One of the new features introduced in service pack 8 is a new default theme that is modern and more efficient. Watch Video

Along with the default theme there are also over 50 professionally designed themes to choose from so that you can match your course to your subject, color preference, or current mood. Changing the theme of a course is as easy as selecting an item from the drop-down menu.

With the new 2012 Theme, the course menu also gets a facelift becoming sleeker and more accessible.

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We know you teach multiple courses and when you are performing a task, you often want to do it for several courses. Task-Based Navigation lets you jump from one course to another, retaining the context of the page, so you can perform the same task across multiple courses, saving you time and frustration. Watch Video

There is also a Quick Setup Guide that will help you with customizing your course. This will automatically pop up the first time you log into your course to make it easy to setup the course just the way you want it.

The most requested new feature in SP8 will save you time and make it easier to correct problem questions in assessments. With Automated Regrading, instructors can drop, give full credit, change point value, or change which answer is marked correct and the system will re-grade submitted assessments gracefully and provide notification about what has changed. Watch Video

Also new in SP8 is the ability to assign negative points for wrong answers.

SP8 introduces reporting on performance as well as on activity in the system. See how often a particular student accesses your courses, or view the overal activity for your courses. These new reports help teachers see what students are accessing and how long they spend in the course!