myprogress version 6 overview

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Version 6


About this release• Version 6 contains significant changes across the web platform and the app• Due to new functionality on the web platform, a new v6 app is required to

communicate with any v6 site (for example, the new question types will not be rendered properly in the v5 app)

• The new v6 app will however be backward compatible with the v5 platform, and there are only minor changes to the UI (most of which our customers have categorised as bug fixes

• The v6 app will be released as an upgrade. So the app will be updated in the App Store and Play Store, to a timeframe to be agreed with our customers. Those who do not intend to upgrade immediately will be able to use the new app with the existing web platform


What’s new

• A range of new question types within the form authoring area• New functionality for grouping and managing users• A new marker user role • New functionality for categorising assessments• Deadline functionality• A new email invitation assessment workflow• Functionality for tagging responses• New and updated reports• Usability enhancements to the app• A wide range of bug fixes and smaller enhancements


New question types


“Now we’ve mastered the basics of mobile assessment our

academics want to push things forward in terms of form design”


New question types

• 8 new question types designed specifically for mobile and observational assessment workflows


“Our students need more control over their reflective responses”


Rich-text editor support

• Full-feature rich text editor for responding to questions

• MathML integration for complex equations and formulae

• Rich-text support added to reflections and feedback comments


New functionality for grouping and managing users


“Our approach to grouping users doesn’t really match the

traditional course and cohort model”


Enhanced user grouping

• Customisable user groups and group types

• Support for nested groups

• Users can belong to multiple groups


Enhanced user grouping

• Groups can have enforced start and end dates

• Assessments can be tied to specific groups

• Tutor privileges can be defined at a group level


A new marker user role


“Reviewing, marking and grading assessments takes too long”


Marker user role

• A new role for faculty members who just need to review, mark and grade responses

• Simple, cut-down interface and user experience

• Revised view of responses that need marking

• Quick view of questions to mark

• Quick button to assign marks


New functionality for categorising assessments


“We’ve now got quite a range of forms but students need to find the right one at the right time

without any delay”


Assessment form categories

• Customisable categories – group your forms by type, assessment approach, year group, etc.

• Browse and find assessment forms using categories


Deadline functionality


Deadlines

• Apply deadlines to forms as you deploy them

• Define deadlines with date and time

• Support for “soft” deadlines as well as “hard” deadlines

• Functions for granting deadline extensions to specific students


A new email invitation assessment workflow


Email invitation assessment workflow

1. The student is sent an email invitation assessment form. Using the app, either independently or in consultation with

somebody in practice, they can enter one or more email addresses of the observers

that will send the feedback.

2. Each of the observers receives an email from Myprogress with a link to complete an assessment. Each observer confirms their

email address and then completes the form.

3. A member of faculty receives all responses and reviews them, using the

online system or a report export.


Email invitation assessment workflow

4. The faculty member edits and moderates the gathered responses before the data is

anonymised and sharing it back to the student.

5. The student can review the anonymous feedback, either online or within their

mobile app.

6. The student and faculty reviewer as well as other faculty members, can discuss the

gathered responses using standard Myprogress functionality.


Functionality for tagging responses

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“Linking learning experiences is an important part of the process – we

need students to think about these links and store them

somewhere”


Response tagging

• Responses can be given tags by both students and tutors

• Tutors can manage visibility of their tags:– Shown to the student– Shown just to faculty

• Auto suggest frequently used tags


Response tagging

• Browse responses by tag

• Rich display of tags and their use

• Filter tags by initial letter and type


New and updated reports



• Myprogress v6 overhauls the logic used to determine who can see what responses within the reports to bring them into line with the rest of the interface:– Draft responses are excluded from all reports– Administrators can see all responses created in their

organisation– Faculty can only see responses that have been shared with

them– Blog posts are treated as private unless the student chooses to

share them



• New reports have also been developed to support faculty and administrators with a range of day-to-day tasks:– Response comparison report – where responses are shown side

by side, ideal for comparing multiple responses to the same assessment

– Deadline reports – for tracking student responses against deadlines

– Marker reports – quickly and easily see which markers have outstanding actions and which are up to date with their marking workload


Usability enhancements to the app


App usability enhancements

• The email verified observation workflow, one of the most commonly used within Myprogress, has been updated to provide much clearer instructions to both student and observer

• Re-written alerts and button labels make it an easier process for all involved, especially observers who may be unfamiliar with Myprogress or using mobile devices for workplace based assessments


App usability enhancements

Pictures are mock ups only


A wide range of bug fixes and smaller enhancements


Bug fixes and smaller enhancements

• Driven by helpdesk• Items that require a new release to the

web site or app

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