Congratulations on reaching end-of-term! We have a few reminders and tips as you wrap up your courses and head into the holidays.

Faculty Finals Hideaway, This Wed–Fri at DE 106

This Wednesday through Friday (Dec. 14–16), come to the Classroom Innovation Lab at the Distance Education building to get refreshments, get help with Canvas, and check out the lab's virtual reality, e-glass, Logitech Scribe, and more.  You can also find some quiet space to work on your final grading.

• Location: DE 106 (Classroom Innovation Lab)
• Open room hours: 8am-5pm, Dec. 14–16
• Canvas support hours: 10am–4pm.

Resources for Submitting Grades

For reminders on how to finalize and submit grades, see the following resources:

• Finalize your grades in Canvas and avoid common errors.
• Submit grades to Banner from Canvas.
  OR
  Enter grades directly into Banner.
• Fix incorrect grades by submitting a Change of Grade Form to the Registrar's office.
• Submit an Incomplete Grade Request Form to the Registrar's office.
• Access all of the grading resources of the Registrar's office.

Final grades are due 96 hours after the course's final examination, excluding weekends.

Canvas tip: You Can Adjust Your Course End Date

You can extend the amount of time students can interact with your course by going to your Canvas course settings and changing the end date to a time that is later (or earlier) than what Banner initially set. Be sure to click Update Course Details to save your change.

We recommend only brief (2 week or less) extensions for most courses, since extending a course keeps it on the Canvas dashboard for longer than students may want it there. If specific students need course access for an extended period of time (perhaps to finish an incomplete), please reach out to CIDI for help.

More on Handling Incomplete Grades

Students who cannot complete a course due to extenuating circumstances can petition their instructors for an incomplete grade. If the instructor agrees, two grades are given—an "I" grade and the student's current letter grade, computed as if the missing work had received a 0. The instructor requests an incomplete grade for the student by submitting the Incomplete Grade Request form. It is up to the Registrar's office to approve the incomplete grade and assign it to the student. The student is then required to complete the coursework within the time agreed upon with the instructor—a period of no longer than 12 months. If the instructor does not submit a change of grade within that prescribed period, the student's permanent grade will be the letter grade initially submitted.

Often students need continued access to Canvas course materials when finishing incomplete coursework. If the agreed upon time period is short, as in 2 weeks or less, it might make sense to simply extend the course end date for the entire class, as described above. However, if students need more time, please reach out to CIDI for help extending access to the course for just the student(s) taking the incomplete.

Copying Your Canvas Course Content to Spring

See the Canvas Guide for copying content for a reminder on how to copy course content into your Spring course. After you copy content, do the following as needed:

Additional Updates

• Course Delivery Method Definitions for Summer/Fall 2023: USU is updating the names and definitions of standard delivery methods, with changes taking effect in Summer 2023. See teach.usu.edu for a list of delivery method definitions and associated teaching tips.
• Spring Workshops: CIDI workshops for Spring 2023 are posted in the workshops calendar at teach.usu.edu.
• Service Preferences: If you haven't already done so, click on your Account menu in Canvas and select the Service Preferences link. There you can specify what you would like to be asked about if issues are found in your Canvas course that can or should be addressed.

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Contact CIDI

For on-demand support with teaching technologies, contact CIDI at cidi@usu.edu, via chat, or at 435.797.9506. Schedule an appointment with an instructional designer to get help making your courses more engaging, usable, and accessible.

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