Jekyll2025-07-17T05:46:54+00:00/feed.xmlThe Singapore Student Learning Space (SLS) is MOE's core platform for teaching and learning and is one of MOE’s key initiatives to transform the learning experiences of Singaporean students through the purposeful use of technology to enable students to engage in different learning modes.2025-05-22T00:00:00+00:002025-05-22T00:00:00+00:00/post-June%20Update%202025<h1>What's new in June 2025 Update</h1> <p>This list details the changes users can expect in the upcoming SLS June 2025 Update, which will be rolled out on 25 June 2025. Please note that SLS will be unavailable from 24 June 2025 00:00 to 25 June 2025 23:00 to facilitate this update.</p> <h2><img src="/images/Icons/Star.svg" style="width:3rem; display: inline;" />Features for All Users</h2> <ol> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Assessments</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Teachers and students can log in directly for e-assessments using SLS or MIMS Login. They will be brought directly to their Assessments listing page upon logging in.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Assignments</h4></summary> <div style="margin-left: 20px;"> <details><summary><strong>Annotation Enhancements</strong></summary> <ul> <li>Teachers and students can more easily differentiate annotations made by a teacher (underline) from those by students (highlight).</li> <li>For annotations made on questions, teachers and students can view the question number with question text as the header of each annotation card.</li> </ul> </details> <details><summary><strong>Due Date Tracking</strong></summary> <ul> <li>Teachers and students can filter assignments by multiple status types: Incomplete, Overdue assignments, Overdue Sections, Due in 3 Days, Complete, and Upcoming.</li> </ul> </details> <details><summary><strong>Feedback Fields</strong></summary> <ul> <li>"Teacher Comments" is now renamed to "Feedback" in FRQs. The existing "Feedback" field is removed.</li> </ul> </details> <details><summary><strong>Past Assignments</strong></summary> <ul> <li>Teachers and students can view assignments from past class groups in the Assignments listing page.</li> </ul> </details> </div> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Planner Enhancements</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Tasks with deadlines can be created from multiple entry points: task list, module plan, section cover, and learning progress (students only).</li> <li>Resources such as sections and modules can be attached to tasks.</li> <li>Students will be prompted when marking incomplete attachments as complete.</li> <li>Students can create goals from learning progress and attach relevant self-study resources.</li> <li>Planner calendar range extended to include the year before and after the current year. Teachers can clear planner events en-masse.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Search Enhancements</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Filtered search results are shown based on assigned and followed subjects and levels.</li> <li>Subjects and levels appear paired in search results for clarity.</li> <li>Modules include a clickable icon in search results that opens them in a new tab.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Avatar Enhancements</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Clicking on non-AI avatars shows the user's profile.</li> </ul> </details></li> </ol> <h2><img src="/images/Icons/Star.svg" style="width:3rem; display: inline;" />Features for Teachers</h2> <ol> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Account Management</h4></summary> <ul> <li>SLS email notification is sent if an account becomes inactive due to MIMS inactivity. Deactivation happens after a 120-hour countdown.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Authoring</h4></summary> <div style="margin-left: 20px;"> <details><summary><strong>Gamification Enhancements</strong></summary> <ul> <li>Import gamification settings (Details, XP, Game Stories, Collectibles, Leaderboard) from other modules.</li> <li>Duplicate game stories and collectibles.</li> <li>Add gamification conditions as prerequisites for sections/activities.</li> <li>Toggle XP visibility for students; XP will be hidden but conditions still awarded.</li> </ul> </details> <details><summary><strong>Live Chat</strong></summary> <ul> <li>Set up Live Chat for team and non-team discussions.</li> <li>View live posts in active rooms.</li> <li>Manually close rooms; archived as discussion posts with stored comments.</li> <li>Set time limits to auto-close rooms.</li> <li>Not available in self-study modules or preview-as-student mode.</li> </ul> </details> <details><summary><strong>Hide Question Number</strong></summary> <ul> <li>Hide question/component numbers in quizzes using Quiz Details settings.</li> </ul> </details> <details><summary><strong>Click-and-Drop Enhancements</strong></summary> <ul> <li>Improved precision when placing or repositioning options.</li> </ul> </details> <details><summary><strong>Component Card Enhancements</strong></summary> <ul> <li>Component number and body text are shown as headers during view and authoring.</li> </ul> </details> </div> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Authoring Copilot (ACP) Enhancements</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Google Slides, Docs and Sheets can be uploaded to the Knowledge Base for ACP and Learning Assistant (from 4 July 2025).</li> <li>ACP is accessible from Add New and Create/Edit subpages.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Assessments</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Assessments are accessed via a dedicated page (not grouped with assignments).</li> <li>Quick switch to student view available via shortcut.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Assignments</h4></summary> <div style="margin-left: 20px;"> <details><summary><strong>@-Mention</strong></summary> <ul> <li>Use @-mention in notes, annotations, comments, posts and feedback to notify others. List is based on assignees and teachers.</li> </ul> </details> <details><summary><strong>Annotation Enhancements</strong></summary> <ul> <li>Share notes/annotations with all assignees. Students see shared content in their view.</li> <li>Choose to notify students when sharing notes/annotations.</li> </ul> </details> <details><summary><strong>Heatmap Enhancements</strong></summary> <ul> <li>Click heatmap cells to access student activity pages.</li> <li>View section start/due dates when filtering by section. Click to adjust in Assignment Settings.</li> </ul> </details> </div> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Annotated Feedback Assistant (AFA)</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Set a maximum number of drafts students can submit before final submission.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Adaptive Learning System (ALS)</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Filter student view in ALS Dashboard by Learning Outcome.</li> <li>Sort students by ability score; see score snapshots after adaptive sections.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">ShortAnsFA Enhancements</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Students can submit Google Slides, Docs and Sheets in FRQs.</li> <li>Teachers can edit feedback criteria after FRQ/ARQ release.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Data Assistant (DAT) Enhancements</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Save DAT analysis results for FRQs and discussions.</li> <li>Enable quiz-level feedback for students based on quiz performance.</li> <li>Analyze overall class quiz performance using DAT.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Error Tracker Enhancements</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Access selected student's error tracker from Students tab.</li> <li>In student view, see list of attempted modules with error counts.</li> <li>Filter by month range and error tag.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Starred Resources</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Teachers can star/unstar class group and community resources.</li> <li>Can also add from starred class group resources.</li> </ul> </details></li> </ol> <h2><img src="/images/Icons/Star.svg" style="width:3rem; display: inline;" />Features for Students</h2> <ol> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Access Control</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Students using a temporary passcode (expired password) are redirected to intended landing page.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Assessments</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Students can access all assessments via listing page.</li> <li>Cannot view module structure for upcoming or locked assessments.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Assignments</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Use @-mention in notes and comments to notify teachers. List includes teachers of the assignment.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Annotated Feedback Assistant (AFA)</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Use ‘Check’ button for feedback and improve responses.</li> <li>Access previous drafts with annotations.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Error Tracker Enhancements</h4></summary> <ul> <li>View modules with error counts under Questions tab.</li> <li>Filter tracker by date range and tag. View questions and associated error counts.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4 style="margin: 0; display: inline;">Starred Resources</h4></summary> <ul> <li>Students can star and unstar class group resources.</li> </ul> </details></li> </ol>

