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LaunchPad is upgrading to Achieve
As of June 1, 2023 no new LaunchPad courses can be copied or created. On August 21, 2023, LaunchPad will officially retire and LaunchPad courses will move to the improved Achieve experience.
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Making the Move: Composition
Dr. Darcie Rives-East
Composition Professor at Augustana University
Dr. Rives-East, Composition professor at Augustana University, shares her experience moving to Achieve from LaunchPad. Achieve has so many more capabilities than LaunchPad (such as peer editing and instructor editing of papers, paper assignment templates, etc.). I also thought it was easier to integrate Achieve with an LMS (such as Canvas).
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Making the Move: History
Dr. Susan McCormack
Professor of History at Community College of Rhode Island
Dr. McCormack, Professor of History at Community College of Rhode Island has found the key to a more seamless transition from using LaunchPad to Achieve is to have students use Achieve from the first day of class. She explains, ‘ I plan to utilize two Achieve tools on the first day to help the students get to know the software and me to get to know the students.’ Hear her firsthand account of her transition in her Day 1 blog.
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Making the Move: Psychology
Dr. Michael Stroud
Psychology Professor at Merrimack College
Professor of Psychology at Merrimack College, Michael Stroud discusses his first hand experience transitioning from LaunchPad to Achieve. Professor Stroud explains, "the user interface with Achieve is much more fluid. Finding activities and materials and assigning them is much easier as well.”
Get ready to move to Achieve!
Instructors: Your courses are moving to Achieve, the evolution of LaunchPad, for Fall 2023. Learn more about Achieve and how to use it for your upcoming classes.
Request Access to Your Achieve Course
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Explore Achieve!
Building on the best features of our legacy platforms, Achieve offers powerful assessment tools and content to support students of all levels of preparation in an intuitive and user-friendly system.
See How Achieve Works
Have one of our experts show you how Achieve works—and how it can work for you, your class, and your students.
See how Achieve compares to LaunchPad
Feature | LaunchPad | Achieve |
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Course Set Up | ||
Curated Course | ||
Empty Course Shell | ||
Course ID | ||
Section Manager/Branching | ||
Course Copy | ||
Assignment Types | ||
LearningCurve | ||
Homework | ||
Quizzing | ||
Writing Assignment and Writing Tools | ||
Math Asssessment Engine | ||
Assignable Reading | ||
Diagnostic | Available for some titles. | Available for some titles. |
In-class Activities | Limited availability. | |
Creating Assignments | ||
Assignment Calendar | ||
Bulk Assigning | Limited availability. | |
Editing Settings for Individuals | ||
Create Assignments for Individuals | ||
Course Content | ||
e-Book (with notes, highlighting, and downloadable) | ||
Browse for Additional Resources | ||
Hiding Content | ||
Adding Content | ||
Adding URLS | ||
Adding Files | ||
Adding Assignments | ||
Gradebook | ||
Search | ||
Drop Lowest Grade | ||
Gradebook Categories | ||
Exports | ||
Reports | ||
Reports | ||
Integration | ||
Basic | ||
Deep | ||
iClicker | Single-column integration. | Multi-column integration. |
Connect with your peers!
Looking for advice on how to make the most of your new Achieve experience? Connect with a faculty consultant to explore how Achieve offers all of the benefits of LaunchPad and more.
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