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.
Release Notes #1091
New Features and Functionalities
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.
