Release note foreword for version 3900.78.0

November 2023 – 3900.78 Release

The November 2023 - 3900.78 release contains features and improvements in eight (8) areas:

• Instructional design;
• Tests and assignments;
• Communication and collaboration;
• Flexible grading;
• Gradebook;
• Integrations;
• Learn core and security; and
• Upgrade to Ultra

These improvements impact instructors, students, and administrators. Some features do require administrative action.

Instructors:

• Matching question updates: partial credit auto-distribution and other updates
• Tab navigation for Journals
• Anonymous grading in Flexible Grading view
• Grading optimization for file-based Assignment submissions in Flexible Grading
• Edit/Regrade in Questions view
• Sorting controls for Student Name, Overall Grade, Assessments, and Manual Columns in grid view
• Gradebook grid view performance improvements
• Canvas conversion improvements: Support for equations

Instructors and students:

• Image insertion option for Ultra Documents, Journals, Discussions, Assessment attempts, and Course Messages

Students:

• Late submission indicator in submission receipts

All users:

• Accessibility link before and after authentication
• Self-enrollment via URL

Administrators:

• Data state management from Administrator Panel
• Multiple LTI Deployments
• Content management: Blank page handler supported via REST API
• Institutional Hierarchy: Move child nodes to new parent node via REST API
• Calendar REST API: Enable non-3LO users to manage personal, course/organization, and institution calendars