August 17, 2023 Release
The following items will be deployed on August 17, 2023. Please note that this list doesn’t include other internal and regular maintenance work that BenchPrep is releasing.
New Features
Assignments are now available!
Building upon our robust Essay functionality, Assignments offer a streamlined approach to create, claim, and review various types of learner submissions, all within a single, centralized area in BluePrint. With Assignments, you can now manage and evaluate learners' work effortlessly, fostering better collaboration and feedback within your learning ecosystem.
BenchPrep Assignments empower you to easily manage, evaluate, and collaborate on various forms of learner work, all while leveraging the familiar BluePrint environment. Whether it's essays, open-ended questions, or other types of assignments, you can handle them all within a single, user-friendly environment. Plus, we’ve enhanced our current support for submissions by introducing a file upload feature – learners can now conveniently submit their Assignments as attachments, allowing for a wider range of submission formats.
We'll provide additional details and Knowledge Base resources regarding Assignments following our release on August 17th.
Introducing “First Activation Date" for enhanced user licensing control
The introduction of the "First Activation Date" field to tenant Branch Plans provides better control over user licensing and enrollment within tenant plans. With this new field, users can now set a future date for user enrollment into the plan.. Additionally, this allows for regulated voucher redemption, enabling users to redeem their vouchers only after the specified first activation date.
Notably, this feature aligns seamlessly with our Branch Plans functionality, ensuring consistency in behavior across our platform. The "First Activation Date " field brings a new level of granularity to your licensing strategies, offering unparalleled flexibility and control over user engagement and plan utilization.
Enhancements
Upgraded video experience with updated Video.js player
We’ve upgraded our Video.js player to the latest version 8.4.1. This enhancement comes with a series of notable fixes specifically addressing issues on iOS. With this upgrade, we’re ensuring a smoother and more reliable video playback experience across all devices and users can now enjoy seamless video content without interruption.
