Fall 2018

The Team Member Evaluation module is now up and running. Instructors can add Team Member Evaluation to any group submission in Peerceptiv or create a Team Member Evaluation stand alone assignment to assess group contributions in any context. This new feature includes 5 out-of-the-box assessment categories and rubrics: Content Knowledge and Skills, Communication, Professionalism, Work Ethic, and Overall Contribution. Instructors can add as many additional categories as they choose and can also modify or delete the standard categories.

Other updates coming soon include: threshold grading, improved student reviewing interface, and a redesign of the grades tables.

Summer 2018

This summer we have made a number of student and instructor improvements.

Instructors can now use the Assignment Creation Wizard, a step by step guide to creating assignments on Peerceptiv. This more modern design will ensure that assignments are set up the way the instructor intends and with more options than the previous assignment creation page. Past assignments can still be copied and pasted, and instructors still have access to the assignment and rubric libraries.

Students have a new student user interface that makes it easier to navigate through all phases of the assignment and access any open tasks using the new progress monitor. They can also more easily view the assignment description, rubric, and settings, whether on a computer, tablet, or a mobile device. Navigational buttons guide them through the process and track what they have completed and what they have yet to complete.

For more information about these changes or how to use the assignment creation wizard or new student interface, check out our Knowledge Base.

January 2018

Spring 2018 Upgrade

• New Help Materials – We’ve completely rewritten our help materials for both teachers and students. All help materials are now housed at peerceptiv.zendesk.com, and the Help Center is still available through the main menu in Peerceptiv. Users can use the Submit a Request link in this page to contact support@peerceptiv.com.
• Assignment Copy – Peerceptiv has streamlined the assignment copy process. Use the Copy an Existing Assignment link on the New Assignment page to get started. You’ll then select the assignment you wish to copy, provide a new assignment name and deadlines, and complete the copy process.

August 2017

Fall 2017 Upgrade – Assignment Sets and Self Evaluation

• Assignment Sets – Assignment sets are now available for schools using Peerceptiv within a Learning Management System. Assignment sets allow instructors to create multiple versions of a single assignment. Within their LMS, instructors can associate groups of students with each version of the assignment and release the link for an assignment version only to those students participating in that particular assignment version. Within Peerceptiv, a new assignment-level setting allows instructors to turn off student notifications for assignments within an assignment set.
• Self-Evaluation — Our new self-evaluation option complements traditional peer assessment. In assignments using self-evaluation, students rate and comment on their own submission according to the same reviewing rubric used to evaluate peer submissions. Students can self-evaluate their own document immediately after they upload their assignment, and students can write or edit their self-evaluation up until the reviewing deadline. Completion of the self assessment will be graded as a component of the Task Grade and will not otherwise effect reviewing or writing grades.
• Interface Improvement and New Settings – Among a number of interface improvements, including a more responsive site design, two new assignment-level settings have been introduced for Fall 2017. The new Hold Grades for Manual Release assignment-level setting allows the instructor to stop the automatic release of grades. When Hold Grades for Manual Release is set to Yes, instructors will click the Release Grades button to release grades after the back-evaluation deadline.The Send Student Notifications setting allows instructors to turn notifications on or off at the assignment level.

March 2017

Interface Update

Several instructor pages have been redesigned for Peerceptiv’s Spring 2017 release. While little has changed with system function, instructors will notice several design changes:

• The Current Assignment page has been redesigned for ease of use. Each assignment now has its own page. The assignment Overview, Dimensions, and Settings appear in separate views within the assignment.
• All assignments in the course are presented in a simple All Current Assignments view. This can be accessed by clicking on Assignments in the main menu, or by clicking the All Current Assignments link at the top of any single assignment’s page
• Some of you may have already noticed that many settings have moved from the course to the assignment level, including Reviewing Style and Grading settings. Peerceptiv has also introduced a new course setting, Allow Review without Upload. Use this setting to enable students to review peer documents without submitting their own document. Peerceptiv now prohibits students from reviewing without uploading, unless the instructor selects “Yes” for this option.

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