CASUS Help

Version 18 (Apr 2026)

• Card Navigation Buttons
  • Mouseover / Title io)
  • Random Logic → jump to set of cards, depending on random value withing card nav buttons, else condition is original target card io)
    • extended by 2nd logic *very special“:makes it possible to change random probability on first visited target cards)
  • Card Links → Copy io)
  • Big Button → navigation io)
  • Empty Label → Hidden, still usable then as Links io)
  • not new but evaluated: Card Name = CardNav Name → highlighted / active class set → different color io)
  • navigation as next / prev button with set html-id #next | #prev io)
  • Timer (position possible in left navigation, bottom navigation and right toolbar)
    • timer now not resets to 0:00 on card change in preview, which was not a bug, but confusing for authors!
• Course Settings
  • Next Case in Session Summary
• Card Content
  • Conversation styles io)
    • class: chat-container with chat-left | chat-right, optional chat-blue
    • chat-bubble
    • chat user-icon
  • display already submitted answer from set of previous cards
    • at this moment for test answer, uncommented free text, long menu in test
    • setting not yet in case duplication and export!!!
• Toolbar
  • Label of “Summary Statement” tab can be changed to “Feedback”
    • setting not yet in case duplication and export!!!
  • extended logging option (logs stmt/feedback every 5 sec when changed)
    • setting not yet in case duplication and export!!!
• IO
  • copy chapter with relative card nav linking, card names not prefixed with usual “COPY”
  • copy case with card nav extensions
  • debugging of copy process, not all extensions were duplicated
• Misc
  • Various fixes and styles, sharp group with etxra styles
  • pre submit check on following answers revisited: long menu, text (structured)
  • debugged video scaling of video hyperlinks (internal and external)
  • symbols in answers (likert?), use:
    • <span class=“circle”> </span>
    • <span class=“square”> </span>
    • <span class=“triangle”> </span>
  • All answer checked for saving answers clicking to a previous card and coming back → should now be consitent
  • All answers checked for pre submit checks → bigger code changes, minor issues not unlikely!!
  • when case settinng for navigation is “hidden” or “only vistited cards” → defaults to left navigation bar collapsed
  • when no “special” right toolbar on → only user notes available → defaults to reight toolbar collapsed
  • Reminder: when case summary / feedback is on → no user notes → both settings are in contrast anmd were confusing for end users!

Version 17 (Sep 2024)

• interactive media
• new support for context specific answer types in new domains
• Bugfixes

Version 16 (Sep 2022)

• All: modified toolbar, extended support for multiple longitudinal elements in cases
• new answer type: region fo interest
• dicom support
• interactive media support
• new support for context specific answer types in new domains
• Bugfixes

Version 15 (Sep 2021)

• Player: Several new features for studies.
• Extended learning analytics with new settings and PDF export
• Bugfixes

Version 14.1 and 14.2 (Apr 2020)

• Player: Archive for courses
• Bugfixes, apologize for some issues

Version 14 (Mar 2019)

• Authoring and Player: extended navigation options
• Learning Analytics: Simplified actual reporting, new fine granular and detailed data on answeritem level for quality controll and feedback to teachers.
• Media Manager for selected tester-institutions

Version 12.5 (Dec 2017)

• Authoring and Player: extended navigation options for jumps, branches!
• Authoring and Player: “Patient” image
• Authoring and Player: Likert-Scale Answer Type
• Authoring: Metadata-Dialog in tabs
• Optional: Extended Output in Excel Export
• Optional: Extended API for iframes in text blocks
• Bugfixes

Version 12.0 (Sep 2017)

• Authoring and Player: new navigation options, allowing jumps, branches!
• Player: “Confidence” option for answers
• Player: New notes
• Bugfixes

Version 11.6 (Dec 2016)

• Authoring: Add and delete Co-Authors directly on authoring case selection
• Coursemgr: Add and delete Co-Owers directly on course manager selection
• Authoring: Learning Objects Handling improved with AJAX
• Bugfixes

Version 11.5 (Oct 2016)

• Authoring: instant feedback on Learning Object changes
• Authoring: right toolbar status is restored
• Admin and CourseMgr: Search Function for users improved
• Authoring and CourseMgr: Case and Course search revised
• Styling feedback from users reviewed and included
• Shibboleth integration improved
• Student Dashboard in testing and BETA status
• Bugfixes and improvements, including memory optimizationsfor Player in backend

