In this article, we explain how to use an account on ANS. We cover registering, logging in, and adjusting your account settings. Click on the links below to go directly to a specific section:
Signing up for Ans
ANS has three environments: the production environment, the stage environment, and the education environment. As a teacher, you will mainly work with the production environment and the education environment.
- Production enivornment: in this environment, you can develop and manage assignments, questions, tests, and item banks. In this environment, you develop tests for end use.
- Stage environment: new releases, or updates to Ans, are tested in this environment. As a user, this is not relevant for everyday use.
- Education environment: in this environment, users can practise using Ans. You can practise creating tests, developing item banks and managing questions. To access this environment, you can request an account via your faculty's functional administrator. See this manual for more information. Please note: tests for end use are always created in the production environment..
Log in to Ans
Click on the headings to see how to log in for each environment.
- Go to the productieomgeving.
- Click on log in with your school account.
3. Select Universiteit Leiden. Enter the name in the search bar at the top to search faster.
4. Log in with your UCLN account.
5. Click on login.
6. You are now successfully logged in.
Because we work with Single Sign-On (SSO) in the production environment, you can easily switch to other digital environments. For example, Brightspace will link you directly to Ans without you having to log in separately.
Please note: to log in to the educational environment, you need a self-created account. Want to know more? See this manual on how to request an account.
- Go to the education environment.
- Enter your login details.
3. You are now successfully logged in.
Account settings
General
From the dashboard, you can navigate to the person icon in the top right corner. There you will see the following options.
In this menu, you can make changes to your account. The options for changes are limited for security and quality reasons. For changes outside the user rights, please contact the functional administrator of your faculty.
Important settings
In the following sections, we highlight a few important settings.
Quick comments
The quick comments option allows you to easily reuse frequently used comments. These comments are useful when answering questions and marking tests. Want to know more about how to use quick comments? See the Ans manual to find out more.
Background processes
The background processes option gives you insight into the running processes and their progress. You can find the background processes by going to settings and clicking on background processes on the left.
Contact and information
Would you like to learn more about managing your account? Please refer to our other guides:
Need help? Contact the functional administrator of your faculty.