diff --git a/runestone/assess/js/fitb.js b/runestone/assess/js/fitb.js
index cefe8a8bd..f9c9169b2 100644
--- a/runestone/assess/js/fitb.js
+++ b/runestone/assess/js/fitb.js
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ FITB.prototype.checkLocalStorage = function () {
                 $(this.blankArray[i]).attr("value", arr[i]);
             }
             if (this.useRunestoneServices) {
-                this.logBookEvent({"event": "fillb", "act": "submitFITB", "answer": storedData.answer.join(","), "correct": storedData.correct, "div_id": this.divid});
+                var answer = storedData.answer.join(",")
+                this.logBookEvent({"event": "fillb", "act": answer, "answer": answer, "correct": storedData.correct, "div_id": this.divid});
                 this.enableCompareButton();
             }
         }
@@ -250,7 +251,8 @@ FITB.prototype.startEvaluation = function (logFlag) {
     this.evaluateAnswers();
     this.renderFITBFeedback();
     if (logFlag) {   // Sometimes we don't want to log the answer--for example, when timed exam questions are re-loaded
-        this.logBookEvent({"event": "fillb", "act": "submitFITB", "answer": this.given_arr.join(","), "correct": (this.correct ? "T" : "F"), "div_id": this.divid});
+        var answer = this.given_arr.join(",");
+        this.logBookEvent({"event": "fillb", "act": answer, "answer":answer, "correct": (this.correct ? "T" : "F"), "div_id": this.divid});
     }
     if (this.useRunestoneServices) {
         this.enableCompareButton();
diff --git a/runestone/assess/js/mchoice.js b/runestone/assess/js/mchoice.js
index 52b07b0f0..f030b4f41 100644
--- a/runestone/assess/js/mchoice.js
+++ b/runestone/assess/js/mchoice.js
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ MultipleChoice.prototype.scoreMCMASubmission = function () {
 MultipleChoice.prototype.logMCMAsubmission = function (data) {
     var answer = data.answer;
     var correct = data.correct;
-    this.logBookEvent({"event": "mChoice", "act": "submitMC", "answer": answer, "correct": correct, "div_id": this.divid});
+    var logAnswer = "answer:" + answer + ":" + (correct == "T" ? "correct" : "no");
+    this.logBookEvent({"event": "mChoice", "act": logAnswer, "answer":answer, "correct": correct, "div_id": this.divid});
 };
 
 
@@ -439,7 +440,8 @@ MultipleChoice.prototype.scoreMCMFSubmission = function () {
 MultipleChoice.prototype.logMCMFsubmission = function () {
     var answer = this.givenArray[0];
     var correct = (this.givenArray[0] == this.correctIndexList[0] ? "T" : "F");
-    this.logBookEvent({"event": "mChoice", "act": "submitMC", "answer": answer, "correct": correct, "div_id": this.divid});
+    var logAnswer = "answer:" + answer + ":" + (correct == "T" ? "correct" : "no");  // backward compatible
+    this.logBookEvent({"event": "mChoice", "act": logAnswer, "answer": answer, "correct": correct, "div_id": this.divid});
 };
 
 MultipleChoice.prototype.renderMCMFFeedback = function (correct, feedbackText) {
diff --git a/runestone/common/js/runestonebase.js b/runestone/common/js/runestonebase.js
index b30035ecb..703d8538c 100644
--- a/runestone/common/js/runestonebase.js
+++ b/runestone/common/js/runestonebase.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ RunestoneBase.prototype.logBookEvent = function (eventInfo) {
     if (eBookConfig.useRunestoneServices && eBookConfig.logLevel > 0) {
         jQuery.get(eBookConfig.ajaxURL + 'hsblog', eventInfo); // Log the run event
     }
-    console.log("logging event " + eventInfo);
+    console.log("logging event " + JSON.stringify(eventInfo));
 };
 
 RunestoneBase.prototype.logRunEvent = function (eventInfo) {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RunestoneBase.prototype.logRunEvent = function (eventInfo) {
     if (eBookConfig.useRunestoneServices && eBookConfig.logLevel > 0) {
         jQuery.post(eBookConfig.ajaxURL + 'runlog', eventInfo); // Log the run event
     }
-    console.log("running " + eventInfo);
+    console.log("running " + JSON.stringify(eventInfo));
 };
 
 /* Checking/loading from storage */
diff --git a/runestone/dragndrop/js/dragndrop.js b/runestone/dragndrop/js/dragndrop.js
index 089fad300..75ef588ec 100644
--- a/runestone/dragndrop/js/dragndrop.js
+++ b/runestone/dragndrop/js/dragndrop.js
@@ -337,7 +337,8 @@ DragNDrop.prototype.dragEval = function (logFlag) {
     this.setLocalStorage({"correct": (this.correct ? "T" : "F")});
     this.renderFeedback();
     if (logFlag)   // Sometimes we don't want to log the answers--for example, on re-load of a timed exam
-        this.logBookEvent({"event": "dragNdrop", "act": "submitDND", "answer": this.pregnantIndexArray.join(";"), "minHeight": this.minheight, "div_id": this.divid, "correct": this.correct});
+        var answer = this.pregnantIndexArray.join(";");
+        this.logBookEvent({"event": "dragNdrop", "act": answer, "answer":answer, "minHeight": this.minheight, "div_id": this.divid, "correct": this.correct});
 };
 
 DragNDrop.prototype.renderFeedback = function () {
@@ -374,7 +375,8 @@ DragNDrop.prototype.checkLocalStorage = function () {
             this.pregnantIndexArray = storedObj.answer.split(";");
             if (this.useRunestoneServices) {
                 // store answer in database
-                this.logBookEvent({"event": "dragNdrop", "act": "submitDND", "answer": this.pregnantIndexArray.join(";"), "minHeight": this.minheight, "div_id": this.divid, "correct": storedObj.correct});
+                var answer = this.pregnantIndexArray.join(";");
+                this.logBookEvent({"event": "dragNdrop", "act": answer, "answer":answer, "minHeight": this.minheight, "div_id": this.divid, "correct": storedObj.correct});
             }
         }
     }