Version 11.4 (Jul 2016)

• improved user search
• Bugfixes and improvements

Version 11.3 (Mar 2016)

• Printing Case Summary improvemnents
• Reports extensions
• Specific Case Review functionality
• Bugfixes and improvements

Version 11.2 (July 2015)

• Automatic Case Summary
• Improvement of Learning Objectives functionality
• Further Developement of the Engagement Scores including a hyperlink component
• Extension of the Summary Statements rating
• Extension of case versioning with mapping of sessions to a new version
• Adaption of the caseselection page in Player
• Minor bugfixes and improvements

Version 11.1 (March 2015)

• New answertype: Slider answer
• Learning objects as additional card elements
• Various minor bugfixes and improvements

Version 11.0 (Dec 2014)

• New authoring layout
• Wysiwyg text editor switched to ckeditor4 including spellchecker service
• Various bugfixes and improvements
• New image/video size: 2048*1536 px

Version 10.0 (July 2014)

• New layout, improved usability
• Improved interface between moodle and Casus including score export to moodle.
• New answer type: Summary statement with automatic rating of text
• Logging of clicks on hyperlinks, expert and images (for study purposes only)
• Recalculation of answer scores and overall scores and manual changing by tutors.
• Entering of metadata for multimedia items.
• Self Assessment / Quiz

Version 9.0 (Mar 2014)

• Internal Version, not published!

Version 8.8 (July 2013)

• Mobile Version available
• Calculation and Display of an Engagement Scores
• Versioning of cases for updates
• Improvement of the Mapping Answer
• Copying cards between cases
• Creation of rules for the display of cards in the player (if activated)
• Course-based discussion boards
• Improvement of the case navigation in the authoring system
• Bugfixes and improvements

Version 8.7 (September 2012)

• First mobile version as test application available
• Cases can be rated on a 5-star scale (if activated for course)
• Case Tree-navigation in Player (if activated for course)
• Automatic display of learning objectives in player (see course settings)
• Learners can take notes during case session
• Bugfixes and improvements

Version 8.6 (July 2012)

• Longitudinal Case elements (Differential diagnostic reasoning)
• Social Networking support (Students can contact each other easier)
• Related cases (Main case can have depending sub-cases, which might be only accessible after the main case has been completed)
• New image display in Player
• Bugfixes and improvements

Version 8.5 (January 2012)

• New layout for all modules
• New navigation for coursemanager
• Additional detailed report functionalities
• Implementation of “poison MC answer”
• Bugfixes and improvements

Version 8.4 (July 2011)

• Testphase for new course student case use logs / reports
• Communication features tutor ↔ students
• Testphase for new MS Word export adressing a import bug in MS Word 2011 for Mac
• Feedback available independent from answers on each card for learner/reviewer
• Tree navigation in Player (currently Reviewer and exam courses only)
• CME platform: Display of answer comments
• Minor bugfixes and improvements

Version 8.3 (June 2011)

• Mapping and sort answer type with Drag&Drop in player
• Extended user profile with email sending options
• Reminder on ending courses for tutors
• Minor bugfixes and improvements

Version 8.2 (March 2011)

• Renewal of subscriptions and other improvements 
• Changes to Administration area
• More options for case visibility in Player
• Improvement of the invitation mechanism
• Display of the terms and conditions in the user profile
• Obligatory password change after a manual account creation
• Minor bugfixes and improvements

Version 8.1 (Jan. 2011)

• Improvement and extension of the administration area (Case and CourseAccess pages)
• Exam settings allowed for learners courses (e.g. suppress feedback)
• Some bugfixes and other adaptions and improvements.

Version 8.0 (Jan 2011)

• Upload and Playing of Flash movies (see Multimedia)
• Lab value templates for the authoring system (currently in German only)
• Changes to the protest handling with enhanced system integration
• Integration of the help pages int a content managament system
• Group settings can be changed through administrators including new two new fields for the startpage - introduction and news. (see Group Editor)
• Enhanced integration of the Clipboard with new functionalities (see Clipboard)
• Display of correct answers for CME modules after completing a case
• Introduction of card types (such as Introduction, Summary,…)
• Upgrade of the differential diagnostic network (see network answer)
• Administrator can download cases as MediBiquitous conformant zip packages
• Improvement of navigation by using Ajax
• Some bugfixes and other adaptions and improvements.