Professor

Getting started

Where do I find my students?

If your organization has assigned you to one or more Administrative Classes (see section on Types of Classes), you will see the students in those classes by viewing the class in My Classes.

For Custom Classes:

You can find the students in Administrative Classes assigned to you by viewing those classes in the Administrative Classes area of the My Classes section. You can find the students in Custom Classes you are already teaching by viewing those classes in the Custom Classes area of the same section. When your school’s students are all present and visible on the Students page, select the students you wish to place into the classes you will be teaching by clicking on the circle (so that a blue plus sign appears) or in the check box next to each student’s name. You can access the Student list directly from the home page or via the My School menu.

From the Home page, select "Student Management" from the Teacher Panel.

From the My School menu, select Students.

Types of Classes

There are two types of classes on the platform:

Administrative Classes are classes defined by your organization’s administration (if any) and set up on the platform via Single Sign-on protocol or the user account creation implemented from the .csv it has provided. Professors and students are assigned to these classes by your organization. Professors not already assigned to an Administrative Class can join it if they need to, and then can give the class assignments and schedule assessment tests, but they cannot modify its name, or add or remove students or other professors from the class. Professors cannot create or delete Administrative Classes.

Custom Classes are classes or groups created by a professor, who names the class and places students in it. The class or group can be joined by other professors. Professors can create or delete such classes or groups as needed. If your organization has not defined any Administrative Classes, professors will only see the Custom Classes they have created or joined.

How do I create a Custom Class?

To create a new Custom Class, select “Create A New Custom Class” at the top of the My Classes section. Choose a name for the class, and then select the students to add to the class. You can filter the student list by Teacher (students already in a class with a specific teacher) or Class (students already in a specific class). You can also use the search function to search for specific students by name or - if they have used one - licence code.

How do I know the level of my classes?

The Assessment Tests on the platform are designed according to CEFR guidelines. To know the proficiency level of the students in your classes, you can assign an Assessment Test to each class. Knowing the level of your students will enable you recommend or assign exercises adapted to their needs. All the exercises on the platform are accessible to everyone, but when creating assignments you can filter exercises by difficulty level or grammar point. Based on the level of each student, you can choose to place them into classes or groups by level and move them to higher-level classes or groups as they progress.

You can also access usage statistics, or - if a learning unit was included as part of an assignment - see students’ scores on that unit as well as their progress in completing the assignment (Not started, In progress, Finished).

How do I set the language for my courses, the site interface and the translations?

The Learning Language is the target language: the language you will be learning. It can be changed - if you have access to more than one learning language - by clicking on the Change Language button.

The interface language is the language in which the site is navigated - all instructions are given in this language. You can change the interface language to any one of the 26 languages available, unless your organization has imposed the Learning language as the interface language.

The translation language enables you translate words (besides keywords) inside a learning unit, as with a dictionary. You can change the translation language to any one of the 26 languages available.