{"id":2983,"date":"2021-03-29T14:03:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T18:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/?page_id=2983"},"modified":"2022-08-04T16:09:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T20:09:33","slug":"grading-discussions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/grading-discussions\/","title":{"rendered":"Grading Discussions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are multiple ways to grade student participation in discussion topics. In order to grade a discussion, you will need to configure your discussion topic for assessment in your topic settings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#setup1\">Setting Up Graded Discussions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#gradingdiscussion1\">Grading Discussion Topics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"setup1\"><\/a>Setting Up Graded Discussions<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to grade a discussion, you need to link a grade item to the discussion topic. Once a grade item is linked, D2L Brightspace will automatically include the assessment of the discussion topic in the final grade. The score will be calculated based on an overall grade for the discussion topic unless you choose to enable assessment of individual discussion posts. If individual assessment is enabled, the discussion topic score will then be calculated based on the assessment of each individual post.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#link1\">Linking a Discussion Topic to a Grade Item<\/a> &#8211; Link an existing grade item to a discussion topic or create a new grade item within your discussion settings<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#enable1\">Enable Assessment of Individual Discussion Posts (Optional)<\/a> &#8211; \u00a0Allow individual posts within a discussion topic to be assessed individually.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #f0f0f0; height: 146px;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; border-color: #f0f0f0; background-color: #fcfcff; height: 10px;\">\n<h3><a id=\"link1\"><\/a>Link a Discussion Topic to a Grade Item<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 136px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 136px;\"><em>If you chose to create your Grade Items in the Gradebook, you can associate those Grade Items with each Discussion that you create. You also have the option to <a href=\"#newdiscussion1\">create a grade item<\/a> for your discussion topic in your topic settings. To learn more about grade items, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/setting-up-grades\/\">Setting up Grades<\/a> page.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.carleton.ca\/\">Brightspace<\/a> using your <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MyCarletonOne<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0credentials.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>On the\u00a0<em>Brightspace<\/em>\u00a0homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0<em>My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<b>Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b><i><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/culearnsupport\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-02-at-8.15.40-PM.png\" width=\"22\" height=\"20\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/>\u00a0<\/i>and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">In the navbar, click <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tools<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Select <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Discussions<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> in the drop-down menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Locate an existing discussion or create a new discussion.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To edit an existing discussion:<\/strong> Click the <strong>arrow<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2272\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-25-at-4.23.50-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"19\" \/>next to the discussion topic you want to connect to a grade item, then select <strong>Edit Topic<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2273 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/edit-topic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/edit-topic.png 979w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/edit-topic-240x224.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/edit-topic-400x374.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/edit-topic-160x150.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/edit-topic-768x718.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/edit-topic-360x336.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>To create a new discussion:<\/strong> Click the <strong>New<\/strong> Button, then select <strong>New Topic<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<table style=\"height: 24px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #f5f5f5; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>NOTE: <\/strong>You will need to add a <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Topic name<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"> before you can access grade item settings in the <\/span><em style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Assessments<\/em><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"> tab.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2279 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-topc-forum.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-topc-forum.png 979w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-topc-forum-240x133.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-topc-forum-400x222.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-topc-forum-160x89.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-topc-forum-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-topc-forum-360x200.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Click the <strong>Assessment<\/strong>\u00a0tab.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3021 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/assessment-tab2-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/assessment-tab2-4.png 978w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/assessment-tab2-4-240x34.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/assessment-tab2-4-400x56.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/assessment-tab2-4-160x22.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/assessment-tab2-4-768x108.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/assessment-tab2-4-360x50.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Do one of the following:\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Select a grade item from the <em>Choose a grade item<\/em> drop-down menu<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Click <strong>New grade item<\/strong> to create a new item (<a href=\"#newdiscussion1\">see instructions below<\/a>)<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3020 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/grade-item-assess-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/grade-item-assess-1.png 978w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/grade-item-assess-1-240x76.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/grade-item-assess-1-400x127.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/grade-item-assess-1-160x51.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/grade-item-assess-1-768x243.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/grade-item-assess-1-360x114.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Enter a <strong>score<\/strong> value in the <em>Score out of<\/em> field.