What's new in June 2025 Update

2024-09-22T00:00:00+00:002024-09-22T00:00:00+00:00/post-What's%20new%20in%20R2<h1>What's new in R2</h1> <p>This changelog details the updates and new features that will be introduced in the upcoming SLS Release 2, scheduled for release on November 27, 2024. Please note that SLS will be unavailable from 26 November 00:00 to 27 November 23:00 to facilitate this release.</p> <h2><img src="/images/Icons/Star.svg" style="width:3rem; display: inline;" />Features for All Users</h2> <ol> <li><details><summary><h4>Search</h4></summary> <ul> <li><strong>New Search Interface</strong>: Teachers and students can use improved filter options, including author/collaborator names, to refine their search results across multiple locations. Search results will now include a preview of the resource content referenced in the search, with search match indicators and search terms bolded in green.</li> </ul></details></li> <li><details><summary><h4>Assignments</h4></summary> <ul> <li><strong>Page Navigation Anchoring</strong>: The page navigation bar is now anchored to the top, ensuring that page numbers remain visible for paginated activities or quizzes.</li> <li><strong>Annotations on Media</strong>: Teachers and students can create annotations linked to specific timestamps in video or audio files within assignments. When an annotation is made, a pin indicator will appear on the media player. Clicking the pin will navigate users to the corresponding timestamp. These annotations can also be viewed in the transcript (if generated by the teacher), and media titles will be displayed on the annotation cards.</li> <li><strong>Annotation Drawer Improvements:</strong> Teachers and students can view notes and annotations clustered by component in the annotation drawer. The drawer will be closed by default in assignments and modules, but users can choose to collapse or expand all annotations. For activities or quizzes with multiple pages, a pagination divider will be included in the drawer. Enhanced anchoring interactions in the annotation drawer will improve navigation between notes, annotations, and content.</li> <li><strong>Module Loading:</strong> A refresh button has been added to the Interactive Thinking Tool (ITT), discussion boards, and aggregated student responses (teachers only) to update and display new responses, highlighted by a yellow dot.</li> <li><strong>Tamil E-Dictionary:</strong> Teachers can enable the Tamil E-Dictionary under Module Settings. When enabled, teachers and students can retrieve definitions and audio clips with correct pronunciation of words and add selected words with definitions to their notes and annotations.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4>Learning Progress</h4></summary> <ul> <li><strong>Tracking Multiple Class Groups:</strong> Teachers and students can select multiple class groups to view students’ learning progress for assignments and self-study modules, as well as generate learning reports for multiple class groups. This also applies to the Adaptive Learning System (ALS).</li> <li><strong>Custom and MOE-Level Content Maps:</strong> Teachers and students can view both MOE-Level and their own schools’ custom content maps in Learning Progress.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4>Class Groups:</h4></summary> <ul> <li><strong>Data Archival</strong>: Class groups older than four years will be automatically archived.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4>User Interface:</h4></summary> <ul> <li><strong>Table Height:</strong> The maximum height of tables has been optimised to minimise scrolling of the selection bar.</li> <li><strong>Font Enhancements:</strong> Teachers and students can apply a wider variety of font types in the rich text editor with the inclusion of a new Tamil font and other new English fonts.</li> </ul> </details></li> </ol> <h2><img src="/images/Icons/Star.svg" style="width:3rem; display: inline;" />Features for Teachers</h2> <ol> <li><details><summary><h4>Data Assistant (DAT)</h4></summary> <ul> <li><strong>Analyse Responses:</strong> This new feature allows teachers to ask stock or customised questions about data in the Aggregated Student Response page for Free-Response Questions, the Interactive Thinking Tool (ITT), the discussion boards and forums. Teachers can query data for trends and analysis using customisable queries.</li> <li><strong>Follow-up:</strong> Teachers can view a list of students clustered based on set criteria and perform follow-up actions like mass-adding comments and/or filtering students. They can also bookmark responses in ITT and add keyword tags to posts in the discussion boards and forums.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4>Authoring Copilot (ACP)</h4></summary> <ul> <li><strong>Additional Question Types:</strong> Teachers can use ACP to generate more question types like Error Editing, Fill-in-the-Blanks and Interactive Thinking Tool.</li> <li><strong>Suggested Answer for Free Response Questions</strong>: Teachers can generate suggested answers alongside Free Response Questions.</li> <li><strong>Direct Generation from Component Bar:</strong> Teachers can use ACP to generate components directly from the component bar, and regenerate components based on existing components.</li> <li><strong>Templates:</strong> Teachers can select MOE or personal templates in SLS for ACP to use in generating sections, activities, quizzes and/or components.</li> <li><strong>Subject/Level Tagging:</strong> Teachers can now tag subjects and levels independently without content map dependency.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4>Adaptive Learning System (ALS)</h4></summary> <ul> <li><strong>Prioritisation</strong>: Teachers can select topics/subtopics for ALS to prioritise in recommending to students in class groups, and alert students to these recommendations by sending notifications.</li> <li><strong>Linked Activities</strong>: Teachers can link activities to be recommended in a series in ALS.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4>Feedback Assistants</h4></summary> <ul> <li><strong>Combine Feedback Assistants:</strong> Teachers can send students’ responses to both Language Feedback Assistant for English (LangFA-EL) and Short Answer Feedback Assistant (ShortAnsFA) to allow students to receive more than one type of feedback in a single response.</li> <li><strong>Preview Feedback</strong>: Teachers can preview feedback from LangFA-EL in Preview as Student to ensure that questions with LangFA-EL have been configured correctly before assigning to students.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4>Video Conferencing</h4></summary> <ul> <li><strong>Google Meet Links:</strong> Teachers can create Google Meet video conference links from their linked Google accounts for Class Groups and Assignments, specific to module, section, activity and teams within activities. Unique assignment Google Meet links can be generated by activities or teams for differentiated access. Teachers have the option to set different levels of security — Restricted, Trusted, or Open — based on their preference and use case.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4>Transcription</h4></summary> <ul> <li><strong>Video/ Audio Transcription</strong>: If transcription is enabled, teachers can view the entire transcript with timestamps on the audio and video details subpage.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4>Authoring</h4></summary> <ul> <li><strong>Split-Page Media:</strong>&nbsp;When splitting PowerPoint files across pages in activities, placeholders will be shown based on the number of slides uploaded, allowing teachers to navigate elsewhere while the media is being processed.</li> <li><strong>Split YouTube Videos Across Pages:</strong>&nbsp;Teachers can split YouTube videos across pages in an activity based on defined timestamps and set strict start and end times for these videos.</li> <li><strong>Interactive Response Questions:</strong> Teachers can set interactive response questions that automatically return marks to students after their attempt. These questions can be set by uploading corresponding HTML5 files to the Free-Response Question.</li> <li><strong>Quiz-level Rubrics</strong>: Teachers can create and apply quiz-level grading rubrics, with the option to hide them before student attempts. After their attempt, students will be able to see their awarded bands from the rubrics.</li> <li><strong>Rubrics Bands:</strong> The number of rubric bands has been expanded to allow up to 8 bands.</li> <li><strong>Hiding Quiz Marks:</strong> Teachers can choose to hide quiz marks in the quiz settings, which will hide quiz scores, rubric marks, and marks for each question.</li> <li><strong>Different Option Marks:</strong> Teachers can now allocate different marks to options in Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and Multiple-Response Questions (MRQs).</li> <li><strong>Active Learning Process Tagging of Quiz:</strong> Newly-created quizzes will be auto-tagged to “Custom” instead of “Facilitate Demonstration of Learning” under Active Learning Process (ALP).</li> <li><strong>Automated Tagging:</strong> Module tags will be automatically applied to newly-created sections, and section tags will be automatically applied to newly-created components.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4>Accounts</h4></summary> <ul> <li><strong>Account Lock</strong>: Teacher accounts inactive for 90 days will be locked and require reactivation by an Account Manager for security reasons.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4>Learning Progress</h4></summary> <ul> <li><strong>Error Tracker:</strong> Teachers can use error categories established by MOE Content Approvers to tag specific error types in students’ responses and track them using the Error Tracker in Learning Progress. If a question is tagged to a content map with a prescribed list of error tags, teachers can use the auto-complete tag suggestions to easily tag student errors when creating annotation cards. These annotation cards with error tags will be tabulated and displayed under the Learning Progress - Error Tracker of the class group, viewable by both teachers and students.</li> </ul> </details></li> <li><details><summary><h4>Notifications</h4></summary> <ul> <li><strong>Comment Notifications:</strong> Teachers can notify students when they add comments in Interactive Thinking Tools (ITT), discussion boards or class group forums.</li> <li><strong>Monitor and Notify:</strong> Teachers can select students from the Monitor Assignment page to send them custom messages and notifications.</li> </ul> </details></li> </ol>

