With the latest release, a new feature has been added to Kialo Edu – Small Group Mode. Small Group Mode enables educators and discussion admins to create groups within a discussion. The new feature allows educators to split students into groups and work in isolation from one another, while only seeing contributions from their group, all the while educators can create and manage all groups and contributions in the discussion itself.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
A minor issue with some graphic elements not behaving as expected on the Kialo Edu homepage has been fixed.
Release Notes #1081
Bug Fixes and Improvements
An issue with improper spacing using the Safari browser has been fixed.
A translation issue within the testimonials element on the homepage has been fixed.
An update has been made to the topbar on the login page.
Some style changes have been made to the German version of the homepage to fix some formatting issues.
Release Notes #1080
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Discussion search will now be cleared upon closing and reopening on mobile devices.
An issue with unverified emails being received in the wrong language has been fixed.
Release Notes #1077
New Features and Functionalities
A new version of the kialo-edu.com homepage has been released! The new webpage features improved navigation, new designs and an improved user experience. Additionally, the new homepage includes our most current educational certifications, a video highlighting the benefits of using Kialo in your organization, and a clear overview of all the platforms we support.
Release Notes #1075
New Features and Functionalities
The Discussion Cloning Feature has been improved to allow more customizable clones, by allowing discussion admins to select more elements of a discussion than they were previously able to do.
The Sunburst UI element of a discussion overview has been made resizable with the latest update, allowing users to further customize their layout within a discussion, rather than just the two previously available sizes.
Release Notes #1074
Bug Fixes and Improvements
An improvement has been made to the behavior of select sidebars when interacting with elements in a discussion to make it appear less cluttered from a users’ perspective.
Release Notes #1071
Bug Fixes and Improvements
An undesired behavior when resizing the sidebar causing a misclick has been fixed.
Release Notes #1070
Bug Fixes and Improvements
The “My Tasks” feature has been upated so that users are better informed when tasks are assigned or updated, as in the previous versions it was less obvious or required users to close and re-open the sidebar.
Release Notes #1068
Bug Fixes and Improvements
New animations have been added for when a user moves a claim to a new position.
User avatars and the context menu from the avatar have been added to mobile devices.
The Create Discussion Wizard workflow has also been updated with improved focus for a better user experience.
Release Notes #1067
Bug Fixes and Improvements
The site banners for Kialo have been updated and simplified with the latest release.
Release Notes #1066
Bug Fixes and Improvements
The discussion menu has been cleaned up for mobile devices and some elements have been made more discreet for an improved user experience.
Release Notes #1065
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Minor bug fixes and performance improvements were released.
Release Notes #1064
Bug Fixes and Improvements
The behavior of Kialo when embedded has been changed so that a new tab is opened when performing certain actions, such as added to a claim, to better manage cookie support with certain browsers.
Release Notes #1063
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Some additional, minor animation issues that were found to be occuring when performing certain actions when navigating claims have been fixed.
Release Notes #1062
New Features and Functionalities
A new section has been added to Kialo Edu – Integrations. With the integrations section, it has been made easier to see what integrations, such as Moodle and LTI, are supported by Kialo Edu. The new section can be found in the “Sharing” tab in the discussion settings.
Release Notes #1061
Bug Fixes and Improvements
A strange animation issue where certain navigation through discussions was causing a scroll snapping issue on mobile devices has been fixed.
Release Notes #1060
Bug Fixes and Improvements
A minor issue making deleting some claims sometimes difficult on Android mobile devices has been fixed.
The odering of participants in the participant picker was not necessarily always alphabetical when taking special characters into account. This has been fixed.
A small technical issue with the grading sidebar has been fixed.
Release Notes #1059
New Features and Functionalities
With the latest release, there has been an overhaul of many visual elements and features. Over time, numerous features and interfaces have been added to the platform. In order to help tidy up the UI and make it more visually appealing, as well as making it more user-friendly, the latest release makes the user experience less overwhelming and more straightforward.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Some minor changes have been made to the logic for username creation and selection when creating a new user.
Release Notes #1057
Bugs Fixes and Improvements
New discussion languages have been added to inlcude Irish, Latvian and Maltese.
The invitation wizard to invite teams to discussion was incorrectly positioned when first opened. This has been fixed.
An issue with notifications repeatedly appearing when switching between login and signup has been fixed.
Release Notes #1054
Bug Fixes and Improvements
The topic discussion library has been updated to only feature English topics as the default selection. In the future, supported languages will display the topic discussion library in the users selected language in the user settings.
