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Workshop Activity (1): The Five Phases [Faculty]

Workshops are generally long-term activities with the capability for peer assessment within the assignment.

Workshop Activity (2): The Setup Phase - Creating a Workshop [Faculty]

Workshops are an assignment with a peer assessment component. A typical workshop is a long-term activity and can take up to several days or even weeks to complete. The workshop workflow is divided into five phases. You will manually move the workshop from phase to phase when you are ready to move on.

Workshop Activity (3): The Setup Phase - Editing the Assessment Forms [Faculty]

Once you have created a workshop, you will need to edit the Assessment Form. There are four different assessment forms that can be used within the workshop. Once you have selected a specific assessment type, you will be taken to this form to edit the specific grading criteria.

Workshop Activity (4): The Setup Phase - Using Examples [Faculty]

If you selected Use Examples during the creation of your workshop you will need to prepare the example submissions to complete the Setup Phase. The Example submission is initially a practice paper that students will asses in addition to a classmates submission. There are many options in creating a workshop.

Workshop Activity (5): The Submission Phase [Faculty]

During the Submission Phase, students will submit their work according to the instructions and criteria established in the Setup Phase and instructors will allocate the submissions for peer review.  Before moving to the Submission Phase, make sure all the settings are correct. There are many options for creating a workshop.

Workshop Activity (6): The Assessment Phase [Faculty]

During the Assessment Phase, submissions will be assessed using the Assessment form created during the Setup Phase.

Workshop Activity (7): The Grading Evaluation Phase [Faculty]

During the Grading Evaluation Phase, students can no longer modify their submissions or their assessments. The instructor can use the grading evaluation tools to calculate final grades, manually override grades, provide feedback for authors and reviewers and select example submissions to be published for all students to view after the workshop is closed.

Workshop Activity (8): The Closed Phase

During the Closed Phase, the calculated grades will be pushed to the gradebook. Students will also be able to see their submissions, their assessments and the published submissions.