Release Notes

Update "Submit Log Entries" button The "Submit Log Entries" button label has been renamed to “New Log Entry“   Smartmatching Update: Matching LMS Course to SL&L Course Section based on Section ID Previously, as part of the smart-matching implemented to automatically link the LMS assignment to the SL&L activity (as part of LTI 1.3) , the LMS course and the SL&L Course Se...

Student Accounts Purchase - Debit/Credit Card Payment Partner Change With this release, the payment partner for student account purchases using debit/credit cards from PayPal to BlueSnap. Alongside the payment partner update, the student account payment workflow / user interface has also been upgraded. Please refer to the screen-shots of the updated workflow. Welcome S...

New program filter in Rubric and Standards Reports With this release, users from SL&L institutions having a system administration integration will have the ability to filter the results in Rubric and Standard Reports by Program. Previously, programs were included as options in the Hierarchy filter in Rubric and Standard reports. We have changed that with this release. R...

Ability to Copy and Archive Application template Administrators can now create the copy of the application template, so that they can use similar template for a different organization or program. ‘Make a copy’ button will be displayed in the overflow menu for application template under the Application Templates sub tab. Clicking the option will open the create template...

Availability of Extracts in the Reports area With this release, Extracts have been made available in the Reports area of SL&L. This consolidates the reporting needs of administrators into a single place. The new area for extracts also offers improved user experience, accounts for accessibility, and enables users to run and view already generated extracts from a single t...

Bulk Assessment of Student Submissions Within the Same Activity The Bulk Assessment feature grants instructors the capability to assign the same scores, assessment feedback, and rubric comments to multiple students simultaneously within specific activities, including Observational Assessments, Assisted Assessment, and Standard Assessment workflows. To access the Bulk As...

Updates to Course Section Title for Students, Mentors, and Faculty for System Admin Integrated SLL Institutions With this release, students, mentors, supervisors, additional assessors, and instructors from SL&L institutions that have a System Admin integration will see a more relevant section title for the section card in the In Progress and Timeline areas. For SL&L ins...

Comparative Date Report Introducing Comparative Data Reporting! We are pleased to announce our new report offering - The Comparative Data Report. Built with your accreditation reporting needs in mind, this report provides the flexibility you need to showcase your institution's effectiveness. Click here to learn more about this new report.     System Administration only ...

Relaxing Delete Restrictions in System Administration for Hierarchical Nodes and Programs With this release, we have expanded the rules around Organization and Program deletions in order to support and reflect the changes that occur at your institution. Please click here for a full list of the business rules.  

Nomenclature update to sorting option for templates and rubrics for Hierarchical Nodes in Academics & Offices The option to sort templates and rubrics under hierarchical nodes has been renamed from “Least Recently Created“ to “Earliest Created“ in Academics & Offices.   Log Categories for Hierarchical Nodes in Academics & Offices Administrators for institutions with the...

Templates Listing for Hierarchical Nodes in Academics & Offices With this release, administrators for institutions with the System Administration integration are able to see a list of templates created under each hierarchical node in Academics & Offices. Administrators are also be able to edit and delete the templates per usual. PLEASE NOTE: This release does not includ...

Log Category Listing for Courses in Academics & Offices Administrators for institutions with the System Administration integration are able to see a list of log categories aligned to each course. They also have the ability to manage which log categories are made available to the course.

Ensuring assessment data for a course moved from one node to another moves with the course Previously, when a course was moved from one node to another, the assessment data for the course remained tied to the original parent node of the course. A development request was required in order to have the data moved. With this release, for both institutions having a system ad...

With this release we have added the ability to sort the list of saved reports by Report Type. Reports can be sorted in ascending or descending order.  

Note: The information in this article only applies to institutions integrated with System Administration. If your institution is not integrated with System Administration and you would like further information please contact your Watermark Client Success Manager (CSM). Student Learning & Licensure: New Admin Experience What is a Watermark Labs Release? A Watermark Labs...

Note: The information in this article only applies to institutions integrated with System Administration. If your institution is not integrated with System Administration and you would like further information please contact your Watermark Client Success Manager (CSM). Navigating the New Admin Experience What’s New? We’ve moved some things around To improve the navig...

Updates to the Date and Time format in the Assessment History As of this release, we have updated the Assessment History’s time stamp formatting to make it more consistent and clear across workflows.     Users can view Assessor Roles in the Assessment History The Assessment History will now include the Assessor’s Role, in addition to the Assessment Version and the date...

Gateways Ability to have multiple Licensure Plans per Program Admin users will now be able to create more than one licensure plan per program. This would enable them to have different sets of requirements for the same student cohorts. The creation process would remain the same.   All licensure plans will be enlisted in the Licensure Plans area. The default status for a ...

In this latest release, we’ve expanded functionality and enhanced features. Administrators can now use the same course section for course work as well as for internships.Administrators can also now view and use program curriculum (created in System Administration) in SL&L. Instructors can now be supervisors for their courses.    Learning Assessments: Internship Features...

In this latest release, we’ve expanded functionality and enhanced several features. The section filter options on the Placement Management Dashboard now update based on the selection for the Term filter!   Placement Management Ability for Placement Coordinators to resend notifications to mentors Placement Coordinators can now resend notifications to individual mentors f...

Student Learning & Licensure (formerly Via) 2022.08.02 Release Notes In this latest release, we’ve expanded functionality and enhanced several features. Instructors can now force submit activities for individual students!   Activities Ability for instructors to force submit individual student activities Instructors can now force submit an activity for individual student...

In this latest release, we’ve expanded functionality and enhanced several features. Students and Faculty can now filter and sort their course activities!   Activities Ability for students and faculty to filter and sort their course activities Students and faculty can better organize the activities within their course sections and quickly find the activities in which the...

In this latest release, we’ve expanded functionality and enhanced features. Students and Faculty can now filter and sort their course sections! Courses  Ability for students and faculty to filter and sort their course sections Students and faculty can now easily organize their course sections, making finding the course sections and activities that they need to work with...

In this latest release, we’ve expanded functionality and enhanced several features, including:  Student Learning & Licensure now has a new URL - ‘sll.watermarkinsights.com’ Node based Dashboard access in Placement Management Ability to customize the student placement survey Introducing the System Administration & Gateways    Introducing Gateways & System Administratio...

Released for limited availability on June 22, 2022. Gateways is a new module in Watermark Student Learning and Licensure that enables faculty and administrators to monitor and oversee their programs and track students’ progress on requirements. Many processes to track candidates throughout their program are paper-based, which makes it difficult to synthesize or aggregat...

Highlights: Students and Faculty now have a sleeker side navigation menu!  Student Learning & Licensure now has a new and improved help center! Help Center Welcome to the new Help Center—a hub for all your support needs Student Learning & Licensure is now connected to the refreshed Watermark Help Center! All users can now access it from the Help Center button in the p...

Highlights:  Students can create log entries for multiple categories at the same time! Terminology updates for group templates for improved ease of use! Student Learning & Licensure has an updated Help Center incoming!  Time Logs Ability to create logs for multiple log categories at the same time Students can now submit log entries for multiple categories simultan...

Highlights: Snackbar and Date Format Updates to Time Logs!   Time Logs Text updates to the bulk approval workflow Time log reviewers can now clearly differentiate when they have selected a single entry for approval as against when they have selected multiple entries. The text on both the modal and snackbar are now updated.   Updates to the date format on the student...