It would help me keep track of my progress as I prepare for class if there were checkboxes I could use when I’d completed a reading, or formulated an adequate response to a study guide question, or completed my pre class work. It would be especially effective if there were some addition indication that all the boxes have been checked (the background color could change, for instance, but I’ll leave the specifics alone). I personally would find this feature immensely useful. I often scan the Before Class section multiple times to ensure I’ve not overlooked any assigned reading or pre-class work. I could do this much more efficiently and reliably if I were able to check off Before Class items as I complete them.

Beyond being a simple way to for students to keep themselves accountable with visual tools, it would be a valuable source of data for the AT to better understand when and how students use preparatory resources. To be clear, I'm proposing a completely optional mechanism. There need not be any academic penalty associated with not using it. It is simply a checklist integrated into the platform, so I don’t have to make one for myself every time I prepare for class.