Our roadmap is an open statement of direction; a guide to where we are prioritizing our efforts. Our focus is to ensure the enhancements are what our customers need and that they are rolled out in the best way possible. However, we may change our plans as better ways to meet customer expectations arise.
In Research
‘Watch’ student progress
This feature will set watches on student progress and achievements. It will notify educators if students require help. Teachers can control the frequency and the type of notification.
Benefits
- Teachers can immediately contact students who require assistance.
- Teachers can set trigger points based on student progress, activity or grades. Saves time - no need to review reports.
- Messages will be sent directly to the desktop platform or mobile app.
- Simple to set up and use.
Content integration
Teachers can import, use and manage full curriculum content and teaching methods created by educational publishers.
Benefits
- Teachers can have all their necessary content in itslearning.
- Content, including educational guides, available in one easy to access place.
- Simple to use.
Combined view of Events + Plans + Tasks
Unified view of upcoming calendar events, plans, assignments and tasks.
Benefits
- Provide a joined-up view of all events, plans, assignments and tasks in one place.
- Easier to see what is happening and when.
Simplified Course Navigation
Simplify the global and course navigation across itslearning.
Improved menu gives easy access to core features without distracting from your primary goal.
Benefits
- Speed up navigation.
- Reduce “cognitive load” on users.
itslearning anywhere
Add content to your courses from mobile or browser with a few clicks.
Benefits
- See a link for your students while browsing the web? Add to a course in itslearning direct from your browser.
- Save teachers time bringing itslearning to where they are working.
In Development
Integrate using LTI 1.3 Advantage
We actively support the use of secure, open standards and are upgrading our LTI support to LTI Advantage. This will give you more 3rd party integration options to itslearning.
Benefit
- Improved security.
- Share rosters, grades and other data through one, well-supported standard.
- Quicker and better integration options between itslearning and 3rd party tools.
- Supports planning, engagement, teaching and assessment.
Improved Test Tool
Quicker, slicker, and 100% mobile.
Share to and grab tests from library.
Seamlessly migrate of older tests to new tool.
Benefits
- Faster set-up of tests, easier to create questions.
- Better workflow, less time to create tests, more reuse of your, and colleagues' tests.
- Better reporting on results.
New Rich-text editor
Significant upgrade to our rich-text editor across the platform. More annotation options for giving feedback to students.
Benefits
- Easier to create content anywhere in itslearning
- Better feedback to students to help improve learning outcomes
itslearning + Microsoft Teams
Each itslearning course will be reflected as a MS Team.
Stay up-to date with the latest changes and current tasks and plans from courses.
Benefits
- Use the power of Microsoft Teams together with itslearning.
New Parent App
Dedicated parent app being piloted now.
Most important information on all my children in one place. Support parent school communication and updates.
Benefits
- More engagement with parents
- Choose level of engagement and messaging options
Released
New look Planner
We are improving the way plans can be created and how students can follow them.
Benefits
- Easier to set up and use with fewer clicks and options.
- A more visually appealing and less cluttered overview.
- Gives teachers and students a better view of progression.
- Better integration with other core tools.
- Improved design and progress indicators to make it easier for students to focus on the most immediate tasks and upcoming work.
See release notes
PDF in Assignments
Extending annotation options on PDF document and PDF templates.
Benefits
- Teachers can make a copy of a PDF document for each student to use, complete and submit.
- Teachers can annotate/draw on PDFs as an additional option to give students feedback on their submissions.
Mobile app
The mobile app is being continuously updated. Here we list what has been recently released.
New
Immersive Reader
Available in announcements, notes and assignments.
Provides picture dictionary, read aloud, translations, line focus and more.
Benefits
- Helps students with their reading.
- Opens up content to more users.
Revamped ePortfolio
Revamped ePortfolio for students to customise and share their achievements.
Benefits
- Customise eporfilios with new themes.
- Easy to see which portfolios are private and which are shared.
- Easier to create great looking portfolios.
- Greater sense of ownership of student's porfolio.
