Webinar: Canvas – Assignments

Learn how to use the Assignment tool to create a variety of activities & How to use the Assignments Page to build the course gradebook and calculate students’ total scores.

Webinar: Canvas – Classic Quizzes

Learn how to use the Classic Quiz tool to build quizzes and surveys & How to specify quiz delivery and feedback settings that align with the intended purpose of the activity.

Webinar: Microsoft 365 & Teams in Canvas

Explore how to seamlessly integrate Microsoft 365 tools such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint into their Canvas course and how to use Teams to facilitate online communication and collaboration.

Webinar: Canvas – Gradebook

Learn how to ensure grades are accurately calculated in your course & Discover over a dozen tricks for effectively using the Canvas gradebook.

Gradescope and Finals

Join the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) for an online workshop on how to prepare for finals with Gradescope. In this workshop, you will learn how to:

  • Set up the Canvas course for Gradescope use
  • Grade your existing handwritten exams and all multiple choice assessments on Gradescope
  • Make rubric changes as you grade – changes apply to previously graded work to maintain consistency
  • Write each comment only once – apply previously used comments with a click
  • Use ‘assignment analytics’ to gain insight into student learning

 

Please invite your TAs, grading staff, and anyone else who might be interested!

Register and reserve your spot

 

* All registrants will receive a session recording, so please feel free to register even if you can’t attend live.

Webinar: Gradescope Bubble Sheets

Gradescope Provides Compelling Alternatives for Paper-based STEM Assessments and Bubble Sheets

Gradescope is an assignment submission, grading, and analytics platform that leverages AI and a logical workflow that makes grading more efficient and standardized. It is a Canvas integration that synchronizes course rosters and grades. Gradescope accepts scanned handwritten submissions for digital grading.

·     Digitally grade both online and paper-based homework, exams, and other assessments

·     Utilize AI-assisted grading, handwriting recognition, dynamic rubrics, and similar answer grouping to streamline and improve grading efficiency

·     Create on-the-fly grading rubrics and easily apply changes retroactively

·     Give more consistent and timely feedback, resulting in improved learning outcomes

·     Get detailed analytics on an individual and class-wide level

·     Create programming and coding assignments

·     Auto-grade bubble-sheet exams, provide student feedback, and link scores in Canvas

 

Register Here

If you need help getting started or adding to your course, please contact celt-help@iastate.edu.

Webinar: Get Started with Gradescope

Gradescope Provides Compelling Alternatives for Paper-based STEM Assessments and Bubble Sheets

Gradescope is an assignment submission, grading, and analytics platform that leverages AI and a logical workflow that makes grading more efficient and standardized. It is a Canvas integration that synchronizes course rosters and grades. Gradescope accepts scanned handwritten submissions for digital grading.

·     Digitally grade both online and paper-based homework, exams, and other assessments

·     Utilize AI-assisted grading, handwriting recognition, dynamic rubrics, and similar answer grouping to streamline and improve grading efficiency

·     Create on-the-fly grading rubrics and easily apply changes retroactively

·     Give more consistent and timely feedback, resulting in improved learning outcomes

·     Get detailed analytics on an individual and class-wide level

·     Create programming and coding assignments

·     Auto-grade bubble-sheet exams, provide student feedback, and link scores in Canvas

Register Here

If you need help getting started or adding to your course, please contact celt-help@iastate.edu.

Canvas Peer-to-Peer User Groups (December)

The Canvas Peer-to-Peer (P2P) group consists of advanced Canvas users who support multiple faculty and courses, including instructional designers and course coordinators. The group meets monthly to discuss advanced Canvas uses, investigate related tools and technology, and collaborate on a list of shared resources. Email celt-help@iastate.edu to join.

Participants must be established Canvas Peers before joining. Email celt-help@iastate.edu to join the Canvas Peers group.

These meetings are co-led by Gretchen Anderson (Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching) and Karla Embleton (CHS Online Distance Learning).

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