{"id":309,"date":"2026-01-12T09:26:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclassdev\/?p=309"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:31:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:31:50","slug":"eclass-51-instructors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/2026\/01\/12\/eclass-51-instructors\/","title":{"rendered":"eClass Upgrade 5.1: What's New for Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p style=\"font-size:26px\">Coming May 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-uppercase h5\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"#course-organization\">Course Organization<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#text-editor\">Text Editor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#ai\">AI<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#activities\">Activities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#external-tools\">External Tools<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#gradebook\">Gradebook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#quizzing\">Quizzing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#discussions\">Discussions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#assignments\">Assignments<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#progress-bar\">Progress Bar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#playground-courses\">Playground Courses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"course-organization\">Course Organization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The icons have been removed from the course navigation bar to simplify course appearance and provide more space to display course content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-416\" style=\"width:660px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image.png 936w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-400x38.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Topics format has now been renamed to \u201cCustom Sections\u201d to better reflect how people are using this customizable format.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-417\" style=\"width:379px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-1.png 624w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-1-400x331.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sections and activities are more clearly organized with defined boundaries. You can also now break up content and activities with subsections. Even better, for instructors who use the <strong>Menu\/Tab<\/strong> course format, these subsections will automatically become tabs within your course (no need to enter the HTML code!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-418\" style=\"width:687px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-2.png 936w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-2-400x102.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And navigating these sections has been made even easier with the new Expand all\/Collapse&nbsp;all option&nbsp;in the course index (left-side menu).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-419\" style=\"width:229px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-3.png 423w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-3-325x400.png 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bulk actions are now available to&nbsp;modify&nbsp;your course homepage more efficiently, including changing visibility settings, duplicating, or&nbsp;deleting&nbsp;multiple items at once.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-420\" style=\"width:614px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-4.png 936w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-4-400x203.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"text-editor\">Text Editor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Atto text editor&nbsp;has&nbsp;been removed&nbsp;as Moodle no longer supports it.&nbsp;Instead,&nbsp;with improved accessibility and usability,&nbsp;TinyMCE&nbsp;is now the only text editor for users.&nbsp;Editing text in&nbsp;eClass&nbsp;is now as intuitive as using any popular word processor, and creating content has never been easier with&nbsp;the added drag and drop&nbsp;option&nbsp;for uploading media&nbsp;and the new screen recording feature.&nbsp;Embedded third-party buttons from the&nbsp;previous&nbsp;Atto editor will still be included in the&nbsp;TinyMCE&nbsp;editor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ai\">AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Generate, Summarize and Explain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moodle has introduced AI features that allow users to summarize, explain, and generate text. As an Instructor, you have complete control over which AI tools can be used at the course level and at the activity level---you can leave AI tools off across the course or turn them on and choose exactly which tools are available and where they appear. If enabled, instructors can use the generate text tool directly in editing spaces to quickly produce text to support course content. And for students, while generating text is limited to instructor-use only, AI summarize and AI explain are two new features that instructors can enable on individual activities and resources to enhance students\u2019 learning experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>If AI tools are enabled at the course level, any activities or resources created will have AI summarize and AI explain turned ON for student use by default. This can be changed within each activity\u2019s or resource\u2019s settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also be assured that any course content and prompting is not shared nor used to train the AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the two videos below to see the tools in action and visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/2026\/04\/07\/ai-in-eclass\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/2026\/04\/07\/ai-in-eclass\/\">AI in eClass<\/a><\/strong> for more information on the AI available in eClass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/AI-Summarize-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/AI-Generate-Text-Accessibility-Fixer.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accessibility Fixer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new AI accessibility fixer is available to all users for an easy way to both flag and fix issues within content created with the text editor. Using Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), the fixer makes suggestions and is colour-coded (red when improvements can be made; green when no issues are detected) for quick checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"activities\">Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It's&nbsp;now more intuitive to add activities to your course with the redesigned&nbsp;Activity Chooser,&nbsp;which groups activities&nbsp;by purpose: assessment, collaboration, communication, resources, and interactive content\u2014so that you can quickly find what you need.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-421\" style=\"width:566px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-5.png 798w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-5-400x225.