What's new in R2 This changelog details the updates and new features that will be introduced in the upcoming SLS Release 2, scheduled for release on November 27, 2024. Please note that SLS will be unavailable from 26 November 00:00 to 27 November 23:00 to facilitate this release. Features for All Users Search New Search Interface: Teachers and students can use improved filter options, including author/collaborator names, to refine their search results across multiple locations. Search results will now include a preview of the resource content referenced in the search, with search match indicators and search terms bolded in green.

2024-09-21T00:00:00+00:002024-09-21T00:00:00+00:00/post-Expanded%20access%20to%20Speech%20Evaluation%20and%20Text%E2%80%93to%E2%80%93Speech<p>Teachers are now able to access all languages (English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil) for <a href="/teacher-user-guide/author/speech-evaluation/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Speech Evaluation</a> and <a href="/teacher-user-guide/author/text-to-speech/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Text-to-Speech</a>. Feel free to try them out today!</p>

Teachers are now able to access all languages (English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil) for Speech Evaluation and Text-to-Speech. Feel free to try them out today!

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2024-05-03T00:00:00+00:002024-05-03T00:00:00+00:00/post-Updates%2019%20June%202024<h1>Updates 19 June 2024</h1> <p>This list details the changes users can expect in the upcoming SLS Release R1, which will be rolled out on 19 June 2024. Please note that SLS will be unavailable from 18 June 2024 00:00 to 19 June 2024 23:00 to facilitate this release.</p> <h2><img style="width:3rem; display: inline;" src="/images/Icons/Star.svg" /> Features for All Users</h2> <details><summary><h4>Renaming “Lesson” to “Module”</h4></summary> <ol> <li>Starting from SLS Version 2 Release 1, each SLS lesson will be known as a "Module". This change will be reflected throughout the SLS system, including our User Guide and all other materials.</li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Adaptive Learning System (ALS) Enhancements</h4></summary> <ol> <li>Teachers and students can view the amount of time each student spent to practise each subtopic or Knowledge Unit (KU) in Learning Progress and under the “View All Topics” modal of ALS. Concurrently, there is a refresh in the user interface of the “ALS” tab in Learning Progress to display mastered concepts and the curriculum map.</li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Google Enhancements</h4></summary> <ol> <li>Permission for file sharing from Google workspace will be disabled and students cannot share their pre-populated Google response files with others.</li> </ol></details> <h2><img style="width:3rem; display: inline;" src="/images/Icons/Star.svg" /> Features for Teachers</h2> <details><summary><h4>Class Groups</h4></summary> <ol> <li>Users can <strong>sort</strong> Assignments and Resources in Class Groups.</li> <ul> <li>For Assignments, users can sort them according to Assignment Title, Due Date and Start Date when viewing the Assignments.</li> <li>For Resources, users can sort according to Title, Start Date and Modified Date when viewing the Resources.</li> </ul> <li>Teachers can <strong>create new Modules</strong> in Class Group Resource without having to upload from My Drive.</li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Lesson Authoring</h4></summary> <details><summary><h5>Video and Audio Transcription</h5></summary> <ol> <li>Teachers can generate transcripts for their uploaded video or audio and edit them.</li> <li>In addition, for split video or audio, teachers can generate transcripts for each section of their split media.</li> <li>Users can view the transcript on the video or audio if it has been enabled.</li> <li>Users can view the transcript within the concrete start and end times for video or audio playback.</li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h5>Tagging Enhancements</h5></summary> <ol> <li>Teachers can now tag Sections to their selected Content Map. This Content Map tagging will be retained when Sections are duplicated.</li> <li>The "Copy Tags from Lesson" button will be removed from Question's details subpage.</li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h5>Recommend Activity Duration</h5></summary> <ol> <li>Teachers can set a recommended duration to an Activity.</li> </ol></details></details> <details><summary><h4>Authoring Copilot</h4> </summary><ol> <li>Teachers can use the Authoring Copilot (ACP) to generate suggestions for Module, Section, Activity and Quiz description and ideas based on the details provided by them.</li> <li>Teachers can then select from the suggestions by the ACP to automatically create their Module, Section, Activity, Quiz or components.</li> <li>Teachers will be able to view their Module, Section and Activity notes on the right drawer in Module Editor and Module Viewer mode.</li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Assessment</h4></summary> <details><summary><h5>Draft Response</h5></summary> <ol> <li>Teachers can now see students' draft responses in Assignments.</li> <li>Teachers can track the user who submitted the question or quiz activity and monitor the submission time. This will be stated at the top of the question or quiz activity.</li> <li>Teachers can track which teacher unsubmitted the question or quiz activity and monitor the time it was unsubmitted. This will be stated at the top of the question or quiz activity.</li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h5>Quiz Enhancements</h5></summary> <ol> <li>Teachers can submit Progressive or Auto-Graded Quizzes for students even when they are not marked as complete.</li> <li>Teachers can choose to notify students with a custom message after they have submitted the quizzes for them.</li> <li>Marks Report for Progressive and Auto-Graded Quizzes will now include Free Response Questions marked by Feedback Assistants.</li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h5>Unsubmit Quiz or Question</h5></summary> <ol> <li>Students will be notified after teachers unsubmit students' Free Response Questions (FRQs), Audio Response Questions (ARQs) or Multi-Part Questions (MPQs). This notification is mandatory and teachers can add a custom message.</li> <li>When teachers unsubmit Teacher-Marked Quizzes (TMQs) or questions, the Activity will be deemed incomplete and the Section and Module status will reflect this change.</li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h5>Mark Activities/Sections as Complete/Incomplete</h5></summary> <ol> <li>Teachers can now mark individual Activities as complete or incomplete regardless of students' completion status and notify them with a custom message accordingly.</li> <li>Teachers can also now mark Sections as incomplete and notify students with a custom message.</li> </ol></details></details> <details><summary><h4>Adaptive Learning System (ALS) Enhancements</h4></summary> <ol> <li>Teachers can generate a report of student learning (Mastery Progression or Time Spent) from either the Learning Progress page or the Class Group page.</li> <li>Teachers can search and tag SLS modules to the ALS curriculum map and other curriculum maps.</li> <li>Teachers and students can see a visualisation of the content map through the Learning Progress page.</li> <li>Teachers can upload modules from Adaptive Learning to Class Group Resources for recommendation by ALS engine.</li> <li>Teachers can select topics to recommend to students for self-study using ALS, for which students will receive notifications.</li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Language Feedback Assistant- English (LangFA-EL) Enhancements</h4></summary> <ol> <li>Teachers can now create Free-Response Questions (FRQs) to be marked by the LangFA (English) in all types of Quizzes and as a standalone question in an Activity.</li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Short Answer Feedback Assistant (ShortAnsFA) Enhancements</h4></summary> <ol> <li>Teachers can create Free-Response Questions (FRQs) to be graded by the ShortAnsFA for standalone questions and other types of quizzes.</li> <li>ShortAnsFA is able to grade FRQs with no mark scheme&nbsp;using rubrics set by teachers. Marks and feedback will be provided for each dimension within the rubric.</li> <li>ShortAnsFA-marked question will be included in the quiz score, and in reports associated with the Assignment.</li> <li>Teachers can resubmit failed submissions of FRQs in Teacher-Marked Quizzes.</li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Feedback Assistant - Mathematics (FA-Math) Enhancements</h4></summary> <ol> <li>Teachers can create FA-Math questions which utilise models.</li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Speech Evaluation and Text-to-Speech</h4></summary> <ol> <li>In addition to the three Mother Tongue Languages, teachers can now use Speech Evaluation in Audio Response Questions for English Language, which will automatically award marks to students based on rubrics bands consisting two criteria- Accuracy and Fluency.</li> <li>Teachers can generate an audio recording with the correct reading of their added text, which will be displayed under "Suggested Answer" in the Speech Evaluation Question.</li> <li>Additionally, for English Language, Chinese Language and Tamil Language, a transcript of the student's response will be generated. Errors such as mispronunciation, insertions and omissions will be identified in the feedback returned to students. Both teachers and students can play the audio for the correct reading of words omitted or mispronounced.</li> <li>If teachers unsubmit the Audio Response Question in a Teacher-Marked Quiz, students can delete their audio file along with their transcript and error annotations so they can reattempt the question.</li> <li>Teachers can use the Text-to-Speech function to generate audio recordings of texts within the Module.</li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Google Enhancements</h4></summary> <ol> <li>Teachers can have full edit rights of students' Google file copies after student submissions and also see the version history.</li> </ol></details> <h2><img style="width:3rem; display: inline;" src="/images/Icons/Star.svg" /> Features for Students</h2> <details><summary><h4>Enhancement for FA-Math</h4></summary> <ol> <li>Students can respond to FA-Math questions using handwriting input on their touch devices.</li> <li>Students can choose and manipulate models to answer FA-Math questions.</li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Draft Response</h4></summary> <ol> <li>Students can view who submitted the question or quiz activity and see the submission time. This will be stated at the top of the question or quiz activity.</li> <li>Students can see which teacher unsubmitted the question or quiz activity and when it was unsubmitted. This will be stated at the top of the question or quiz activity.</li> </ol></details>

