{"id":6101,"date":"2019-10-04T18:04:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T18:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/?page_id=6101"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:55:16","slug":"creating-a-classic-activity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/creating-a-classic-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Classic Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><button class=\"bellows-menu-toggle bellows-menu-toggle-skin-vanilla\" aria-controls=\"bellows-main-269\"><i class=\"fa fa-bars\"><\/i> <span class=\"bellows-menu-toggle-text\">Section Menu<\/span><\/button><div id=\"bellows-main-269\" class=\"bellows bellows-nojs bellows-main bellows-source-menu bellows-align-left bellows-skin-vanilla bellows-type- bellows-expand-current bellows-mobile-collapse\"><ul id=\"menu-assessment\" class=\"bellows-nav\" data-bellows-config=\"main\"><li id=\"menu-item-42331\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-42331 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Assessment<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42361\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42361 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/choosing-the-proper-tool-for-assessment\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Choosing the Right Assessment Tool<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42365\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42365 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/assignments\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Assignments<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42335\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42335 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/quizzes-tool-creating-a-quiz\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Creating Quizzes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42349\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42349 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/randomizing-quizzes\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Randomizing Quizzes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42343\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42343 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/manually-grading-quizzes\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Grading Quizzes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42347\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42347 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/create-a-quiz-report\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Quiz Reports<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42357\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42357 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/quizzes-synchronous-quizzes\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Synchronous Quizzes (New)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42339\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42339 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/eportfolio\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">ePortfolio<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42353\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42353 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/brightspace-grade-book\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Grade Book<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42345\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42345 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/quick-eval-overview\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Quick Eval<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42351\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42351 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/respondus\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Respondus Quiz Builder<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42355\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42355 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/special-access-versus-accommodation\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Special Access &amp; Accommodation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42359\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42359 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/creating-a-video-assignment\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Video Assignments<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42363\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42363 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/grades2banner-interface\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Transferring Grades to Banner<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42367\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42367 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/self-assessments\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Self-Assessments<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42369\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42369 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/using-rubrics\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Rubrics<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42371\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-42371 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">peerScholar<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-42373\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42373 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/creating-a-classic-activity\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Creating a Classic Activity<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-42375\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42375 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/creating-a-case-study-activity\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Creating a Case Study Activity<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-42377\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42377 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/facilitating-in-peerscholar\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Facilitating in peerScholar<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-42379\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42379 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/grading-in-peerscholar\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Grading in peerScholar<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42333\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42333 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/awards-tool\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Awards<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pagecontent is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating a Classic Activity<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>peerScholar is fully integrated with your Brightspace course. Creating a link to peerScholar in the course will allow instructors to create an associated activity. When instructors click the link, they will launch peerScholar and they can create, edit, or manage the associated activity. When students click the link, they will launch peerScholar and the associated activity will appear allowing them to complete the current\/open phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a Classic activity, the instructor assigns one assignment to all students and the students complete a draft version of the assignment. Each student, working individually, completes the <em>create, assess<\/em>, and <em>reflect <\/em>phases of the assignment in peerScholar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Create a Link to the Activity in Brighspace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Option 1: Add a link to a peerScholar activity to a content module<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In your <strong>Course Content<\/strong> area, select the module where you want to create a peerScholar activity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Existing Activities<\/strong> and select <strong>External Learning Tools<\/strong> from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>peerScholar<\/strong> from the menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-ExistingActivities.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6879\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Option 2<\/strong>: <strong>Create a link on a content page<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In your Brightspace course site, go to <strong>Course Content<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select a module.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the page where you want to create a peerScholar activity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the page, highlight the text you want for the link.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Insert Quicklink<\/strong> icon in the tools menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2019\/11\/InsertQuicklink.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6885\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>External Learning Tools<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>peerScholar<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-InsertQuicklink.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-InsertQuicklink.png 511w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-InsertQuicklink-278x300.png 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group note-container has-base-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first time you click the peerScholar link, you will associate the new activity that you are creating with the link. You do not have to complete the activity setup at this time. When you click the link after the initial association, you can edit and finish the setup, or manage the activity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Build the activity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Launch the peerScholar activity by clicking on the peerScholar link in Brightspace (see options 1 and 2 above)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set up the activity in peerScholar\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose <strong>New Activity<\/strong> on the left&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose <strong>Classic<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Create Activity<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expand the <strong>Classic Activity<\/strong> section and enter a name for your peer review assignment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configure the <em>Create <\/em>phase of the activity\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add instructions that students will need to complete this phase<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attach required resources\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Appropriate resources may include a rubric, a sample