LMS Admin: New features
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New access icons
On March 6th 2024, Learning Cloud access icons changed their design: It is only of a graphic update that does not affect any functionality or visual customization of the platform. To access the LMS click on the LMS icon, and for the LMS Admin use the icons with the cogwheel. The configuration of users, groups... is still managed through Global Admin, and the Announcements, Reports and Notifications sections are still available under their new icons.
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Assignments
This is a type of activity available in the course editor, in which a trainer poses a task to the learner, who can respond directly by inserting a text or attaching a file. The trainer reviews the answer, gives a score and feedback to the learner, and then gives the assignment as completed. Create an assignment Enter the course editor, click on the New activity button and select Assignment. In the pop-up window you can: Add a Name and a brief Description Specify the Instructions that the learner must follow to complete the assignment. In this text box you can edit the formatting, add tables or hyperlinks.... Attach Supporting documents (image, PDF...) to help the learner to better understand the assignment Mark the Cut-off score that the learner must pass to complete the activity Click on Save to add the activity to the course. Replying an assignment As a learner, enter the course and click on the assignment. You can distinguish that an activity is of type assignment because it has the label Pending submission. Within the assignment you can read the description and instructions from the trainer, and download the attached support materials. At the bottom, the Submission overview box allows you to see the status and reply to the activity. Clicking on Add submission you access a new tab where you can reply to the trainer by typing in the Your work box, and send the necessary attachments by clicking on Attachments. Click the Submit button and a pop-up message confirms the delivery of the assignment to the trainer. The status in the Submission overview box changes to Pending evaluation, clicking on Last submission you can check your reply. When the trainer evaluates your resply, the status changes to Passed or Not passed, depending on whether or not your grade is above the required for the activity. As long as the trainer does not mark the assignment as completed, the learner can change his/her answer and try to improve his/her evaluation by clicking on Resubmit. If the button does not show, the trainer has completed the assignment and the evaluation is closed. Evaluating an assignment As a trainer, go to the assignment and in the Course structure tab click on the assignment type activity. In the Activity progress window you can see: The date of the Last submission made by the learner His/her Current score (0-100) and the status of the evaluation (Pending evaluation, Passed or Not passed) The date of the Last evaluation made by the trainer The trainer who made the evaluation The Completion of the activity (Completed or Not completed) Clicking on Evaluate you can access the evaluation window. On the left side you can see the submission sent by the learner, both the text and the attached files. On the right side you can evaluate the assignment by marking the Score, and also add Comments and Suporting documents to explain the evaluation criteria. Apply the changes clicking on Submit evaluation. Back in the Activity progress page the status has changed, if the grade is higher than the required score the activity shows as Passed; if it is lower, the status will be Not passed. To close the task it is necessary to check the Mark as completed box in the evaluation window. The activity will show as Completed, regardless of whether it was passed or not. This action can't be undone. While the task is in not completed status, the trainer can change its evaluation by clicking on the Reevaluate button. Once completed, the option is deactivated and the evaluation is closed.