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QMSLportal 2.0: Barrier-free with a new Structure

January 31st, 2025 | by

In January 2025, the QMSLportal 2.0 was launched for all users. With a new, barrier-free design, the portal offers improved user guidance and a clear content structure. The technical basis has also been modernized to ensure stable and sustainable use.

Provision of NAG expires

January 29th, 2025 | by

Dear Users of CLAIX

Our license agreement with NAG is expiring on March 31, 2025. From that date on, we will stop providing software from NAG on CLAIX.

Your CLAIX Admins

Opencast: Upgrade to version 16

January 16th, 2025 | by

Update to Moodle 4.5

January 16th, 2025 | by

RWTHmoodle has been updated to version 4.5. This update includes the following new functions and improvements:

Functions

Text editor:

  • In the TinyMCE text editor, you can now insert images using drag-and-drop.

“Quiz activity:

  • managers: in the “Quiz activity”, grades can be assigned to sections and group of questions on the page “Questions”
  • after completing a test students can see how they have performed in the respective areas
  • managers: On the “Results” page of the “Quiz” activity, you can now use the “Regrade attempts…” button to regrade selected questions

Activities “Assignments” and “Quiz”:

  • students now receive a notification as soon as the due date for an assignment approaches or is exceeded
  • the system also informs students when a test will be available in the near future

Improvements

Course page:

  • only the sections are bordered by a frame line, activities are separated from each other by thin horizontal lines
  • clicking on a section now opens it in a separate page where you can only see the selected section
  • managers can also open a section in edit mode by clicking on the “View” option in the three-dot menu on a separate page and edit it there
  • the activity icons are now smaller and the colored background has been removed
  • managers: the course format “Topics format” can now be found under the name “Custom sections”

Question bank (managers):

  • categories in the question bank can now be moved more easily: either by drag-and-drop or via the option of the same name in the three-dot-menu

“Assignment” activity (managers):

  • the user interface of the “Assignment” acitivity has been revised and aligned with that of the grader report and the course page
  • on the “Submissions” page, all functions are now grouped together at the top of the page

RegApp Update

January 15th, 2025 | by

Yesterday we undertook a modernization of the RegApp infrastructure to enhance performance and maintainability. This included implementing containerization and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes. While the software of the RegApp remained unchanged, we reorganized the configuration distribution and service setups for better efficiency. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding as we work to enhance our systems. If you experience any further issues, please contact servicedesk@itc.rwth-aachen.de.

 


You can track any disruptions or security advisories that may occur due to the aforementioned change in the Email category on our status reporting portal.

Release Notes Version 2.28.0 – UB book checkout via barcode scanner

January 14th, 2025 | by

Features:

  • Books from the university library can now be checked out via a barcode scanner
  • Job vacancies can be shared now

 

Improvements and bug fixes:

  • Various bug fixes

Title Generation Bug Fixed

December 19th, 2024 | by

Bugfixes and Improvements:

  • Fixed a bug in the title generation for the chat history for o1 models

Release Notes Version 2.27.0

December 18th, 2024 | by

Improvements and bug fixes:

  • The native map app now displays the location instead of the route (iOS only)
  • Various bug fixes

Accessibility Improvements

December 16th, 2024 | by

Bugfixes and Improvements:

  • Accessibility improvements
    • Page language set correctly
    • Integration of semantically labeled headings, attributes and other HTML elements
    • Contrast values improved
    • Improved use with keyboard
  • If errors occur, users are no longer redirected to a separate error page
  • Line breaks in prompts are now displayed correctly in the chat history
  • Fixed an error when uploading files for o1 models

Access for Students

December 11th, 2024 | by

Features:

  • Access to RWTHgpt is now also available for all RWTH students. More information can be found in the corresponding blog post.
  • Access for students is linked to active status student RWTH status.

Language models (for students):

  • GPT-4o
    • 6,000 tokens per week
  • GPT-4o-mini
    • 25,000 tokens per week