On Wednesday 31st of July,  the language seen in the drop-down option for users when creating content – from Create a File to Create a Web Page will be updated. This change in terminology will provide a clearer indication particularly for new users, in respect to the different types of content which can be created […]

In February there was an update to the way you grade with rubrics in MyLO. The look and feel of the rubrics has been updated, and scores will auto transfer from the Rubric to the assignment feedback area. More information can be found here: http://www.utas.edu.au/mylo/staff/staff-resources/assessments-and-grades/new-rubric-grading-experience/ Please note : Any Feedback you manually enter within the Rubric, […]

Lecturers and Tutors can now can now use the built-in annotation toolbar in Assignments within MyLO without having to use GradeMark. This is a new feature within MyLO made available in the March release of Brightspace (D2L) and is ready to be used now. Instructions on how to use this new feature can be found here: […]

Information on new Assignment List View: When accessing Assignments, the list view now displays updated information if you choose to Opt-In. Previously lecturers and support staff would see information on the assignment name, Total Submissions, Unread Submissions, Flagged Submissions, and Due Date. Now you can see information on the assignment name, the number of students […]

Echo360 has been busy building out new content management capabilities to meet your video platform needs. The time has come to get ready for these new features and enhancements, which will be deployed in early 2019. The initial Content Management System deployment will include: A new library making it easier to manage all your video […]

Effective from 1 December 2018 the functionality to “View as Student” will be removed from the Navigation bar. This “view” enables an overview of the unit in the role selected, however it does not provide a complete student view and causes confusion.   Viewing the content through this option does not have permissions attached, cannot […]

During the past year, the University has reviewed the use of ePortfolios as part of your learning and teaching experience. The need for such a review was in response to academic, accreditation and industry requirements across a range of sectors. Using a vendor selection process, the University selected PebblePad as the successful provider of not […]

Dear staff, You are now able to create your 2019 units using MyLO Manager: https://mylo-manager.utas.edu.au/ Instructions on how to create your units can be found here: http://www.utas.edu.au/mylo/staff/staff-resources/using-mylo-for-the-first-time/creating-your-unit  

The latest monthly update to MyLO included many welcome changes to the integration we have with Turnitin. These include: Lecturers can now enable GradeMark without Originality Check in Brightspace (for those that want to only use the annotations/commenting and grading in GradeMark and do not want to see Similarity Scores/Similarity Report) All dates are now managed in MyLO You can […]

A number of improvements have been made to rubrics in this months continuous delivery update of MyLO. These include: Rubric feedback now has a consistent appearance across tools in Brightspace Learning Environment, including responsive display on desktops and mobile devices. Rubric feedback for assignments now appears at the top of the Assignment Feedback page. The […]