowerPoint converter setup simplified -
- Improved support for other character sets (enabling better support for -UTF-8 and russian and asian fonts) - -
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- Upgrade script improved : now possible to upgrade direct from 1.6 to 1.8.4. -
- Blogs user rights - -
- FCK Editor image import - -
- Videoconferencing slides now include Documents directory of course - -
- SCORM content can be displayed Full Screen - -
- SCORM interactions now properly running - -
- Hotspots tests redesigned and bigger hotspots zone - -
- Alphabetical sorting of lists fixed - -
- Excel export in reporting now removes HTML tags - -
- My profile page display layout - -
- Import HotPotatoes tests scoring - -
- Images gallery in Documents bad display - -
- Agenda default date now more relevant - -
- Tests random questions order option clarified - -
- Templates editing and media removal now easier - -
- Apostrophe bug in Learning path Build mode - -
- Table of contents wider in Learning path - -
- Audio player now autostarts - -
- Spelling mistakes in French and English - -
- Group features now related to group, not generic - -
- Blogs SQL errors fixed - -
- Introduction images were missing in tests reporting - -
- SCORM export now working - -
- My agenda Personal events editor bug fixed -
- Oogie PowerPoint import installation easier -
- Time spent on platform tracking improved -
- Course Backup/restore bugs fixed -
- Course copy bugs fixed -
- Default visibility status of learning paths fixed -
- Images gallery display reordering -
- Agenda default time management for an event improved -
- Groups display alphabetical sorting fixed - -
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Dokeos 1.8 - May 2007
- - - -Release notes - summary
- - - -Dokeos 1.8 is a major release. The software becomes a complete suite -including not only a learning management system and a learners -administration dashboard, but also an easy-to-use authoring system and -a simple videoconferencing interface.
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- Ms-PowerPoint® to Learning Path conversion - - -
- Integrated Live Conferencing - - -
- Templates and styles for rapid online authoring - - -
- Search engine - - -
- New question types: hotspots and open answers - - -
- Reporting dashboard with export to Ms-Excel - - -
- Surveys - - -
- Educational blogs - - -
- Learning Path: better import and export of SCORM, IMS and AICC - - -
- Documents tool: PowerPoint and Word into HTML file type conversion - - -
- Tests tool: less sequential and more user-friendly - - -
- Forum : better admin and content management - - -
- code cleanup - - -
- new nice looking icons - - -
- new layout for the course homepage - - -
- Version check: be informed when a new Dokeos release is available. - - -
- Platform Statistics so you can boast with your campus. - - - -
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Dokeos 1.6.5 - July 2006
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- - - -Security Release. 1 bug has been fixed. Click the link below to see the complete list of bugfixes
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- http://www.dokeos.com/wiki/index.php/Dokeos_1.6.5_release_notes_and_changelog
Dokeos 1.6.4 April 2006
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- - - -Bugfix release. 2 bugs have been fixed. One security hole has been fixed
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- Click the link below to see the complete list of bugfixes
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- http://www.dokeos.com/wiki/index.php/Dokeos_1.6.4_release_notes_and_changelog
Dokeos 1.6.3 February 2006
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- - - -Bugfix release. 44 bugs have been fixed. Click the link below to see the complete list of bugfixes
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- http://www.dokeos.com/wiki/index.php/Dokeos_1.6.3_release_notes_and_changelog
Dokeos 1.6.2 - September 2005
- - - -Release notes - summary
- - - -Bugfix release. 14 bugs have been fixed. Click the link below to see the complete list of bugfixes
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- http://www.dokeos.com/wiki/index.php/Dokeos_1.6.2_release_notes_and_changelog
Dokeos 1.6.1 - August 2005
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- - - -Bugfix release. 31 bugs have been fixed. Click the link below to see the complete list of bugfixes
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- http://www.dokeos.com/wiki/index.php/Dokeos_1.6.1_release_notes_and_changelog
Dokeos 1.6 - July 2005
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- - - -In Dokeos 1.6, security and interoperability have been improved. Protection
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- Password encryption is enabled by default. The php.ini setting
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- "register globals" does not have be on anymore.
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- http://www.dokeos.com/wiki/index.php/Dokeos_1.6_release_notes
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- Campus home page can be edited online - - -
- Improved translations, made with the new Dokeos translation tool - - -
- Language switch - when you enter the portal, you can choose your language. - - -
- Who is online: a list of users who are logged in, you can click to see - their pictures and portfolio, or click to talk to them through our built-in web chat tool. - - -
- Learning path - import and export of SCORM packages, improved layout, - prerequisites based on score in tests - - -
- Agenda - many new options, e.g. every user can add personal agenda items. - - -
- Document tool - many new options, improved layout, improved HtmlArea - - -
- Security - PHP register globals setting don't need to be on anymore - - -
- Administration section - all functions are easier to access, you can - configure many options through the web interface instead of by digging through the code. - - -
- Improved course management - completely rewritten course import/export - functions, easily copy content from one course to another - - -
- Plugins and modularity - new system to add plugins to Dokeos more easily - - -
- API libraries - our function libraries have been expanded and improved - - -
- Interoperability: support for SCORM import/export, XML import/export for - some features, IEEE LOM Metadata support in documents and groups, import of - Hotpotatoes, connection with QuestionMark (this last one will be available - as plugin). - - - -
Roadmap
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- Learning path : Scorm content import tool - - -
- WYSIWYG editor : create content on the fly - - -
- Table of contents : structure content on the fly - - -
- Dropbox : peer2peer content sharing management - - -
- Links categories : structure links catalogue - - -
- New navigation : one click to tool - - -
- Events since my last visit : be informed of what has changed since your last login - - -
- My agenda : synthetic weekly view of all the events related to you - - -
- Add a picture to my profile : see who is who - - -
- Security : privacy and anti-cracking protection - - -
- 5 more languages : russian, catalan, vietnamese, brazilian, thai and a revised chinese - - -
- New chat tool : real-time textual discussion - - -
- Audio & video conference : real-time live broadcasting of events + textual interaction with ore than 200 people. - - -
- Announcements to some users or some groups only - - -
- Time-based learning management : add resources to time line in Agenda - - -
- Audio & video in Tests tool : create listening comprehensions, situation-based questions on the fly - - -
- Forum thread/flat view : see discussions in more detail - - -
- Forum email notification : get an email when your forum topic is active - - -
- language revision : dokeos vocabulary has been generalised to be adapted - to different types of organisations and not only universities - -