<\/li>\n<li>Add or attach a rubric if you will be using a rubric to grade the discussion.<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Click <strong>Save and Close<\/strong> when you are finished editing your settings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><a id=\"newdiscussion1\"><\/a>To create a new grade item within a Discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"26\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under the <em>Assessment<\/em>\u00a0tab, click <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New Grade Item.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"26\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Enter the name of the Discussion into the <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Name\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">field.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"26\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Include a\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Short Name<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (abbreviated item name) for the gradebook, if needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"26\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you have set up categories in your gradebook, select a <strong>grade category<\/strong> from the drop-down menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"26\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Enter the <strong>maximum points<\/strong> (your grading range) students can receive for the discussion.<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"26\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Enter the <strong>weight<\/strong> (%) that you want the grade item to contribute to the category or final grade.<br \/>\n<table style=\"height: 24px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #f5f5f5; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> If a grade item is within a category you must specify the weight as a % of the category, not the final grade.<br \/>\nE.g. 25% of a category worth 30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"26\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\u00a0Click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>You will now see a grade item for your discussion topic in your gradebook.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 146px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #e1e8f0;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; border-color: #f0f0f0; background-color: #fcfcff; height: 10px;\">\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><a id=\"enable1\"><\/a><a id=\"enable2\"><\/a>Enable Assessment of Individual Discussion Posts<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 136px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 136px; border-style: solid; border-color: #e1e8f0;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.carleton.ca\/\">Brightspace<\/a> with your <em>MyCarletonOne<\/em> credentials.<\/li>\n<li>On the\u00a0<em>Brightspace<\/em>\u00a0homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0<em>My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<b>Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b><i><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/culearnsupport\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-02-at-8.15.40-PM.png\" width=\"22\" height=\"20\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/>\u00a0<\/i>and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the navbar, click <strong>Tools<\/strong>.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1141 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"653\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1.png 976w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-240x46.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-400x77.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-160x31.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-360x69.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the drop-down menu, select <strong>Discussions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Locate your <strong>discussion topic<\/strong>, then click the <strong>arrow<\/strong> next to the topic name.<\/li>\n<li>In the drop-down menu, select <strong>Edit Topic<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Assessment<\/strong> tab.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3021 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/assessment-tab2-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/assessment-tab2-4.png 978w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/assessment-tab2-4-240x34.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/assessment-tab2-4-400x56.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/assessment-tab2-4-160x22.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/assessment-tab2-4-768x108.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/assessment-tab2-4-360x50.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Allow assessment of individual posts<\/strong> checkbox.<\/li>\n<li>Select one of the following <em>Calculation Methods<\/em> from the drop-down menu:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Average post score<\/strong>: This calculation method averages all of the post scores included per user.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maximum post score:<\/strong> This calculation method identifies the highest score of all the post scores included per user.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minimum post score:<\/strong> This calculation method identifies the lowest score of all the post scores included per user.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mode post score &#8211; Highest on multiple: <\/strong>This calculation method looks at the frequency of scores on posts, then selects the highest occurrence of a score per user. Once it picks the frequency, the system looks to see if multiple scores occur at that frequency. If not, it assigns that score to the user. If there are multiple scores with the same frequency, it will choose the highest of those scores. For example, if a score of 7 occurs 2 times, a score of 8 occurs 3 times, and a score of 9 occurs 3 times, the system will choose the frequency 3 and the score of 9.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mode post score &#8211; Lowest on multiple:<\/strong> This calculation method looks at the frequency of scores on posts, then selects the highest occurrence of a score per user. Once it picks the frequency, the system looks to see if multiple scores occur at that frequency. If not, it assigns that score to the user. If there are multiple scores with the same frequency, it will choose the lowest of those scores. For example, if a score of 7 occurs 2 times, a score of 8 occurs 3 times, and a score of 9 occurs 3 times, the system will choose the frequency 3 and the score of 8.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sum of post scores:<\/strong> This calculation method sums up all the scores on posts within a topic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>By default, the <em>Include unassessed posts when calculating the topic score<\/em> option is disabled. If you want unassessed posts to receive a score of zero in the calculation, select the <em>Include unassessed posts in the calculated score as zero<\/em> checkbox.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Save and Close<\/strong> to return to your <em>Discussion List<\/em> page, or click <strong>Save<\/strong> to continue editing your discussion settings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><a id=\"gradingdiscussion1\"><\/a>Grading Discussions<\/h2>\n<p>There are multiple ways to grade a discussion forum in Brightspace. When grading a discussion, you will be taken to an assessment pop-up window where you can review a student&#8217;s posts, enter a topic score, and provide feedback.