Updates 19 June 2024 This list details the changes users can expect in the upcoming SLS Release R1, which will be rolled out on 19 June 2024. Please note that SLS will be unavailable from 18 June 2024 00:00 to 19 June 2024 23:00 to facilitate this release. Features for All Users Renaming “Lesson” to “Module” Starting from SLS Version 2 Release 1, each SLS lesson will be known as a "Module". This change will be reflected throughout the SLS system, including our User Guide and all other materials. Adaptive Learning System (ALS) Enhancements Teachers and students can view the amount of time each student spent to practise each subtopic or Knowledge Unit (KU) in Learning Progress and under the “View All Topics” modal of ALS. Concurrently, there is a refresh in the user interface of the “ALS” tab in Learning Progress to display mastered concepts and the curriculum map. Google Enhancements Permission for file sharing from Google workspace will be disabled and students cannot share their pre-populated Google response files with others. Features for Teachers Class Groups Users can sort Assignments and Resources in Class Groups. For Assignments, users can sort them according to Assignment Title, Due Date and Start Date when viewing the Assignments. For Resources, users can sort according to Title, Start Date and Modified Date when viewing the Resources. Teachers can create new Modules in Class Group Resource without having to upload from My Drive. Lesson Authoring Video and Audio Transcription Teachers can generate transcripts for their uploaded video or audio and edit them. In addition, for split video or audio, teachers can generate transcripts for each section of their split media. Users can view the transcript on the video or audio if it has been enabled. Users can view the transcript within the concrete start and end times for video or audio playback. Tagging Enhancements Teachers can now tag Sections to their selected Content Map. This Content Map tagging will be retained when Sections are duplicated. The "Copy Tags from Lesson" button will be removed from Question's details subpage. Recommend Activity Duration Teachers can set a recommended duration to an Activity. Authoring Copilot Teachers can use the Authoring Copilot (ACP) to generate suggestions for Module, Section, Activity and Quiz description and ideas based on the details provided by them. Teachers can then select from the suggestions by the ACP to automatically create their Module, Section, Activity, Quiz or components. Teachers will be able to view their Module, Section and Activity notes on the right drawer in Module Editor and Module Viewer mode. Assessment Draft Response Teachers can now see students' draft responses in Assignments. Teachers can track the user who submitted the question or quiz activity and monitor the submission time. This will be stated at the top of the question or quiz activity. Teachers can track which teacher unsubmitted the question or quiz activity and monitor the time it was unsubmitted. This will be stated at the top of the question or quiz activity. Quiz Enhancements Teachers can submit Progressive or Auto-Graded Quizzes for students even when they are not marked as complete. Teachers can choose to notify students with a custom message after they have submitted the quizzes for them. Marks Report for Progressive and Auto-Graded Quizzes will now include Free Response Questions marked by Feedback Assistants. Unsubmit Quiz or Question Students will be notified after teachers unsubmit students' Free Response Questions (FRQs), Audio Response Questions (ARQs) or Multi-Part Questions (MPQs). This notification is mandatory and teachers can add a custom message. When teachers unsubmit Teacher-Marked Quizzes (TMQs) or questions, the Activity will be deemed incomplete and the Section and Module status will reflect this change. Mark Activities/Sections as Complete/Incomplete Teachers can now mark individual Activities as complete or incomplete regardless of students' completion status and notify them with a custom message accordingly. Teachers can also now mark Sections as incomplete and notify students with a custom message. Adaptive Learning System (ALS) Enhancements Teachers can generate a report of student learning (Mastery Progression or Time Spent) from either the Learning Progress page or the Class Group page. Teachers can search and tag SLS modules to the ALS curriculum map and other curriculum maps. Teachers and students can see a visualisation of the content map through the Learning Progress page. Teachers can upload modules from Adaptive Learning to Class Group Resources for recommendation by ALS engine. Teachers can select topics to recommend to students for self-study using ALS, for which students will receive notifications. Language Feedback Assistant- English (LangFA-EL) Enhancements Teachers can now create Free-Response Questions (FRQs) to be marked by the LangFA (English) in all types of Quizzes and as a standalone question in an Activity. Short Answer Feedback Assistant (ShortAnsFA) Enhancements Teachers can create Free-Response Questions (FRQs) to be graded by the ShortAnsFA for standalone questions and other types of quizzes. ShortAnsFA is able to grade FRQs with no mark scheme&nbsp;using rubrics set by teachers. Marks and feedback will be provided for each dimension within the rubric. ShortAnsFA-marked question will be included in the quiz score, and in reports associated with the Assignment. Teachers can resubmit failed submissions of FRQs in Teacher-Marked Quizzes. Feedback Assistant - Mathematics (FA-Math) Enhancements Teachers can create FA-Math questions which utilise models. Speech Evaluation and Text-to-Speech In addition to the three Mother Tongue Languages, teachers can now use Speech Evaluation in Audio Response Questions for English Language, which will automatically award marks to students based on rubrics bands consisting two criteria- Accuracy and Fluency. Teachers can generate an audio recording with the correct reading of their added text, which will be displayed under "Suggested Answer" in the Speech Evaluation Question. Additionally, for English Language, Chinese Language and Tamil Language, a transcript of the student's response will be generated. Errors such as mispronunciation, insertions and omissions will be identified in the feedback returned to students. Both teachers and students can play the audio for the correct reading of words omitted or mispronounced. If teachers unsubmit the Audio Response Question in a Teacher-Marked Quiz, students can delete their audio file along with their transcript and error annotations so they can reattempt the question. Teachers can use the Text-to-Speech function to generate audio recordings of texts within the Module. Google Enhancements Teachers can have full edit rights of students' Google file copies after student submissions and also see the version history. Features for Students Enhancement for FA-Math Students can respond to FA-Math questions using handwriting input on their touch devices. Students can choose and manipulate models to answer FA-Math questions. Draft Response Students can view who submitted the question or quiz activity and see the submission time. This will be stated at the top of the question or quiz activity. Students can see which teacher unsubmitted the question or quiz activity and when it was unsubmitted. This will be stated at the top of the question or quiz activity.

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2023-07-05T00:00:00+00:002023-07-05T00:00:00+00:00/post-Public%20Sector%20Transformation%20(PST)%20Awards%20Ceremony%202023<h2><strong>Public Sector Transformation (PST) Awards Ceremony 2023</strong></h2> <hr /> <h3>Service Delivery Excellence Award</h3> <p>The Public Sector Transformation (PST) Awards Ceremony is the Whole-of-Government (WOG) pinnacle platform to recognise and reward public officers and public agencies for excellence in their work and organisational practices. The awards are aimed at encouraging officers and agencies to pursue PST by recognising best practices, as well as desired behaviours and values that undergird achievements.</p> <p>The Service Delivery Excellence Award recognises exemplary agency-level initiatives that have improved service outcomes by demonstrating citizen-centricity, service innovativeness and a holistic approach to service delivery.</p>

Public Sector Transformation (PST) Awards Ceremony 2023 Service Delivery Excellence Award The Public Sector Transformation (PST) Awards Ceremony is the Whole-of-Government (WOG) pinnacle platform to recognise and reward public officers and public agencies for excellence in their work and organisational practices. The awards are aimed at encouraging officers and agencies to pursue PST by recognising best practices, as well as desired behaviours and values that undergird achievements. The Service Delivery Excellence Award recognises exemplary agency-level initiatives that have improved service outcomes by demonstrating citizen-centricity, service innovativeness and a holistic approach to service delivery.

2023-05-30T00:00:00+00:002023-05-30T00:00:00+00:00/post-Minister's%20Innovation%20Award%20(MIA)%202022<h2><strong>Minister's Innovation Award (MIA) 2022</strong></h2> <hr /> <p>This award provides special recognition to a select number of innovation projects with large-scale sustained impact. The Singapore Student Learning Space was recognised for enabling quality learning to students across all levels on a regular basis.</p>

Minister's Innovation Award (MIA) 2022 This award provides special recognition to a select number of innovation projects with large-scale sustained impact. The Singapore Student Learning Space was recognised for enabling quality learning to students across all levels on a regular basis.

