Due to some new technical implementations for browsers we support, Kialo is now fully functional in embedded iFrames. This allows users to directly interact with Kialo discussions in LTI platforms, rather than accessing and interacting with discussions in a new tab/window.
The Kialo homepage has been updated to further illustrate and communicate that we are more than simply a debate platform for the educational space.
Release Notes #1158
Bug Fixes and Improvements
The behavior for account linking and email synchronization has been improved to ensure that students and teachers always have the correct account linked when accessing Kialo from an LMS.
A number of broken links in Google classroom have been fixed.
Some UI elements were incorrectly shown and covered by other elements. This has been fixed.
Release Notes #1157
Bug Fixes and Improvements
The UX for teacher feedback has been updated so that the active drawer closes after an educator has saved their feedback.
Release Notes #1154
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Some minor technical changes have been made to improve language-specific topic libraries and LTI integrations with Kialo.
An issue with grades not properly syncing with Schoology has been fixed.
Account linking sometimes did not work properly for cloud-hosted LMS. This has been fixed.
A minor styling issue when entering text into the search field has been corrected.
Release Notes #1153
Bug Fixes and Improvements
The Canvas integration has been updated with an improved user flow for discussion admins, allowing them to accept the terms and conditions for all pariticipants. Previously, each individual had to accept when joining a discussion for the first time.
A prompt asking to have a suggester join a discussion as a writer has been removed when accepting suggestions in group discussions to improve the user experience.
Release Notes #1152
Bug Fixes and Improvements
A minor visual issue has been fixed in which the Kialo logo not properly appearing in invite emails or newsletters.
Release Notes #1150
Bug Fixes and Improvements
A minor issue with using the back navigation in a Kialo disuccsion in an LTI has been fixed.
A visual issue has been fixed with the footer being interfered by the managed accounts list when the number of accounts increases.
Release Notes #1149
Bug Fixes and Improvements
A minor technical issue that occurred occasionally has been fixed when opening a Kialo in Canvas for the first time using Mac OS/iOS.
Release Notes #1148
Bug Fixes and Improvements
A critical issue has been fixed, in which the discussion information dialog was being displayed after the creation of a claim in group mode.
Release Notes #1147
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Help center links have been updated to better reflect our supported platforms in “Works with all your favorite platforms”.
Our portal pages have been improved to correctly display in the language set in users’ language settings.
Usability of the Topic Dialog Library has been improved.
A minor issue with managed accounts list not always displaying all users has been fixed.
A strange behavior with a user’s name not properly loading after cloning has been rectified.
Release Notes #1145
Bug Fixes and Improvements
An issue with the alignment of the counter in the chat header has been fixed.
Release Notes #1142
New Features and Functionalities
Based on user behavior and requests from the user community, discussion admins can now toggle the comments feature either on or off in the discussion settings.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
An issue with users not being able to access discussions after being promoted or demoted via Moodle has been fixed.
Release Notes #1139
Bug Fixes and Improvements
An issue has been fixed with discussion images being shown in the preview when a Kialo discussion when linked on Facebook.
Release Notes #1137
New Features and Functionalities
NEW: The behavior of Kialo Edu for educators and students using the platform through an external learning management system, such as Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, Google Classroom, etc., has been drastically improved. Previously, when using these learning platforms, users would have a new tab opened in their browser when accessing a Kialo discussion due to how third-party cookies are handled by modern-day browsers. With this release, users will no longer be forced into a new tab and will remain in their external learning tool, as this release has changed the way we handle users on Kialo Edu when interacting with a discussion via an external learning tool.
Release Notes #1132
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Some spacing on the latest activity header of claim cards has been increased for an improved user experience.
A minor issue with focus being lost on certain fields when adding or editing a claim has been fixed.
An unnecessary task sidebar label has been removed.
Release Notes #1131
New Features and Functionalities
NEW: With this release, a basic addon for Google Classroom has been introduced. This allows educators to use Kialo Edu directly within Google Classoom and for students to access the discussion via Google Classroom as well.
Release Notes #1130
Bug Fixes and Improvements
The registration text for the emailless signup flow has been improved.
Some UI elements have been removed for an improved user experience.
An issue with the chat sidebar not properly closing has been fixed.
When accessing the discussion template page, there was sometimes a minor issue with the position of the users’ scrolling not being properly restored. This has been fixed.
An unpleasant behavior with element focus not correctly working after closing sidebar elements has been rectified.
Release Notes #1128
New Features and Functionalities
A new flow for unregistered users arriving on Kialo has been introduced to allows users to interact with a template without having to signup or login, encouraging engagement for new or not logged in users.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Some minor visual updates have been made to improve user experience.
A few minor issues with unwanted jumping and scrolling behavior in certain scenarios have been fixed.
Release Notes #1127
Bug Fixes and Improvements
An issue with loading the Kialo platform when using “locked” grades within the Moodle integration has been fixed.
Release Notes #1126
Bug Fixes and Improvements
A minor issue with UI elements being focused before input has been given has been fixed.
