Week's End Report - Mar. 10th

Tip of the Week!

As of today all of the regional online courses on the schedule for summer semester have been transitioned to IvyLearn!

We are in the process of converting the rest of the regional online courses into IvyLearn. Until you hear from us, the only things that we are requesting you do are:

• Review the IvyLearn resources on the statewide IvyLearn website: https://www.ivytech.edu/ivylearn/17825.html
• Review the regional IvyLearn website for information regarding trainings: https://sites.google.com/view/ivylearn
• Attend a regional IvyLearn training session: https://sites.google.com/view/ivylearn/training/training-calendar
• Review the Getting Started guide
• For instructors: https://guides.instructure.com/m/8472
• Instructors, share the following link with your students: https://guides.instructure.com/m/8470
• Familiarize yourself with the Canvas Guides
• For instructors: https://guides.instructure.com/m/4152
• Instructors, please share the student link in your classes: https://guides.instructure.com/m/4212
• Set up your IvyLearn profile if you haven't already done so: https://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/75098-how-do-i-edit-my-profile-in-my-user-account

Our Favorite IvyLearn Tool

SpeedGrader
The nice thing about SpeedGrader is that it's similar enough to the grading feature in Blackboard that there's very little new functionality to learn. SpeedGrader implements Crocodoc (same as Blackboard) to enable inline grading but in IvyLearn none of the fields are "hidden" on the page. Users can edit grades, add comments, attach files, all without extra clicks or having to expand any additional windows. 

But wait- there's more! We can easily move between student submissions, see assignment details at a glance, and even include audio feedback for students.  

These are all great features but perhaps the best feature is the SpeedGrader mobile app. In the past we've been limited to doing all of our grading on a desktop computer. No more! The Canvas SpeedGrader app allows us to grade assignments from our mobile devices, exactly as we would grade them on a desktop computer.