2022-12-01T00:00:00+00:002022-12-01T00:00:00+00:00/post-Updates%201%20Dec%202022<h1 class="section-title">1 December 2022</h1> <p>This list details the changes users can expect in the upcoming SLS Release 18, which will be rolled out on 1 December 2022. Please note that SLS will be unavailable from 30 November 00:00 to 1 December 23:00 to facilitate this release.</p> <h2><img style="width:3rem; display: inline;" src="/images/Icons/Star.svg" /> Features for All Users</h2> <hr /> <details><summary><h4>Print-friendly View</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Users are able to generate a print-friendly version of any Lesson/Course.</p> </li> <li> <p>Users can</p> <ul> <li> <p>Save the page as a PDF (using the browser)</p> </li> <li> <p>Print physical copies from this view (using an attached printer)</p> </li> </ul> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>UI and UX Improvements</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Users will see their last-accessed tabs displayed first on pages with tabs (e.g. Home Page, Class Groups).</p> </li> <li> <p> Users will be able to view a listing of the quiz that requires resubmission on the Quiz cover and end pages after a Teacher-Marked Quiz has been unsubmitted. </p> </li> <li> <p> The character limit for Media Object titles has been increased to 100 characters. </p> </li> <li> <p> Improved navigation in Lesson/Course: </p> <ul> <li> <p> A Lesson Plan has been introduced to provide a quick overview of the Lesson. </p> </li> <li> <p> The Lesson/Course Plan button has been moved to the left navigation panel. </p> </li> <li> <p> Users can use the bottom navigation bar to navigate from section to section using “&lt;&lt;” and “&gt;&gt;”, and activity to activity using “&lt;” and “&gt;”. </p> </li> </ul> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Class Group Resources &amp; Categorisation</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Users will be able to view Lessons/Courses that are not time-bound (i.e. no start/due date) under the “Resources” tab in the Class Group.</p> </li><li> <p>Teachers are able to add Resources which can be used for optional content or Student’s self-study - to each Class Group.</p> </li><li> <p>Teachers can categorise Class Group Assignments and Class Group Resources and give each category a name. The Assignments or Resources in each category will be displayed in different rows for students’ viewing.</p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Activity Assignment</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Each Activity in an assignment can have its own unique set of Activity Teams, which is a grouping of students assigned to the Activity. </p> </li> <li> <p>With Activity Teams, students can collaborate with others in their team, and a single student can submit one common attempt on behalf of the entire Team within Team-Response Questions. </p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Team Quiz - Free Response Questions &amp; Audio Response Questions</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Teachers can set Quiz as a “Team Quiz” to allow the Activity Teams to answer as a team. </p> </li> <li> <p> Teachers can include Free-Response and Audio-Response questions in team quizzes. </p> </li> <li> <p> Students can submit a common team response for Free-Response and Audio-Response questions. </p> </li> <li> <p> Marks, Annotations and Feedback given can be viewed by all Team members. </p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Class Group Forum: Polls</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Teachers and Students (if permitted by Teachers) are able to add polls (multiple-choice or slider) in the Class Group Forum. </p> </li> <li> <p>Teachers are able to hide poll results from voters.</p> </li><li> <p>The search function has also been improved to allow searching for individual posts within the Forum.</p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Gamification Teams &amp; Team Leaderboard</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Teachers can set up Game Teams, which is a grouping of assignees for a gamified assignment. Experience Points (XP) awarded to each student in the Game Team will be compounded as part of the overall Game Team’s XP. </p> <ul> <li> <p> <u>Note</u>: This grouping is different from Activity Teams, which is a grouping of assignees localised to each Activity </p> </li> </ul> </li><li> <p>Users can view the Team Leaderboard, which ranks teams based on the highest average XP of all the members. The top contributor of each team will be indicated with a crown icon. </p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Google File Integration for Free-Response Questions</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Teachers and Students can attach Google Files in Free-Response Questions and in Teacher’s Feedback. </p> </li> <li> <p> Teachers and Students can edit or annotate a copy of a Google File attached as part of a student’s answer in the Free-Response Questions, or in the Teacher’s Feedback. </p> </li> <li> <p> Teachers can also use this functionality when viewing all responses to the question and when providing feedback to a question answered by a Team. </p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>MIMS Login &amp; Authentication</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Users now have two ways of logging into SLS: </p> <ul> <li> <p> Current SLS login and password </p> </li> <li> <p> MIMS account </p> </li> </ul> </li></ol></details> <h2><img style="width:3rem; display: inline;" src="/images/Icons/Star.svg" />Features for Teachers</h2> <hr /> <details><summary><h4>Question and Test Interoperability (QTI)</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Teachers can now import questions into a Lesson / Course from a QTI 2.1 file.</p> <ul> <li> <p>QTI 2.1 files can be generated from the GetMarked service (by importing scanned question &amp; examination papers)</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p> Currently, the following questions types can be automatically created from a QTI 2.1 file: </p> <ul> <li> <p> Multiple-Choice Question / Multiple-Response Question </p> </li> <li> <p> Free-Response Question </p> </li> <li> <p> Fill-in-the-Blanks Question </p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p> Teacher are alerted when an uploaded question cannot be read by the system, and requires a teacher to take action </p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Optional Activities</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Teachers are able to mark certain activities as non-compulsory (e.g challenge questions outside of the syllabus) by checking “Optional”. Their completion will not be necessary for a Lesson/Course to be indicated as “Complete”.</p> </li> <li> <p> Students can mark Lesson/Course/Section as “Complete” when all non-optional Activities in the Lesson/Course are completed. </p> </li> <li> <p> Teacher can also choose to send a custom message notification when marking a Section/Assignment as “Complete”. </p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Mark Assignment as “Incomplete”</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p> Teachers have the option to mark an Assignment as “Incomplete” at the following points: </p> <ul> <li> <p> Selecting students on the Monitoring Heatmap </p> </li> <li> <p> Resume Assignment (After editing) </p> </li> <li> <p> Unsubmitting a Quiz </p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p>Teacher can choose to send a custom message notification when</p> <ul> <li> <p> Marking Assignment as “Incomplete” </p> </li> <li> <p> Resuming Assignment (After editing) </p> </li> <li> <p> Unsubmitting a Quiz </p> </li> </ul> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Marking Standalone Questions</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Teachers are able to allocate a mark for standalone questions that are not in quizzes for the following question types: Free-Response, File-Submission, Audio-Response. </p> </li> <li> <p> Teachers are also able to unsubmit student’s submission of standalone questions. </p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Google Integration</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Teachers can now embed a Google Document (Doc, Slide, Sheet) File from their linked iCON2.0 / Google Drive in a Text/Media component in a Lesson/Course. </p></li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Simplified Lesson Creation (with Personal Templates &amp; Direct Assignment Creation)</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>When creating a Lesson/Course, Teachers can </p> <ul> <li> <p> Choose from their Personal Lesson/Course templates that they set up, or </p> </li> <li> <p> Generate a lesson/course with a preferred number of activity and sections. </p> </li> </ul> </li><li> <p> Teachers can directly create an assignment without a copy in my drive and pause the assignment for editing and adding more content. </p> </li> <li> <p> Teachers are able to directly create an assignment from existing resources (My Drive, Global Search, Starred Resources). </p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Lesson Passcode Setting</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Teachers will be able to set a passcode for a Lesson/Course.</p> </li> <li> <p> Teachers can also set permissions for students to copy them in My Drive, reattempt them for Self-Study or view a print-friendly copy. </p> </li> <li> <p> MOE Library lesson and class group resource can be configured to be searchable by students and teachers so that certain resources are hidden from either group. </p> </li> <li> <p> Content Approvers are able to download the marks and response by MOE Library lesson by schools to see the responses from the students. </p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Aggregated MCQ &amp; Poll Result</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Teachers are able to hide poll results from students.</p> </li> <li> <p> Teachers will be able to access two views (bar chart view and table view) of Poll/Multiple-Choice Question results on the “View All Responses” page. </p> </li> </ol></details>

