Activity Type Comparison
Canvas has many different types of activities available, depending on the type of desired student engagement, grading options, and group submissions.
Canvas has many different types of activities available, depending on the type of desired student engagement, grading options, and group submissions.
Activity type based on STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Activity type based on STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Activity type based on GRADING OPTIONS
Activity type based on GRADING OPTIONS
Assignments, Discussions, & Quizzes (and some external tools) can be submitted for a grade
Assignments, Discussions, & Quizzes (and some external tools) can be submitted for a grade
Assignment Grade Options
Discussion Grade Setting
Quiz Grade Options
ADDING GRADING RUBRICS
ADDING GRADING RUBRICS
Note: Rubrics in Quizzes are not interactive; instructors can add a rubric to provide expectations for students, but the actual grading is determined by the points assigned in each quiz question
USING SPEED GRADER
USING SPEED GRADER
Note: Rubrics can only be used for grading assignments and graded discussions
Activity type based on GROUP SUBMISSION
Activity type based on GROUP SUBMISSION
Assignments and Discussions can be submitted as a group
Assignments and Discussions can be submitted as a group
Assignment: Group Submission
Discussion: Group Submission
Students can be added to groups via: manually by the instructor, auto-populated by Canvas based on instructor parameters, or student self sign-up
Students can be added to groups via: manually by the instructor, auto-populated by Canvas based on instructor parameters, or student self sign-up
Group Creation Settings
Still have questions? Contact your Instructional Technologist for support!
Still have questions? Contact your Instructional Technologist for support!