Help with Grading Grades must be approved in SPIRE before noon on Tuesday, January 2nd. We are pleased to announce that the Instructional Media Lab will be open when the University is open. Tuesday, December 26th and Wednesday, December 27th. Tuesday, January 2nd. Due to the limited open days between the end of the finals…
Category: Grades
Entering Letter Grades in Moodle
Do you grade exclusively with letters and wish Moodle didn’t require you to enter numeric grade values then set them to display as letters? Did you know that there’s a new feature in Moodle that lets you enter or upload alphabetical letter grades into a manually created column in the Moodle Gradebook? This is especially…
Reminder: Planned SPIRE Downtime & Final Grades Due Monday 12/22
IMPORTANT: SPIRE will be down for maintenance Friday, Dec. 19th beginning at 5:30 pm and will be available again Saturday morning by 9 am. (See below for more.) Final grades are due in SPIRE just before midnight on Monday, December 22. To make sure you are ready, we have some important Moodle grading and end-of-semester…
Final Grades Due in SPIRE Just Before Midnight on Monday, December 22
Final grades are due in SPIRE just before midnight on Monday, December 22. To make sure you are ready, we have some important Moodle grading and end-of-semester information to share with you: Instructional Media Lab winter availability Transferring grades to Moodle from SPIRE Grading with Moodle Update i>clicker software if you are using i>Grader to…
Spring 2014 Final Grades Due Tuesday, May 13
Spring 2014 classes and exams are over, final grades are due in SPIRE just before midnight on Tuesday, May 13. To make sure you are ready, we have some important Moodle grading and end-of-semester information to share with you: Transferring grades to Moodle from SPIRE Grading with Moodle Tips for avoiding Moodle Gradebook conflicts and…
End of the Semester Moodle Reminders
Now that classes have ended and final exams are scheduled to begin May 2nd, we have some important Moodle grading and end-of-semester information to share with you: Grading with Moodle Tips for avoiding Moodle Gradebook conflicts and overrides Transferring grades to Moodle from SPIRE For complete details on all of these topics, keep reading below.
Moodle Grading & Unintended Overrides
We are well into the spring semester with assignments and projects now coming due. To avoid some of the grading conflicts and unintended overrides in Moodle when multiple graders attempt to make changes to a gradebook at the same time, consider these strategies: Grading In Moodle Course with Multiple Instructors or TAs Manually Edit Grades…
Fall 2013 Grades Due in SPIRE on Monday, December 23, 2013
Fall 2013 Grades must be approved in SPIRE on Monday, December 23 (before midnight). Once final grades are ready in the “Course total” column of the Moodle gradebook, you can import final grades directly to SPIRE with just a single click. For more, see: http://www.oit.umass.edu/support/spire/import-grades-moodle-spire For questions or assistance with transferring grades from Moodle to…
Grading in a Moodle Course with Multiple Instructors or TAs
In previous semesters, Moodle users have experienced grading conflicts and unintended overrides when multiple graders attempt to make changes to a gradebook at the same time. To help prevent errors and unintended grade overrides, we have added a few features to the Grader report in Moodle at UMass Amherst. A warning appears when editing is…