SharePoint Learning Kit 1.7 Localization Changes for SlkSettings.xml
Prior to SLK 1.7, localizing the Assignment List Web Part (ALWP) was difficult in a multi-lingual environment. The query and column titles are stored in the SlkSettings.xml configuration file and can...
View ArticleSharePoint Learning Kit 1.8 Released
SLK 1.8 is now officially released We’ve got customers who have been running on it for over a year so the earlier functionality is pretty stable. The beta was released in April, and I’ve fixed a couple...
View ArticleMarkdown link syntax supported in SharePoint Learning Kit assignment...
Following on from enabling links in an assignment’s description in SLK, we had a request to turn urls to OneNote pages more readable. A typical link to a OneNote page is...
View ArticleSharePoint Learning Kit 1.8 Beta Release
I’ve now release SLK version 1.8 to a beta release. We’ve got customers who have been running on it for over a year so the earlier functionality is pretty stable, but I’ve added functionality in up...
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SharePoint Learning Kit 1.8 supports Office Mix and Sway
SLK 1.8 now supports Office Mix and Sway. In addition to enabling the links in the description field, if it detects that there is a link to an Office Mix or a Sway then it will embed them in the lobby...
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Enable Urls in Assignment Properties Description field–SharePoint Learning...
SLK 1.8 automatically turns urls in the assignment properties description field into hyperlinks. So if you create this assignment: The when it is displayed to the learner, the url...
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Support for custom assignment fields in SharePoint Learning Kit
In version 1.8 I’ve added support for adding custom fields to an assignment, If you’ve ever felt the need to add more details for an assignment, you can now do it. Here’s an example of an assignment...
View ArticleSharePoint Learning Kit Language Packs
I’ve now rebuilt the language packs for SharePoint Learning Kit for use with 1.7 & 1.8. This has involved rewriting the extract and build process so that it’s repeatable. Most of the languages...
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SLK: Open Office Documents in the Office Apps on iPads
In SharePoint Learning Kit 1.8, I’ve just added beta functionality so that on an iPad, assignments which are office documents are opened in the Office Apps for the iPad. This is transparent to the...
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Using Grades in SharePoint Learning Kit
The SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK) has had support for marking with grades since version 1.6, but I’ve never got round to documenting it. It’s an optional feature and by default is turned off so you...
View ArticleSharePoint Learning Kit 1.8–New placeholders for returned emails
In SLK 1.8 I’ve added three new placeholders for emails when an assignment is returned to a learner. These are: %comments% The instructors comments. %grade% The textual grade if used....
View ArticleSharePoint Learning Kit Macros for Assignment List Web Part
The queries in the Assignment List Web Part support macros in the conditions, e.g. here is the Due This Week Instructor query <Query Name="DueThisWeekInstructor"...
View ArticleSend Reminder Emails with SLK 1.6 and above
SLK has the built in ability to send reminder emails to learners for assignments, but, there is no built in a way to run this. However, there is a sample project in SLK\Samples\ReminderEmails which...
View ArticleSharePoint Connect 2014 and SharePoint Saturday UK
This month I’m going to be at a couple of conferences: SharePoint Connect 2014 and SharePoint Saturday UK. If anyone else is going I’d love to meet up and discuss SharePoint, SharePoint Learning Kit...
View ArticleSLK 1.7.1 Released
A bug fix release for SLK 1.7. The zip file contains versions for SharePoint 2007, 2010 and 2013. Changes include: Handle @ in a user name for drop boxes Handle css for SCORM packages in SharePoint...
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SLK 1.8 – Option to automatically check email learners box when creating new...
In SLK when creating an assignment there is an option to send emails to users about assignments. The option is a check box on the assignment properties page labelled “Email learners on creation or when...
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SLK 1.8–Option to turn off emails to Instructor when Learners submit
In SLK when creating an assignment there is an option to send emails to users about assignments. The option is a check box on the assignment properties page labelled “Email learners on creation or when...
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SLK 1.7 Finally Released
I’ve finally got round to releasing SharePoint Learning Kit 1.7. There’s lots of changes, but the biggest, and most anticipated one is support for SharePoint 2013. This release support SharePoint 2007,...
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SLK 1.7 – Option to automatically select all instructors and/or learners when...
I’ve just added 2 options to SLK settings to enable automatically selecting all instructors or learners when creating a new assignment. The options are: SelectAllInstructors SelectAllLearners The valid...
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SLK 1.7–Assignment List Web Part now works on iPads
I’ve just completed some work ensuring that the Assignment List Web Part works on iPads. Before the work it would only show the results pane as below. And now it displays both panes: There’s 2 minor...
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