Center for Teaching and Learning
Student Learning & Licensure (formerly Via) – Faculty
Student Learning & Licensure (formerly Via) by Watermark serves as a comprehensive platform designed to streamline the complex processes of assessment reporting and student portfolio development. For faculty and administrators, it provides a system for documenting and analyzing student progress against established departmental accreditation standards. This capability is crucial for ensuring program quality and meeting external review requirements. The platform facilitates the collection, aggregation, and reporting of assessment data, offering insights into learning outcomes and areas for curriculum improvement. Simultaneously, Student Learning & Licensure empowers students to actively engage in their learning journey by providing a direct channel for submitting key assessment assignments. Additionally, it offers tools to curate and present academic achievements through online portfolios, showcasing students’ skills and accomplishments to potential employers or graduate programs.
This is an overview of how to log in to SL&L (Via) for the first time and set up your SL&L (Via) account.
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If you have already set up your SL&L (Via) account, but you have forgotten your password, please contact Watermark Support at 800-311-5656 or support@watermarkinsights.com.
This provides an overview of the most commonly used part of the SL&L (Via) interface for faculty users: the “In Progress” tab.
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This is an overview of how to create an assignment in one of your SL&L (Via) courses and how to edit pre-existing activities based on department templates.
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This is an overview of how force-submit, rollback the status, or assess student submissions using rubrics in SL&L (Via).
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This is an overview for instructors of how to upload a file into an assignment for students in SL&L (Via).
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To facilitate assignment submission and grade synchronization with SL&L (Via), instructors can seamlessly integrate SL&L (Via) activities within Blackboard. This integration allows students to submit their work directly through the Blackboard interface, streamlining the submission process.
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Furthermore, for those who wish not only to enable direct assignment submission but also to ensure that grades recorded in SL&L (Via) are automatically updated in the Blackboard Gradebook, a more advanced linking option is available. This feature enhances efficiency by eliminating manual grade entry and maintaining consistent grade records across both platforms.
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This is an overview of how faculty and students can use the SL&L (Via) timeline as cloud storage for items that can later be used in SL&L (Via) activities (assignments) or SL&L (Via) ePortfolios.
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This is an overview of how faculty and students can create SL&L (Via) ePortfolios—live URLs that can be used to share personal and course accomplishments.
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