Assessments - Custom Sort Order
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Rhonda Crutcher
I can't believe I can't reorder the list of assessments in any way other than by date or alphabetical. Sometimes I need to move something to the top, especially since completed assignments can't be hidden. Students get lost in the long list trying to find the right assignment all the time. Please fix this.
Stephanie Baeza, UX Researcher
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Organizing files within a folder
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MEAGHAN MCGUIRE
It would be helpful to be able to move and order assessments within a folder. I don't want them organized in the way that OTUS currently has them. I would like to move them in the order I would assign them
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Jennifer Wagner
Yes! Lessons, as well. They stay in the order of the last edited. It'd be nice to be able to place them in the order you want them to be placed in.
Stephanie Baeza, UX Researcher
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Drag and reorder Assessments in Folder
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Mindy Schuh
I would love to drag assessments up and down within the folder for finding them easier or keeping them in chonological order as I add them.
Stephanie Baeza, UX Researcher
Hi Rhonda Crutcher! (And anyone who has voted on this post!) I have some follow up since you mention the teacher view and the student view.
For the teacher view, are you hoping for more options for the order of Assigned view, Drafts view, or Both? Would something like "pinning" to the top be helpful? What kind of assessments do you tend to want more at your fingertips / towards the top? (ex. Most recently assigned, most incomplete, etc)
For the student view, they do have the ability to filter by status and focus on the "New." But there's definitely room for improvement (such as sortable columns.) Have you seen a pattern in the assignments students find most difficulty finding?
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Alison Shan
Stephanie Baeza, UX Researcher: When I saw this, I thought it would be convenient, to be able to put them in order of when they are due. I give my assignments a due date, and then the curriculum team adds assessments. I think it's kind of confusing - not a deal breaker, but confusing to see them out of order. I always wonder how my classroom coach does trying to view our class. I know there is an option to view them according to date due, but it is not a permanent change. I guess, I thought it would be nice if I could organize it the way I like to see it, and it would stay that way for me. That's all. It might even be nice to be able to organize them in Unit Folders. Just an idea, so the list isn't as long!
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Rhonda Crutcher
Alison Shan:You must be with Elevate, Alison. Yes, there is another problem which is not OTUS' fault, in that there are certain required assessments (usually tests) that are not assigned by teachers, but rather by the company. These are often in put days or even weeks before it is time to give the assessment, but they still appear in the list on the date it was input. In addition to not being able to reorder them (an OTUS Issue), teachers cannot rename them (an Elevate issue), and sometimes the given names are confusing. Just today I had students having trouble finding the correct assignment because two names were very similiar. I actually even ended up on the wrong one at one point. If I could have renamed it or at least moved it to the top, it would have helped a lot. This is extremely frustrating.
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Rhonda Crutcher
Stephanie Baeza, UX Researcher:I was unaware that students could sort their list that way. Why can teachers not do that on our view? That would go a long way toward helping. As I said below, we need to be able to reorder them and put them into categories, preferably, by type of assignment perhaps. That might help avoid some student confusion. Also, yes, pinning to the top, or at least moving something to the top, would be very helpful. For example, I would probably pin the current assessment they are supposed to be working on to the top to avoid confusion about where they are supposed to be. As for what they have most difficulty finding, that has to do with the issue I mentioned below related to how Elevate assigns certain required Assessments that can be very confusing to distinguish between. Thank you so much for caring. I confess I'm frustrated by this platform nearly daily, because all of these are things that are easily done and naturally built in to other platforms I've used. But it's nice to know you guys care and are trying to improve.
Stephanie Baeza, UX Researcher
Alison Shan: Thanks for the additional context!
Stephanie Baeza, UX Researcher
Rhonda Crutcher: Thank you for all the context, Rhonda! Very helpful, especially the unique situation of Elevate. Trust me, if we had a magic wand we would love to make some instant changes, but unfortunately even seemingly simple things can be complex to change. (For example, the way the table works in Assessments right now is similar to Google Drive in that you can only sort, not drag to create an order.) That doesn't stop us from trying to get better though. I hear you about your frustration, and if you're open to it, I'd love to get on a zoom call with you and get a walkthrough of what your daily pain points are. Would really help us get a full picture. Let me know if that's something you're interested in and I'll email you!
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Rhonda Crutcher
Stephanie Baeza, UX Researcher: Yes, I'd be happy to! Let me know.
Stephanie Baeza, UX Researcher
Rhonda Crutcher: Just emailed you!
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Rhonda Crutcher
Stephanie Baeza, UX Researcher