[DG: Teaching & Learning] [Building Sakai] [Using Sakai] Tests and quizzes woes

[Mathieu Plourde]

I have not been able to replicate in IE9 on the QA server. But it definitely
happens in FF5.

http://qa3-us.sakaiproject.org:8086/portal

Mathieu
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Mathieu Plourde, MBA
Project Leader, LMS/Educational Technologist
IT Client Support & Services
mathieu at udel.edu
Office: 302-831-4060
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Sakai at UD Support and Training: http://www.udel.edu/sakai/training



On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Karen Tsao <ktsao at stanford.edu> wrote:

> Hi Mathieu,
>
> I thought this happens only in FF4 and 5? That's what stated in the
> SAM-1224. I have also tried it in IE and I didn't get this issue. Can you
> please clarify?
>
> Thanks,
> Karen
>
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Mathieu Plourde <mathieu at udel.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi Ken,
>>
>> It happens in all browsers, including FF and IE, the only two browsers we
>> officially support. Safari seems to have been the worst offender though. The
>> browser is always the first question we ask our users. If the answer is
>> anything but FF or IE, we simply send them back where they came from and ask
>> them to use a supported browser.
>>
>>
>> Mathieu
>> ==================================
>> Mathieu Plourde, MBA
>> Project Leader, LMS/Educational Technologist
>> IT Client Support & Services
>> mathieu at udel.edu
>> Office: 302-831-4060
>> ==================================
>> IT Support Center: http://www.udel.edu/help
>> Sakai at UD Support and Training: http://www.udel.edu/sakai/training
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Kenneth Romeo <kenro at stanford.edu>wrote:
>>
>>> Mathieu,****
>>>
>>> Does the problem happen in IE8/9 or Safari (or Chrome)?  There were
>>> longstanding problems with QT plugin playback in FF, so we only recently
>>> started recommending FF for language center instructors and students.  If
>>> the Samigo functionality is important, or a total pain to do without, then a
>>> browser recommendation might be an easier choice for the time being.****
>>>
>>> Just an idea,****
>>>
>>> Ken Romeo****
>>>
>>> [http://kenro.web.stanford.edu]****
>>>
>>> Academic Technology Specialist [http://ats.stanford.edu]****
>>>
>>> Stanford Language Center [http://language.stanford.edu]****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> *From:* sakai-user-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org [mailto:
>>> sakai-user-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] *On Behalf Of *Mathieu
>>> Plourde
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:55 AM
>>> *To:* Sakai Dev List; Sakai User List
>>>
>>> *Subject:* [Using Sakai] Tests and quizzes woes****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Dear dev and user lists,
>>>
>>>
>>> According to a comment on https://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAM-1244, this issue also occurs on 2.7.1, so more folks should be aware.
>>>
>>> This has caused so much trouble on our campus that our distance learning
>>> testing center has reverted back to paper tests, which is making our
>>> instructors very angry.
>>>
>>> After the patch has been active for 10 days or so, our most common
>>> problem is the fact that users have to clear their cache to get the new
>>> js/css.
>>>
>>> We are starting to consider finding alternatives to Samigo at Delaware. I
>>> have been doing too much forensic into it recently, and faculty are afraid
>>> students will exploit this to get away with "Sakai ate my quiz".
>>>
>>> Anyone else experiencing this issue in 2.7 or 2.8?
>>>
>>> Mathieu
>>> ==================================
>>> Mathieu Plourde, MBA
>>> Project Leader, LMS/Educational Technologist
>>> IT Client Support & Services
>>> mathieu at udel.edu
>>> Office: 302-831-4060
>>> ==================================
>>> IT Support Center: http://www.udel.edu/help
>>> Sakai at UD Support and Training: http://www.udel.edu/sakai/training****
>>>
>>>
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