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>Ways to grade discussion forums in Brightspace:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#assess1\">Assess a Discussion Topic<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Assess all posts\/replies in a topic and assign a score for the entire topic.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#assess2\">Assess Individual Discussion Posts within a Discussion Forum<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Assess every post and reply in a topic individually. Brightspace will calculate a score for the entire topic based on the calculation method selected when the topic was created.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#grade1\">Grade Discussion Forums in the Gradebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 146px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #e1e8f0;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; border-color: #f0f0f0; background-color: #fcfcff; height: 10px;\">\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a id=\"assess1\"><\/a>Assess a Discussion Topic<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 136px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 136px; border-style: solid; border-color: #e1e8f0;\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.carleton.ca\/\">Brightspace<\/a> with your <em>MyCarletonOne<\/em> credentials.<\/li>\n<li>On the\u00a0<em>Brightspace<\/em>\u00a0homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0<em>My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<b>Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b><i><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/culearnsupport\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-02-at-8.15.40-PM.png\" width=\"22\" height=\"20\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/>\u00a0<\/i>and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the navbar, click <strong>Tools<\/strong>.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1141 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"653\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1.png 976w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-240x46.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-400x77.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-160x31.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-360x69.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the drop-down menu, select <strong>Discussions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the arrow next to the discussion thread you want to grade, then click <strong>Assess Topic<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Topic Score<\/strong> below the name of the student you want to assess.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-133 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/tas\/wp-content\/uploads\/topiic-score.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"109\" \/><\/li>\n<li>A new page will open showing all posts and responses the selected student has made for this discussion. If you are using a rubric for this discussion, the the interactive rubric will appear in the panel above the <em>Overall Grade<\/em> and <em>Overall Feedback<\/em> fields.\n<ul>\n<li>Enter an <b>Overall Grade <\/b>in the top-right corner of the window.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <strong>feedback<\/strong> in the HTML Editor under <em>Overall Feedback.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5184 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading.png 979w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-240x128.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-400x213.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-160x85.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-360x192.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>When you are finished assessing the topic, click <strong>Publish<\/strong>. You can click <strong>Save Draft<\/strong> to save your feedback if you want to publish at a later date.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 146px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #e1e8f0;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; border-color: #f0f0f0; background-color: #fcfcff; height: 10px;\">\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a id=\"assess2\"><\/a>Assess an Individual Discussion Post<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 136px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 136px; border-style: solid; border-color: #e1e8f0;\">\n<table style=\"height: 24px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #f5f5f5; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>In order to grade an individual discussion post, you need to select <strong><a href=\"#enable2\">Allow assessment of individual posts<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in your discussion topic settings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.carleton.ca\/\">Brightspace<\/a> with your <em>MyCarletonOne<\/em> credentials.<\/li>\n<li>On the\u00a0<em>Brightspace<\/em>\u00a0homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0<em>My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<b>Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b><i><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/culearnsupport\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-02-at-8.15.40-PM.png\" width=\"22\" height=\"20\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/>\u00a0<\/i>and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the navbar, click <strong>Tools<\/strong>.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1141 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"653\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1.png 976w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-240x46.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-400x77.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-160x31.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-360x69.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the drop-down menu, select <strong>Discussions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Discussion topic<\/strong> that you want to grade.<\/li>\n<li>Locate the <strong>thread<\/strong> you want to grade, then click the <strong>arrow<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2856\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-22-at-7.20.07-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"26\" height=\"23\" \/>next to the thread name.<\/li>\n<li>In the drop-down menu, select <strong>Assess Student<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-135 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/tas\/wp-content\/uploads\/assess-student.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"197\" \/><\/li>\n<li>A new page will open showing all posts and responses the selected student has made for this discussion. If you are using a rubric for this discussion, the the interactive rubric will appear in the panel above the <em>Overall Grade<\/em> and <em>Overall Feedback<\/em> fields.\n<ul>\n<li>Enter an <b>Overall Grade <\/b>in the top-right corner of the window.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <strong>feedback<\/strong> in the HTML Editor under <em>Overall Feedback.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5184 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading.png 979w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-240x128.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-400x213.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-160x85.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-360x192.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>When you are finished assessing the topic, click <strong>Publish<\/strong>. You can click <strong>Save Draft<\/strong> to save your feedback if you want to publish at a later date.