Campus Pack Fusion December 2009 Release

Release Guide

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:22:27 GMT

Campus Pack Fusion: December 2009 Release

The release guide is intended to familiarize you with the updates to Campus Pack Fusion and to familiarize you with new features. The release guide includes the following:

Browser Compatibility

New Features & Enhancements Summary

Campus Pack Fusion Service

New Features & Enhancements Details

Known Issues

Browser Compatibility

Campus Pack Fusion is compatible with the following web browsers:

Windows OS: Firefox 3.5, Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8.
Macintosh OS: Safari 3.

Note: Safari 4 is supported on MacOS with known issues; some rich text editor functions do not work as expected.

New Features & Enhancements

Campus Pack Fusion Service

FeatureID	Feature
UG-2972	Usability improvements to blogs, journals, wikis and podcast feeds.
UG-2714	Number of views is displayed for blogs & journal entries and wiki pages. (more info)
UG-2763	Text editor: links to websites can open in a new window (more info).
UG-153	Create new sites with pre-existing content copied from a site template. (more info)
UG-1624	Sites in personal learning spaces and group spaces can be copied to another space. (more info)
UG-3299	Link a personal learning space or group space when creating a new site. (more info)
UG-1690	Manage quotas - Administrators can configure and manage storage quotas and end-users can monitor their own usage. (more info)
UG-1851	Delete operations improved - deletion of sites, users and groups.
UG-2088	Expanded permissions available in Manage Sharing. (more info)
UG-2116	Manage Sharing screen improvements: single-click editing and UI improvements. (more info)
UG-2326	Tagging features added - Moving the mouse over a tag in a site tag cloud displays the # times the tag has been used in the site. (more info)
UG-2643	Group manager can turn on self-enrollment to enable interested users to join the group, subject to selected enrollment policies. (more info)
UG-2889	Performance improvements for Group Membership page
UG-2961	Users logging in directly to Campus Pack Fusion can stay logged in even after re-starting the browser. (more info)
UG-2964	SSO Improvements: For a Campus Pack Fusion service integrated with an external system, when SSO redirect has been turned on from the service to the external system, users not accessing the service via the external system are now able to login directly to the service.
UG-3056	Updated labels and descriptions for Administrator Portal screens. (more info)
UG-3298	Version of connector installed in external system is recorded in Campus Pack Fusion to assist in system support.
UG-3311	Users with management rights can manage attachments uploaded to a site or all sites within any space. (more info)
UG-3328	Site export is run in the background and the user is alerted when the export completes. (more info)
UG-2854	Accessibility: Revision history screen includes annotations for the highlighted sections for version comparison to support screen reader users.

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Blackboard Learn Connector

FeatureID	Feature
UG-138	Gradebook entry can be created at the time of site creation and open the Bb Grade Center from Campus Pack Fusion Evaluation screen. (more info)
UG-2747	Campus Pack Fusion supports Blackboard course copy. (more info)
UG-2756	In Blackboard, clicking on Modify (Blackboard 7 & 8) or Edit (Blackboard 9) for a content link opens up the settings page for the site instead of displaying the site.

Blackboard Vista/CE Connector

FeatureID	Feature
UG-2606	Ability to create a new gradebook column at the time of site creation. (more info)
UG-2748	Campus Pack Fusion supports Blackboard Vista/CE course section copy. (more info)

Moodle Connector

FeatureID	Feature
UG-2746	Ability to create a new gradebook column at the time of site creation and open gradebook from Campus Pack Fusion Evaluation screen. (more info)
UG-2749	Campus Pack Fusion supports Moodle course copy.
UG-2770	Campus Pack Fusion activities can be shared with Moodle course groups. (more info)

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New Features & Enhancements Details

Site Templates

Creating sites from templates

Users can create a new site by copying from an existing template.

Use case: In this example, a student is creating a new site in her Personal Learning Space can copy from an existing resume template.

In order to make a template available in your service you must add templates to the Templates group. Only a system administrator or a manager of the Template group is allowed to create new templates.

Creating a New Site from a Template: Step 1

Creating a New Site from a Template: Step 2

Creating New Templates in your Service

Templates must be created in the designated group Templates which administrators can access from Administrator Portal > Manage Templates. The Templates group can be treated like any other group and can be assigned Managers who are able to create templates.

