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Canvas Assignments

What Does It Do?

The Assignments tool allows you to administer student assessments of various types. Faculty can collect, download, grade, comment on, and return an assignment to students via the Pepperdine Canvas Assignments interface.

Key Pedagogical Reminders

  • Align assignments with learning outcomes and make expectations clear with rubrics.
  • Set availability and due dates thoughtfully to encourage time management.

How You Can Use It

  • Collect individual or group assignments online.
  • Provide detailed feedback to students, including text or file attachments.
  • Leverage peer review or anonymous grading options to meet your assessment goals.
  • Link Assignments to Gradebook to calculate overall course grades.

Settings for Creating Assignments

 
Assignment Grouping

 
Assignment Management & Distribution

 
Peer Review Assignments

 
Bulk Options for Student Submissions