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You could consider this part 2 of using Outcomes in Canvas. Missed part 1? Go back and look at how to find them. Learning Outcomes can help students understand why they’re doing an assignment or quiz. It connects to the bigger picture and helps you articulate the learning behind the coursework. Attaching Outcomes to assignments also opens up a different form of the grade book called “Learning Mastery.” In this post, I’ll go through how to attach Outcomes and navigate the Learning Mastery view of the grade book. Attaching Outcomes to Assignments Attaching an Outcome to an Assignment requires that...

Identifying learning objectives in assignments can help make the process more transparent for students learning and for you as you assess their learning. Canvas gives you the option to add custom learning outcomes to assignments. You can then take those and use the Learning Mastery gradebook as students complete multiple assignments on the same objectives (more on that in another post). But, creating custom objectives can take a long time. Did you know that our Information Technology department has already loaded most of the Indiana state standards for us? Open up a course in Canvas and click on Outcomes in...