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 146px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #e1e8f0;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; border-color: #f0f0f0; background-color: #fcfcff; height: 10px;\">\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a id=\"grade1\"><\/a>Grading Discussion Forums in the Gradebook<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 136px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 136px; border-style: solid; border-color: #e1e8f0;\"><em>Grades and feedback can be provided on student participation in a discussion topic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.carleton.ca\/\">Brightspace<\/a> with your <em>MyCarletonOne<\/em> credentials.<\/li>\n<li>On the\u00a0<em>Brightspace<\/em>\u00a0homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0<em>My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<b>Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b><i><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/culearnsupport\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-02-at-8.15.40-PM.png\" width=\"22\" height=\"20\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/>\u00a0<\/i>and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">In the navbar, click <b>Progress<\/b>.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1603 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/progress-navbar2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/progress-navbar2.png 977w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/progress-navbar2-240x46.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/progress-navbar2-400x77.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/progress-navbar2-160x31.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/progress-navbar2-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/progress-navbar2-360x69.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Select <strong>Grades<\/strong> from the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<li>The <em>Grades<\/em> page will open. Click the <strong>Manage grades <\/strong>tab.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2160 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/manage-grades.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"647\" height=\"69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/manage-grades.png 984w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/manage-grades-240x26.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/manage-grades-400x43.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/manage-grades-160x17.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/manage-grades-768x82.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/manage-grades-360x38.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>arrow<\/strong> beside the title of the topic of you want to grade and select <strong>Enter Grades<\/strong> from the drop down menu.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-129 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/tas\/wp-content\/uploads\/enter-grades-ta-grading.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"279\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will see a table displaying the grading information for your students.\u00a0 Students that have made new posts in the discussion will be indicated with an orange discussion icon <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-138 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/tas\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-28-at-9.01.25-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"21\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Locate the name of the student whose posts you want to grade, then click the <strong>discussion<\/strong> icon <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-138 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/tas\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-28-at-9.01.25-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"21\" \/>under the <em>Submission<\/em> column.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-136 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/tas\/wp-content\/uploads\/submission-button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"67\" \/><br \/>\n<table style=\"height: 24px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #f5f5f5; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>It is a best practice to avoid entering grades directly into the gradebook. It is recommended to grade in the Evaluation panel by clicking the discussion icon under the <em>Submission<\/em> column.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 24px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #b3c3d1;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #b3c3d1; background-color: #edf7fc;\"><strong>TIP: <\/strong>You may filter students by group or name using the search feature.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li>A new page will open showing all posts and responses the selected student has made for this discussion.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <em><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5184 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading.png 979w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-240x128.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-400x213.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-160x85.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-360x192.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If you are grading with a rubric:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>If you are using a rubric for this discussion, the the interactive rubric will appear in the panel above the <em>Overall Grade<\/em> and <em>Overall Feedback<\/em> fields.<\/li>\n<li>Click the appropriate level for each criteria. The assigned points will automatically appear in the <em>Criterion Score<\/em> column.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-137 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/tas\/wp-content\/uploads\/rubric-example.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"155\" \/><\/li>\n<li>As you grade in the rubric, the <strong>Overall Grade<\/strong> will automatically update. This is the score that will be transferred to the gradebook.<br \/>\n<table style=\"height: 24px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #b3c3d1;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #b3c3d1; background-color: #edf7fc;\"><strong>TIP:\u00a0<\/strong>You may grade between levels of a rubric for partial marks by using the \u201cCriterion score&#8221; column of a rubric. For example, you feel that the student earned a 1.5 which is between 1 and 2 on the rubric score. Edit the criterion score and always choose the lower of the two numbers within a rubric!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you are grading without a rubric:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Enter an <b>Overall Grade <\/b>in the top-right corner of the window.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <strong>feedback<\/strong> in the HTML Editor under <em>Overall Feedback.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>When you are finished assessing the topic, click <strong>Publish<\/strong>. You can click <strong>Save Draft<\/strong> to save your feedback if you want to publish at a later date.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Grading Discussions with Quick Eval<\/h3>\n<p>Quick Eval is a grading tool that allows you to view a list of ungraded submissions that need to be evaluated. Quick Eval syncs with all graded tools in Brightspace (Assignment, Discussions, Quizzes, etc.) . All activities that need to be evaluated will appear in Quick Eval until they are graded and feedback is published.