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MyOMLab: New Features for Fall, 2024

Here are some new features for MyLab OM that go live this month or in Fall:

    • New Assignment Overview – All standard homework assignments have a new overview page. Students can see their score, the items in the assignment, and the learning outcomes. They can easily navigate through questions and embedded media.
    • AI Instructor Tools v2 (Beta) – An enhanced artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot is available to help find items to add to assignments.  This tool is being released to MyLab OM in fall.
    • Assignment Manager View – The Assignment Manager Redesign (AMR) shows by default when users open the assignment manager. Allows much better filtering and easy assignment management.  Users have the choice to change to the classic view.
    • Secure Testing – LockDown Browser works with Chromebooks (ChromeOS extension delivered by Respondus).
    • LockDown Browser (for secure online testing) – You can download and use the latest LockDown browser software versions for: Windows version 2.1.2.08, dated July 16, 2024. Coming late this month: MasOS version 2.1.2.07.
    • LMS Support – Gradesync optimization and gradebook data enrichment provides more data for 3PL customers, enabling them to view more data in their learning management system gradebook.
    • Data Privacy – Cookie preferences and anonymized Personal Identifiable Information (PII) are enabled.
    • In-product Help – In-product messaging is updated to include instructor onboarding guidance and improved online help.
  • AI-powered Study Tools in the eText (live now, see bullets below for what the AI does—you can play with this in your 14e eText if you want) and the MyLab Homework questions (coming to OM this fall)
    • Summarize
    • Practice
    • Explain
  • New “Classroom to Career” tools
    • Forage Job Sims (debuted earlier this year).  There are currently 5 in MyLab OM:
      • CBRE Project Management
      • Datacom Automation
      • HSBC Digital Business Services
      • PwC Consulting Digital Assurance and Transparency
      • PwC Management Consulting
    • Pearson Job Match