iQualify updates

• Account owners can now integrate LTI tools that require the LTI 1.3 standard.
• iQualify notification emails are now sent to ākonga preferred email addresses (if ākonga have a preferred email set).
• Clicking on the section name in the contents section of a course expands the section to show the pages within it.
• Visiting a Talk post via an email or in-app notification will clear the unread indicator for that post.
• Extra spacing in Talk channel replies is now fixed.
• Fix to remove the duplicate copyright symbol that was appearing on some images.

We're excited to share new tools to help identify at-risk ākonga, plus improvements to performance, sorting and filtering, and data consistency.

Creating clearer sorting and filtering options Refreshed controls with less clutter, new options, and improved performance.

See at a glance your at risk ākonga - The learners tab shows you know who has an overdue task and who hasn’t engaged in the past 21 days.

See learner ID numbers - In the learners bio, you can now see a learners ID number if added.

Extension dates – See both the original due date and any learner extension date.

On 29/10/2026 we made a change so that your iQualify notification emails are now sent to your preferred email address, rather than your MyOP student email address.

You’ll now receive emails from iQualify such as letting you know if a task has been marked and returned, or has been re-opened or reset, or there is feedback on a task for you to look at to your preferred email address.

If you have also set up responses to your iQualify talk channels posts to go to an email address, these will also go to your preferred email address.

If you want to change your notification settings for Talk channel posts, see the information on our website.

If you would like to review your preferred email address for all emails and notifications you receive from Open Polytechnic, login to the MyOP learner portal and click on ‘Contact details’ at https://myop.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/student/my-account/

• Navigate through Class console lists at top and bottom of the page.
• Improvements to Class console loading times.
• When a learner has no preferred name set, their registered name will only display once in Talk channels. If they do have a preferred name set, both names will be displayed.
• Improvement to reliability and load times when filters used in the Class console.
• Manage users can reorder and delete talk channels.
• Improved logic for the longest without progress sort by option.
• For authors in page settings, if adding bullet points to the Introduction to discussion, the menu options are no longer hidden behind the main modal.
• Fix to date validation so that offerings that start in future and use learner relative dates will activate successfully.
• Extension dates for tasks now update in the Class console.
• Changes made to learner bios (display name, URL) now stick when updated.
• Assessment due dates (two most upcoming) are now visible on learner course cards.

Currently, iQualify notification emails are sent to your MyOP student email address, even if you have already set up a different preferred email address in the contact details section in the MyOP learner portal.

Once we’ve made the change, emails from iQualify such as letting you know a task has been marked and returned, or has been re-opened or reset, or there is feedback on a task for you to look at, will be sent to your preferred email address.

If you have also set up responses for your iQualify Talk channels posts to go to an email address, once we’ve made the change, these will stop going to your MyOP student email address and start going to your preferred email address. If you’d like to review your notification settings before we make this change, see the information on our website.

We’ll let you know once this change has been made.

Is your preferred email address your My OP student email address?

If your preferred email address is your MyOP student email address nothing changes for you. iQualify notification emails will continue to be sent to your Open Polytechnic email inbox.

If you would like to check your preferred email address in MyOP, login to your account and click on ‘Contact details’ at https://myop.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/student/my-account/

We've added assessment due dates to course cards so learners can easily see which assessments are coming up and decide what to focus on next.

We've also upgraded the Tasks page, making assessment information clearer and easier to scan.

Key details such as due dates, status, weightings and submissions are now displayed in a refreshed layout, helping learners to quickly understand what needs their attention.

Learn more about course cards here and the Tasks list here.

We've made some improvements to help facilitators manage active learners and courses more easier!

Longest without progress

The Longest Without Progress tile now focuses on active learners only. And on the learner list (when using the Time since last progress increase filter), inactive learners will display at the bottom.

Easier navigation

Navigation controls are now available at both the top and bottom of the Class Console learner list, making it easier to move between pages without needing to scroll back up.

No more double ups

We've improved how learner names are displayed in Talk channels and end-of-page discussions. If a learner hasn't set a preferred name, their legal name will now be shown only once instead of appearing twice.

Flexibility for managing Talk Channels

Activation managers can now reorder and delete public Talk channels, even after a course has been activated! Once deleted, channels are no longer visible to facilitators or learners.

Faster Class Console performance

We've made behind-the-scenes performance improvements to the Class Console, resulting in faster load times and a smoother experience when viewing learner information.

• Design refresh of course cards on the learner dashboard to make them easier to scan and navigate. Update includes quick links to key course areas, including Tasks making it quicker to access assessments and other course activities. This update is part of our ongoing work to improve the learner experience.
• If a learner or facilitator starts a Talk post and navigates away their draft Talk post will persist on return.
• Editing a Talk channel description no longer requires page reload to display updated description.
• When the language selector is changed from within a class, it now works as expected and the language changes successfully.
• When editing a task variation, if cancel is selected, it behaves as expected and no edits are saved.

We've refreshed the design of course cards to make them easier to scan and navigate.

The updated layout includes quick links to key course areas, including Tasks, making it quicker for learners to access assessments and other course activities.

This update is part of our ongoing work to improve the learner experience and help learners more easily navigate their courses and stay on track with their study.

You can learn more about these changes in our course card article.

We've refreshed the design of your course cards to make them easier to scan and navigate.

The updated layout includes quick links to key course areas, including Tasks making it quicker to access your assessments and other course activities.

This update is part of our ongoing work to improve the learner experience and help you stay on track with your study.
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Learn more about the changes in our course card article.