The sharing tab integrations list has been updated.
Demo Discussions will now open in a new tab, rather than the current one.
A minor visual issue with overlay elements shifting has been fixed.
Cycling through grading details included the educator, this has been fixed.
A bug in which the Group Mode sidebar closed unexpectedly when switching groups has been corrected.
Navigation from the discussion thesis to group notifications on small screens has been improved.
Release Notes #1118
New Features and Functionalities
The Claim Cards in Kialo discussions have had a major design refresh, improving the user experience with a less cluttered view on each card and better optimized for mobile devices.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
A minor issue with UI elements “locking up” and getting stuck when repeatedly clicked in quick succession has been fixed.
Release Notes #1116
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Performance improvements have been made for adding groups in Small Group Mode.
Release Notes #1115
Bug Fixes and Improvements
An issue with users being incorrectly redirected after logging in or signing up based on their UI language has been fixed.
Release Notes #1114
New Features and Functionalities
The Small Group Mode feature is now fully supported in Moodle, both via plugin and standard LTI, allowing educators to use this feature not only on the Kialo platform but within their Moodle courses as well.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
The Small Group Mode admin sidebar has been simplified.
A minor issue with Kialo educator accounts being created via Moodle and not automatically logging in has been fixed.
An additional minor issue for educator logins not properly being linked to different accounts has been fixed.
Release Notes #1111
New Features and Functionalities
Demo Discussions have been introduced with this latest release, allowing educators without much experience in using Kialo to interact with fully-formed discussion, with multiple arguments and theses, and experience what Kialo is like as a teaching tool.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
For discussion admins, the Task Progress icon has been replaced with the Task Overview icon.
Additional contextual information has been added for the tooltip for anonymous discussions.
Minor visual improvements have been made to various UI elements.
Group count and discussion group IDs have been added to discussion statistics.
Release Notes #1110
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Photo-import has now been re-enabled for the Kialo Google Classroom integration.
The workflow for group assignment when using an LTI has been improved.
Release Notes #1109
New Features and Functionalities
With this latest release, the Small Group Mode feature has been drastically improved. The performance when creating larger discussions with multiple groups has been made markedly faster, in addition to improved UI elements and smoother transitions when navigating the feature.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
The login flow for educators using the LTI integration for Kialo Edu has been improved.
An incorrect link sending users to the wrong help center article has been fixed.
A minor issue with some users not necessarily being able to log out when using the Firefox browser has been fixed.
Release Notes #1107
New Features and Functionalities
Educators who utilize the grading feature within a discussion can now sync grades of participants in a discussion with LTI and Moodle.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
A new context menu has been added to allow discussion admins to change the discussion type from the root node or thesis node in the discussion.
Release Notes #1106
Bug Fixes and Improvements
A minor issue with Moodle deeplinking not working in the Firefox browser has been fixed.
Release Notes #1105
Bug Fixes and Improvements
A number of minor, visual improvements have been rolled out with this latest release, including the implementation of a new colorblind color palette, removed the shifting of the minimap for large discussions, and adding some padding to certain elements on mobile for a better user experience.
Release Notes #1104
Bug Fixes and Improvements
By removing the task list and removing admins from the task and grading view, the admin view for discussions has been updated for a clearer user experience.
The default email subscription type has also been updated.
Release Notes #1103
New Features and Functionalities
A new page for our website has been rolled out with this latest release. Our “Pricing” page details why Kialo is free and available to everyone at no cost.
Releas Notes #1101
Bug Fixes and Improvements
An issue with Anonymous Discussions getting stuck in a loading loop upon creation has been fixed.
Release Notes #1100
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Panning over the sunburst has been improved for mobile devices, as there was some unwanted behavior regarding when panning was initiated.
Some UX elements have been improved in regards to the Discussion Information Dialog.
Task icons have been updated to feature dynamic graphics in some use cases.
Supported browser versions have been updated.
Some minor aesthetic elements haven been updated and improved.
An issue with a flickering video on our homepage has been resolved.
Release Notes #1099
New Features and Functionalities
New: Our latest major feature, Small Group Mode, was released in the past weeks which enables educators to create multiple groups simultaneously and automatically assign users within those groups for their courses. With this release, this feature is now supported in Moodle via both plugin and standard LTI integration.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Some minor fixes have been made to animations that were causing certain elements to not be seen or made them illegible.
Various elements of the grading feature have also been improved for a better user experience.
Release Notes #1097
New Features and Functionalities
With the latest release, the screen reader functionality has been improved to include live-updated content, meaning that certain content gets dynamically updated on the page and no longer needs to be re-loaded for the screen reader to have that information available.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Some minor visual improvements have been made to the sidebar.
A minor improvement has been made to the student participation text when auto-assigned in Small Group Mode for clarity.
Release Notes #1096
New Features and Functionalities
With the release of Small Group Mode, educators are now enabled to create individual groups within a discussion. This feature has further been improved with the latest release, including improved settings and UI functionality.
Release Notes #1095
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Some minor visual improvements have been made to the homepage.
Release Notes #1094
Bug Fixes and Improvements
A minor improvement has been made to the voting feature, automatically closing the voting bar after successfully voting now.