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Activity icons&nbsp;have been&nbsp;redesigned with an accessible color palette, so that you can spot what you need faster.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"837\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-422\" style=\"width:566px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-6.png 837w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-6-400x227.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>File resource icons now display the file type with a simplified, consistent design, making it easy to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;PDFs from PowerPoints from Word documents, etc. while still&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;a cohesive course page.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-424\" style=\"width:207px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-7.png 292w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-7-290x400.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s&nbsp;now an&nbsp;Activities Overview page&nbsp;to allow you to&nbsp;view all key dates and details for&nbsp;all course activities and resources&nbsp;in one&nbsp;convenient,&nbsp;organized place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-426\" style=\"width:702px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-8.png 936w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-8-400x208.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And for those who use groups, instructors&nbsp;can now&nbsp;filter&nbsp;the activity&nbsp;completion&nbsp;reports by group to track their progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"957\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-427\" style=\"width:690px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-9.png 957w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-9-400x156.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"external-tools\">External Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The External Tool activity type has been removed from the activity chooser. Now, each external tool will be its own item in the activity chooser,&nbsp;and you can manage the external tools in your course&nbsp;by selecting&nbsp;<strong>LTI&nbsp;External tools&nbsp;<\/strong>under&nbsp;<strong>More<\/strong>&nbsp;in the course navigation bar.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gradebook\">Gradebook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now collapse individual grade items in the grader report to reduce horizontal scrolling when viewing the report. You can also search by user to find student grades faster and view feedback for grade items directly from the grader report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-02-24-at-10.53.52\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-470\" style=\"width:920px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-02-24-at-10.53.52\u202fAM.png 1333w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-02-24-at-10.53.52\u202fAM-400x116.png 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-02-24-at-10.53.52\u202fAM-1024x297.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quizzing\">Quizzing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now create grade items within your quiz structure, assigning grade totals to groups of questions and allowing yourself and your students to review achievement by content focus or question type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the question bank has been modernized to be more organized with less effort. While questions created within a quiz are now added to a quiz-specific bank and cannot be reused or shared, you can now create multiple question banks to easily share and modify questions across all of your courses. Find your questions with ease using the six new filters within the question bank, including searching by question type, time modified, and question text or general feedback; and stay organized with the ability to drag and drop question categories within the bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on question banks in 5.1, check out Moodle\u2019s documentation <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.moodle.org\/501\/en\/Question_banks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Question Banks (link opens in a new tab)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"discussions\">Discussions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Within discussion forums, the \u201cPost to all groups\u201d&nbsp;option&nbsp;is now easier to find. You can keep everyone updated with just one click.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-430\" style=\"width:852px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-10.png 936w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-10-400x134.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"assignments\">Assignments <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To make&nbsp;grading&nbsp;more intuitive,&nbsp;bulk actions are visible on the grading&nbsp;screen&nbsp;and&nbsp;key assignment&nbsp;actions&nbsp;are&nbsp;now at the top&nbsp;of the screen.&nbsp;You can now also filter assignments by graded&nbsp;status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-431\" style=\"width:656px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-11.png 936w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-11-400x197.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And for those who&nbsp;utilize&nbsp;advanced grading options&nbsp;in&nbsp;eClass, the assignment grading space has been updated to allow resizing of the grader panel, giving you more space to view rubrics and marking guides when providing feedback.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"progress-bar\">Removal of Progress Bar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Progress Bar block&nbsp;is no longer supported and has been removed.&nbsp;Instead, the&nbsp;Completion Progress block&nbsp;should be used&nbsp;as it serves&nbsp;the same purpose with improved usability&nbsp;(go to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lthelp.yorku.ca\/learning-analytics\/keeping-track-of-progress-in-your-course?from_search=217543543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keeping track of Progress in your course<\/a>&nbsp;for more information).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"playground-courses\">Playground Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The button to create playground courses has been moved to the&nbsp;<strong>My courses&nbsp;<\/strong>space to keep all your courses and course creation in one place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"892\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-432\" style=\"width:847px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-12.png 892w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/eclass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1030\/2025\/12\/image-12-400x161.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coming May 2nd Quick Links Course Organization The icons have been removed from the course navigation bar to simplify course appearance and provide more space to display course content. 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