August 5, 2023

 

Summary: 

  • New user interface (look and feel)  for students and admins using the ToolingU-SME LMS
  • Class Player look and feel updates
  • More expandable sections in the admin center
  • Responsive design standards added to scale view according to screen size 
    • Please note: The LMS is still browser based and is optimized for modern browsers (Chrome, Edge, & FireFox) While the experience is better for smaller screen sizes, we do not recommend using mobile devices unless you are using the Tooling-SME mobile app 
  • Various bug fixes and requested enhancements
  • A Content Delivery Network (or CDN) has been configured for class media (images, audio, video, etc.) – A CDN helps us better optimize delivery of videos and images 

 

Details:

  • General
    • Copyright has been changed from “Tooling University, LLC.” to “SME”
    • Added a new “class overview” page for class title links to give more details for classes. 
  • Login
    • New background images have been added
    • Updated Apple App icon with new/updated embed code from Apple.
  • Admin Center
    • Grids – paging has been added to both the top & bottom of all/most grids as requested.
    • Student List
      • Fixed a bug preventing the items in the “Action Menu” from being viewable when the student list is small.
      • All sections under the “Tools & Options” are now expandable/collapsible.
        • Removed “Portal Users & Reports” – would only be displayed on accounts that had portal subscriptions.
      • Student transcript – modified popup to go full screen to display all of the transcript.
      • Student list export – fixed bug preventing the “Account Status” value from showing in the Excel.
    • Subscriptions Tab
      • Added new filter by “Templates” for subscriptions.
      • Added new filter by “Test Group” for test subscriptions.
    • Groups
      • Batch Assign Administrators – root/default groups in the tree views are now collapsed by default.
      • Tree View – adjusted colors to make the differences between role types “pop” more to tell between “students” and “group admins”.
      • Group Order – fixed a bug which allowed “drag and drop” functionality to drop a “group” anywhere on the page.
      • Edit/Delete Groups “Display” button not working – functionality is working it simply requires groups to be selected.
      • Remove Students from Group – bug in the functionality has been fixed to allow list of students to be data bound to the list when selected.
    • Close and Archive Student accounts – fixed the “Previous” button to return to Student List.
    • Class Order – modified controls to properly align the list boxes and keep text left aligned.
    • Video Library – modified modal popups to allow full window mode.
    • Create Custom Programs – a key/legend has been added for each of the icons used.
    • Permission lists have been updated to use alternate row styles to help better differentiate between the permission items.
    • Recap links fixed - Student Test Scores section under the Individual Student Reports
    • Reports
      • Blackboard Report – corrected misspelling of the “Blackboard” company name and applied suggested copy edits.
      • Competency Certificates – fixed icons so they would be the correct 50px x 50px size.
  • Student Center
    • Fixed “Link to Lesson” when viewing notes.


Interested in learning more about system enhancements in the works.  View our blog post here https://learn.toolingu.com/blog-start/2023/july/new-lms-updates/