3.11 (January 06, 2022)
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
3.10 (December 28, 2021)
Graded quizzes now support midterm and final length exams!
- By popular demand: The graded quiz feature was enhanced to support instructors using graded quizzes for exams with dozens of questions. Those quizzes now load faster and move from one question to the next in about a second.
- And as always, minor bug fixes and improvements
3.09 (December 22, 2021)
Courseware will soon have two different access options: one with all the content we offer, and a second limited to content covered in an introductory biology course. This update continues that two-option set up. With this update:
- Visible Biology is visible as an option on the assignment creation page, but it is not selectable! This is a very tiny sneak preview of assignable Visible Biology assets coming in early 2022
- For student purchases: Minor updates, including the addition of a one-year purchase option.
3.08 (December 9, 2021)
Courseware will soon have two different access options: one with all the content we offer, and a second limited to content covered in an introductory biology course. This update starts that two-option set up. With this update:
- Select a Courseware product from the dropdown when you create or copy a course
- Courseware: All Content is available to all current users and includes all the content available in Courseware
- Courseware: Biology Content isn't available yet, but this product is coming soon!
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes
3.07 (December 7, 2021)
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
3.6.03 (October 26, 2021)
Free preview of Visible Biology is available now!
- From the My Apps page, launch Visible Biology to navigate through 3D simulation models, animations, quizzes, flashcards and more
- Explore units containing biological systems and functionality including cells, plant structure, photosynthesis and DNA structure
- Visible Biology assignments and biology quizzing are not yet available through Courseware.
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes
3.5.00 (October 18, 2021)
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
3.4.01 (October 14, 2021)
Redesigned Courseware My Apps page!
- Find more detailed explanations of what comes in each app, with support article links to read more
3.3.00 (October 11, 2021)
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
3.2.74 (September 20, 2021)
Create assignments with Flashcard Decks!
- Either download our Flashcard Decks or make your own to add them to your Atlas assignments
- Students can open assigned decks and save copies to their accounts to learn and study whenever they want
- And as always, bug fixes and performance improvements
3.2.71 (September 15, 2021)
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
3.2.68 (September 7, 2021)
New "Trouble logging in?" pop-up contains helpful links for students!
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes
3.2.65 (August 30, 2021)
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
3.2.64 (August 27, 2021)
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
3.2.63 (August 26, 2021)
New Flashcard feature! Flashcards are now available in Human Anatomy Atlas for all Courseware subscribers.
- Create your own cards and decks, or search and add premade decks on dozens of popular topics
- New Study section! Check out three ways to learn and study: lab activities, quizzes, and Flashcard decks
- Visible Body User Accounts improvements; faster access to your saved content
- And as always, minor bug fixes and improvements
3.2.59 (August 18, 2021)
We improved how you can update your information in your profile!
- Now you can navigate to the My Profile page to view your details and edit them easily
- Need to change your email address or password? Now, the steps to take are even more clear
- And as always, minor bug fixes and improvements
3.2.54 (August 12, 2021)
- Minor improvements and bug fixes to enhance the user experience when viewing quiz results and grades
3.2.52 (July 28, 2021)
More user-requested improvements to the Gradebook in Courseware!
- Improved Gradebook scrolling and navigation
- Scroll horizontally no matter where you are on the page
- Assignment and quiz names are always visible at the top
- Narrower grade columns so that you can see more at once
- Modify grades and give extensions without interruptions. The Gradebook now remembers your page and scroll position when making changes
- And as always, minor bug fixes and improvements
You can see a preview of all these changes in this video.
3.2.40 (July 22, 2021)
New feature: Archive a course!
- You can archive your older courses in our new My Archive section
- While archived, you can still access your course and even make edits
- Want to move it back to your active My Courses list? It’s just one click!
Want to chat live with our support team?
- You’ll see a chat option on the lower left-hand side of the screen
- If they’re not available, leave your message for the team via the chat, and they’ll get back to you
All new Instructor Resources course!
- The course is chock-full of information that will help you make the most out of Visible Body Courseware
- It includes tips for getting started for you and your students, loads of premade activities such as labs and eBooks, helpful teaching tools, and premade courses
- This course also provides FAQs, troubleshooting, and more!
- New instructor accounts will include it automatically on the My Courses page. All existing instructors can go grab it on the Premade Courses page
And as always, minor bug fixes and improvements
3.2.34 (July 13, 2021)
- Minor bug fixes
3.2.32 (July 8, 2021)
Improvements to the Gradebook in Courseware offer consistency and ease-of-use with:
- Improved consistency with the display of grades and grade statuses
- Better tracking of quiz attempts! If the student closes out of their quiz, the attempt is still counted and recorded in the Gradebook. New attempts started for a quiz also make old, in-progress attempts count
- Students with the same last name are now alphabetized by last name and first name in the Gradebook, Roster and CSV exports
- Narrower columns for improved navigation! The submission and duration information is now available via the dropdown menu to save space
- And as always, minor bug fixes and improvements
You can check out all these improvements in this video
3.2.30 (June 30, 2021)
Courseware backend updates to the latest security and reliability standards.
