Our LMS supports several gradable options:
- Quiz can be standardized, set to display random questions and answers, timed, and set to a specific number of attempts.
- Accomodations can easily be made to allow specific students extended time.
- An assignment is a virtual dropbox for students to submit essays, homework, labs, etc. It accepts most file types and can also be limited to specific file types.
- Use of rubrics for grading is supported.
- An Open Forum is a place where you and students can interact with each other on a common or open-ended topic.
- Use of rubrics for grading is supported.
Flexibility is important:
- Consider how you can leverage technology to offer assessments online.
- Academic continuity may require adjusting deadlines for one, some, many or all students on your course.
- Remember: Students may struggle with time management or their own emotional responses to disasters they are experiencing or have just experienced (Gravenberg, Carey-Butler, & Horowitz, 2008).
Preparing to use the LMS for assessment:
- If you give paper exams, consider posting a low-stakes quiz in the LMS to give you and your students some practice using the online quiz tools.
- If you assign papers or other written work in your class, post a practice assignment to provide you and your students with an opportunity to use this tool.
- Some third-party tools may also link to the LMS gradebook (e.g., Cengage). If you are using these products, make sure to first consult our LMS Specialist, Leah Knowles.
- SafeAssign and Turn-it-In may be used on assignments or test essay questions to determine the originality of student work.
Grading online:
- The built-in grader allows you to give written feedback.
- A rubric for assignments and forums can easily help you to apply consistent grading.
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Gravenberg, E. V., Carey-Butler, S. R., & Horowitz, R. (2008). Learning from disaster: The lessons of Hurricane Katrina. Fairfax, VA: United Negro College Fund Institute for Capacity Building. Retrieved from https://www.uncf.org/pages/FDPRI-Reports