CTLD ReadyThere are many advantages to using a weighted grading scheme. For example, you don’t need to manipulate points to make your total points work out to a nice even number (like 1000), and you don’t need to shuffle points around when you add, remove, or change an assignment. Also, you can easily ensure that major […]
Note: This is the fourth section of a five-section Canvas Spotlight on Grading in Canvas. Below is a list of the other sections: The Canvas Gradebook offers a wide variety of customizations and options, allowing you to create a system that works best for you. This final Spotlight in the Grading in Canvas Series will […]
Note: This is the third section of a five-section Canvas Spotlight on Grading in Canvas. Below is a list of the other sections: When communicating with students about your grading process and what they can expect, it’s important to understand how students access their grades in Canvas. One method you can use to understand the […]
Note: This is the second section of a five-section Canvas Spotlight on Grading in Canvas. Below is a list of the other sections: You may use a variety of methods to assess your students’ progress throughout the duration of a course. Using the Canvas Gradebook can make grading easier, but knowing what can and can’t […]
Note: This is the first section of a five-section Canvas Spotlight on Grading in Canvas. Below is a list of the other sections: The Canvas Gradebook is a powerful and helpful tool for both in-person and online courses. Instructors can view, score, and provide feedback for student submissions directly through the Gradebook. This Spotlight Series […]
Holding discussions in an online course can have a very different feeling from having discussions in a face-to-face classroom. However, online discussions can still help students master content, explore new ideas, and build a sense of community even when they may not be meeting in person Video discussions are a wonderful strategy that can help […]
Breakout Rooms is a Microsoft Teams feature that allows the meeting organizer to divide participants into multiple smaller groups. Breakout Rooms can be used in recurring meetings and meetings created using the “meet now” button in the calendar. Best practices Let’s walk through it together Download Teams Desktop Application Microsoft only allows you to create […]
Formative assessments provide opportunities to monitor students’ learning and immediately provide feedback. Formative assessments are generally low-stakes and provide learners with a chance to gauge their knowledge of the course content and use the provided feedback in order to correct their mistakes before moving on to another course topic. Formative assessments can take many forms, […]
Tools: Yuja and PowerPoint PowerPoint has the potential to be a powerful instructional tool for conveying information and teaching content. However, PowerPoints that live on their own without any context are less useful for learning. PowerPoints are most useful as a supplementary tool alongside input and context from the instructor. It would be tough to […]
A great way to get peer-to-peer interaction in a course is by grouping up students for collaborative activities. Some of these activities could include projects, assignments, discussions, and peer review (not using the Peer Review feature of an assignment). Regardless of the activity, instructors will need to create groups for their students, which can be […]