Users can sync assignments and grades in Canvas through Open Learning for Actively Learn. All assignment or grade changes must be made in Actively Learn first, and those changes will sync over through Open Learning then to your Canvas LMS integration.
Assigning Assignments
Open the Actively Learn Stand-Alone or Add-on class in Canvas that you would like to assign content in.
To assign an Actively Learn assignment to your Canvas course through Open Learning, click on the 3-Dot menu to open the Open Learning external tool.
Please note that your external tools in the 3-Dot menu may be named differently than what is shown in our example.
In the External Tool window, you will see your paired Canvas course that is connected with Actively Learn. Click on the "Launch" button to open the assignment and grade syncing window.
In this window, you can add new Actively Learn assignments for your class, you can sync existing assignments, and you can sync grades.
If you click on the "Create Actively Learn Assignments" button, you will be launched into the assignment page for your class in Actively Learn.
From here you can go to your workspace or to our main catalog to assign new content to your class.
Learn more about exploring our catalog here.
To assign content, search the title you want to assign and click the "+" icon.
An assignment window will pop up, select the class the assignment is for and if you want to assign the text to the full class or to individual students.
Learn more about assigning content to individual students here.
When you scroll down in the window, you can also select a due date for the assignment and adjust the reading settings for the assignment. These settings will automatically sync over to Canvas once they are set in Actively Learn. If you need to make changes to these settings or to the due date, then those updates will need to be made in Actively Learn.
Learn more about settings start and due dates for assignments here.
Learn more about assignment reading settings here.
Once you are done adjusting your settings, click on the 'Assign' button to assign the text to your class. The text will appear in your class's assignments and students can start working in the assignment in Actively Learn.
When you switch over to your class in Canvas, the new assignment will appear in the External Tool window. You can click on the "Sync Assignment" button to sync the new assignment to your Canvas course.
Once you have synced the assignment, it will be added to your course and ready for you to publish to your students.
If you click on the assignment title in Canvas, you have the option to launch directly into the assignment in Actively Learn.
This is where you can view your student's work in the assignment and grade their work. If you would like to adjust the grading settings or point values for questions, then you will need to make those adjustments in Actively Learn.
Learn more about how to grade work in Actively Learn here.
Learn more about grading settings here.
Grade Passback
Once you have graded the student's work, this information will appear in the assignment and in the Gradebook in Actively Learn.
Once you have finished grading in Actively Learn, you will need to go back to the External Tool in Canvas and sync over the grades for the assignments. You can sync the grades for all of the assignments in the class, or you can select individual assignments. Once you have selected the assignment(s), you can click on the "Sync Grades" button.
After the grades have been synced, those grades should appear in the gradebook for the Canvas course.