ATutor 1.5.3.3RC1 has been released. This is primarily a maintenance release, with lots of little bug fixes and adjustments. This release candidate is for testing purposes, and for feedback from current users. The final release will come in two or three weeks, after which current systems can be upgraded. For those with a well functioning version of 1.5.3.2, an upgrade will probably not necessary.
*This version also has a few new features, including*
1. Saved custom language, which can be automatically maintained from upgrade to upgrade.
2. Partial language packs can be imported directly from the language database for local translation.
3. Forums threads can now be moved.
4. Administrators can now change ATutor’s time zone. Requires MySQL 4.1.3+
5. Display Name Preference can be set to display users’ real name, or login name
*Full list of changes*
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor
*Download ATutor 1.5.3.3RC1 *
http://atutor.ca/atutor
*Post Bug Reports*
http://atutor.ca/forum/3/1
*Translation*
Translators are encouraged update the ATutor language database now. Login to MyATutor to begin translation.
MyATutor (Translation)
http://www.atutor.ca/my/
Approximately 250 language items have been removed in an effort to reduce translation time. This was done primarily by consolidating similar language into one language item, with interchangeable variable values dynamically inserted. As a result existing 1.5.3.2 language packs will not be compatible with this version of ATutor, and adjustments will be required. Only about 20 new language items have been added in this release.
[tags]e-learning, LMS, ATutor[/tags]
*ATutor 1.6 Released*
ATutor 1.6 has been released. Current users should upgrade their systems to take advantage of many bug fixes and security enhancements. The most notable change in this release is the conversion of the entire system over to UTF-8 languages.
*UTF-8 Upgrade in this Release*
This release marks a significant change for ATutor, moving the entire system over to UTF-8 characters for displaying language, an improvement to the previous system where different languages used different character sets. This move greatly improves support for multilingual ATutor systems, and for multibyte languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, and others. It also allows content-authors to use mixed languages in their courses.
Details of the UTF-8 conversion can be found on the ATutorWiki
ATutor UTF-8 Conversion
http://wiki.atutor.ca/display/atutorwiki/UTF-8+Conversion
*New Features in This Release*
- A new look and feel
- Two new DIV based themes (default & greenmin)
- A custom course-icon utility
- The ability to customize individual course headers
- Recursive content release
- Upgrade to new ajax-based Google Search
- Tokens to personalize course emails
- The ability to present tests and quizzes one question at a time
- Upgraded Visual Editor with latest version of TinyMCE
… and a large number of refinements to existing features
A full list of changes can be found in the ATutor Changlog
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/change_log.php
*Download ATutor 1.6*
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/download.php
*ATutor 1.6 Demo*
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/demo.php
*New and Updated Modules*
*Photo Gallery* : The Photo Gallery module has been upgraded to include the *Fluid LightBox* , which adds drag and drop reordering of images in the gallery. Fluid is a collaborative project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in which a variety of user interface tools are being developed as an open source library that can be included with any Web-based learning or content development system. ( http://fluidproject.org )
*UTF-8 Conversion* : This tool takes older content created in ATutor, or in other content authoring tools, and converts it from other character sets to UTF-8. Upload an ATutor Content Package, or an ATutor Backup, to have them updated for the new UTF-8 based ATutor system.
*PHPDocumenter* : This is a developer tool used to extract the ATutor API documentation and present it in an organized, usable form, to aid in development of new ATutor features.
*Announcement Subscription* : Developed at the Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine, this module allows course members to subscribe to course announcements, and have them sent to their email address.
*ATutor Modules*
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/modules/index.php