ATutor 2.2.4 Released

This ATutor release has a few new additions, and lots of fixes and refinements. Existing ATutor sites should be updated to take advantage of the new tools and many improvements. To get right to it, follow the links to the demos and download. For details, read on.

• ATutor Demos
• ATutor Download

New in ATutor 2.2.4

• GameMe: Customizable course gamification, with points, levels, badges, and a leader board. Add an element of competition, rewards for accomplishments, tailor messages and notifications to fit the goals of the course. Add just one game element or add them all. Customize events for their “value” in the course, and assign rewards that encourage particular behaviours. Badges, levels, and events can be customized at the system and course levels. Administrators can create new events to expand on the collection provided.

  For GameMe details see:
  * GameMe Documentation
  * Installing and Using ATutor GameMe (8:56)

• HelpMe: New users quickly become skilled ATutor users by following the Instructor or Administrator HelpMe Guide. The guide walks a new user through key features. It can be repeated as often as needed, or dismissed. Administrators can customise and create new messaging for the guide.

Other Notable Updates

• Compatibility Updates: Updated for compatibility with Mysql 5.7 and php 7.2 systems.

• AChecker System Preference: ATutor sites now need to obtain a free key from achecker.ca, and add it in the system preferences to provide accessibility checking when creating ATutor content. The key is found on your achecker.ca Profile page as the “Web Service ID”.

• Disconnecting from atutor.ca: At the end of July, or there abouts, atutor.ca and atutorspaces.com will be decommissioned. Features served from atutor.ca like the patcher, translation, modules, and themes, will no longer have direct access from within ATutor. ATutor will continue on from atutor.github.io, where you can download modules, themes, and languages, then upload them into ATutor.

• ATutor Languages on Github: ATutor translations are now available through github, and can be directly imported from within ATutor. Create or update a translation with a Github pull request.

For a full list of changes in this release see the ChangeLogs for ATutor 2.2.3 & 2.2.4.

A Future Trivia Question Answer

ATutor V2.2.3 was never officially released. Its changes were rolled into V2.2.4, when GameMe and HelpMe were added. It was the only version skipped in the sequence of versions beginning with ATutor 1.0 in 2001.

ATutor 2.2.2 Released

This release includes important security updates. Current users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible. For a detailed list of changes, visit the ATutor Changelog. See the demo to try the new features, and download ATutor to install or upgrade

• ATutor 2.2.2 Changes
• ATutor 2.2.2 Demo
• ATutor 2.2.2 Download

New in ATutor 2.2.2

Here is a list of some of the more significant changes in this release:

• Security Fixes: Added a new layer of security over all php superglobals, fixed several XSS, CSRF, and SQL injection vulnerabilities.
• Many other fixes: See the changelog for a full list of updates in this release.

ATutor 2.2.1 Released

This is primarily a maintenance release with many bug fixes and enhancements. Current users should upgrade as soon as possible to take advantage of security enhancements. For a detailed list of changes, visit the ATutor Changelog. See the demo to try the new features, and download ATutor to install or upgrade.

• ATutor 2.2.1 Changes
• ATutor 2.2.1 Demo
• ATutor 2.2.1 Download

Updates in ATutor 2.2.1

Here is a list of some of the more significant changes in this release:

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• Security Fixes: A number of minor XSS vulnerabilities discovered in the previous version of ATutor have been corrected.
• Responsive Themes Update: The menu toggles when viewing ATutor on a small screen have been replaced with standard menu icons.
• Photo Gallery Theme Update: The presentation of the Photo Gallery has been updated to match the look and feel of the rest of ATutor, based of the theme being used.
• Feedback Message: The look and feel of feedback messages has been "modernized".
• Navigation bar shifting fixed: The issue with navigation bar shifting slightly when with a mouse hover has been corrected.
• Covered tabs and buttons: Spacing around various tabs and buttons that were difficult to target with a mouse pointer, has been adjusted so these elements are now fully exposed for clicking.
• Google Search Update: The builtin Google search has been updated using the new Google search API.
• Glossary and Test Item Apostrophies: Apostrophies can now be used in glossary terms and in multiple choice questions.
• Inbox for Responsive Theme: A link to the Inbox, previously missing from responsive themes, has been added.
• Many other fixes: See the changelog for a full list of updates in this release.

ATutor 2.2 Release

This is a major release with many new features and enhancements. Current users should upgrade as soon as possible to take advantage of all the new features and the new security enhancements. For a detailed list of changes, visit the ATutor Changelog. See the demo to try the new features, and download ATutor to install or upgrade.

• ATutor 2.2 Changes
• ATutor 2.2 Demo
• ATutor 2.2 Download

New in ATutor 2.2

• Course Manage Toolbar: Instructors can now enable the course manage toolbar to slide in context sensitive tools for managing course content, tests, forums, course properties, and more. Provides quick access to tools from the front end student view in ATutor
• Responsive Themes: ATutor themes now adapt automatically to various screen resolutions and various device windows.
• Content Editor Accessibility Tab: The AChecker accessibility tab has been added to the content editor, which produces accessibility reports displayed natively within ATutor.
• Forum Updates: Forums have been streamlined with a new "topic" approach to forum communication, replacing the previous "thread" approach.
• Calendar Module: Thanks to Herat Ghandi from our 2012 Google Summer of Code students, who created a very functional Calendar module for ATutor, which is now added as a standard module. Integrates seamlessly with Google calendars. Keep track of test and assignment dates, personal events, and more.
• WAI-ARIA Enhancements: A variety of WAI-ARIA enhancements have been added to improve the user experience for those navigating ATutor with a screen reader.
• New Default Theme: As with all major releases, a new theme has been added, with floating tool bars, switches to enable/disable course manage tools, and to switch between mobile and responsive themes when viewing ATutor on a mobile device, and a new collapsible sub-navigation bar. Custom themes will need to be updated for this release. See the 21to22_update_css.css file in the themes directory of ATutor 2.2 for details on quickly updating themes.
• Course Manage Tools Update: The instructors course management tools screen has been redesigned, with a new layout and icons for visual enhancement.
• Database Abstraction: All mysql database queries in ATutor have been replaced with the new queryDB() function, and support for mysqli has been added. ATutor now adapts to work with other databases.
• Lots of other minor enhancements: See the Mantis ChangeLog for additional details on changes in this release.