Attention eClass Users,

Please be aware that in June 2022, we will be performing a major version upgrade to eClass. This upgrade will introduce a variety of feature improvements and bug fixes across the site.

The upgrade will require a full system outage, which has been scheduled for Saturday, June 25th 2022 from 12:00AM until 11:59PM (24 hours).

Some of the main system features that will change in the new version of eClass are listed below: 

• Activity completion information including expected dates, submission requirements, and any passing grades will now be displayed in pages to provide students greater visibility into their progress through a course.
• Quiz essay questions can now have maximum and minimum word count limits applied.
• When creating questions, instructor’s last used settings are saved and all newly added questions will start with those settings applied.
• Instructors will have improved visibility into any overrides applied to a quiz.
• Quiz date/time restrictions are more prominently displayed to students on the quiz description page with any grade to pass also identified.
• Instructors will now be able to recover any inadvertently deleted quiz attempts or assignments containing student submissions using the built-in course recycle bin.

This list of features may be subject to change before the upgrade takes place. We will be providing training and support materials to prepare users for major changes as the upgrade date draws closer. 

If you have any questions about this upgrade, please contact us at eclass@ualberta.ca. If you are interested in testing the latest features coming to eClass and have not yet signed up to be involved in User Acceptance Testing, please contact us for more information.

Regards,
IST eClass Support