The document outlines new features in ANGEL 7.4 including a rubric creator to clarify expectations and improve grading objectivity, a rich text editor, changes to the gradebook layout and functionality, the ability to export courses to the common cartridge format, enhanced learning object repository features for searching and centralized assessments, improved survey tools, enhanced standards and objectives mapping, and new instructional design resources.

1. What’s New in ANGEL 7.4
New features and functionality
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2. Rubric Creator
• Clarify expectations for students
• Improves objectivity in grading
• Saves instructor time
◆ Point-and-click functionality
◆ Reduce the need for narrative feedback
◆ Re-usable object
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3. Rich Text Editor
• Google Media
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4. Gradebook Changes
• Page layout is minimized
• Individual setup pages are changed, but
follow the same pattern
• Macros are know called Grade Labels
• Preferences are now more robust
• The submission manager allows for
assignment grading within the gradebook
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5. Common Cartridge Export
• Format can be imported by most LMS
systems
◆ ANGEL
◆ Blackboard
◆ Open Source
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6. LOR Functionalities
• Submissions can be scored in the LOR or
in the “native” course
• Improved searching abilities
◆ By keyword or standard
• Centralized assessments
◆ Aggregate data
◆ Retain course-specific scores
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7. Enhanced Surveys
• Likert Scale question type
• Storage of questions/question banks in
LOR
• Centralized surveys
• Analysis
◆ Mean, standard deviation, standard error,
confidence interval, and response distribution
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8. Standards and Objectives
• They work!
• Can be mapped inside a course or from a
LOR
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9. SLN Resources
• Training
• Practice Courses on Support74
• SLN Evergreen
• SLN 201
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