Knewton Alta

Document Last Update: August 4, 2021

Product: Knewton

Name
Product Name

Knewton

Description
Vendors description of the product
Knewton is a learning technology provider that makes it possible for others to build adaptive learning applications. It’s a fully integrated, adaptive learning courseware. 
Purpose
Requester intended use of the product. What will the tool accomplish? What benefits to the university, students, others?
Knewton’s purpose is to provide personalized learning for students around the world. Alta is designed to optimize the way students study and learn while completing assignments. All of Alta’s content is organized by learning objectives and served up at the precise moment a student needs it.
ASE Product Report Card
Product Report Card URL
 
Installation Type
Only one will apply
  • Approved - Campus
  • Approved - Online
  • Approved - Campus & Online
  • Semi Approved - Individual only 
Approved-campus 

Tool Information

Communication Path
Communication paths for product changes and emergencies,…
  • When do the owner, stakeholders, employees and students need to be notified?
  • Path for back end issue - upgrades, bugs, ...
  • Path for Interface issue - upgrades, bugs, ...
  • Emergencies (major, minor)

Involved in determining this - Corey Moore, Ben Wilson, Dane Bohman, Dean Allen

 

The process for incident/maintenance communication for I-Learn products and the roles of portfolio managers and system owners is highlighted in the IT Incident Management and IT Change Management documents which are linked here.  

Product Owner
The person who can make the ultimate decisions for the product - funding, road map, vision, governance and retirement.
  • Please include name, email, phone, job title.
 
Stakeholders
A person or group of people who have an interest in the product and its success. Can influence product decisions. Are impacted (directly or indirectly) by the product. e.g. requester, department, developer, ASE, portfolio manager, product manager
  • Please include name, email, phone, job title.

Stakeholders: 

MATH Department Chair  

Jason Rose 

roseja@byui.edu 

208-496-7544 

Front Office Contact  

Jennifer Gohr 

gohrj@byui.edu 

208-496-7521

 

Platform Services Director   

ASE List:  

  • Amber Gneiting - gneitinga@byui.edu / 208-496-7015  
  • Ben Wilson - wilsonbe@byui.edu / 208-496-1550  
  • Dane Bohman - bohmand@byui.edu / 208-496-7217  

Director, Software Engineering  

Portfolio Management   

Academics Product Manager  

  • Dean Allen - allende@byui.edu/(208) 496-7211

Audience
Who will use the product? (campus, online, pathway, Ensign, employees - more specific like - nursing students, specific department or course(s))
 
  • Campus and Online

Purchasing

  • Purchaser and requester information - name, email, phone
  • Licensing (description of the license agreement - site license, per user, per computer, ...)
  • How is the license renewed?
  • Next renewal date?
  • When should this product be reviewed again for purpose and outcome? Usually, this happens every 3-5 years.
  • BYUI Purchasing Agent  - name, email, phone
  • Who is the contract contact? (Purchasing Department) 

    Name: Eric Cameron 

    Email: camerone@byui.edu 

    Phone extension: (208) 496- 2325 

  • Licensing Contract (How many licenses were purchased for the product?) 

    No contract 

  • What is the technology use cap of this product? 

    N/A (There is a potential change coming in 2020)

Other
  • Product documentation (URL)
  • Support and/or training documentation (URL)
  • ASE - maintenance needs and yearly maintenance estimate
  • Any custom code developed? (where can it be found)
  • Is this ADA compliant (URL to their official vendor statement)
  • Other
 
Data
  • Give description of all data and how it interacts with the university systems.
  • List all university systems used.
  • Installation instructions - URL or direction how to find the instructions.
  • Who is responsible for installation - please include email, phone, job title.

What system is this coming from (push/pull)? 

 

Push Destination 

  • Canvas 

Pull: Source 

  • Canvas 

 

user_id 

Primary email 

Full name 

Course id 

User login id 

Vendor Information

Product Name Knewton Alta
Product URL https://www.knewton.com/
Company Name Knewton

Vendor Account/Sales Rep
Please include Name, email, phone, job title.

Knewton Help Center, https://support.knewton.com/ 

Vendor Support Rep
Please include Name, email, phone, job title.