itslearning roadmap 2017
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GOALSANDHIGH-LEVELROADMAP2017ProductLifecycleGroup
Newproductareastobettermatchcompanygoals
Onboarding&UX Mobile&CommunicationCloudIntegrations Assessment&Grading Library&SharingReporting
• Courseandplanonboardingforteachers.
• Betterworkflowforaddingitemstocourse-Quicktaskwithintegratedcloudfileandhomeworksupport.
• Betterembeddingofcoursecontentinstreambulletin,stickypostsandscheduling.
• NewPlanviewer– viewanduseplancontentinasequence.
• Messagesearchandotherimprovements.
Onboarding&UX Reporting
• Gradeandassessmentdataindatawarehouse.
• Morebehavioraldataforlearninganalytics.
• Allstandardreportsinitslearningtoberedesignedandexpanded.
CloudIntegrations
• LinktoGoogleandOffice365documents.
• Create,useandcollaborateonGoogledocumentsdirectlyfromitslearning.
• Create,.useandcollaborateonOffice365documentsdirectlyfromitslearning
• Improvedenterpriseintegrationcapabilities.E.g.MicrosoftMarketplaceforo365.
• RolloutofIMS-OneRoster Integration.
• Newgradebookdesign.
• Annotateandcommentstudentsubmissionsinbrowser.
• New,shareabletesttool.
• Laterin2017,Peerassessment.
Assessment&Grading Library&Sharing
• Gooruresourcesandplaylists,assessmentsandcourses.
• Makesharingitemsfromacourseeasier.
• BetterlibrarysearchinPlanner.
• Improvementstosearch,filteringandresultpage.
• TestandAssignmentinLibrary.
• Laterin2017,newtoolsforThinCommonCartridgeimportinitslearning.
Mobile&Communication
• Simplifiedloginexperience.
• Accesstocoursesinthemobileapp.
• Easieraccesstocoursematerialsviatheapp.
• Submitassignmentsonthego.
• Anappthatworksonbothmobileandtablets.
• Weareworkingtowardsthefullitslearningexperienceonmobile.
WeaimtopilotfeaturesrelatedtomanyofthegoalsstartingMarch/April2017.
(Somefeatureswillbeturnedonfornewcustomers.)
Timescales
Wewilladdnewfeaturestotheinitialprototypesinthe
spring.
Weplantohaveallfeatureslivebeforebacktoschool
2017.
Prototypes
Vision:Onboarding&UX
Student
AsanewteacheraccessingitslearningIshouldbegivenaguidedtourandexplainedhowtosetupandorganise mycourseandsharematerialsandactivitieswithmystudents.
itslearning shouldencouragemetousemoreofthesystem.
AsateacherevaluatinglearningplatformsformydistrictIshouldimmediatelyunderstandhowtosolvemycoretaskswhenloggingintoitslearning.
Teacher
Onboarding:
Usingitslearningfromdayone.
Onboarding:
On-screenchecklistsandguides.
QuickAdd:
Commontoolsatyourfingertips
Tasks:
Quicklyassigntasksorhomework
InteractivePlanViewer
Mobile&Communication
Studentsgetaccesstomoreofitslearning throughtheirapps.
Studentswithcantocompletetasks,submitassignmentsandattachfilesdirectlythroughapp.
Enhancedinstantmessagesandnotifications.
Student
Teachersgetaccesstomoreofitslearning ontheirapps.
Allowingteacherstomanagetheircourses,publishresourcesandcreateactivitiesforstudentsthroughtheapp.
Teacher
Aquick,simpleandsecurelogin:
Userscanlogindirectlytotheirownschool
*notcustomersite
Accesstocourses
Anew,nativenavigationstructuregivesfullaccesstocourses,groupsandcontent
Accesstocontentwithinthecoursefromtheapp.
Accesstocourseresourcesfromtheapp.
Morefeaturesworkdirectlyintheapp:
Studentscansubmittheirwork,andteachercanassesstheworkdirectlyintheapp
Betteritslearningexperience:
Youcanaccessallyouritslearning content– directlyintheappwithoutbeingredirectedtoexternalbrowsers
Assessment&Grading
• Submitassignmentsviamycloudservice,suchasGoogleDriveorOneDrive.
• Takeatestorsubmitanassignmentonthedeviceofmychoosing.
• Quicklyfindmygradesonanydevice.
Student
• Annotate on student hand-ins
• Find assignments, tests and 3rd party assessments in the library
• Easier entry and update of grades directly in the gradebook.
• Grades are exported to the SIS, such as Infinite Campus or Skyward
Teacher
NewAssignmentTool:
Quickerandeasiertosubmit,viewandgrade
NewAssignmentTool:
Annotatestudentassignments
BetterGradeBook:
Quicker,moreresponsiveandbetterfeatures
CloudIntegrations • EasilyuploadorlinktoliveGoogleor
O365cloudfiles.
• CreatecollaborativespacesinGoogleorO365forstudentstoworktogether.
Teacher
• Studentscanworkinthecloud(GoogleorO365)andthenusethefilesinitslearning.
• EditresourcesfromGoogleorO365directlyfromitslearning.
• Studentstocollaborateonclouddocumentsdirectlyfromitslearning.
Student
LinkorImport:
BetterintegrationwiththeCloud
LinkorImport:
CreateCollaborationsfromitslearning
Library • Onboarding,showinghowtogetthebestfromLibrary.
• Faster,bettersearch,withclearerresults.
• Morereuseofsharedplans,assignments,tests.
• Easiersharingofitemsfromcoursetolibrary.
• Accesstocontentfromquality3rdpartypublishers.
Teacher
ClearerOnboarding
EasiersharingfromLibrarytoPlan,Course&Collections
Highlightmatchingsearchterms,makeidentificationofthebestmatcheseasier.
Reporting
• Weaimtoprovidecomprehensivereportingsolutionsforallcustomers,toempowerthem,usingtheiritslearningdatawiththeinsightstheyneedtoevaluateandimprovetheireducationalprogramsandpractices.
• SupportandexpandAdvancedReportingsothatitisasourceofincreasingrevenueforthebusinessthrough2017.
• ForReportingtonolongerbeacompetitivegapbytheendof2017.
• Forschoolleaders,teachers,andstudentstomakeregularuseofstandardreports .
AdvancedReporting
1. InsightsforactionforschoolLeaders2. Reportingacrossschoolsandcourses3. Historicaldataandtrends4. Insightsintoplatformuse,curriculummanagement,and
studentprogress
Better,moreindividualandcoursereports
1. Detailedstatusandtrendsatpointofuseforteachers,studentsandparents.
2. Course-wideassessmenttrendsreportsthatenableteacherstoidentifystudentsatrisk
3. Detailedcourseactivitystatustomonitorstudentprogressandcontentuse
4. Comprehensiveindividualprogressandactivity
Indesign…courseinsights
Indesign…individualstudentdashboard
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