Release note foreword for version 3900.65.0

May 2023 – 3900.65 Release

The May 2023 - 3900.65 release is robust with features in five areas:

• Assessment and grading;
• Richer course and content;
• Data and analytics;
• Integration, extension, and management; and
• Course upgrading

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

Instructors:

• Grading attempt selector improvements
• Question Banks - Reuse Questions option
• Add Exemptions via the gradebook grid view
• Rubrics improvements
• Send Messages from the Submission page
• Remove category assignment requirement when editing LTI items via the gradebook
• Hotspot question zoom in / out
• Drag and drop desktop folders to upload to the Course Content page
• Instructor’s Notes on Student Overview
• Improved conversion for Flickr Mashups
• Improved conversion for Discussion Forums and Threads

Instructors and students:

• Prevent backtracking in tests with page breaks
• Control where Web Links open

All users:

• Symbol font removed in Original Course View
• Personal information restricted in passwords

Administrators:

• Option to turn off “How am I doing?” report for students
• Login As Permissions Improvements
• Reduced email notifications when purging data sources
• REST APIs to read Goals alignments
• Toggle records between enabled and disabled states