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To grade using Quick Eval:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.carleton.ca\/\">Brightspace<\/a> using your <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MyCarletonOne<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0credentials.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>On the\u00a0<em>Brightspace<\/em>\u00a0homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0<em>My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<b>Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b><i><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/culearnsupport\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-02-at-8.15.40-PM.png\" width=\"22\" height=\"20\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/>\u00a0<\/i>and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"24\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the navbar, click <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Progress<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1603 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/progress-navbar2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/progress-navbar2.png 977w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/progress-navbar2-240x46.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/progress-navbar2-400x77.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/progress-navbar2-160x31.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/progress-navbar2-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/progress-navbar2-360x69.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"24\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the drop-down menu, select <b>Quick Eval.<\/b><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"24\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">You will now see the Quick Eval Dashboard. From your dashboard, you can view Assignment <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5222\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-26-at-6.22.22-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"26\" height=\"28\" \/>, Discussion <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5223\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-26-at-6.22.27-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"33\" height=\"30\" \/>, and Quiz <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5225 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-26-at-6.34.45-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"30\" \/>submissions.<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"24\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">You can view the Quick Eval list by <strong>Submissions<\/strong> or <strong>Activities<\/strong>. Use the buttons next to <em>View by:<\/em> to toggle between views.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5219 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/view-by.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/view-by.png 979w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/view-by-240x47.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/view-by-400x79.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/view-by-160x32.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/view-by-768x151.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/view-by-360x71.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><br \/>\n<table style=\"height: 24px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #b3c3d1;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #b3c3d1; background-color: #edf7fc;\"><strong>TIP:\u00a0<\/strong>You can filter your submissions by Activity name or date by clicking Filter on the top-right side of the page. You can also use the search field to search for a specific student or activity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"24\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Submissions<\/strong> &#8211; View a list of ungraded student submissions. The list can be sorted by clicking on the First Name, Last Name, Activity Name, and Submission Date links at the top of the list.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5218 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/quick-eval-submissions.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"763\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/quick-eval-submissions.png 1129w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/quick-eval-submissions-240x90.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/quick-eval-submissions-400x150.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/quick-eval-submissions-160x60.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/quick-eval-submissions-768x287.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/quick-eval-submissions-360x135.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Activities<\/strong> &#8211; View a list of activities with ungraded submissions. The list displays the number of New Posts, and the percentage of Completed, Evaluated, and Published submissions. <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5217 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/quick-eval-activities.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/quick-eval-activities.png 979w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/quick-eval-activities-240x98.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/quick-eval-activities-400x163.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/quick-eval-activities-160x65.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/quick-eval-activities-768x314.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/quick-eval-activities-360x147.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"24\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"24\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Navigate to the submission(s) you want to grade in the Quick Eval list.\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"24\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">If you are viewing the <em>Submissions<\/em> list, click on the <strong>name<\/strong> of the student you want to assess.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5220 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/student-name.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/student-name.png 2095w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/student-name-240x24.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/student-name-400x40.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/student-name-160x16.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/student-name-768x78.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/student-name-1536x155.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/student-name-2048x207.png 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/student-name-360x36.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"24\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">If you are viewing the Activities list, you can view ungraded posts in the following ways, click the <strong>New Posts #<\/strong> to grade new discussion posts. To view all posts (graded and ungraded), click <strong>Evaluate All<\/strong> or click <strong>Submission List<\/strong> to view a list of all Submissions.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5224 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/evaluation.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"804\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/evaluation.png 1600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/evaluation-240x35.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/evaluation-400x59.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/evaluation-160x24.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/evaluation-768x113.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/evaluation-1536x226.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/evaluation-360x53.