4.42 (September 20, 2023)
Newly refined loading process!
- Improved loading process when launching the VB Suite Portal and Courseware web versions.
- Minor improvements and bug fixes.
4.41 (August 31, 2023)
Updated Courseware Resource Center for the new semester!
This update will send a notification to instructors for the Getting Started page, with a new temporary highlight that will add the Getting Started folder for their students in one easy click.
4.40 (August 22, 2023)
Improvements and bug fixes
- Improved customer interactions with the grade details page using keyboard navigation.
- Cleaned up and improved our notifications system.
And as always, made many minor improvements and bug fixes.
August 15, 2023 (VBS Portal v4.39)
New Google single sign-on (SSO) access options as well as keyboard accessibility updates!
- We've added a message in the app for users that have gained access to VB Suite via Courseware or VB Suite using Google SSO and do not have a password to enter into the mobile app.
- We’ve made improvements to keyboard accessibility. You can now sign in and sign up using your keyboard!
4.38 (August 3, 2023)
Accessibility updates in Courseware
Our Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) has been updated for 2023! This includes our recent and ongoing efforts towards making Courseware keyboard and screen reader accessible for students.
4.37 (July 31, 2023)
Maintenance Release
Minor improvements and bug fixes.
July 17, 2023 (VBS Portal v4.36)
Maintenance Release
Minor improvements and bug fixes.
July 5, 2023 (VBS Product v3.1)
New content added in Visible Body Suite
VB Suite's latest update will get your heart pumping!
- More content added to My Apps Resources in Visible Body Suite. Check it out in the "Spotlight" section under "Recently Added Content".
- Interact with a 3D beating heart to learn about the cardiac cycle, conduction, and cardiac output. You can adjust the heart rate by setting the BPM and follow along on an ECG.
- Our new pathology slideshows visually explain diseases like lung cancer, cirrhosis, and more.
- And, as always, bug fixes and improvements.
4.35 (June 29, 2023)
Maintenance Release
Minor improvements and bug fixes.
4.34 (June 13, 2023)
Maintenance Release
Minor improvements and bug fixes.
4.33 (June 1, 2023)
Maintenance Release
Minor improvements and bug fixes.
4.32 (May 30, 2023)
Available Now: New Accessibility update
New option added for instructors who would like to add alt image text to images they upload into quizzes to help screen readers for visually impaired students.
- And, as always, minor improvements and bug fixes.
May 22, 2023 (VBS Product v3.0)
VB Suite Product (mobile and web) available on the My Apps page has a brand new menu and search system!
- Start by choosing a topic of interest, such as human anatomy.
- Search for specific content by keyword and filter results by content type (3D view, animation, etc).
- Check out the Spotlight section for newly added content and features, helpful tips, and free resources.
- And, as always, bug fixes and minor improvements.
4.31 (May 2, 2023)
Maintenance Release
Minor improvements and bug fixes.
4.30 (April 24, 2023)
Available Now: More content added to My Apps Resources in Visible Body Suite
New in VB Suite: Discover what happens when physiology breaks down with the new pathology update!
- Explore 8 new 3D models of common disease states, such as Alzheimer's Disease, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, and more.
- Better understand physiology and pathology with 13 new videos about Parkinson's Disease, ALS, epilepsy, and more.
- And, as always, bug fixes and minor improvements.
4.29 (April 20, 2023)
Clearer instructions and information!
- Due dates, availability dates, and course dates now include time zones.
- We've clarified LMS integration error message language with actionable directions.
- A new Admin role information button on the “Roles and Permissions” indicates how the default instructor role is assigned.
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes.
4.28 (April 5, 2023)
Featured: Improved Systems Tray!
Fine-tune your study of anatomy with the muscle layers, attachments, and improved region selection in Courseware! Learn more here!
Use the Visible Body Suite app’s systems tray to:
- Select multiple regions to customize your view.
- Simulate a dissection more closely by adding and removing muscle layers, from deepest to most superficial.
- Study muscle attachments in context by showing pins and paint alongside the entire skeleton.
Student screen reader access!
- Student pages in the Courseware platform are now fully screen reader accessible, and keyboard navigation friendly.
- We’ve also made more updates to the Courseware Resource Center, including:
- a more noticeable “?” icon.
- improved Help Center search tool.
- “Submit an idea” entries delivered directly to the product team.
- key update notifications at first sign in.
- Updated the “My Apps” page with Visible Body Suite’s new name.
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes.
