Release Notes

  Updates to the SL&L Integration Filtering   We have enhanced the user experience of fetching assessment data in a measure in P&SS from SL&L. Currently, the values are being fetched all at once when the filters are being loaded, resulting in performance/page crash issues in the case of the institutions which have large datasets. We have enhanced this user experience in...

Action Status Chart in Insights The plan administrator/Dean will be able to view a chart depicting the status of all the actions of an assessment plan while viewing insights. Users will be able to view the status of actions added for outcomes and measures in an assessment plan.   The chart will include all of the general outcomes and measure actions. The actions will be...

  Outcome Details- All Courses Report In the Docs & Reports Area, we now have a monitoring report titled Outcome Details - All Courses. This report will provide an export of course outcomes for institutions that enter and/or conduct course-level outcomes assessment. Currently, administrators have the ability to export outcome details associated with degree programs and ...

  Ability to View Organizations that have been assigned to Reviewers  We have enhanced our Plan Review feature to allow administrators to see which organizations have been assigned to a reviewer in a plan review. This allows the administrator  to better track and monitor reviews as they are in process.   Previously, the administrator could see the name of the reviewer a...

  In this product release, we are introducing the ability to create a cover page and export it with your self-study. This feature will provide the ability to create visually appealing, well-organized reports and provide a professional touch to an exported self-study.  Creating a Cover Page Users will be able to create a new page within the Introductory Pages section. Th...

Surface Action Updates in Assessment Plan Reports Currently, if contributors have added actions (measure/general outcome) to an assessment plan and have added various updates to these actions, then those updates do not show up in the assessment plan HTML & PDF reports.   The plan administrator/leads will now be able to see the action updates in the assessment plan repor...

Padding for Self-Study By switching on the PDF view Toggle, users will be able to see how the PDF will appear before actually exporting it. Previously, they would have to export the file and then examine if the layout and placement of the tables and data are correct; if there are any discrepancies, they would have to return to the editor and make changes there.   Admini...

  Over the last year, Leader Insights has been launched as a Watermark Lab, intending to quickly provide Leaders with insights across Planning & Self-Study and Student Learning & Licensure. As a result of client feedback, and in an effort to improve the usability, we have made the following critical enhancements in the Leader Insights area as we prepare to incorporate a...

Increased Number of Leads Per Organization Administrators and Assessment Leaders will now be able to assign up to 20 leads per organization.   Allow Users to Version Measure Details by Reporting Year We have introduced a measure revision feature that allows the plan administrator/contributor to revise their plan measures. Users will have the ability to revise a measure ...

Self-study standard narratives are frequently used to references to other standards from within the self-study while the users are composing the self-study. In order to provide them with the ability to incorporate direct links to those other standards, we have now given them the ability to export the self-study as either a PDF or website so that others ca...

Assessment Plan Rubric Report Export CSV   Administrators will now be able to export all rubric review results for an Assessment Plan. Exports will include all of the scores for the reviewed plans, the name of the reviewer, as well as any Feedback given by the reviewers. Access this report in the Exports area of an Assessment Plan.  

Improved Usability for Adding Actions and Referencing Past Results Action Items can now be added directly below the Findings area. Past results are easier to read. Users can view and update Action items from past assessment plans. We have renamed the Actions & Past Results button to Past Findings. We also removed the Actions and Past Results icons from the Actions panel...

New HTML Button in Self-Study Narrative Toolbar The HTML code button will allow a Self-Study or Program Review contributor to see all of the HTML formatting for any text in the editor by clicking the “<>” button. Users will be able to delete any formatting that is causing inconsistencies in font type or size. By pressing this button again, the HTML is hidden and the use...

Ability to choose individual rubric criteria in Canvas When aligning results from Canvas, leads and admins will be able to choose an individual criterion or a subset of criteria for an assignment that uses a rubric as the scoring method in Canvas. This functionality will also be available if collecting Canvas assignment information from an individual faculty member for ...

Exports for Dashboard Showing Percentage Updates Added to Tactics Admins will be able to export all the progress updates made to all tactics or a particular tactic so they can be shared with key stakeholders outside of the Planning & Self-Study tools.      Pop-Up Messaging Clarifying Implications of Editing a Copied Measure Pop-Up messaging has been added to clarify t...

Improved Organization Profile Navigation The organization profile has been enhanced to address feedback and usability concerns. This also provides an immersive view that keeps administrators and leaders focused on tasks, while preparing for integrating Leader Insights within the next quarter.  No changes have been made to the functionality or features in this area. The ...

Enhancements to System Administration andPlanning & Self-Study Ability to Delete Organizations (With and Without Associated Planning & Self-Study Data)  The ability to fully delete Organizations - with or without associated Planning & Self-Study data - is now functional within System Administration. Now, when a System Administrator goes to delete an Organization, a vali...

Enhancements to System Administration Ability to Delete Programs (With and Without Associated Planning & Self-Study Data)  The ability to fully delete Programs - with or without associated Planning & Self-Study data - is now functional within System Administration. Now, when a System Administrator goes to delete a Program, a validation check will notify the Administrato...

Enhancements to Watermark Planning & Self-Study Self Study & Program Review Text Editor Enhancements With this release, we upgraded our text editor in Self-Study and Program Review to include highly requested features and to adjust formatting. The editor now includes buttons for indentation so you can indent paragraphs without using keyboard commands. We also added the ...

Enhancements to Watermark Planning & Self-Study Self-Study Access main evidence area from within a Standard Evidence can now be accessed from the central evidence area by clicking on the “Add from All Evidence” button from within the evidence area of the standard.  This new update brings an added convenience and improved workflow of being able to access evidence directl...

Overview Curriculum Maps can now be shared with external stakeholders! We've included a loading indicator for course details to keep the user informed about the progress! We’ve made some enhancements to improve the usability of the Mission Statement field. Enhancements to Watermark Planning & Self-Study Assessment Planning Ability to Share A Curriculum Map  Curriculum...

Highlight:  Introducing Rubrics for Assessment Plans! Review assessment plans in the same system where they’re entered and stored. Supply feedback in a standardized and meaningful way by reviewing against a rubric. Enhancements to Watermark Planning & Self-Study Assessment Planning (NEW!) Review Assessment Plans Using a Rubric Rubric creation Currently schools must rely...

Highlights:  In this latest release, we’ve expanded functionality and enhanced several features: Add supporting documents to strategic plan tactics! New integration functionality with Course Evaluations & Surveys! Unlock deeper insights into organizational participation in assessment planning!   Enhancements to Watermark Planning & Self-Study Strategic Planning Add Su...

Highlight: In this latest release, we’ve expanded functionality and enhanced features. Most notably, you can now export the completed Review Report after submission! Enhancements to Watermark Planning & Self-Study Program Review Program Leads will now be able to Export the Review report after they have submitted it and share the completed report with stakeholders. Prev...

Highlight:  In the latest release, we've made several exciting new improvements. There are new enhancements to the integration with Course Evaluations & Surveys! Administrators can now assign added Tactics to Organizations! Additionally, we are now introducing: Watermark Labs and Leader Insights. Introducing Watermark Labs Watermark Labs is a new designation for emergin...

Highlight:  Introducing new enhancements to Watermark System Administration and a new person basic attributes import.  Enhancements to Watermark System Administration System Administration is Watermark’s newest centralized module for integrating and managing core data from your student information system. Integration with this module is currently available to Planning &...