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| + | <html><h1><b>***UPDATES: PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT AVENUE TO LEARN:***</br></br> <a href="https://avenuehelp.mcmaster.ca">https://avenuehelp.mcmaster.ca</a></b></h1></br></br></br> </html> | ||
| + | ====== December 2018 Update ====== | ||
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| + | This update will have two parts, the first is our typical monthly update and a second, on December 21, that involves tools and abilities that we felt were too disruptive to turn on at the time they were developed. | ||
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| + | === Assignments - Change assignment and submission type === | ||
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| + | If no learner submissions have been made to an assignment, instructors can change the assignment type and submission type. This allows for existing assignments to be modified without the need to create a new assignment. | ||
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| + | === Assignments - Evaluation Workflow Changes === | ||
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| + | On the Submissions page, instructors can now click on a learner's name to access the Evaluate Submission page. Previously this action allowed instructors to email learners. Emails can still be sent from the Submissions page by selecting the check box beside a learner's name, and clicking Email. | ||
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| + | The Evaluate Submission page has been updated to improve the evaluation experience for instructors with the following features: | ||
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| + | * To download a submission, instructors now click on the submission's file name. | ||
| + | * The Markup Document button has been replaced by a Launch Turnitin link for assignments that have Turnitin enabled. | ||
| + | * The Publish and Save Draft buttons now display at the bottom of the page and are not confined to the Evaluation and Feedback pane. | ||
| + | * An additional link to access the Next Student now displays next to the Publish and Save Draft buttons at the bottom of the page. | ||
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| + | === Content - Create new assignment submission types === | ||
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| + | If you create assessments and other activities from the Content tool, the On Paper and Observed In Person assignment submission types can now be created directly from Content. On paper assignments are completed by learners offline and submitted directly to instructors. Observed in person assignments, such as class presentations, do not require written work to be submitted but can be evaluated using the tools available in Assignments. | ||
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| + | === Discussions - Improvements to the rubrics grading experience === | ||
| + | Grading with rubrics in Discussions now offers new functions and an improved workflow. The new design makes for an easier grading experience and is optimized for use on mobile devices. | ||
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| + | New rubrics features include: | ||
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| + | * All rubric assessments and feedback updates for discussions and grade items now automatically save in draft state while updates are in progress | ||
| + | * Rubrics in draft state are not visible to learners until the instructor selects Save & Publish, at which time learners can immediately view their feedback from Assignments, Content, Discussions, Grades and User Progress | ||
| + | * Instructors can choose to bulk publish feedback to all or select users at once, such as for an entire class or group | ||
| + | * New Retract Feedback option enables instructors to remove published feedback from view of learners for changes to the Total Score. The Overall Score and Overall Feedback portions of the rubric can be edited without retraction | ||
| + | * A grading pop-up window for easier grading that contains all rubrics for the discussion, a place to enter Overall Feedback, and a list of posts that the student has made | ||
| + | * When grading on mobile devices, vertical margins are reduced for easier viewing | ||
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| + | === Quizzes - Add initial text to Written Response questions, Opt-In Experience === | ||
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| + | Instructors can add initial text to Written Response questions in the new Question Experience. Previously instructors could not add initial text into the answers for Written Response questions. | ||
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| + | The opt-in for the New Quizzing Experience will be removed. All users can no longer opt out of the new quiz experience. | ||
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| + | ====== December 21, 2018 Update ====== | ||
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| + | === Introducing Activity Feed === | ||
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| + | The Activity Feed provides a central location for instructors to post messages and links to course materials, web links, and files on Google Drive. It gives learners the ability to quickly access links to important materials, and comment on messages made by instructors and classmates. | ||
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| + | Activity Feed is an alternative to the Announcements tool. Activity Feed has a social media feel, allowing responses to posts, depending on configuration. Please see the separate page (will be linked here when finished) for configuration options and how to enable in your course. There are one major benefit to the Activity Feed tool - it can shift non-assessed discussions to the front page and allow courses that are more dialogic to enable that in a central place within Avenue. While the tool is not completed, most of the functionality that exists in Announcements currently is in place in Activity Feed as of this release. Originally release in June 2017, we delayed this release until there were some additional features built-in, including controls on whether a post can be responded to or not. We feel that the tool has reached a maturity and is suitable for release to the McMaster community. | ||
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| + | === Rubric Data Now Appears in Gradebook === | ||
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| + | One common issue with Avenue to Learn has been the disjointed assessment process, where you assess in one place with a rubric and the rubric information is displayed in different places and ways depending on the tool. The first iteration of the standardization of rubric data is done. All rubrics are accessible through the tools that they were assessed in and through the Gradebook. | ||
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| + | === Anonymous Marking === | ||
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| + | The Assignments tool will now allow instructors to set submissions to be anonymous. While Instructors will still be able to identify students who have submitted, when assessing TAs and Instructors will not have that information at hand. It should go without saying, if you are thinking about using anonymous marking please remember to tell students to remove associating file names and cover sheets from their submissions. This tool is D2L's first step towards a peer marking ability, so we are happy to see this one become available and are excited at what that might bring in the future. | ||
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| ====== November 2018 Update ====== | ====== November 2018 Update ====== | ||
| + | === Widgets - Visual updates to My Courses Widget course tiles === | ||
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| + | To provide added value and ease of use to the My Courses widget, the following changes are now available with the widget course cards: | ||
| + | * New status indicator for Inactive and Closed states for courses | ||
| + | * Cleaner layout of course name, code, semester, and dates | ||
| + | * Course notifications are sorted by tool. When a user hovers on the notification icons, a tooltip provides more information. | ||
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| When learners complete the quiz and click Go to Submit Quiz, they are taken to the Quiz Submission Confirmation screen where they can either submit the quiz or return to one of the quiz questions using the Quiz Info menu. | When learners complete the quiz and click Go to Submit Quiz, they are taken to the Quiz Submission Confirmation screen where they can either submit the quiz or return to one of the quiz questions using the Quiz Info menu. | ||
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| + | //For questions or concerns, Avenue support is available from Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM at (905) 525-9140 ext. 23757 or by completing the intake form located at http://avenue.mcmaster.ca/support/ // | ||
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