Instructors can permit multiple attempts. The students are allowed to review past attempts of a quiz. The system supports a MathML editor for the inclusion of mathematical formulas in both questions and answers. Instructors can specify whether correct results are shown as feedback. The system supports proctored tests. The system supports Remote Quiz Protocol allows questions to be rendered and scored externally to the system via standards-based web services. Automated Testing Support Automated testing support includes system services for importing and exporting tests and test banks as well as statistical analysis of test results. Instructors can create personal test banks. Instructors can create system wide test Questions can be imported from external test that support QTI. The system provides test analysis data. Online Marking Tools Online marking tools enable instructors and assistants to evaluated and mark student work while online. Instructors can choose to mark each student on all questions or to mark each question on all students. Instructors can choose to evaluate student responses anonymously. Instructors can enable students to rate and comment on submissions of other students. Online Gradebook Online gradebook includes supports for keeping track of student progress and work online in support of assigning course grades. When an instructor adds an assignment to the course, the software automatically adds it to the gradebook. Instructors can add grades for offline assignments. Instructors can add details to the gradebook in custom columns. Instructors can export the scores in the gradebook to an external spreadsheet. Instructors can create a course grading scale that can employ either percents, letter grades, or pass/fail metrics. Course Management Course management allow instructors to control the progression of an online class through the course material. Instructors can selectively release assignments, assessments, and announcements based on specific start and stop dates.
be designed so that screen readers can navigate it easily. The product provider self-reports that the software complies with the WAI WCAG 1.0 AAA guidelines. Content Sharing/Reuse The product provider self-reports that the software complies with the WAI WCAG 1.0 AAA guidelines. Instructors can share content with other instructors and students through a central learning objects repository. The repository can be system-wide or for individual organizational units. Tools are available to enable version tracking and linking to specific versions as well as the creation and management of workflows for collaborative content creation and review. The repository supports IEEE LOM and metadata application profiles such as, Dublin Core, Cancore, and custom profiles. For any content in the repository, users can view reports displaying every course in the system that is currently using the selected item. Course Templates Course templates are tools that help instructors create the initial structure for an online course. The software provides support for course creation. The system provides course design wizards that provide guides that take faculty and course designers through the completion of common course tasks, such as setting up the course homepage, syllabus, organizer pages, content modules, discussion. Course content may be uploaded through WebDAV. Course templates may contain selective release criteria and custom gradebook columns that persist with each new course instance. The system allows administrators to use an existing course or a pre-defined template as a for a new course. Customized Look and Feel Customized Look and Feel is the ability to change the graphics and how a course looks. This also includes the ability to institutionally brand courses. The system provides default course look and feel templates. Instructors can change the navigation icons and color schemes for a course. Instructors can change the order and name of menu items for a course.