NEW quizzes - improvement?

mcchauvi
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I propose that Canvas drop the version of "new quizzes" and simply incorporate the new question types into the current quizzes.

New Quizzes offer some additional question types that are very interesting, however at what cost? We are losing too much functionality to gain 4-new question types.

It appears that there are no other new enhancements except for the 4-new question types.

It seems obvious that the "new quizzes" were designed by people with little or no end-user experience and they are likely not professional educators with pedagogy backgrounds and education.

It is also obvious that the "new quizzes" did not go through UAT. Is there a BETA environment and who did the testing?

What are the "unintended enhancements," what other areas of Canvas will the new quizzes impact? If your answer is "no other areas are impacted" then it is clear "new quizzes" have not been properly tested.

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The "new" terminology introduced is confusing and some is unprofessional.

Do not change terminology because a developer thinks it sounds better - we, professional educators, are the ones working with the product, not the developers.

The product should be developed with professional educators in mind, and the proper use of grammar and terminology is paramount.

There are far too many clicks for what was previously very simple. If developers are adding more clicks, then there is something wrong with the new design.

Do not hide what was previously on the front screen.

Question banks do not transfer - this is a HUGE problem - please do not make light of this and offer a workaround. Question banks MUST transfer!

What is the purpose of using of the word "item banks" - just stay with “question banks” - we all know the question banks will contain mixed media, they already do.

What is the purpose of using the word "fudge" in relation to Canvas quizzes?

BUILD - move this button to the top. Why do I have to scroll to the bottom to move to the next screen when I am not making any changes to the quiz?

Also, do not use the word BUILD, or do I have to BUILD the quiz every time I open it? EDIT is the correct word. We build once, but we will edit often.

Where is the link to manage question banks?

Why are "new quizzes" developed outside of Canvas?

Please, do not fix what already works, do not change terminology and redesign the interface just to make it look NEW. We do not need NEW, we need functionality that works.

The "new quizzes" are forcing the end-users to spend too much time relearning how to create a quiz. This time would be better spent learning about the "enhancements"

Though the new question types are enhancements, the new design of quizzes is not an improvement.

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