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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I adjust the due date on an assignment for one or a subset of students?

Yes, Canvas refers to this as creating a differentiated assignment and these assignments allow an instructor to provide an alternative due date for one or more student or assign a graded activity in Canvas to a subset of students, e.g. a graduate student-only assignment.

Can I adjust the due date on an assignment for one or a subset of students?

Can I view grade information and Last Date of Activity (LDA) for students who have withdrawn from my course?

Yes, students who have withdrawn from your course will appear as 'inactive' students in your Canvas course. Faculty can toggle the view of grades for inactive or concluded students in Canvas Grades.

Can I view grade information and Last Date of Activity (LDA) for students who have withdrawn from my course?

Top Hat: How do instructors see their course from the students' view?

Instructors can see how changes you make to your course affect the student view by creating a Test Student account. Read instructions in this article on the Top Hat website for creating a Test Student account or watch this recorded webinar to walk through the steps

Note: you can avoid the student paywall--just send an email to support@tophat.com from your ONID email address and request an 'access key' to use for setting up a Test Student account.

Top Hat: How do instructors see their course from the students' view?

How long does a Turnitin check take?

Originality Reports should usually be ready within 15 minutes. However it may take up to 24 hours during peak times such as the middle or the end of semesters when many papers are being submitted to Turnitin. Plan accordingly when working on a deadline. If an instructor allows multiple submissions on a Turnitin assignment there is a 24-hour waiting period between the each submission. This delay allows resubmissions to correctly generate without matching to a student's previous draft.

How long does a Turnitin check take?

Can I enable Turnitin on a Canvas assignment?

Yes, Turnitin originality check is now an option for any Canvas File Upload assignment. Instructors can use all of the Canvas File Upload features in the assignment, including rubrics, group assignments, and peer review. Instructors can view Turnitin scores and reports from the Canvas gradebook or from SpeedGrader. Students can view their reports and assignment scores from their Grades page in Canvas.

Read the article Use Turnitin (plagiarism checking) on a Canvas Assignment on oregonstate.teamdynamix.com

Can I enable Turnitin on a Canvas assignment?

Can students view their Turnitin originality scores before an assignment is graded?

Yes, if the assignment is not muted; no, if the assignment is muted.

Can students view their Turnitin originality scores before an assignment is graded?

Top Hat: Can I sync Top Hat grades to Canvas?

Before you can sync grades from Top Hat to Canvas, you must first pair your Top Hat course with your Canvas course.

Pair Top Hat Course with Canvas Course

If you are using a combined, crosslisted, or merged Canvas course, please connect with our Classroom Response team before pairing Top Hat with Canvas.

In Top Hat, open the course you want to pair with Canvas
Click on your name in the upper right corner of the screen
Select Course Settings from the menu that appears
Click the LMS Setup & Sync tab
Click the blue Enable LMS Sync button
Click the Authorize Top Hat with your LMS button
- You may be prompted to log in to Canvas. Use your ONID credentials to login.
Select the appropriate Canvas course from the list of courses
Click Next
You will be prompted to select the appropriate Canvas course section(s) to pair with the Top Hat course.
- At this time, we generally recommend that only one Canvas section be paired with a Top Hat course. Please connect with our Classroom Response team to talk about the impacts of selecting one vs. more sections in a combined, crosslisted, or merged Canvas course. We can help you determine the best approach for your specific course(s).
Click Connect. You should see a LMS Sync Configured success screen once the courses are paired.

Review the full pairing instructions with images in Top Hat's support documentation.

