Canvas: Assignments, Rubrics and Grades

Presented by the Academic Technology Center

Academic Technology Center

• Joint venture of Academic Affairs and IRT to:– Provide seamless academic technology support

– Act as your LMS transition partner.

• Contact us for support:– Schedule a one-on-one consultation at

www.csus.edu/atc

– Call (916)278-2450

– Email academictechcenter@csus.edu

– Location AIRC 2005

Canvas Week Workshop Roster

• Overview Workshops– Getting Started with Course Building– Getting Started with Course Delivery

• In-depth Sessions– Course Organization using Modules, Pages, & RCE– Multimedia Integration– Communication and Collaboration Tools– Assignments, Rubrics, and Grades– Quizzes– Course Building with Migrated SacCT (Blackboard) Content– Accessibility Accommodations in Canvas– External Tools (e.g., Respondus, Turnitin, Mediasite, Collaborate)

Today’s Workshop

• Session recordings will be available online at www.csus.edu/canvas for on-demand viewing.

• 90 minutes of combined demonstration and hands-on practice

• Questions after the workshop? – Access support materials via the project webpage

(www.csus.edu/canvas) or the Help menu within Canvas.

– Want to work with someone one-on-one? Reserve your consultation time at www.csus.edu/atc

Workshop Learning Objectives

• Identify the types of Assignments in Canvas.

• Create an assignment to submit as a student.

• Create/edit a Rubric to grade and provide feedback to an assignment.

• Grade an assignment with SpeedGrader.

Accessing Canvas

• Access the Canvas Dashboard link through My Sac State (https://my.csus.edu/)

• Alternatives: Log in at canvas.csus.edu or get the Teacher app for your mobile device.

Assignments

Assignments - Overview

• Access from Assignments Index Page or Modules.

• Five Assignment Types– Assignments

– Discussions

– Quizzes

– Not Graded

– External Tools (Turnitin, Office 365)

Assignments Index Page

• Access all course assignments.

• Global settings.

• Assignment groups.

• Assignment name, due date, module, points possible, availability and publish status.

Assignments in Modules

• Add as a new or existing item.

• Module status (unpublished/published) overrides individual item status.

Student View of an Assignment

• Assignment information and description.

• Attachments (i.e. assignment instructions or other resource).

Practice Activity

• Create a practice assignment

– Select settings that you plan to use for a future assignment.

– Publish the assignment and preview it using the Student View.

Rubrics

Rubrics

• List categories of performance to be assessed.

• Describe levels of performance in each category.

• Communicate criteria for developing, revising, and judging work.

• Make criteria transparent for purposes of effective feedback and/or grading.

Rubric

• Feature a grid of "criteria" (columns) and "levels" of achievement (rows).

• The instructor assigns points or weights to particular criteria, and then evaluates student performance in each area.

Rubric Example

• Feature a grid of "criteria" (columns) and "levels" of achievement (rows).

• The instructor assigns points or weights to particular criteria, and then evaluates student performance in each area.

Create a Rubric

• Assignment or Manage Rubrics Page

• Find Rubric option

– Select rubric used in other assignments.

– Select rubric in other courses (instructor role).

• Default - Full Marks = 5, No Marks = 0

• Add additional ratings – Split Rating or Add Rating.

Manage Rubrics

• Access, create and edit rubrics from central location.

Practice Activity

• Add a Rubric to an Assignment.

– Add at least two criterion and three ratings.

• Using Student View, submit the assignment.

– Attach a file (i.e. word document).

– Review submission.

Grades

Gradebook Overview

• Two Views - Gradebook and Individual View

• Columns generated with the creation of a published graded Assignment.

• Each column displays Assignment Title, Points possible.

• Export and Import options – for backup purposes or specific calculations.

Gradebook

Sorting Options & Settings

• Filter gradebook by Section, Student Name or Secondary ID

• View Settings– All active students (default).

– Arrange columns - Due Date (default), Points, or Assignment Group

– Grading History

– Hide Student Names

Student Information

• Student Last Name, First Name.

• Section

• Secondary ID – Saclinkusername.

• Sort in ascending or descending order.

• Access student’s Grades page (Individual View).

Gradebook

Assignment Information

• Submission type icons -discussion, document, text, quiz, filmstrip, link

• Grades type – dash, number, letter, EX

• Color shading - Yellow, pink, gray lined.

• Blue and black warning icons.

Assignment Settings

• Assignment details.

• Access SpeedGrader.

• Message Students Who…

• Set a default grade.

• Curve grades (irreversible).

• Mute an assignment.

• Download Submissions.

More Options

• Resize column width.

• Sort column data in ascending or descending order.

• Total column display – Percentage (default) or Points.

– Move to front of gradebook.

Manually Entering Grades

• Scores can be entered based on the Assignment’s Display Grade Settings.– points

– percentages

– complete/incomplete

– pass/fail

– GPA scale

– letter grade

SpeedGrader

Grading with SpeedGrader

• Access SpeedGrader from Assignment or Gradebook.

• Enter a Grade or use a Rubric for grading.

• Provide assignment feedback using the comments box.

• Use annotation tools within preview window to provide inline comments.

Practice Activity

• Use SpeedGrader to grade an assignment.

– Use annotation options to provide feedback.

– Grade using the Rubric to select rating for each criterion and feedback.

• Access the Grades page in Student View to see graded assignment.