| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Task/Device | HTC Desire (Android 2.2). | Motorola Xoom (Android 3, widget). Notes only where differs from HTC | iPad 2 (iOS 5.1) | iPod Touch (iOS 5.1) Notes only where differs from iPad 2 | Blackberry Bold 9780 (v6.0) | Notes/case nos | ||
2 | General | ||||||||
3 | Log in as different user types | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
4 | Correct courses and orgs available? | Yes - not always instantly updated though, and no refresh option. If a course is made unavailable while a student is logged in, they get an error message. | Yes, but no refresh option.Students accessing content in a course that has been made unavailable can still see menus but no content - get a message saying 'there has been a server error'. | Yes, but no refresh option. Students accessing content in a course that has been made unavailable get a "Data connection unavailable" message | Logged #870899 (course list not updating). Apparently the Mobile API is requesting new data but Learn is not delivering it - this is a fix in Learn scheduled for 9.2. Interim solution for ensuring students receive new courses is to remove the 'remember me' feature and make students log in every time. Ajith Rohini investigating. | ||||
5 | Correct content areas viewable in course (unavailable areas?). | Yes - again not instantly updated, but refresh button (via menu) works to show new content areas/changes to availability settings. Note that areas made unavailable do not disappear to students unless they log in again or click refresh. | Any changes show on refresh. App only seems to show available content areas, even to instructors? | Yes, although no 'unavailable' message to indicate content not viewable by students | Logged #871643 (unable to identify unavailable content areas/items in iOS). Enhancement request PD ref MLSP-284. Closed future reference. | ||||
6 | Course info (tab only appears on Android/iPod, not on iPad?) | Only lists members of the course if Roster tool is enabled in Learn | |||||||
7 | Dashboard/Course home page | Dashboard available via menu button from course list page. Course home (module) page displays new content and announcements, but new content displayed as generic 'notifications'. Links straight to announcements but not content. | Mini dashboard on widget displays three most recent notifications (announcements, new events etc) | Dashboard displays announcements, tasks,and new content, and can sort by date/type/class. Links to all. | Dashboard available via Blackberry button from course list. Home page opens in browser. Note: most tools in Learn on the Blackberry redirect to the browser. Auth info does not pass across, so if you are logged in in the browser it works, if not you get a prompt, or if you've never logged in in the browser you get an error: 'No user is currently logged in' | Logged as #871647 (calendar event and assignment due notifications not working). This is because these tools are not supported in Mobile Learn. Requested to add as an enhancement request. | |||
8 | Instructor access (add/edit content) | ||||||||
9 | Manage course menu (add, remove, rename, hide buttons) | No | No | No | |||||
10 | Add content item (text formatting?) | Add item allows no formatting. Unable to edit existing items. | Add item allows no formatting. Unable to edit existing items. | #872029 Can't add content from a Blackberry. | |||||
11 | Add images | Yes | Yes | ||||||
12 | Add attachments (VTBE/Browse button) | Yes - from some other apps, or via an explorer app such as ES File Explorer | Links to camera and image library only | ||||||
13 | Add other content types? learning units, zip files etc etc | No | No | ||||||
14 | Add mashup content/embed code? | No - the Youtube app gives me an option to share clips via Bb Learn but it doesn't work. I can copy and paste the link into an item but it's not clickable when saved. | No - Youtube app only allows links, again these can be copied and pasted but are not clickable. | Youtube app only allows sharing by email. Copy and pasting links does not work. | |||||
15 | Add links | No - see Youtube comment, above | No - see Youtube comment, above | No - see Youtube comment, above | Logged as #871649 (unable to add links from app). Enhancement request - PD ref MLSP-280 | ||||
16 | Restrict content (availability, AR) | No | No | ||||||
17 | Setting up/editing tools | ||||||||
18 | Announcements | can add new announcements - but no links, and no force email option | can add new announcements - but no links, and no force email option | can add new announcements - but no links, and no force email option | |||||
19 | Calendar | No - tool link directs out to browser | No - tool link directs out to browser | No - tool link directs out to browser | |||||
20 | Contacts | No - directs out to browser | No - pops up browser display for each contact (complete with full course menu & control panel) | No - directs out to browser | |||||
21 | Groups | Can view but not change membership. Can view discussion board and tasks. File exchange and 'send email' directs out to browser. | Can view but not change membership. Can view discussion board and tasks. File exchange and 'send email' directs out to browser. | Can view but not change membership. Can view discussion board and tasks. File exchange and 'send email' directs out to browser. | |||||
22 | Discussion Boards | Can reply but not delete | Can reply but not delete | Yes but not threaded | |||||
23 | Directs out to browser | Directs out to browser | Directs out to browser | ||||||
24 | Tasks | Can't add new, but can start and complete. Can't see which students have started/completed. | Can't add new, but can start and complete. Can't see which students have started/completed. | Can't add new, but can start and complete. Can't see which students have started/completed. | |||||
25 | Tests and Surveys | Can't add/edit | Can create tests through mobile browser, although this is not officially supported, and hotspot questions are problematic | Can't add/edit | |||||
26 | Assignments / Turnitin | Can't add/edit | Can't add/edit | Can't add/edit | Can't add/edit | ||||
