- student forum contributions can be graded.
- the assignment activity can accept essay submissions and more.
- scores on WooClap results can be pushed into the Canvas gradebook.
- online quizzes or exams can be delivered using Canvas New Quizzes.

When shifting assessments online, instructors may want to:

• schedule a consultation with the Centre for Teaching and Learning.

Resources for Constructing Online Exams

Constructing Canvas (New) Quizzes - Quizzes can be constructed manually using a range of question types and delivery options.

Digitizer Helper Tool for Canvas (Coming Soon) - Instructors can convert existing electronic .doc or .docx files into quizzes on Canvas.

Plain text import - Instructors who do not have any images or graphics in their quizzes are encouraged to import their questions directly into eClass using the Aiken text format.

Respondus Quiz Authoring Tool - A powerful assessment tool that instructors can use to create and manage exams which can be printed to paper or published directly to eClass. Exams can be created offline using a Windows editing environment and are transferable between different LMS tools. This tool is integrated with eClass allowing direct push of quizzes into the system. Technologies in Education have built a handy step-by-step guide for creating eClass quizzes using Respondus.

Exam Digitizer - New in April 2021, mac-users now have an alternative to using Respondus: the Exam Digitizer is a custom-built, web-based tool converts exams in Microsoft Word docx files into an eClass xml import format. The tool is being released as an open-beta for the Winter 2021 to assist with the final exam period.

Resources for Online Exam Delivery

Remote Exam Delivery Guide - a list of practical suggestions for delivering exams remotely.

Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor - this 3rd-party tools has been licensed at the U of A and integrated with Canvas to provide exam security and monitoring.

Smart Exam Monitor (SEM) - a 3rd party remote exam monitoring tool available through Canvas. The tool is web-based (Google chrome only) and can be linked to an Canvas quiz to provide identity validation as well as both a screen and webcam monitoring.