1 December 2022 This list details the changes users can expect in the upcoming SLS Release 18, which will be rolled out on 1 December 2022. Please note that SLS will be unavailable from 30 November 00:00 to 1 December 23:00 to facilitate this release. Features for All Users Print-friendly View Users are able to generate a print-friendly version of any Lesson/Course. Users can Save the page as a PDF (using the browser) Print physical copies from this view (using an attached printer) UI and UX Improvements Users will see their last-accessed tabs displayed first on pages with tabs (e.g. Home Page, Class Groups). Users will be able to view a listing of the quiz that requires resubmission on the Quiz cover and end pages after a Teacher-Marked Quiz has been unsubmitted. The character limit for Media Object titles has been increased to 100 characters. Improved navigation in Lesson/Course: A Lesson Plan has been introduced to provide a quick overview of the Lesson. The Lesson/Course Plan button has been moved to the left navigation panel. Users can use the bottom navigation bar to navigate from section to section using “&lt;&lt;” and “&gt;&gt;”, and activity to activity using “&lt;” and “&gt;”. Class Group Resources &amp; Categorisation Users will be able to view Lessons/Courses that are not time-bound (i.e. no start/due date) under the “Resources” tab in the Class Group. Teachers are able to add Resources which can be used for optional content or Student’s self-study - to each Class Group. Teachers can categorise Class Group Assignments and Class Group Resources and give each category a name. The Assignments or Resources in each category will be displayed in different rows for students’ viewing. Activity Assignment Each Activity in an assignment can have its own unique set of Activity Teams, which is a grouping of students assigned to the Activity. With Activity Teams, students can collaborate with others in their team, and a single student can submit one common attempt on behalf of the entire Team within Team-Response Questions. Team Quiz - Free Response Questions &amp; Audio Response Questions Teachers can set Quiz as a “Team Quiz” to allow the Activity Teams to answer as a team. Teachers can include Free-Response and Audio-Response questions in team quizzes. Students can submit a common team response for Free-Response and Audio-Response questions. Marks, Annotations and Feedback given can be viewed by all Team members. Class Group Forum: Polls Teachers and Students (if permitted by Teachers) are able to add polls (multiple-choice or slider) in the Class Group Forum. Teachers are able to hide poll results from voters. The search function has also been improved to allow searching for individual posts within the Forum. Gamification Teams &amp; Team Leaderboard Teachers can set up Game Teams, which is a grouping of assignees for a gamified assignment. Experience Points (XP) awarded to each student in the Game Team will be compounded as part of the overall Game Team’s XP. Note: This grouping is different from Activity Teams, which is a grouping of assignees localised to each Activity Users can view the Team Leaderboard, which ranks teams based on the highest average XP of all the members. The top contributor of each team will be indicated with a crown icon. Google File Integration for Free-Response Questions Teachers and Students can attach Google Files in Free-Response Questions and in Teacher’s Feedback. Teachers and Students can edit or annotate a copy of a Google File attached as part of a student’s answer in the Free-Response Questions, or in the Teacher’s Feedback. Teachers can also use this functionality when viewing all responses to the question and when providing feedback to a question answered by a Team. MIMS Login &amp; Authentication Users now have two ways of logging into SLS: Current SLS login and password MIMS account Features for Teachers Question and Test Interoperability (QTI) Teachers can now import questions into a Lesson / Course from a QTI 2.1 file. QTI 2.1 files can be generated from the GetMarked service (by importing scanned question &amp; examination papers) Currently, the following questions types can be automatically created from a QTI 2.1 file: Multiple-Choice Question / Multiple-Response Question Free-Response Question Fill-in-the-Blanks Question Teacher are alerted when an uploaded question cannot be read by the system, and requires a teacher to take action Optional Activities Teachers are able to mark certain activities as non-compulsory (e.g challenge questions outside of the syllabus) by checking “Optional”. Their completion will not be necessary for a Lesson/Course to be indicated as “Complete”. Students can mark Lesson/Course/Section as “Complete” when all non-optional Activities in the Lesson/Course are completed. Teacher can also choose to send a custom message notification when marking a Section/Assignment as “Complete”. Mark Assignment as “Incomplete” Teachers have the option to mark an Assignment as “Incomplete” at the following points: Selecting students on the Monitoring Heatmap Resume Assignment (After editing) Unsubmitting a Quiz Teacher can choose to send a custom message notification when Marking Assignment as “Incomplete” Resuming Assignment (After editing) Unsubmitting a Quiz Marking Standalone Questions Teachers are able to allocate a mark for standalone questions that are not in quizzes for the following question types: Free-Response, File-Submission, Audio-Response. Teachers are also able to unsubmit student’s submission of standalone questions. Google Integration Teachers can now embed a Google Document (Doc, Slide, Sheet) File from their linked iCON2.0 / Google Drive in a Text/Media component in a Lesson/Course. Simplified Lesson Creation (with Personal Templates &amp; Direct Assignment Creation) When creating a Lesson/Course, Teachers can Choose from their Personal Lesson/Course templates that they set up, or Generate a lesson/course with a preferred number of activity and sections. Teachers can directly create an assignment without a copy in my drive and pause the assignment for editing and adding more content. Teachers are able to directly create an assignment from existing resources (My Drive, Global Search, Starred Resources).

