{"id":814,"date":"2013-04-17T13:11:09","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T13:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.talentlms.com\/?p=814"},"modified":"2025-01-23T10:11:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T08:11:17","slug":"assignments-catalog-improvements-zapier-integration-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/assignments-catalog-improvements-zapier-integration-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Assignments, Catalog Improvements, Zapier Integration and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thanks for your ongoing support!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With almost <strong>4000 portals<\/strong> and more than <strong>25000<\/strong> <strong>courses<\/strong> we are becoming a sizeable community. We would like to use this opportunity to thank you for your continuous support and constructive feedback. In our ongoing quest to build <strong>the best training platform for growing organizations<\/strong> we have recently updated TalentLMS with<strong> new features<\/strong> and improvements you might find interesting.\u00a0 Here is a short list of what\u2019s new and noteworthy:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assignments <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most prominent new addition is the Assignments. With Assignments you can ask your users to upload a file as a reply to complete a unit. As an Instructor you can see each reply, set its status and give it a grade.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Assignments open up the possibility of using TalentLMS in extended learning scenarios. They come with their own dedicated Reports, Notifications and Timeline integration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12968 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/feedback_improvements.png\" alt=\"Feedback improvements - TalentLMS\" width=\"581\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/feedback_improvements.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/feedback_improvements-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/feedback_improvements-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/feedback_improvements-810x567.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12969 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/download_improvements.png\" alt=\"Download improvements - TalentLMS\" width=\"636\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/download_improvements.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/download_improvements-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/download_improvements-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/download_improvements-810x347.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Catalog improvements<\/h2>\n<p>We took the time to improve the external catalog in several ways, the URL is now simple and the catalog is SEO friendly. 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With Zapier you can <strong>integrate TalentLMS with more than 190 other services in just a few clicks<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/help.talentlms.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360014573394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a> the related blog post for more info and ways to make full use of it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other little gems<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can find a number of smaller improvements like auto-save for units, group reports improvements and a simplified course creation screen.<\/p>\n<h3>Plans for the rest of 2013<\/h3>\n<p>Our plans for the rest of 2013 are ambitious and include things like support for <strong>video conferencing<\/strong>, a<strong> global course marketplace<\/strong>, <strong>accepting credit card directly<\/strong>, <strong>social additions<\/strong> and <strong>gamification extensions<\/strong>.\u00a0Let us know what you would like to see on our <a href=\"https:\/\/help.talentlms.com\/hc\/en-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggestions portal<\/a>. 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