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This is a step-by-step guide on how to fill your post moderation report. Before you begin, take note of the moderation process at MIT. Have the assessment pack ready to send to the moderator as soon as possible. There are several items as the moderator you need from the assessment writer for internal post-moderation. These are: Make sure these …
You have an important message for your students and you want to use Canvas to communicate it. You can do that by posting in Announcements. This video will guide you through the steps.
This video gives lecturers a full look at the new MCS 2026 for use in Canvas. Unlike the tour, it explains key updates, features, and teaching-friendly improvements you’ll want to know. The Overview of the MCS 2026 highlights major changes to course structure, navigation, and design templates. You’ll learn how the new framework supports clearer …
Using Turnitin to check possible plagiarism in your essay assignments? Check the assignment settings at the beginning of each course, especially after a course copy, to avoid errors caused by date conflicts! BEST Practice: CREATE A FRESH ASSIGNMENT EACH COURSE To avoid recurring issues with old Turnitin assignments, our strongest recommendation is to create a …
Step 1: Access Copilot through any of the following platforms. Step 2: Sign In with Microsoft Account You should have already signed in as soon as you sign into your MIT account if not follow these instructions Step 3: Start Using Copilot If your prompt is not clear, Copilot will ask you a series of …
Follow these simple steps to use a dyslexia friendly font for your Canvas courses. Canvas now offers a dyslexia-friendly font setting accessible within user accounts, allowing students to customise their reading experience. To enable it, navigate to your account settings and toggle the use a dyslexia friendly font option, have a look at the step-by-step guide. …
Follow these simple steps to access your Lucid account directly from your Canvas course page. Lucid is an online diagramming and brainstorming tool that allows you to easily create flowcharts, graphic organisers, and other visuals. It is directly integrated into Canvas, allowing you to embed all your diagrams created from Lucid into Canvas course pages, …
This is a growing list of digital tools that can help lecturers teach more effectively and engage students in different ways. Each tool includes a short description to help you quickly find what suits your course needs.
How to avoid student submitted work not showing in SpeedGrader but shows in Turnitin assignments inbox. You may experience an issue where a students’ work does not show in SpeedGrader, though it appears in the Turnitin assignment inbox. This is usually due to students leaving the assignment submission portal open for too long before submitting …
Have you found that the Marks box in SpeedGrader is not automatically populating with the assignment mark? Find the fix here. If the Marks box is not automatically populating with the assignment mark? Find the fix here. IMPORTANT! Do not edit the rubric criteria, only the settings. For moderation purposes, do not edit the rubric …
Step by step instructions on How to mark a Group Assignment using SpeedGrader. OR OR Note: If you have setup grading in the Rubric settings, the Grade field will automatically populate with the rubric grade results. OR Where to go next? 1 What is SpeedGrader? 2 Marking Using SpeedGrader 3 Adding Comments in SpeedGrader 4 …
You can access and reuse comments across different assignments and courses, by adding these to the Comments Library within your Canvas profile. This will save you time and improve efficiency marking student assessments. To add comments to the Comment Library Edit a Comment in your Library Delete a Comment from your Library Adding a Comment …
How to add text comments, images, videos, links, equations and other multimedia elements to provide detailed feedback to your students. How can this help you? Using the text editor tool within SpeedGrader you can provide detailed feedback to your students, enhancing communication by allowing you to emphasise key points, organise information more clearly, and include …
How to mark student's work using SpeedGrader in Canvas.
The Rubric Criteria Builder tool was designed to improve rubric creation, preserving existing features while adding new enhancements. If you can’t find an existing rubric to use for the assignment, you can create a new rubric for your assignment. The Rubric Criteria Builder tool was designed to improve rubric creation, preserving existing features while adding …
