Estimated Completion Time

30 Minutes

Introduction

A quick handy guide to help you set up and troubleshoot your Canvas gradebook by understanding the fundamental and features of Canvas gradebook and following the best practices to review the gradebook to ensure grading efficiency, accuracy.

Learning Goals & Module Content

After finishing this self-guided learning module, you should be able to:

Alignment of Learning Goals and Module Content
Learning Goals	Module Content
Identify the gaps and improvement room of your knowledge about setting up gradebook in your Canvas course	6.2 \| Self-Evaluation Quiz
Improve your Canvas gradebook set-up to optimize your teaching and students' experience	6.3 \| Benefits for you
Familiarize with the special terms that Canvas gradebook uses	6.4 \| How to speak Canvas gradebook? - Get familiar with the terms
Identify the limitation of Canvas gradebook functionality before designing your gradebook in the syllabus	6.5 \| How does Canvas gradebook do the calculation?
Set up weights in your Canvas gradebook as desired	6.6 \| How to set up weights in gradebook?
Pick your preferred method to enable Extra Credit in your Canvas course	6.7 \| What if I want to give students extra credit?
Set up your Canvas gradebook following the best practices	6.8 \| Best Practices on Setting up Your Gradebook
Check off and avoid the common pitfalls before releasing the Canvas gradebook or importing the grades from Canvas to SPIRE	6.9 \| Check Before Release - Canvas Gradebook Checklist
Troubleshoot and fix your Canvas gradebook on your own	6.10 \| How do you spot something is off?