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.
Accommodations can easily be made to allow specific students extended time.
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.
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