4.27 (March 28, 2023)
Maintenance Release
Minor improvements and bug fixes.
4.26 (March 10, 2023)
Available Now: New Pig Model in Visible Biology!
- Launch the new views in the “Animal Structure and Function” and “Evolution: Animal Diversity” Units to learn about the pig’s structures, functions, and how they compare to other animals. Read more here!
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Create Flashcards and custom Tours from any pig model view!
New Resource Center to orient users, and a new name for Atlas!
- Select the “?” icon in the upper right corner to access these pages in the Resource Center:
- “Getting Started” instructor and student pages onboard users with video and article links.
- “What’s New” featuring app updates and new content.
- “Courseware Help” with links to our top help articles.
- “Submit an Idea” for users to submit ideas and feedback.
- “Submit a Support Ticket” page for technical support.
- “Anatomy Atlas 2023 +” text is now updated to “Visible Body Suite” in the Courseware assignment creation workflow.
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes.
4.23 (February 14, 2023)
New VBio Course and Student Info View
- Purchase dates, expiration dates, and extend-access links now appear in the student account information at the top right corner of the screen.
- Updated “Concepts of Biology (OpenStax Correlation)” course appears in new instructor accounts.
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes.
4.20 (January 10, 2023)
New course reordering feature allows for custom “My Courses” pages for all users!
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The default order starts as alphabetical, but each user can now click and drag courses in any order they choose in their own “My Courses” page.
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes.
4.19 (December 15, 2022)
Courseware student accounts are now fully keyboard accessible! New instructor account default courses and ease-of-use improvements enhance user experience.
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Students can navigate Courseware using only their keyboard! New skip navigation links aid movement around the page:
- Updated and renamed default courses are now included with new Courseware instructor accounts:
| Product type | Courses included with new accounts | |
| Courseware: All Content | Concepts of Biology | Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology |
| Courseware: Biology Content | Concepts of Biology | |
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Ease-of-use improvements:
- Platform-wide updated date picker includes a new “Today” button, bringing the user immediately to today’s date when scheduling assignments and courses
- “Manage Courses” and “Manage People” Admin page columns now clearly show which one has been sorted
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes
4.18 (November 22, 2022)
New views of the Frog, Sea Star, and Earthworm from Visible Biology are now assignable in Courseware! We've also improved Question Bank and Quiz Bank filter lists, and student purchase options views.
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Filter by Author field lists in Quiz Bank and Question Bank have been reordered
- Visible Body and Atlas Quizzes are first
- Current user is next
- After that, users are ordered alphabetically by last name
- Student purchase options will now be hidden from some site license instructors during course creation and course copying to prevent confusion
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes
4.17 (November 17, 2022)
New transferable "Primary Instructor" designation offers course ownership flexibility, and prevents courses from being deleted permanently!
- The course creator is designated “Primary Instructor” permanently, unless their primary instructor functionality is transferred to a new owner
- Courseware Admins can now transfer Primary Instructors on the "Manage Courses" page under “Manage People for this Course”
- Primary Instructors can transfer their course ownership themselves on their course’s “Manage Class Roster” page
- Admin role can now make a copy, send a copy, archive, and delete a course from the "Manage Courses" page
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes
4.16 (October 26, 2022)
Administrators can now access a new area called “Manage People” from the left panel where they can view every member of their institution in one place.
- Admins can search by first/last name, email, or role as they type
- Admins will be able to sort their users by each column on this page
- Admin can also access a new popup that allows them to view every course that a user is a member of and can view and edit the user’s primary and course roles or remove them from the course
- The arrow to contract or expand the left panel now only appears when hovering over the panel to avoid confusion
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes
4.15 (October 19, 2022)
We've enhanced our library of assignable Human Anatomy Atlas 2023+ content, now including fascial compartments!
- Fascial compartments from Atlas are now assignable through Courseware
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes
4.14 (October 13, 2022)
New “Manage Courses” area allows Admin role users to view and access every course in your institution and manage other users!
- New “Manage People for this Course” feature! Admins can now manage the instructors of any course, and assign them different course roles and permissions.
- Admins can toggle "Access All Courses" to allow instructors access to all institutional courses, but no access to managing users
- “Send a Copy of a Course” and “Archive Course” choices are now available in the "Course Options" category of the Roles and Permissions area.
4.13 (October 4, 2022)
We've enhanced our library of assignable biology content, now including Sea Star and Earthworm!
- Sea Star and Earthworm models are now assignable through Courseware
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes
4.11 (September 15, 2022)
Copy assignments to new folders, assign zero-point quizzes, and set new “Manage Folders” permissions!
