Falcon Online April 2025 Updates:
Assignments and Discussions – Bulk feedback for instructors | New
This feature enables instructors to provide bulk feedback to learners directly within the Assignments and Discussions submission pages, enhancing efficiency and user experience.
Key capabilities:
• Add and save bulk feedback as a draft if none exists.
• Update existing drafts or published evaluations for multiple learners simultaneously.
• Apply feedback to selected learners using Add Feedback or to all learners using Add Feedback to All.
• Display a warning message when saving an empty Feedback dialog as bulk feedback, as this action overwrites existing drafts or published evaluations.
Note: The Grid View in Discussions does not support bulk feedback.
File Attachments with Bulk Feedback
When using bulk feedback in Assignments or Discussions:
• Falcon Online Editor includes the Insert Stuff functionality but does not support file uploads from My Computer. Instructors can insert links to YouTube videos or other external resources, and these links are stored in Manage Files.
• Insert Image supports uploading image files from My Computer, and the system stores them in Manage Files.
This feature implements the following PIE items:
• D10673 (Bulk Edit Discussion / Dropbox Feedback)
• D4921 (Bulk grading & Feedback in Dropbox / Assignments)
• D6429 (Bulk feedback upload for non-submitted assignments)
• D6739 (Assignment Bulk Edit Features)
Figure: The Submissions page in Assignments displays options to add bulk feedback, including Add Feedback to All and Add Feedback for selected learners.
Figure: The Assess Topic page in Discussions displays options to add bulk feedback, including Add Feedback to All and Add Feedback for selected learners.
Figure: On the Assess Topic page in Discussions, select learners to add feedback, then click Add Feedback.
Figure: On the Assess Topic page in Discussions, after selecting learners and clicking Add Feedback, the Add Feedback dialog box opens, allowing feedback entry.
Grades – Access Quiz Feedback | New
This new feature allows learners to quickly access quiz attempt feedback from the Grades page.
Figure: On the Grades page, click View Quiz Attempts to access feedback on quiz attempts.
Previously, learners could view quiz attempt feedback only in the Quizzes tool, depending on how the instructor configured the review settings. This option remains available.
Figure: Before, learners could access quiz attempt feedback only through the Quizzes tool on the Quiz List page.
This feature implements the following PIE items:
• D5170 (Learner Access Quiz feedback via Grades)
Media Library – New User Interface for Media Library | Updated
This release introduces a redesigned user interface (UI) for the Media Library, aligning it with the look and feel of other Falcon Online tools. The updated interface enables instructors to manage media files more efficiently across multiple courses and content objects. Any changes made to a media file are automatically reflected in all courses where it is used, ensuring consistency and saving time.
Figure: The new UI of the Media Library page.
All the functionality of the old Media Library still exists, but is now presented in a modern way:
• The Add Assets button launches a dialog where users can upload new assets and record audio or video. It replaces the previous Upload and Record buttons.
Figure: In the Add Assets dialog, select Record Audio or Record Video to create new media. Alternatively, drag and drop files into the upload area or click to browse for files.
• The Recycle Bin icon has been moved to the top-right corner. The updated interface now displays how long files will be stored before permanent deletion.
Figure: From the Recycle Bin page, select media items and click Restore Selected to recover them. In this example, the item is permanently deleted after 90 days.
This continuous delivery update is scheduled for April 25th.
Please refer to the Falcon Online for Faculty InfoGuide for additional information on all the Falcon Online tools. 
Faith Testerman
Coordinator IV - IT Instructional Resources
Faith.Testerman@DaytonaState.edu
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