Use case: In this example Miguel Merino and Oscar Johnson who are faculty in Adams & Morgan College are managers of a group that can be accessed from their Personal Learning Space. The Sharing settings of sites created in the templates group can be applied based on the users who are allowed to access or need to access the template.

Administrator Portal: Manage Templates

Templates Group Space

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Site Copy

Users can copy a site where they have permissions to create a new site. In order to copy a site, the creator or a manager of the site should have allowed the Export/Copy permission for the site; if this permission is not set for the site then users will not be able to select the site during the copy site.

Note that sites that cannot be copied are grayed out.

Manage Quotas

System Administrators can manage storage quota allocation in Campus Pack Fusion. All users, courses and groups have a standard quota assigned and an administrator can allocate the reserve quota available for your service as required.

Use Case: An administrator would allocate the quota for cases where exceptions to the standard quota are needed such as when students are enrolled in course that requires them to create content with large media files.

Administrator Portal Option

Manage Storage Quotas Example

In this example the standard quota is 20 MB and the service has available 200 GB of storage space to allocated out of which 700 MB have been allocated.

Over-quota Report

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New Sharing Permissions

New sharing permsisions are available for blogs, wikis and podcast feeds. The complete permission sets and the defaults are displayed in the screens below.

Blog Default Permissions

Wiki Default Permissions

Note: In the earlier version of Campus Pack Fusion the Add and Delete Pages permission was included in Edit Wiki (Any Pages). In wikis that existed in your service before the upgrade the Add and Delete Pages option will be checked along with Edit Wiki (Any Pages).

Podcast Feed Default Permissions

Manage Sharing Usability Improvements

Enhanced interface with a permsision set that can be put into edit mode with a single click. Users can go into edit mode with a single click and save all changes to individual permission sets.

View Mode

Edit Mode

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Tag References

Mouse over a tag in any tag cloud and the number of times the tag has been referenced in that context is displayed.

Self-enrollment in Groups

Groups in Campus Pack Fusion now support the self-enrollment policy. A manager of the group has the ability to turn on self-enrollment for the group. If the self-enrollment is turned on for a group then a Join Group link become available on the group space. For groups where self-enrollment is turned on, a user in Campus Pack Fusion can join (enrollment policy "User may self-enroll") the group or apply to join (enrollment policy "User may not self-enroll") the group pending approval by a manager.

Note: The default setting is off for self-enrollment; a manager must explicitly turn it on and choose the required policy.

Group Settings

Enrollment Policy Section	Available Options

Join Group Link

Joining a Group: Self-enroll

Join Group Screen	Self-enroll

Joining a Group: Apply-for-enrollment

Join Group Screen	Application Receipt Confirmation

Enrollment Request Available for Manager Approval

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Site Views for Blogs & Wikis

The number of views for blog entries and wiki pages is displayed.

Wiki Page Views

Blog Entry Views

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Launch Linked Site in New Window

When creating a hyperlink in the editor a new option Open in a new window allows launching the target web page of the hyperlink in a new window.

Keep me logged in

For users who login directly to Campus Pack Fusion, checking the option "Keep me logged in on this computer" on the Log In screen will keep the user signed in after re-starting the browser. Users are required to re-login every 7 days. This is an enhancement over the behavior in previous versions where a user was logged out when the browser session was terminated by closing the browser.

Updates to Administrator Portal

The Administrator Portal includes 2 new screens - Manage Templates and Manage Storage Quotas. The Manage Uploads screen has been deprecated with the new Manage Storage Quotas functionality. The labels for some of the screens have also been updated to more closely match the function.

Administrator Portal

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Link to a Site

A user can create a Link to any site that s/he can access in a Personal Learning Space or a group space where s/he has permissions to create new sites.

The procedure to link a site is similar to Site Copy the difference is that the link references the original site, whereas, if a user copies a duplicate is created which is not linked in any way to the original site.

Manage Attachments & Sites

Quota management allows administrators to set limits on storage quota. End users can also manage the storage quotas used within their course and group spaces and within the sites they have created.