- Individual assignments can now be copied from one course to another, rather than needing to copy the entire folder
- The standard gradebook CSV exports will now include more information about students, including email, login dates and times, and time spent on quizzes
- A quiz can now be set to zero points. Zero point quizzes do not impact a student’s grade
- Default score for all new quizzes and assignments will be 10 points / 10%
- Admins can now set the “Manage Folders” permission when creating or editing roles to restrict other roles from making or moving folders
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes
4.10 (August 18, 2022)
- Bug fixes:
- New students signing up without a course join link may, once again, use a bulk code or start a trial without issue
- Timed accommodations will correctly save again
- Gradebook improvements:
- "Incomplete" status has been changed to "Not attempted", and now also shows the grade as either 0/x points or 0%
- When the instructor grades short answer quizzes, questions with images now display those images
- Header now includes total possible points for each quiz, along with the quiz name
- Updated text on My Apps page (for Courseware and Web Suite) from Atlas 2022+ to Atlas 2023+
- New statuses for students on the assignments page!
- Graded assignments will now be marked with icons based on whether they are available, in progress, or complete
4.09 (August 2, 2022)
Courseware now includes the option to set a contact as an Administrator at an institution's account.
In addition to Instructor and Students roles, Courseware now has an Administrator role. In this initial release the Administrator has access to all Instructor accounts and instructor features, and can set up types of Instructors with restricted permissions.
New “Roles and Permissions” area on the left navigation panel pre-populated with new “Admin” and “Instructor” roles!
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Key Admin role features:
- New welcome page displays on Admin’s first login
- View, create, edit, duplicate, and delete individual Instructor roles, but institutional template Instructor role cannot be deleted
- Option to set new permissions once for all default instructor roles
- Access to the “Edit Your Permissions” area by either creating a new role, or editing an existing role
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New categories of permissions the Admin can edit for Instructor role within the permissions area include
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- Course Options
- Assignments
- Gradebook
- Announcements
- Class Roster
- Course Resources
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- Access to “Add Users for this Role” area, where Admin can add users from the Instructor role
- Manage student view of Instructor username and email address in the course banner with a new permission toggle
- Admin role cannot be edited, duplicated or deleted
- Now any staff with the “Manage LMS Integration” permission (no longer the course creator only) can link their institution’s LMS to a Courseware course
4.08 (July 25, 2022)
Courseware: Biology Content is now available! When you're creating a course, you can now select one of two options from the "Product" dropdown.
- Select “Courseware: Biology Content” to give students access to assignments made with content from Visible Biology and Anatomy & Physiology
- Select “Courseware: All Content” to give students access to assignments made with all the Visible Body content
- Courseware will prompt students to get the access they need for their courses
4.07 (July 20, 2022)
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
4.06 (July 7, 2022)
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
4.05 (June 16, 2022)
- Upgraded the gradebook and roster views to allow for simple column sorting, such as by student name, email address, course grade and total points
- Anyone in a course will see the course instructors listed as “Instructor” rather than as "Professor"
- Addressed an issue with deep linking in Canvas. Students can now open a synced assignment after the instructor has turned off deep linking
- Updated LMS integrations to not interfere with Blackboard courses when an institution also has Canvas deep integration
- Improved the Course Resources area to show the names of each file when more than one is uploaded at one time
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes
4.03 (June 2, 2022)
- New and updated Human Anatomy Atlas models are now available for Courseware assignments
- Osteon and Sectioned Femur models have been updated with more detail
- Three brand new tissue-level anatomy models: Skeletal Muscle, Heart Wall, and Hepatic Lobule
- Just select "Create New Assignments", choose "Human Anatomy Atlas" and go to the "Microanatomy Views" section to start making assignments with these new models
4.02 (May 25, 2022)
Visible Biology assignments have been expanded!
- Even more flexibility with assignable customized Favorites, Tours, and Flashcard Decks from Visible Biology
- Add Visible Body's pre-made biology Tours and Flashcard Decks by adding them to your account, then assign them
- Assign quizzes from Visible Biology to your students for non-graded practice
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes
4.01 (May 10, 2022)
Manage Class Roster feature now has better tracking and management of student drops and transfers!
- Better messaging when students access an assignment from Canvas that hasn't been published in Courseware yet
- Better tracking for the history of students dropped or transferred from CW courses
- Instructors can re-add dropped students in Courseware at any time
- And as always, minor improvements and bug fixes