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Changelog

Current version: 1.14.1

v1.14.1

2026-10-08
  • Worked demo now has two coaching examples grouped under Coaching demos: Design a demonstration and Scaffold practice and fade support, each in four scenes with a sample PDF
  • A Beta notice now appears at the top of every page

v1.14.0

2026-10-08
  • New public worked demo at /demo for presentations: step through an illustrative workplace module and a college course checkpoint by checkpoint, with presenter notes, fullscreen, bigger text, a Human decisions recap and a sample PDF
  • Explore the demo link on the landing page and Presentation demo link in the sidebar

v1.13.0

2026-10-01
  • New course and New module moved into the session menu, in their own Design area at the top; the sidebar now has a single New session button

v1.12.0

2026-10-01
  • Faculty get lighter guardrails: fewer opening questions, no step-by-step gating, optional reflection, and copy/PDF anytime
  • Graduate students keep the full question, checkpoint, and FINAL-approval guardrails

v1.11.0

2026-10-01
  • Download PDF is now a full process transcript for submitting to instructors: participant name and email, session type, number of turns, numbered participant turns, and page numbers (still unlocks only after FINAL)

v1.10.0

2026-10-01
  • Admin dashboard: new Session progress tracker showing how many sessions are in Questions, Draft, Review or Final, with a list of sessions still locked

v1.9.0

2026-10-01
  • Course and module sessions now move through numbered checkpoints (outcomes, problems, each Merrill principle, assessment, alignment)
  • Each checkpoint requires questions, a DRAFT, reflection answers, and approval before moving on
  • A FINAL course or module is only assembled after every checkpoint is approved, which unlocks PDF export

v1.8.1

2026-10-01
  • Sidebar version number and What's New list now always show the latest changelog (were stuck on v1.2.4)

v1.8.0

2026-10-01
  • Download PDF and copying stay locked in every session until the user approves a FINAL version with the AI
  • Engagement guardrails now explicitly apply to all users: faculty, graduate students, and admins

v1.7.0

2026-10-01
  • The AI now asks more discovery questions before producing any first draft, in every session type
  • Drafts are labeled DRAFT and end with reflection and quality-check questions the user must answer
  • Work is marked FINAL only after alignment is confirmed and the user approves it, with a recap of their design decisions

v1.6.0

2026-10-01
  • Added text size controls (− / +) to the chat toolbar to make text larger or smaller across the site; your choice is remembered on this device

v1.5.1

2026-10-01
  • Fixed AI replies being saved and shown multiple times in every session type
  • Removed existing duplicate replies from past conversations

v1.5.0

2026-09-26
  • Coaching topics organized by Merrill's First Principles, with action-worded titles
  • Coaching picker grouped by principle category
  • Admins can set a topic's principle category
  • Added 15 new coaching topics, each with its own AI coaching instructions

v1.4.1

2026-08-25
  • Account type (Faculty or Grad Student) is locked once selected
  • Only admins can change a member's account type, from the admin dashboard

v1.4.0

2026-08-25
  • Standard member access is now 90 days instead of 60
  • Admins can mark any member as unlimited access from the admin panel
  • Unlocking or reactivating an account now grants a fresh 90-day window

v1.3.0

2026-08-25
  • Admins can add new members directly from the dashboard
  • Admins can suspend and reactivate accounts; suspended members lose access until reactivated
  • Reactivating an account restarts the 60-day access clock

v1.2.2

2026-08-25
  • AI now defaults to the user's first name instead of any honorific or surname
  • Strengthened naming rule so the assistant never uses Dr. plus last name unless explicitly instructed

v1.2.1

2026-08-25
  • Coaching sessions can now review existing courses, coursemaps and syllabi with a Merrill scorecard, alignment findings and a prioritized revision plan
  • Course reviews evaluate task-centered design, student focus, AI-assisted (not AI-proof) assessment and transformational learning
  • New coaching topic: Review & revise an existing course

v1.2.0

2026-08-25
  • Robust admin dashboard with charts for daily activity, tool usage, conversation mix, peak hours and weekday load
  • Time-on-task analytics: total time used, session counts, average session, per-member and per-conversation time
  • Member list now shows conversations, messages, sessions, time on task and last active
  • tstafford@stu.edu is now the sole administrator account

v1.1.1

2026-08-25
  • Access restricted to @stu.edu email addresses (enforced in the app and the database)
  • Email verification no longer required — new @stu.edu accounts sign in immediately

v1.1.0

2026-08-25
  • User messages now use a light blue bubble so they stand out from AI replies
  • Conversations are divided into numbered sections at each user prompt
  • Sidebar lists each user prompt under the active conversation; click to jump to that spot
  • Chat now stays pinned to the bottom as new responses stream in

v1.0.0

2025-06-04
  • Initial release of STU Course Forge
  • AI-powered course design with Merrill's First Principles of Instruction
  • Full course, focused module, and coaching session workflows
  • Conversation folders with ability to attach conversations
  • Training video management with Vimeo support
  • Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and Cookie Policy pages
  • Security enhancements and vulnerability fixes
  • Increased chat message limit from 100 to 1000 messages