27 | Grades | Can't access the Grade Centre to see student grades. No 'needs grading' notifications. | Can't access the Grade Centre to see student grades. No 'needs grading' notifications. | Can't access the Grade Centre to see student grades. No 'needs grading' notifications. | |||||
28 | Blogs and Journals (Bb only) | Can't add new, but can add posts and comments. | Can't add new, but can add posts and comments. | Redirects to browser, inside Bb frame. Can add text using text editor (although it is very very small, and I can't add attachments or - weirdly - capital letters). | |||||
29 | Wikis (Bb only) | Redirects to mobile browser | Redirects to mobile browser | ||||||
30 | Other | ||||||||
31 | Add/remove users, change permissions? | No | No | No | |||||
32 | Tracking/EWS | No | No | No | |||||
33 | Student access (view/edit content) | ||||||||
34 | Content item (text formatting?) | Displays ok - red text is green? | As HTC but also some special characters displaying at the ends of list items | No text formatting - colours, bold/italic, line breaks, list formatting and tables don't display. | No text formatting - colours, bold/italic, line breaks, list formatting and tables don't display. | Logged #871650 (loss of text formatting in iOS). Escalated to Tier 2 and added as enhancement request MLSP-290 | |||
35 | View images | Ok | No - directs to browser | No | |||||
36 | Access attachments (VTBE/Browse button) | Attached items fine. Items linked through VTBE clearly display as links and push out to browser. Can ask to log in again before download starts (doesn't transfer authentication) | Direct attachments yes, files added in VTBE no - displays name of attached file only, can only access via 'view in browser'. | Attachments in VTBE don't display as links. Clicking link to regular attachments gives message 'Hash didn't verify!' | Logged as #871651. Apparently there is something in Learn that need to be fixed before this can work (AS-155480). | ||||
37 | Access other content types? learning units, SCORM etc | Learning unit - navigation doesn't display. SCORM - no. Wimba - displays index page but links don't work (doesn't transfer authentication out to browser). | Learning unit - navigation doesn't display. SCORM - no. Wimba - displays index page but links don't work (doesn't transfer authentication out to browser). | Learning unit - navigation doesn't display. SCORM - no. Wimba - displays link to index.htm but then errors (Hash didn't verify!) | Basically any third party content seems to redirect to the browser, and then it depends on whether that content is mobile browser friendly. | ||||
38 | Access other content added via standard browsers (audio item, video etc) | Audio gives option of download or stream - both work. | No | Audio opens mp3 in Quicktime. | Audio works if logged in - open/save and then play. If not, mp3 gives error - 'Hash didn't verify!' | ||||
39 | Access embedded content | BoB, Youtube and VLS embeds don't display. Kaltura does if video has a mobile version (set prefs for conversion) | BoB, Youtube and VLS embeds don't display. Kaltura does if video has a mobile version (set prefs for conversion) | BoB embed says 'your browser does not support iframes'. Youtube & VLS embed displays as blank and says 'No attachments'. | |||||
40 | Access mashup content | All previews display fine, all link out to tool/app. | Previews only display in browser popup. | Previews text only. | Logged as #871652 According to BtBb, the Mobile and Mashup B2s are not designed to work together. | ||||
41 | Access links | Yes if added in browser rather than app | Yes if added in browser rather than app | External link from course menu says 'Unable to find the requested server' | Logged as #874404 - external links not working on Blackberry. Bug ref MLSP-295, to be fixed in v1.8. | ||||
42 | Check restricted content (availability, AR) | Hidden content areas/items/groups do not appear to students, unless they were already logged in when the availability setting was changed to no. | Hidden content areas/items/groups do not appear to students, unless they were already logged in when the availability setting was changed to no. | Ok | |||||
43 | Using tools | ||||||||
44 | Push notifications | Some, but not reliably - to be fixed in B2 91.3.3 (MLSP 410) | See Android | tbc | |||||
45 | Announcements | Can view | Can view | Can view | |||||
46 | Calendar | Directs out to browser | Directs out to browser | Directs out to browser | |||||
47 | Contacts | Directs out to browser | Directs out to browser | Directs out to browser | |||||
48 | Groups | Tasks and discussion boards yes, email and file exchange in browser | Tasks and discussion boards yes, email and file exchange in browser | Tasks and discussion boards yes, email and file exchange no | |||||
49 | Discussion Boards | Yes - read, post, reply | Yes | Yes but not threaded | |||||
50 | Directs out to browser | Directs out to browser | Directs out to browser | ||||||
51 | Tasks | Can view, start, complete, reset | Can view, start, complete, reset | Can view, start, complete, reset | |||||
52 | Tests and surveys | Tests work fine as long as they only include compatible question types. No timer option. | Tests work fine as long as they only include compatible question types. No timer option. | tbc | |||||
53 | Assignments | Assignments only display description. | Assignments only display descriptions (& attachment), but does include 'view in browser' link. No upload option in either though. | Can open and view attachment from Assignments tool, although no submit option. | |||||
54 | Turnitin | View/complete link directs out to browser, then generates 'unenrolled user' error | Only displays descriptions, but does include 'view in browser' link. No 'browse' option to upload file | Directs out to browser, only displays text of instructions and the words 'View/Complete' | |||||
55 | Grades | Shows numbers but no totals and no access to comments | Shows numbers but no totals and no access to comments | Shows numbers but no totals and no access to comments | |||||