What's New: May 17, 2023

The new instructor menu bar is now shown by default. If you prefer the old navigation, you can opt out.

The instructor menu bar has been redesigned for a better user experience. Based on instructor feedback, the most-used features are now easier to find.

The new menu has two rows of options. First row: link to the user home page, search bar, View As Student, help, user profile. Second row: Classes, Assignments, Questions, Grades, Communication.

New Experience

The original menu has three rows of options. First row: sign out, Open Student View, My Options, Help. Second row: Home, Assignments, Questions, Tasks, Grades. Third row: Create, Search, Messages, Calendar, Folders, Communication, Classview, Jump to Class.

Original Experience

Major changes include:
  • A Classes menu to navigate between classes.
  • A user menu User Menu Dropdown with access to your Cengage dashboard, WebAssign options, and calendar.
  • Removing the Tasks menu and organizing its features under Classes and Grades.
  • Larger text for readability.
  • Prominent search bar.

The instructor help information has been updated to give instructions using the new experience. For a complete list of changes, see below:

Original experience New experience
Sign out User Menu Dropdown > Sign out
Open Student View View As Student
My Options User Menu Dropdown > My Options
Home
Tasks > My Classes Page Classes > My Classes
Tasks > My Groups Assignments > My Editor Groups
Tasks > Edit Class Settings

Classes > Class Name

Under Class Tools, click Edit Class Settings.

Tasks > Roster

Classes > Class Name

Under Class Tools, click Roster.

Tasks > Download Manager Grades > Download Scores
Grades > Add Scores to GradeBook Grades > Import Scores to GradeBook
Create > Class Classes > Create Class
Create > Assignment Assignments > Create Assignments
Create > Question Questions > Create Questions
Search
Messages Communication
Calendar User Menu Dropdown > Calendar
Folders Assignments > Folders
ClassView Classes > My Classes
Jump to Class Classes > Class Name

If you want to use the original experience, click Revert to original experience.