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Contact us!

questhelp@austin.utexas.edu

512.471.5416 (billing and high school instructor/institution sign up), 512.232.1076 (system questions)

Come visit in person! PMA 15.320G

What's New in Quest?

March 2020

Instructors:

• Online testing via learning modules in test mode (>300k tests already administered!)
• Proctoring overlay for online assessments
• Distance learning support
• Matrix style free response questions
• Security and Performance upgrades

Students:

• Errant UTLogoff timeframe relaxed in times of latency–thank you for your Fall 2019 survey input concerning this!
• Personalization of custom review questions
• Solutions offered to custom reviews (instructor released)
• Remaining spring '20 unpaid students fee waived given COVID-19 crisis
• (any starting to use Quest after spring break will not be billed for spring '20)

System performance:

• Faster user interface
• Increased server capacity
• Security and Performance upgrades

Sustained Enhancements

Instructors:

• Allow bulk late submit for students added to course late
• Delete personal bank item questions (in editor)
• Static level preview of an assignment (to be able to discuss with support team without everyone having a different version)
• Modern search tool, complete with question tags to filter, and institutional history success rate!
• Bubblesheet scanner for Quest exam use in PMA 15.320
• Addition of Time Zone specific handling

Students:

• Elimination of Negative Point (guessing penalty) as default grading behavior ( since spring 19)
• Delete old custom reviews using the red trash can

• We're hearing you'd like more explanations! Please help us identify areas of greatest need by highlighting areas that are lacking.