Reading Time: 4 minutesCanvas has recently released some new updates to make creating and using rubrics easier. These changes can be seen in the “Rubrics” page in a course, the rubric builder, and SpeedGrader for any assignment that includes a rubric. Note: At this time, rubric rating descriptions will appear to be missing when an instructor views them through the student view. Students, however, can still see the rubrics and all information in them, including the descriptions for each rating. Rubrics page Previously, the rubrics page in a course was very simple – any rubrics in the course would be listed on the left, and there was also an “Add…
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Using Rubrics for Grading in Canvas
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith finals just over a month away, it’s the perfect time to revisit how Canvas rubrics can make your grading life easier. We’ve talked before about some aspects of adding and using rubrics in courses. As a brief refresher, Canvas has excellent resources on creating and adding rubrics to assignments as well as creating and adding rubrics to discussions. We’ve also talked about how to add existing (already created in Canvas) rubrics to an assignment or discussion. Today we’re turning our attention to a setting that’ll make your grading life easier – using a rubric for assignment grading. You may think that you’re doing that by default,…
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Adding Existing Outcomes to Your Canvas Rubrics
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the previous post Adding Existing Rubrics to Your Canvas Course, we’ve talked about finding an existing rubric and using the rubric in your assignment. Today, we’re talking about adding existing outcomes to an assignment rubric. Step 1: Add existing outcomes to your course Step 2: Add existing outcomes as criteria to an assignment rubric The rubric is now ready for use. Once you add the outcomes to rubrics, you cannot delete the outcomes from your course. If you need to change the outcomes, you must remove them from rubrics first. For more information, check the Canvas resources below: Want to never miss a post? Subscribe here!
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Adding Existing Rubrics to Your Canvas Course
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn previous posts, we’ve briefly talked about creating rubrics to use in your course. Canvas has great resources for how to accomplish that in their “How do I add a rubric to a graded discussion?” and “How do I add a rubric to an assignment?” walkthroughs. Today, however, we’re tackling a subset of that topic – adding existing rubrics to an assignment or discussion. The rubric is now ready for use in your assessment! If you have further questions about this process, please contact Canvas Support by calling x7905 option 1 or by live chatting through the Help menu in Canvas. Want to never miss a post? Subscribe here!
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How Can I Get a Deleted Item Back in Canvas?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSometimes you’re working in Canvas, decide to remove an item from your course only to later realize either you did actually want the item in your course or you accidentally deleted the wrong item. Before you panic or start stressing, Canvas does make it easy to restore most items (and it’ll even try to restore the student data)! Go to the Canvas course where you want to restore an item. At the end of the URL, add “/undelete” – it should be right after the course id number. Your URL should look like the following: cedarville.instructure.com/courses/####/undelete. Canvas will take you to a “Restore Deleted Items” page that lists the items you can bring back. Scroll through…
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Remote Learning: The Next Level
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce you’ve worked through the tools we talked about in Remote Learning: The Basics, you’re ready for the next step. These items will enhance your course – they make content easier to find for students, grading easier for you, and improve accessibility in your videos. Linking Canvas content together We’re going to start off with one of the coolest features in Canvas: linking to items within the course from a page, discussion, announcement, or anywhere else that the Rich Content Editor is used. This is especially helpful if you’re sending an announcement out to students where you reference a page or assignment – you can link directly to…