March 2024 Updates

AI Design Assistant – Context picker for test question generation  

The AI Design Assistant offers efficiency when generating test questions. Instructors can now select course items to help define questions. This option improves the alignment of generated questions to course content. 

No Due Date assessment setting  

In some scenarios, such as self-paced learning, an instructor may not want to apply a due date. To make the option for not having a due date more evident, we’ve added a “No due date” option for Tests and Assignments.

Last used view state of flexible grading side panels preserved  

 To provide a better user experience, the last used state is now preserved in the browser, providing a more efficient experience. 

Gradebook item statistics  

Item statistics give insight to course members’ overall performance on graded content. Now, instructors can select a column in the gradebook to access summary statistics for any graded item. The statistics page displays key metrics such as: 

• Minimum and maximum value 
• Range 
• Average 
• Median 
• Standard deviation 
• Variance 

The number of submissions requiring grading and the distribution of grades are also displayed. This will be helpful for any end of semester reports that need to be created for Heads of Schools. 

Send messages to students from the Student Activity report for assessments on small and medium devices and the mobile app.  

Now, these instructors can send messages to students from the Student Activity report for assessments. The message option is in the ellipsis menu for each student.