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A new page will open showing the posts the selected student has made for this discussion. If you are using a rubric, the interactive rubric will appear in the panel above the <em>Overall Grade<\/em> and <em>Overall Feedback<\/em> fields.\n<ul>\n<li>Enter an <b>Overall Grade <\/b>in the top-right corner of the window.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <strong>feedback<\/strong> in the HTML Editor under <em><em>Overall Feedback.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5184 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading.png 979w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-240x128.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-400x213.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-160x85.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-grading-360x192.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/em><\/em><br \/>\n<table style=\"height: 24px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #b3c3d1;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #b3c3d1; background-color: #edf7fc;\"><strong>TIP:\u00a0<\/strong>Use the arrows on the top-right side of the screen to navigate between submissions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>When you are finished assessing the post, click <strong>Publish<\/strong>. You can click <strong>Save Draft<\/strong> to save your feedback if you want to publish at a later date. When a submission has been graded, it will no longer appear in the the Quick Eval list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Viewing Discussion Statistics<\/h2>\n<p>The Discussion tool includes a statistics feature that provides an overview of discussion activity in your course. Discussion statistics are useful for measuring student engagement and tracking participation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5190 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab.png 979w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-240x48.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-400x80.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-160x32.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-768x155.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-360x72.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Viewing Statistics by User<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.carleton.ca\/\">Brightspace<\/a> with your MyCarletonOne credentials.<\/li>\n<li>On the\u00a0<em>Brightspace<\/em>\u00a0homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0<em>My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<b>Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b><i><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/culearnsupport\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-02-at-8.15.40-PM.png\" width=\"22\" height=\"20\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/>\u00a0<\/i>and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the navbar, click <strong>Tools<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1137 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2.png 976w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-240x46.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-400x77.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-160x31.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-360x69.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the drop-down menu, select <strong>Discussions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Statistics<\/strong> tab.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5190 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab.png 979w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-240x48.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-400x80.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-160x32.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-768x155.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-360x72.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will be taken to the <em>Users<\/em> tab where you can access the following statistics:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Org Unit Statistics:<\/strong> Displays the total number of threads and replies in all forums.<\/li>\n<li><strong>User Statistics:<\/strong> Displays a table with discussion post data for each student.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5194 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-stats2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"712\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-stats2.png 1389w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-stats2-240x122.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-stats2-400x203.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-stats2-160x81.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-stats2-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-stats2-360x183.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>To view statistics for an individual student, click on a student&#8217;s <strong>name<\/strong>. A pop-up window will open with the &#8220;User Discussion Statistics&#8221; for the selected student.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5191 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/user-discussion-stats.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/user-discussion-stats.png 979w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/user-discussion-stats-240x182.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/user-discussion-stats-400x304.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/user-discussion-stats-160x121.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/user-discussion-stats-768x583.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/user-discussion-stats-360x273.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Viewing Statistics by Group<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.carleton.ca\/\">Brightspace<\/a> with your MyCarletonOne credentials.<\/li>\n<li>On the\u00a0<em>Brightspace<\/em>\u00a0homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0<em>My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<b>Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b><i><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/culearnsupport\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-02-at-8.15.40-PM.png\" width=\"22\" height=\"20\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/>\u00a0<\/i>and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the navbar, click <strong>Tools<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1137 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2.png 976w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-240x46.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-400x77.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-160x31.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-360x69.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the drop-down menu, select <strong>Discussions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Statistics<\/strong> tab.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5190 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab.png 979w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-240x48.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-400x80.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-160x32.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-768x155.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-360x72.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will be taken to the <em>Users<\/em> tab where you can access the following statistics:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Org Unit Statistics:<\/strong> Displays the total number of threads and replies in all forums.<\/li>\n<li><strong>User Statistics:<\/strong> Displays a table with discussion post data for each student.