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Integrated assignment extension tool
EzExtend drastically reduces time spent on extension requests by teaching staff and students, automating the admin in a simple to use plugin.
Save time, effort and mental load spent on assignment extensions – for both teaching staff and students
Save time
Massively reduce time spent on low value admin tasks. Instantly free up time for high value teaching activities, with a greater than 85% reduction in time per request.
Ensure everyone plays by the same rules
Set the bounds of extension requests for everyone, including timeframes, lengths, reasons and supporting documentation and more.
Unearth actionable insights
Improve student experience and results in ways simply not possible before. Quantify volumes, request & approval behaviours, impacts on submission and pass rates, and identify scheduling issues.
Student Impact
With over 200,000 extensions requests handled by EzExtend so far, analysis shows that students who utilise the tool have greater submission rates and can be linked to stronger pass rates.
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How it works
Installing the LTI 1.3 compatible plugin and configuring EzExtend is simple.
Just set the rules for your institution or faculty, and decide which courses, units and/or assignments you want handled by EzExtend and you are ready to go.
Remove the guess work for students with clear request forms, extension options & limitations and evidence uploads. Students can apply and track the outcomes of extensions within the LMS.
Manage all requests through a dashboard and automate updates for due dates and extension history, removing the need for emails, messages, and administrative tasks for teaching staff.
Who it benefits
For Teaching Staff:
- Save time: Reduce extension request review, approval, and administration time by around 85% or more.
- Reduce mental load: Eliminate lengthy, unformatted extension request emails instantly. Streamline processes in the gradebook with a simple dashboard.
- Approve or decline requests easily: the system automates notifications, date changes, notes, and evidence storage.
For Management:
- Data capture: Identify assignment hotspots, scheduling conflicts, and difficult assignments effortlessly. Gain insights into reasons for extension requests to improve student experience.
- Manage consistency: Monitor and compare approval rates among teaching staff to detect significant outliers.
For Students:
- Easy request process: Log extension requests, track outcomes, and stay informed about new deadlines with a simple and user-friendly interface.
- Consistency and reliability: A consistent experience when requesting extensions at the point of need.
Hear what users are saying about EzExtend
Academic director
QUT Online
“EzExtend has provided students with a clear and efficient process to request assignment extensions. It has been a wonderful addition to the online student experience and has been very well received by our teaching staff. The tool enables the extension process to be centralised, tracked and taken out of emails ensuring that we provide a consistent and equitable approach across the entire student cohort while reducing the workloads of staff.”
Academic director
Swinburne Online
“EzExtend has been an invaluable tool for our students and staff at Swinburne Online. The process is seamless and easy for the students and staff to use. Overall EzExtend gives our students an enhanced experience within the LMS and gives an automated customised response immediately. It also saves significant staff time and supports them provide a fantastic level of consistency for our students.”
Online learning advisor
Swinburne Online
“I’m not sure who get’s the most out of EzExtend, me or my students! My email inbox isn’t flooded with wordy emails anymore, every request has the info I need to make a decision (and nothing more!). My students aren’t scared or embarrassed to ask for help and know exactly what’s required of them. A real win-win”
EzExtend Product Roadmap
NOW
NOW
- Configure length of short term extension period, which currently is fixed to 48 hours.
- Improved Config panel grouping, help text and other user experience features.
- New improved UI on Teacher Dashboard, with improved used of colours and icons for ease of use.
- Adding “Reason for Extension” codes to short term requests (currently only on long term).
NEXT
NEXT
- Improved Teacher dashboard look & feel. Includes improved use of colours, notifications, accordion filters.
- Enable partners to download transactional data in a .csv file, file the config panel or manager user role.
- Purge free text comments field from Transaction Data table once a request has been approved or declined, removing the risk of any sensitive data being held outside of a clients data environment.
- Adding ability to exclude assignment types: New quizzes & non-graded assignments.
- Blackboard launch – Launch EzExtend for Blackboard, including all functionality.
- Ability to turn off option for “additional email” when submitting a request.
- Full configuration of text and colours on email updates to students and teachers.
- Student level cap on count of auto approvals.
LATER
LATER
- Reporting Dashboards – Self-service reports for clients to review usage trends at the account, teacher and student levels. MVP feature set initially.
- Moodle launch – Launch EzExtend for Moodle, including all functionality.
- Improved format of automatic notes left in Gradebook. Currently very shorthand.
Streamlining assignment extensions at Swinburne Online with EzExtend
Case Studies
- 200,000+ extensions handled
- 17,000+ admin hours avoided
- Improved assignment submission rate
FAQ For Administrators and Management
What is EzExtend?
What is EzExtend?
EzExtend is a built-in tool for managing assignment extension requests
within your Learning Management System (LMS). It simplifies the process
for students while reducing administrative workload for faculty and staff.
What does EzExtend cost?
What does EzExtend cost?
Costs depend on the number of student users and the length of your
contract. Contact us for a custom quote.
How much time can EzExtend save?
How much time can EzExtend save?
EzExtend processes an average extension request in less than two
minutes, saving over 10 minutes compared to traditional methods. It
automates repetitive tasks like updating due dates, notifying students, and
tracking requests, cutting down significantly on admin time.
For short-term extensions, you can fully automate the process while
setting caps per student, eliminating manual work for these requests
altogether
Can I customize extension rules with EzExtend?
Can I customize extension rules with EzExtend?
Yes, administrators can customize extension rules, permission levels, and
messaging. You can set specific requirements, like reasons for the
extension or supporting documentation.
What data or reports can EzExtend provide?
What data or reports can EzExtend provide?
We’re developing reporting dashboards with account, program, teacher,
and student-level data, due for release in early 2025. Currently, we offer
CSV file exports and plan to release an API to sync EzExtend data with your
CRM or local databases.
Do you have more questions? View all our frequently asked questions in detail