What Is Sage Vantage?
Sage Vantage is an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability
- Enables Easy, 3-Step Course Creation via a simple interface that enables faculty to create a course in minutes.
- Drives Student Engagement. An evidence-based learning design integrates text content with frequent multimedia activities and learning assessments to facilitate better student preparation, engagement, and learning retention.
- A student dashboard offers easy access to text content and visually tracks progress on assignments and assessments.
- Audiobook Player mode enhances learning by allowing students to listen to text content, boosting comprehension and retention.
- Study tools, including flashcards and note-taking, highlighting, and definition look-up capabilities.
- Assignable Knowledge Checks (with helpful hints) provide formative assessments after each major section of text content to reinforce retention of key concepts.
- Critical Thinking Checks and Chapter Quizzes provide summative assessments at the end of each chapter to measure progress and long-term retention.
- Assignable multimedia activities with assessment that build critical thinking and data literacy while consistently engaging students in an interactive application of text content.
- Focused feedback on correct and incorrect answers eliminates guesswork in the learning journey.
- Real-time analytics provide quick insights into individual and class performance for tailoring course instruction to help you address the needs of struggling students.
Scope and Cost
Sage Vantage is installed at the course level in cooperation with CIRT. Faculty will need to submit a request to CIRT to install Sage Vantage in their course(s).
Sage Vantage itself is not directly free for instructors. Instructors typically do not get a free copy of the textbook with the access code included. Therefore, faculty will need to purchase access to a textbook and retrieve an access code prior to creating a course within the platform.
Students purchase access to the Sage Vantage platform bundled with the textbook, or through a separate access code, from the Campus Bookstore.
Canvas Integration
Both Faculty and students will access to the platform as a Course Navigation Link, and faculty will also have the ability to create Sage Vantage assignment through the External Tool feature.
The Canvas LTI tool provides access to Sage Publications, textbooks and courseware, as well as assignment, quiz, and gradebook synchronization.
Requirements
Sage Vantage is an in-browser tool that works best in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. Faculty and students will need a Sage account and access code to use this tool.
Support Report
The implementation of a grading system for CIRT support not only facilitates efficient resource allocation but also fosters transparency in our service delivery. By self-grading our support levels as A+, B+, and C+, we provide faculty with a transparent framework that outlines the expected level of assistance they can anticipate when reaching out for help.
A support grade of “B+” represents a strong level of assistance, with our team possessing a solid understanding of the application or integration. While not reaching the pinnacle of expertise, “B+” nevertheless indicates proficiency and competence in addressing a wide range of issues. CIRT’s internal documentation remains robust, and our team is well-equipped to troubleshoot various challenges. Although there may be instances when reaching out to the vendor becomes necessary for more complex issues, causing support delays, especially when we lack administrative access. Users of applications and/or integrations with a “B+” grade can usually expect comprehensive resolutions to their issues when such resolutions are possible.
External Resources
To further empower UNF instructors, we provide direct links to the vendor’s support material, ensuring you have access to official resources and expert guidance. Furthermore, we curate and share external support documentation discovered online that may offer valuable insights or alternative perspectives. Our commitment is to provide you with a holistic support experience, combining our internal expertise with external resources to empower you in navigating the intricacies of this application.
Contact CIRT
For UNF faculty seeking to deepen their understanding of this application, schedule personalized training sessions, or initiate the installation process, we encourage you to reach out to the Center for Instruction and Research Technology at cirtlab@unf.edu (904-620-3927).