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5194 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-stats2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"712\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-stats2.png 1389w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-stats2-240x122.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-stats2-400x203.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-stats2-160x81.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-stats2-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/discussion-stats2-360x183.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>To view statistics for a group, click the <strong>View by<\/strong> drop-down menu and select <strong>Groups<\/strong>.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5192 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/groups-stats.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/groups-stats.png 979w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/groups-stats-240x206.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/groups-stats-400x344.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/groups-stats-160x137.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/groups-stats-768x660.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/groups-stats-360x309.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>A <em>Groups<\/em> dropdown menu will appear. Select a <strong>group<\/strong> and click <strong>Apply<\/strong>\u00a0to view only that group.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Viewing Statistics by Forum or Topic<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.carleton.ca\/\">Brightspace<\/a> with your MyCarletonOne credentials.<\/li>\n<li>On the\u00a0<em>Brightspace<\/em>\u00a0homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0<em>My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<b>Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b><i><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/culearnsupport\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-02-at-8.15.40-PM.png\" width=\"22\" height=\"20\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/>\u00a0<\/i>and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the navbar, click <strong>Tools<\/strong>. <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1137 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2.png 976w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-240x46.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-400x77.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-160x31.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-360x69.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the drop-down menu, select <strong>Discussions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Statistics<\/strong> tab.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5190 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab.png 979w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-240x48.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-400x80.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-160x32.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-768x155.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/statistics-tab-360x72.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the<strong> Forum and Topics<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<li>You will now see the following statistics:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Org Unit Statistics:<\/strong> Displays the total number of threads and replies in all forums.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forum and Topic Statistics:<\/strong> Displays a table with a list of all forums and topics in your course.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5193 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/forum-stats2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"797\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/forum-stats2.png 1352w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/forum-stats2-240x124.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/forum-stats2-400x207.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/forum-stats2-160x83.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/forum-stats2-768x398.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/forum-stats2-360x186.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>To view statistics for a specific forum or topic, click on a <strong>forum or topic name<\/strong>. A pop-up window will open with the &#8220;Discussion Forum Statistics&#8221; or &#8220;Discussion Topic Statistics&#8221; for the selected forum or topic.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Video Tutorials<\/h2>\n<section class=\"content-wrapper content-wrapper--shortcode\">\n\t<div class=\"cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"u-post-reload\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card card--videos-list equalheight\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IRdoP_9k44w\" class=\"card__link ccms__fancybox\" data-caption=\"Associating a Discussion with a Grade Item\" data-link=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/cu-videos\/associating-a-discussion-with-a-grade-item\/\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card__video-thumb equalimages\">\n\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" class=\"card__video-button\">\n\t\t\t<use xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"#video-player\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<title>Watch video: Associating a Discussion with a Grade Item<\/title>\n\t\t\t<desc>Video play 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768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/associating-a-discussion-with-a.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<h3 class=\"card__heading u-hide-in-toc\">Associating a Discussion with a Grade Item<\/h3>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card--videos-list equalheight\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BRiqpD1fQ7k\" class=\"card__link ccms__fancybox\" data-caption=\"Grading a Discussion in the Gradebook\" data-link=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/cu-videos\/grading-a-discussion-in-the-gradebook\/\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card__video-thumb equalimages\">\n\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" class=\"card__video-button\">\n\t\t\t<use xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"#video-player\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<title>Watch video: Grading a Discussion in the Gradebook<\/title>\n\t\t\t<desc>Video play icon<\/desc>\n\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<img width=\"360\" height=\"203\" 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https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/grading-a-discussion-in-the-grad.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<h3 class=\"card__heading u-hide-in-toc\">Grading a Discussion in the Gradebook<\/h3>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card--videos-list equalheight\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TtyHyfgu0gg\" class=\"card__link ccms__fancybox\" data-caption=\"Grading a Discussion Topic\" data-link=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/cu-videos\/grading-a-discussion-topic\/\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card__video-thumb equalimages\">\n\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" class=\"card__video-button\">\n\t\t\t<use xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"#video-player\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<title>Watch video: Grading a Discussion Topic<\/title>\n\t\t\t<desc>Video play icon<\/desc>\n\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<img width=\"360\" height=\"203\" 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