[Building Sakai] (1 of 3) Release of Etudes Jforum 2.8.1

[Vivie Sinou]

Jforum 2.8.1 is available for Sakai 2.7.1.

 

DOWNLOAD JFORUM 2.8.1

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Instructions on how to download and build JForum 2.8.1 can be found at:
http://etudes.org/release/discussion/ 

 

Download our updated Jforum tutorials in IMS CP or pdf format at the above
page.

 

FEATURES & FIXES

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New features in this release include the following:

 

§  'Special access' in jforum. Allows instructors to change the access dates
of a forum for one or more students.

 

§  Added Synoptic tool for Jforum in Home Page. Recent activity (new posts
or private messages) is listed and takes you directly to recent topics and
your in-box. 

 

§  Implemented open and due dates (with lock on due date option) in
Categories.

 

§  Added "high priority" notification option to Private Messaging. Overrides
user's notification preference.

 

§  Added ability to release scores and comments to students selectively or
release all evaluated posts at once.

 

§  Added support for Facebook and Twitter under "My Profile" and on users'
posts.

 

§  Revised the UI under Manage to allow instructors to set the dates of
forums from one view.

 

§  Swapped behavior from "Mark Topic As Read" to "Mark Topic As Unread." If
opened, topics are marked as read automatically.

 

For a complete list of features, enhancements, and fixes addressed, please
see:

http://etudes.org/release/discussion/jforum_past.htm 

 

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

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For information on future development, see:

http://etudes.org/jforum_features.htm 

 

ABOUT

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JForum Discussion & Private Messages is an easy-to-use, yet robust tool that
offers industry-standard functionality to users. Instructors can set up
unlimited categories and forums, moderate topics (move, edit, delete, lock,
or unlock), read recent topics and mark them as read, watch and bookmark
topics, communicate privately with users, and much more. Jforum offers
support for private group work and powerful, yet flexible functionality for
grading of discussion topics and forums. JForum comes with built-in private
messaging that allows site members to communicate privately while discussing
issues or collaborating on projects.  

 

CREDITS

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Many thanks to Murthy Tanniru, Senior Java Developer, Etudes, for his great
work with Jforum.

 

LICENSE

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The original JForum source code is licensed under the BSD License. Code
development managed under the leadership of Etudes (since 2004) is licensed
under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

 

QUESTIONS?

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To report issues or ask questions about Jforum, send a message to:
dev at etudes.org or sakai-dev at collab.sakaiproject.org 

 

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Vivie Sinou

Executive Director, Etudes, Inc.

http://etudes.org/

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