Sync Top Hat Grades to Canvas

In Top Hat, open the course in which you want to sync grades
Click on your name in the upper right corner of the screen
Select Course Settings from the menu that appears
Click the LMS Setup & Sync tab
Select whether you want a General Sync or a Roster Sync
- A general sync allows you to sync folders, i.e. folder grade totals, and the roster
Review sync options by clicking Edit to the right of the various options listed in the bottom box.
- Grade Export Options:
  - Course: Export an aggregated Top Hat 'course' grade - will create one Canvas assignment
  - All top-level folders: Export top-level folder subtotals - will create a Canvas assignment for each top-level folder
  - Specified (top-level) folders only: Export selected (top-level) folder subtotals - will create a Canvas assignment for each selected folder
- Attendance Options: Select whether to include or exclude Attendance in the sync
- Points or Percentage Options: Select whether to send scores to Canvas as points or percentages
- Roster Options: Select whether to keep or remove students who are no longer enrolled in the Canvas course
- Grade Availability Options: Select whether Canvas assignments should be muted (grades unavailable to students) or unmuted (grades available) upon sync
Click Run LMS sync
- If "Course" or "All top-level folders" was selected for Grade Export Options, the sync will begin immediately
- If "Specified folders only" was selected for Grade Export Options, you will be prompted to select the folder(s) to sync prior to the sync beginning.

Top Hat: Can I sync Top Hat grades to Canvas?

Can I enter assignment grades in Turnitin, and if so, do they appear in the Canvas gradebook?

A. Yes, although not with a mobile device at this time.

Can I enter assignment grades in Turnitin, and if so, do they appear in the Canvas gradebook?

Is Turnitin compliant with FERPA?

Yes. Data is kept secure at all times and is only used for purposes of assisting the instructor in assessing the assignment. Students always maintain ownership of any work submitted to Turnitin.

Is Turnitin compliant with FERPA?

What is Gradescope?

Gradescope is a suite of tools designed to make grading more consistent, fair, and efficient. Teams can grade scanned exams asynchronously, with or without rubrics; an instructor can grade the same question in all exams (and modify grades for multiple exams simultaneously); a faculty member may review all grading by a single TA and quickly make adjustments; graders can re-use comments/feedback in multiple exams (or modify for individual students). Gradescope also allows instructors to incorporate auto-graded bubble-sheet questions in their exams and assignments; the analytics provide both summary statistics and detailed item analysis.

Read the article Use Gradescope in a Canvas course on oregonstate.teamdynamix.com

What is Gradescope?

What is the difference between playlists, channels and categories?

Playlists allow a content owner to group content together for embedding on an external web page. Every time you add a new or remove an item to a Playlist, your embedded player automatically updates to reflect this change.

Channels allow a content owner to group media together in MediaSpace. Additionally, the content owner can restrict access to that channel to a defined list of users (based on ONID usernames).

What is the difference between playlists, channels and categories?

Why don't I see my course in Canvas?

On a student's Canvas Dashboard, by default, current term, published courses should display. On an instructor's Canvas Dashboard, by default, current or future term, published or unpublished courses should display.

Read the article Course Not Showing in Canvas on oregonstate.teamdynamix.com

Why don't I see my course in Canvas?

What is NameCoach?

NameCoach is a tool that allows you to record your name pronunciation and set your pronouns. The recording and preferred pronouns will be available and visible to others in the course.

Read the article Use NameCoach to record name pronunciation and set pronouns on oregonstate.teamdynamix.com

What is NameCoach?

Top Hat: How can an instructor preview Top Hat questions as a student?

Instructors can use the preview question feature to confirm a question is formatted correctly. Please read details in the article: Educator: Previewing questions.

Top Hat: How can an instructor preview Top Hat questions as a student?

Do I need to inform students that Turnitin is being used in my class

Yes, any course using this software should include a statement in the syllabus. You may use or adapt the following:

“Your instructor may ask you to submit one or more of your writing assignments to the Turnitin plagiarism prevention service via Canvas (do not submit directly to the Turnitin website). Your assignment content will be checked against Internet sources, academic journal articles, and the papers of other OSU students, for common or borrowed content. Turnitin generates a report that highlights any potentially unoriginal text in your paper. Papers that you submit through Turnitin for this class or any class will be added to the OSU Turnitin database and may be checked against other OSU paper submissions. You will retain all rights to your written work."

Do I need to inform students that Turnitin is being used in my class

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