What’s New in Maple T.A. 4.0
Maple T.A. 4.0 contains numerous enhancements that
simplify the administration process, provide greater flexibility for
the instructor, and improve the experience for the students. Highlights
include enhanced roster import, support for international characters,
and the ability to expand Maple T.A.’s capabilities through integration
with the Maple T.A. Building Block™ for Blackboard Learning System™ and
MapleNet®.
Details:
Enhanced Roster Import
- Header row allows for flexible order of columns. Only include the
columns you need.
- Update user information easily using the intuitive
format.
- Assign user
roles in the system.
- Pre-validate roster information.
- Easily fix errors in user information
by uploading a roster of corrected records.
- Delete groups of users with a roster. Convenient batch removal,
with the choice between “mark as deleted” and “delete
permanently.”
More Customized Messages for Students
- Increased control over when pass/fail feedback is displayed to the
student: always, never, or if final grade is shown.
- Add a custom grading
message that will display after the default system message.
Gradebook Improvements
- The student view of Gradebook has been simplified.
- Students can only
see assignments for which they have results.
- Percent
and letter grade view now available to students.
- Gradebook export
includes all data and is sorted by last name.
- Gradebook
export uses empty field if student has no score, rather than a dash.
Your system administrator can set this system property.
New System Administrator's Guide
Everything your university’s system administrator needs to know
to install and maintain Maple T.A., in one simple document. Topics include:
- Installation procedures for Maple T.A., as well as other required
programs such as Java™, PostgreSQL, and Tomcat™
- Configuring
Maple T.A. to work with MapleNet
- Changing system properties
for Gradebook formatting
- Managing Maple T.A.
logs
- Integrating LDAP authentication into your Maple
T.A. system
Increased Flexibility in User Registration
- User self-registration available as a system setting: administrators
can choose to allow students to register themselves in the system or
restrict registration to users with create privileges.
- User profile
validation available as a system setting: administrators can choose
whether or not new users are required to validate their profile on
their first login.
Comprehensive Support for International Characters
- Import rosters and enter questions in any language.
Enhanced Mathematical Engine
- Provides access to the full computational power of Maple 12, the
latest release from Maplesoft.
Support for the Maple T.A. Building Block for Blackboard Learning System
- Maple T.A. 4.0 works with the new Building Block for Blackboard
(available separately).
- A wide range of Blackboard versions are supported:
Blackboard Learning System Release 6.3 / 7.x / 8.0
Integration with MapleNet
Maple T.A. 4.0 can be integrated with MapleNet (available separately),
which provides increased efficiency, including the ability to use multiple
back-end servers, and gives access to a wider variety of plot types and
customizations in question content. MapleNet provides:
- Scalability: the option to scale across multiple back-end servers
- Faster
XML/MathML generation
- Finer control over process management and
resources used by pool of Maple engines
- Access to more Maple plot types and customizations:
- New plot types such as dual-axis plots and polar plots with
polar axes
- New line styles and symbols
- Control gridlines, axis options, captions,
transparency, glossiness, and legend location
- Display international alphabets and characters
in plot titles, legends and captions for 2-D plots
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