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.
Release Notes #1125
New Features and Functionalities
With the latest release, the Small Group Mode feature is now supported for educators using Canvas. If an educator is utilizing Canvas to manage their students and courses, students joining a discussion will now be correctly assigned to their group set or section corresponding to the selection of the educator.
Release Notes #1124
New Features and Functionalities
Previously, our Small Group Mode feature could only be turned on and once it had been done, could no longer be disabled. Now, discussion admins can also turn the Small Group Mode feature off, allowing discussion admins to be more flexible and making decision settings less permanent.
Release Notes #1123
Bug Fixes and Improvements
A minor issue with a blank claim sometimes being shown after saving an edit has been fixed.
Release Notes #1121
Bug Fixes and Improvements
A minor visual issue that occurred when viewing the feedback section has been fixed.
Release Notes #1119
Bug Fixes and Improvements
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.
