Before you publish a group assignment, confirm it’s linked to the correct Group Set—and that the Group Set contains the correct groups.  Once submissions begin, moving students between groups can lead to grading or submission issues. Catching this early can help avoid grading and submission issues later.  Need help? Contact Webcourses@UCF Support | Tuesday Tip Archive | Center for Distributed Learning. 

If a student can’t submit a file themselves, you can upload it on their behalf directly from the Canvas Gradebook. This keeps all submissions in one place, gives you full access to SpeedGrader for feedback, and maintains a clean, accurate submission history.  Missed a previous Tuesday Tip? Visit the Tuesday Tip Archive. For assistance, please contact Webcourses@UCF Support. 

This Tuesday Tip is introducing Scheduled Feedback in the Canvas Gradebook. From the Canvas Gradebook, instructors can now schedule the visibility of grades and feedback separately. Traditionally, scores and feedback appear together once released. With this new option, you can choose specific release dates and times for each component — letting you hold back comments or grades until the …

This innovative tool empowers educators to distill complex, lengthy discussion threads into concise, actionable insights with just a single click. By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, Discussion Summaries accelerates your ability to identify central themes, key questions, and emerging trends within your course conversations. For assistance, please contact Webcourses@UCF Support.

Just a quick reminder that the Enhanced Rubric feature is available in Canvas to help streamline rubric creation and grading. If you haven’t used it before, it offers an improved interface and better functionality to support more efficient and consistent grading. For more information, refer to Canvas’ Enhanced Rubrics Instructor Guides. For assistance, please contact Webcourses@UCF Support.