Impact Release Notes (2023-12-12)

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In this Impact release, a new Nav. Wrapper and Impact Dashboard in Canvas LTI are added as new features. LTI Keys in General Settings, the Course Activity Report table, the Inline Editor Walkthroughs, and the Impact Support Center button are updated. New content for Canvas and Blackboard Learn Ultra is also available.

Impact helps institutions improve technology adoption and evaluate the impact of educational technology, while helping faculty and students seamlessly navigate new platforms. Learn more about Impact by Instructure.

New Content

Canvas

Campaign: Elevate Evaluation with Grading Schemes

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Elevate Evaluation with Grading Schemes

This campaign is part of the EMEA adoption campaigns. This campaign aims to help instructors streamline their grading process within the institution.

Campaign: Canvas Release of December 16th

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Release of December 16th 2023: Instructors

Launching the Canvas release campaign will provide users with updates and new features in Canvas.

Note: This Campaign will not be available until the release is available.

Translations

The Italian language has been added to Impact. All translated guides in the Canvas community are also available inside the Impact Support Center.

Blackboard Learn Ultra

Support Center

New student guides related to Blackboard Ultra are added to the Support Center and necessary updates to existing articles are implemented.

Reporting Templates

The BbLearn Ultra: Instructor reporting template is updated. While most categories remained the same, some alterations to naming and structural improvement were made to ensure the insights generated were user-friendly.

Inline Templates

New inline templates are available and can be accessed through the Inline Editor.

New Inline Templates:

Base Navigation	Admin link Tools link Institution page visibility control toggle Institution page audience menu Institution page module item menu Edit/delete institution module menu item Notifications settings page Filter activity dropdown menu item Courses I teach link	Courses I am taking link Open courses link Private courses link Completed courses link Items per page field x2 Choose banner image icon Complete course button Make course private button Close modal button Organizations I participate in link Post grade link Nothing to grade link View all work link
Content	Course duration edit button Course duration enrollment days field Course duration cancel button Page number field Manual export packages tab Open export modal button Delete tasks and logs icon Tasks tab Logs tab Tasks pagination field Tasks pagination dropdown menu View tasks report link Tasks exemption page Course logs page Logs pagination field Logs menu icon Gradebook item submissions tab Take action on question link Save question edit button Cancel question edit button Full credit question checkbox Extra credit question checkbox Student activity details download link Student activity details kebab menu Send message to student from activity details link New message page Sort table button Edit assessment from report button Run report button Download question analysis report button	Create module link Create folder link Create LTI link Create test link Create assessment link Create learning module page Add image to learning module link Add thumbnail to module icon Remove module image icon Save new module button Web link tab Course link tab Course link keyword field Course link categories checkbox Create LTI page Save LTI button Cancel LTI button View overall attendance button Course attendance settings button Course attendance present field Course attendance absent field Course attendance excused field Course attendance late field Course attendance student link Course overall attendance student link Student attendance status link Present drop-down menu item Absent drop-down menu item Excused drop-down menu item Include excused in calculations toggle Use attendance as a grade toggle Grading scale drop-down menu Add question button

Monitors

Uncategorized monitors now live under respective categories.

New Features

Nav. Wrapper

Global Framework for Unified Experience

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An Early Holiday Gift: Simplified Navigation with Impact’s New Nav. Wrapper & Seamless Integration w...

The Nav. Wrapper integrated into Impact offers users an enhanced user interface and a more seamless experience not only within Impact but also across other Instructure products. This enhancement aims to elevate design and usability, benefiting users who engage with multiple Instructure products.

Impact in Canvas

Impact in Canvas LTI

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An Early Holiday Gift: Simplified Navigation with Impact’s New Nav. Wrapper & Seamless Integration w...

Impact Admin can install the new Impact Dashboard LTI allowing Impact Admin to access the Dashboard inside of Canvas from the Admin Navigation once installed. Only those Admins with the Dashboard LTI installed and with the new Canvas Permission will be able to access the Impact Dashboard inside of Canvas.

Updated Features

Settings

LTI Keys

A new LTI Keys tab featuring an updated design, the ability to add multiple LTI keys for multiple LTIs, and clearer step-by-step instructions is added to the Settings page.

Course Activity Report

Fields and Table Columns

In the Course Activity Report, the Tools selector field is removed and the following columns have been removed from the chart: #Students, Participation Level, and any additional columns for each tool selected in the Tools selector.

Other Updates

Inline Editor

Walkthroughs

The Inline Editor Walkthrough steps display appropriately and the step move is available to users.

Impact Support Center

Support Center Button

The Canvas LMS Support Button is hidden and the Impact Support button is visible when the Impact Dashboard is launched as an LTI tool within Canvas.

Fixed Bugs

• Audio and Video embedded in Canvas Quizzes display appropriately without the Support Button and Inline Editor displaying.
• Monitor Categories display on the Campaign Details page when associated Monitor Categories are in the Edit area.
• An inserted Support Article or Message in a new message displays appropriately.
• The Insights and User Activity charts display tooltips in the appropriate place.