2022-06-07T00:00:00+00:002022-06-07T00:00:00+00:00/post-Updates%207%20Jun%202022<h1 class="section-title">Updates 7 June 2022</h1> <h2><img style="width:3rem; display: inline;" src="/images/Icons/Star.svg" />Notice</h2> <hr /> <p>Dear Teachers, quizzes in lessons will be enhanced. Users should save standalone quizzes that they want to keep by putting them into lessons in “My Drive” before 5th June 2022. Quizzes that are not put into lessons will be removed from SLS.</p> <h2><img style="width:3rem; display: inline;" src="/images/Icons/Star.svg" />Features for All Users</h2> <hr /> <details><summary><h4>General UI Improvements</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Introduction of Table View for Global Search</p> <ul> <li> <p>Allows for a denser and data-rich view of search results</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p>Introduction of App Library</p> <ul> <li> <p>Features individual apps that can be found in Global Search</p> </li> <li> <p>Supports Content Publisher apps (e.g. e-textbook platforms)</p> </li> </ul> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Quiz Enhancements</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Improvement of functionalities for Quizzes to prepare for e-SBA (e-School-Based Assessment)</p> <ul> <li> <p>Supports multiple questions on each page of a quiz (from 1 question per page)</p> </li> <li> <p>Supports Text/Media components and Display components (i.e. 2-columns, 3-columns and accordion) in quizzes</p> </li> </ul> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Notifications &amp; Announcements Enhancements</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Improvement of functionalities to allow users to manage information using:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Filters</p> </li><li> <p>Categories &amp; Flags (Notifications only)</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p>Introduced new optional notifications for teachers to:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Create forum post</p> </li> <li> <p>Create/Edit annotation on student's assignment</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p>Ability to view Assignment-related notifications within the Assignment using toast messages</p> </li> <li> <p>Introduction of a unified announcement listing page for users that lists all announcement types - System, School and Class Group announcements</p> <ul> <li> <p>Allows management of announcements (create / edit / delete)</p> </li> </ul> </li><li> <p>Users can choose to notify students of new announcements and/or notifications.</p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Avatar</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Introduction of Avatar to allow users to better express their identity in SLS</p> </li> <li> <p>Features 24 presets and customisable components from the SLS Avatar Competition held in 2021</p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Assessment</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Ability to set Assignments as Assessments. This hides Assignment/Assessment cards from students.</p> <ul> <li> <p>Assessments will be accessed through a dedicated URL.</p> </li><li> <p>URL can be whitelisted to support assessments using SLS in future.</p> </li> </ul> </li></ol></details> <h2><img style="width:3rem; display: inline;" src="/images/Icons/Star.svg" />Features for Teachers</h2> <hr /> <details><summary><h4>Gamification</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Introduction of Gamification in Courses to provide a more diverse range of experiences during their learning.</p> </li> <li> <p>Introduction of additional and optional game-based elements such as</p> <ul> <li> <p>Experience Points (XP) and Levels: To provide a sense of progression through the game </p> </li> <li> <p>Game Story: To cater for game stories to appear when certain conditions are fulfiled</p> </li> <li> <p>Achievements: To cater for the awarding of Achievements when certain conditions are fulfiled</p> </li> </ul> </li><li> <p>Ability to monitor individual student’s game progress using a Game Leaderboard that can be turned on/off by teachers</p> </li> <li> <p>Ability to manually award Experience Points, Game Stories, Achievements</p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>E-Dictionary</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Introduction of E-Dictionaries for Chinese Language</p> <ul> <li> <p> Provides an option for two E-dictionaries: Chinese Language and Chinese Language with English Translations </p> </li> </ul> </li><li> <p>E-Dictionary supports Chinese Language words that have multiple pronunciations.</p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Text-To-Speech (For MTL)</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Ability to generate an audio clip from the MTL text</p> <ul> <li> <p> The component provides two different views - annotation view and line-by-line view </p> </li> <ul> <li> <p>Annotation view: Users can highlight and annotate the text while the audio is playing</p> </li> <li> <p>Line-by-line view: Users will be guided through the narration. Clicking on the text will allow users to listen to the selected sentence</p> </li> </ul> </ul> </li></ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Feedback Assistant (Speech Evaluation (SE))</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Introduction of auto-marking for Audio-Response Questions for MTL</p> <ul> <li> <p> Teachers are able to input the MTL text for evaluation in an Audio-Response Question. </p> </li> <li> <p> Students’ audio recording will be automatically graded for accuracy and fluency according to the MTL text to be read. </p> </li> <li> <p> Teachers are able to edit the suggested marks returned by the SE tool and add personalised feedback for their students. </p> </li> </ul> </li></ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Localisation of Assignment</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Teacher can set up an assignment to be localised in Mother Tongue Languages:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Chinese Language</p> </li> <li> <p>Malay Language</p> </li> <li> <p>Tamil Language</p> </li> </ul></li></ol></details> <h2><img style="width:3rem; display: inline;" src="/images/Icons/Star.svg" />Features for Students</h2> <hr /> <details><summary><h4>Adaptive Learning System (To be progressively rolled out)</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Students are able to learn adaptively based on an AI recommendation engine.