Managing Attachments in a Site

Users with management permissions on a site can access a screen that lists all attachments (images, audio/video files, documents, etc) that were added to the site.

Manage Attachments Link in Actions Menu Available to a Manager

Manage Attachments Screen

Managing Sites in a Course/Group Space

Users with management permissions on a course or group space can manage all sites in that course or space on a single screen.

Note: For users accessing Campus Pack Fusion from an LMS, the Course Space can be accessed as below:

Blackboard Learn:

Blackboard Vista/CE:

Moodle:

Manage Sites Link Available to Managers of a Course/Group Space

Manage Sites Screen

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Site Export Background Processing

When a user exports a site instead of making the user wait while the export completes, which could potentially take a long time for large sites, the export runs in the background. The user is able to continue using the application and when the export completes s/he is displayed an alert.

Wiki Export Submitted

Notification of Export Completion

Blackboard Learn: Grade Center Integration

Gradebook column creation is integrated into the step where the instructor creates a new assignment using a Campus Pack Fusion site. In addition, an instructor can open the Grade Center with a single-click from the Evaluation screen in Campus Pack Fusion.

Grade Center Column Creation

Grade Center Link on Evaluation Screen

Blackboard Learn: Support for Course Copy

The latest version of the Blackboard Learn Connector can detect a Campus Pack Fusion content item that has been copied from another content item in the same or different course. For a copied content item, the first time an instructor clicks through the content item or clicks through any Campus Pack Fusion content item in the copy of the course, Campus Pack Fusion completes the copy of the content item. The instructor is displayed a screen notifying her that the copy is in progress. Students will not be able to access a copied content item until the instructor clicks through and completes the copy.

Blackboard Vista/CE: Gradebook Column Creation

Gradebook column creation is integrated into the step where the section designer creates a new assignment using a Campus Pack Fusion site.

Blackboard Vista/CE: Support for Course Section Copy

The latest version of the Blackboard Vista/CE Connector can detect a Campus Pack Fusion content item in a section that has been copied from another section. For a copied content link, the first time an instructor clicks through any Campus Pack Fusion content link in the copy of the course, Campus Pack Fusion completes the copy of the content link by copying the content from the parent section. The instructor is displayed a screen notifying her that the copy is in progress. Students will not be able to access a copied content item until the instructor clicks through and completes the section copy.

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Moodle: Gradebook Integration

Create Gradebook Column when Creating New Site

Gradebook link on Evaluation Screen

Grade Column in Moodle Gradebook

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Sharing a Site with a Moodle Group

Campus Pack Fusion sites can be shared with groups in a Moodle course.

Groups in Astronomy 101

Groups available in Manage Sharing

Note: If the groups do not show up in the Manage Sharing screen, you may need to go back to the course in Moodle and do a Roster Synchronization.

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Known Issues

The following are known issues for this release. You can review all known issues on Campus Pack Central.

The number of views for wiki pages and blog entries that existed before the service update will only reflect the # views for activity after the update. The number of views will be brought up-to-date in a maintenance update after the main service update.
Blackboard CE/Vista Connector: Course copy feature depends on a unique content identifier supported for content links generated with v1.6 and higher of the connector. Content links created with v1.5 (even after upgrade to v1.6 connector) are not supported for course copy. Work around is to delete the links in the course to be copied and re-create the links using the Link to existing feature. Note: All links created with v1.6 or the latest v1.7 connector are supported for course copy.
Blackboard Learn Connector: Instructors must reset the sharing options when performing single site copy between courses and organizations. The copied site preserves sharing settings from the original site.
Blackboard Learn Connector: Course copy feature depends on unique content identifier supported for content links generated with v1.6 and higher of the connector. Content links created with v1.5 (even after upgrade to v1.6 connector) are not supported for course copy. Work around is to delete the links in the course to be copied and re-create the links using the Link to existing feature. Note: All links created with v1.6 or the latest v1.7 connector are supported for course copy.
Blackboard Learn Connector: When SSO Redirect URL is set in Domain Settings for Blackboard integrated Campus Pack Fusion service, redirects from permalinks to Blackboard display the content without the Blackboard frame.

Release Guide v2

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:12:16 GMT