How Do I? videos
Updated 19 Feb 2024
Refer to these short How Do I? videos to get started with common tasks, such as creating an assignment. To open course assignments or the gradebook, either select options from the Course Home or choose Instructor Tools from the course menu.
Assignments
- See assignment as instructor or student and print assignment (with/without answers)
- Item issues: Contact the Publisher and optional item update
Create or copy assignments
- Create or copy an assignment and set basic properties
- Select assignment content
- Organize assignment content
- Pool assignment items
- Create and assess learning outcomes
- Preview assignment and set due dates
- Copy an assignment to multiple courses
Assignment settings
- Change assignment settings
(for grading and presentation, by assignment or assignment category) - Allow multiple assignment attempts for best score
- Adjust individual student settings for an assignment
(exempt; change due date, score, or time limit; reset) - Allow rework for credit (reset an assignment)
- Use Mastering security features
- Create a new assignment category and a timed quiz
- Simple Editor Basics: Edit text, add answer, add/delete part, add new answer type
- Simple Editor: Add hints, hyperlinks, images, and tables
- Simple Editor: Randomization
Edit/create assignment items (questions) using the Simple Editor
- Input on a Diagram item
- Labeling item
- Chemical drawing Lewis item
- Chemical drawing mechanism item (MarvinJS)
- Chemical drawing skeletal item (MarvinJS)
- Bending moment item
- Mohr's circle item
- Import multiple-choice questions (using an RTF file)
Dynamic Study Modules
- Why use Dynamic Study Modules (See also student video below)
- Dynamic Study Modules: Preview, Copy, Remove Questions, or Assign
- Dynamic Study Module Reporting
Freehand Grader assignments
Learning Catalytics
Manage the course
Student videos
- Student Course Home
- Understand grading
- How to read your scores (includes weighting)
- Adaptive Follow-Up assignments
- Freehand Grader: Answer questions and review your scores
- Why use Dynamic Study Modules
- Chemical drawing with Marvin JS (2 or 3D drawing, mechanism questions)
These videos are also available when you select from the top Marvin JS toolbar.
- Answer Mohr's Circle questions
- Shear force and bending moment questions (Mastering Engineering)