The Visible Body teams have taken proactive measures to make sure Courseware data is secure and students and instructors continue to have seamless access. By updating our Courseware infrastructure, we now have:
- Improved security with all the latest security upgrades and patches
- Continued great uptime rates - remain supremely stable with our 10s of thousands of users
3.2.09 (May 25, 2021)
- Minor bug fix
3.2.08 (April 5, 2021)
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
3.2.07 (April 5, 2021)
Courseware-Blackboard Light Integration is now available!
- Schools can now choose to integrate Courseware courses with Blackboard courses. Launch Courseware from within Blackboard!
- This integration includes single sign on only. Instructors and students only need to log in once and will stay signed in each time they visit Courseware through Canvas
- Available for schools with group licenses and for courses with individual student purchases
Easily see which courses are paired with Canvas and Blackboard
- The icons on the My Courses page will indicate which Courseware courses are synced with your Canvas or Blackboard course
Linked the wrong Courseware course to your Canvas or Blackboard course?
- Now Canvas and Blackboard integrated courses can be unlinked on the LMS Integration page. Just select the pairing you want to undo!
3.2 (March 9, 2021)
Human Anatomy Atlas 2021 Web is now available through Courseware!
- When you launch Atlas 2021 from Courseware, you’ll be automatically signed into your Visible Body account for easy access to your custom views and presentations!
- Explore new content and features. Atlas 2021 now includes
- More than 110 physiology and pathology animations that can be used for patient education and advanced learning topics
- More detailed gross anatomy
- Faster access to related content
- More accessibility settings
- New features to Save and Annotate 3D views, transform your 2D slide presentations into interactive 3D presentations
Create assignments with new content from Atlas 2021!
- Assign your custom content! Create Favorites and Tours in Atlas 2021 that you can assign to your students in Courseware.
- Assign animations directly from Atlas 2021
- Assign views with the peritoneum and organs in context to help with clinical evaluation and F.A.S.T. Exam
The Atlas mobile download on the My Apps page is updated to the latest version for new users, including all animations and user accounts! New users will have access to the mobile app for two years.
And as always, minor bug fixes and improvements
3.1.28 (February 9, 2021)
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
3.1.27 (February 4, 2021)
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
3.1.26 (January 28, 2021)
- New pre-made course! An autograded labs course is now available in all new instructor accounts
- Uses Courseware's quizzing features to create labs that are automatically graded
- Quizzes and activities are all available in the Quiz Bank for you to edit and customize
- Coming soon to the Premade Courses page!
- Every time you copy a course, you'll see an option to set it to your time zone
- And as always, other minor bug fixes and improvements
3.1 (January 21, 2021)
Major update to Courseware quizzing engine!
- Updated our anatomy for quizzing. Quiz on the finer details of the following areas:
- Kidney gross anatomy
- New hand ligaments
- Refined female genitalia
- New structures for female genitalia
- Hip circulation
- Knee circulation
- Vasculature and nerves in the head and neck
- Branches of cranial nerves
- Segmented lungs
- Pleura
- Three heads of the pectoralis major
- Innermost intercostal muscles
You can watch a video to see the details of the quizzing anatomy and quiz question updates here!
- Improved quizzing usability and design!
- Improved experience to rotate and zoom via trackpad or mouse
- Students can use joystick to manipulate 3D models
- Faster loading times
- Quizzes look and feel more modern, and more like the practice quizzes students are used to in the Visible Body apps
- Students can now retake quizzes with additional attempts right from the finish screen without going back to Courseware.
- Images you upload are 30% bigger!
- New partial credit setting when creating Graded Quiz Assignments
- We default all of your quizzes to “Yes” to enable partial credit
- Yes: Students will get credit for the questions they answer correctly. They will get no points for questions they answer incorrectly or don’t get to in the allotted time.
- No: Students will get no credit for the quiz if they do not finish in the allotted time. You can easily switch this off in your assignment details settings.
- Other small improvements
- Gradebook and Roster have numbered lists of students
- Overall course grade is available in the student view of the Gradebook
- And as always, other minor bug fixes, improvements, and performance enhancements
3.0.13 (October 14, 2020)
- Bug fixes and performance enhancements
3.0.12 (October 1, 2020)
- Bug fixes and performance enhancements
3.0.10 (September 17, 2020)
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
3.0.09 (August 17, 2020)
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
3.0.07 (July 31, 2020)
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
3.0.05 (July 23, 2020)
Courseware-Canvas Light Integration is now available!
- Schools can now choose to integrate Courseware courses with Canvas courses. Launch Courseware from within Canvas!
- This integration includes single sign on only. Instructors and students only need to log in once and will stay signed in each time they visit Courseware through Canvas
- Available for schools with group licenses and for courses with individual student purchases
3.0.02 (June 26, 2020)
- Minor improvements
3.0 (June 19, 2020)
- Create Courseware assignments with brand new content from Physiology & Pathology!
- New 3D pathology models, brand new animations presenting physiological processes and common pathologies, and practice quizzes to test your knowledge
- Set the heart rate and visualize conduction in a dissectible, beating 3D heart, and follow along on an ECG
- Walk through interactive lessons to understand the progression of atherosclerosis, kidney stones, lung cancer, and other common conditions
- Web access to P&P is now available for all users!
- Download the mobile app on your phone or tablet. This app is a 5-year subscription, so you'll keep getting updates as we add new content and features