New Assignment Enhancements for Students
New assignment enhancements are now active for students in Canvas! Don’t worry - these enhancements do not change anything fundamental in how you create or grade assignments; rather, these enhancements are quality of life adjustments that will make assignment details obvious and intuitive for students.
So What’s Different?
Right away in the images below, you can see the assignment has an improved interface that draws students’ eyes to the important information.
The assignment summary header is always visible when viewing the assignment and floats at the top of the page
The submission process is summarized in a circle timeline at the top of the assignment: in progress, submitted, or review feedback
Assignment details can be minimized within the page
Submissions can be drafted in the assignment without requiring an immediate submission
Submission types are clearly labeled with both text and icons.
Submission types, comments, and any rubric grading is retained with each attempt and viewable by both the student and the instructor.
For instructors, SpeedGrader displays comments based on submission attempt
Let’s Take a Closer Look
The image below labels the various parts of the assignment enhancements, including:
The Assignment Summary header [1] displays the assignment title, due date, and points possible. Not all assignments may have a due date.
The Attempt drop-down [2] allows you to view submission attempts for the assignment. By default, the Attempt drop-down displays your most recent submission attempt.
The Progress Tracker [3] displays the assignment submission and grading status.
To view assignment feedback or add an assignment comment for your instructor, click the View Feedback button [4].
View the number of allowed attempts [5] and availability dates [6].
Any added assignment instructions display in the Details section [7].
If a rubric was added to the assignment, view it by clicking the View Rubric link [8].
A Closer Look at Rubric Feedback
The following are updates to the rubric area:
The most recent submission displays [1].
When a submission has been graded, the grade displays [2] and the Progress Tracker displays the Review Feedback status [3].
If multiple submissions have been added, they can be previewed by selecting the attempt from the Attempt drop-down [4].
If a rubric was used to grade the assignment, the completed rubric displays [5]. If multiple graders scored your submission with a rubric, you can view how individual grader's completed the rubric using the Select Grader drop-down [6].
If permitted, students may resubmit another attempt using the Try Again button [7].
Note: If students are not able to resubmit work, the instructor may have limited the number of allowed submissions or the assignment may no longer be accepting submissions due to the assignment's availability dates.
We hope that you are as pleased as we are with these small yet impactful changes that will make submitting assignments even easier for students.