Lessonspace

Changelog

What's New?

A collection of new features we've just launched in Lessonspace!

29 Jan 2024
Sort resources by name or date

Introducing a new sorting feature that allows you to organize resources in the Resource Drawer by name or upload date, making it easier to sort and find resources within the Space.

29 Jan 2024
Session details

The session log details have been updated to include join and leave times for all participants in a convenient list format, along with the duration each participant spent in the session. Users can now download the CSV file of the log directly from the 'More Actions' dropdown menu.

17 Jan 2024
Session end redirect

You can now automatically redirect students & tutors to a custom web page at the end of every Session.

To activate this feature you will need to set a redirect url; go to Space Settings, under the Settings menu and scroll down to 'Session Options'. Disable the Lessonspace default and enter your redirect url.

14 Dec 2023
Email Authentication on Space access

When joining a Space you can now enable settings that either:

  • Allow users to join with their Name or Email using the enabled "Join Space with Email" setting. This serves as an additional Identifier for your Students & Tutors.
  • Require Students & Tutors to use their Email address when joining a Space by enabling the "Require Email to Join" setting. This will make sure Students & Tutors joining your Spaces have an account with your Lessonspace Organisation.
7 Nov 2023
Recording Access Control Policies

You are now able to set access control policies for recordings for Spaces, a specific Sessions in that Space or at an Organisational Level (the Default).

When creating a Space you can inherit the default Organisational access policies or adjust them to your needs.

The same goes for Sessions, once a the recording is available you are able to update that access policy for that individual recording from the "More Actions" menu.

If a user attempts to access a recording without the correct permissions they will be greeted with the following "Access Error".

14 Dec 2023
Screenshare annotation

Add collaboration to your Space by annotating a shared screen. Use screenshare annotations to make your classroom interactive, highlight key information, and let students engage with the material. Start a screen share and use the top toolbar tools to begin annotating.

20 Oct 2023
Jump to View

Available under the user options from the People Menu. Clicking this will jump you to what that user's screen is focusing on within the Lessonspace - i.e. jumping to their view !

3 Oct 2023
Hide Self-View

If you find yourself occasionally distracted by your own video feed, we have recently released an update that will allow you to hide your Self-View while still broadcasting your video to all other connected Users.

It is important to notice that you will still be broadcasting to others when Hide Self-View is enabled

3 Oct 2023
Cursor Settings

Leaders in the Space will now be able to control the cursor settings when making use of the Whiteboard. By selecting the settings icon in the toolbar, two options are presently available:

  • Hiding all cursors - removing all pointers & namespaces, freeing up the entire Whiteboard.
  • Hiding all cursor namespaces - removing only the namespace and leaving the pointer still visible, freeing up space for your content.
3 Oct 2023
Session Deletion

Admin users will now have the ability to manually delete single Sessions from Lessonspace storage.

Upon deletion all of the Organisations Admin user will receive an email referencing the deleted Session and the Admin User who delete the Session - this serves as a final confirmation for Session deletion.