</p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Gamification</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Ability to progress through Gamified course to earn XP, move up Levels, unlock Game Stories and collect Achievements</p> </li> <li> <p>Introduction of Game Leaderboard to motivate students and increase engagement</p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>E-Dictionary</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Students can use the Chinese Language E-Dictionary to search for definitions or translation of words within a lesson/course.</p> </li> </ol></details> <details><summary><h4>Localisation of Assignment</h4></summary> <ol> <li> <p>Students will be able to experience an immersive assignment in their Mother Tongue Language.</p> </li> </ol></details>

Updates 7 June 2022 Notice Dear Teachers, quizzes in lessons will be enhanced. Users should save standalone quizzes that they want to keep by putting them into lessons in “My Drive” before 5th June 2022. Quizzes that are not put into lessons will be removed from SLS. Features for All Users General UI Improvements Introduction of Table View for Global Search Allows for a denser and data-rich view of search results Introduction of App Library Features individual apps that can be found in Global Search Supports Content Publisher apps (e.g. e-textbook platforms) Quiz Enhancements Improvement of functionalities for Quizzes to prepare for e-SBA (e-School-Based Assessment) Supports multiple questions on each page of a quiz (from 1 question per page) Supports Text/Media components and Display components (i.e. 2-columns, 3-columns and accordion) in quizzes Notifications &amp; Announcements Enhancements Improvement of functionalities to allow users to manage information using: Filters Categories &amp; Flags (Notifications only) Introduced new optional notifications for teachers to: Create forum post Create/Edit annotation on student's assignment Ability to view Assignment-related notifications within the Assignment using toast messages Introduction of a unified announcement listing page for users that lists all announcement types - System, School and Class Group announcements Allows management of announcements (create / edit / delete) Users can choose to notify students of new announcements and/or notifications. Avatar Introduction of Avatar to allow users to better express their identity in SLS Features 24 presets and customisable components from the SLS Avatar Competition held in 2021 Assessment Ability to set Assignments as Assessments. This hides Assignment/Assessment cards from students. Assessments will be accessed through a dedicated URL. URL can be whitelisted to support assessments using SLS in future. Features for Teachers Gamification Introduction of Gamification in Courses to provide a more diverse range of experiences during their learning. Introduction of additional and optional game-based elements such as Experience Points (XP) and Levels: To provide a sense of progression through the game Game Story: To cater for game stories to appear when certain conditions are fulfiled Achievements: To cater for the awarding of Achievements when certain conditions are fulfiled Ability to monitor individual student’s game progress using a Game Leaderboard that can be turned on/off by teachers Ability to manually award Experience Points, Game Stories, Achievements E-Dictionary Introduction of E-Dictionaries for Chinese Language Provides an option for two E-dictionaries: Chinese Language and Chinese Language with English Translations E-Dictionary supports Chinese Language words that have multiple pronunciations. Text-To-Speech (For MTL) Ability to generate an audio clip from the MTL text The component provides two different views - annotation view and line-by-line view Annotation view: Users can highlight and annotate the text while the audio is playing Line-by-line view: Users will be guided through the narration. Clicking on the text will allow users to listen to the selected sentence Feedback Assistant (Speech Evaluation (SE)) Introduction of auto-marking for Audio-Response Questions for MTL Teachers are able to input the MTL text for evaluation in an Audio-Response Question. Students’ audio recording will be automatically graded for accuracy and fluency according to the MTL text to be read. Teachers are able to edit the suggested marks returned by the SE tool and add personalised feedback for their students. Localisation of Assignment Teacher can set up an assignment to be localised in Mother Tongue Languages: Chinese Language Malay Language Tamil Language Features for Students Adaptive Learning System (To be progressively rolled out) Students are able to learn adaptively based on an AI recommendation engine. Gamification Ability to progress through Gamified course to earn XP, move up Levels, unlock Game Stories and collect Achievements Introduction of Game Leaderboard to motivate students and increase engagement E-Dictionary Students can use the Chinese Language E-Dictionary to search for definitions or translation of words within a lesson/course. Localisation of Assignment Students will be able to experience an immersive assignment in their Mother Tongue Language.