assignment, or a demo video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configure the <em>Assess <\/em>phase of the activity\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose the number of peer assignments that each student will have to assess\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This will also be the number of peer assessments that the students will receive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build the assessments that students will use as they review, assess, and provide feedback to each of their peers \u2013 add and create one or more assessments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn <strong>Self-Assessment<\/strong> on or off as required\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose to use the peer assessments that you created or add and create assessments specifically for self-assessment purposes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add\/edit the <strong>Assess Instructions<\/strong> that students will need to complete this phase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configure the <em>Reflect <\/em>phase of the activity\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Turn <strong>Revise and Submit<\/strong> on or off as required<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn <strong>Assess the Feedback<\/strong> on or off as required\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A feedback assessment is available for students to use when assessing the feedback that their peers provided (this can be edited or deleted)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add and create additional feedback assessments as needed&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add\/edit the <strong>Reflect Instructions<\/strong> that students will need to complete this phase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Continue <\/strong>to complete this section <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Set the dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two options for scheduling the phases of peer review in peerScholar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Manually control due dates<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 an instructor can close the current phase and open the next phase manually, at any time. This is valuable for sessions when timelines are flexible or for in-class activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Schedule due dates<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 an instructor can schedule due dates and times so that each phase opens and closes automatically per the schedule. This is effective for fully online courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group note-container has-base-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Only one phase of an activity can be open at any point in time. An open phase must close before the next phase can open.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose <strong>Schedule Due Date<\/strong> (this would be the best option in most cases)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set the <em>Create<\/em>, <em>Assess<\/em>, and <em>Reflect Phase <\/em>dates by clicking the pen icon in the associated box and selecting the dates for the phase to open and close. Click <strong>Confirm Dates<\/strong>. Adjust the time as required.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-set-dates.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-set-dates.png 974w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-set-dates-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-set-dates-768x467.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group note-container has-base-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Turning &#8220;Submit Late&#8221; on for the Create Phase and the Reflect Phase will allow students to submit at any time and may hinder the peer review process. If all students submit late there will be no peer assignments to assess!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Customize the grading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tip-container has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f4efd2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Have your grading scheme for the assignment ready &#8211; you will need it for this step.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Click Instructor\/Teaching Team Evaluations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add\/Import one or more assessments that instructors or teaching assistants will use as they review, assess, and provide feedback to each student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set the points for each assessment \u2013 this should reflect the number of points for instructor evaluation in your grading scheme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-grading.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-grading.png 522w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-grading-300x99.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Click Peer Ratings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you want peer ratings to be part of a student\u2019s overall grade for the assignment, click <strong>Generate Assess Grades<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose how you want to calculate the grade from the peer group \u2013 select Mean, Median, Mode, or Drop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set the points for each assessment \u2013 this should reflect the number of points for peer feedback in your grading scheme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to assign points for reflecting on the usefulness of a peer\u2019s assessment, click <strong>Generate Reflect Grades<\/strong>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose how you want to calculate the grade from the peer group \u2013 select Mean, Median, Mode, or Drop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set the points that this can contribute to the student\u2019s overall grade \u2013 see your grading scheme<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-grading2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-grading2.png 570w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-grading2-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Click Student Participation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check the box for each phase and configure as needed, assigning points per your grading scheme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-grading3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-grading3.png 575w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-grading3-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Review the summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create Phase\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The point value assigned to student participation in the <em>Create <\/em>phase will be displayed here&nbsp; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assess Phase\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The point value assigned to student participation in the <em>Assess <\/em>phase will be displayed here&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The point value assigned to peer ratings in the <em>Assess <\/em>phase will be displayed here <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reflect Phase\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The point value assigned to student participation in the <em>Reflect <\/em>phase will be displayed here <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overall\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is contribution of the Instructor\/Teaching Team Evaluations <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total points\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The number of points that are achievable on this assignment will be displayed at the bottom of the Summary  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5: Assign grading (optional)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Instructors can assign students to teaching assistants who will then be responsible for grading the work of those students. There are three ways to add students to each teaching assistant for grading purposes: <strong>Randomize<\/strong>, <strong>Bulk Assign<\/strong>, or <strong>Assign Students<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-assistantSettings.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-assistantSettings.png 405w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-assistantSettings-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Randomize \u2013&nbsp;<strong>randomly<\/strong>&nbsp;assign students to the teaching assistants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assign \u2013&nbsp;<strong>manually<\/strong>&nbsp;assign students to the teaching assistants by clicking on the + icon next to each students name and select the teaching assistant from the dropdown menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulk \u2013&nbsp;<strong>assign via a CSV file<\/strong>&nbsp;a large set of students to the teaching assistants<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong>Finish&nbsp;<\/strong>to complete and save your activity. The activity <strong>Overview <\/strong>page will open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 6: Review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Overview <\/strong>page of your peerScholar activity will have the following features for review and progress tracking purposes. You can click <strong>Edit <\/strong>at any time to make changes to the activity.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2019\/10\/peerScholar-ClassicActivity.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/10\/peerScholar-ClassicActivity.png 943w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/10\/peerScholar-ClassicActivity-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/10\/peerScholar-ClassicActivity-768x263.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 7: Make it Visible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the <strong>Overview <\/strong>page of the activity, toggle the <strong>Show Activity\/Hide Activity<\/strong> to ensure that the &#8220;Activity is now visible to students&#8221; when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"922\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-show-and-hide-activity-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-show-and-hide-activity-1.png 922w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-show-and-hide-activity-1-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-show-and-hide-activity-1-768x169.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group note-container has-base-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can hide an activity while you are in the process of creating it or, if another activity is in progress, you can hide subsequent activities to avoid confusion.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating a Classic Activity peerScholar is fully integrated with your Brightspace course. Creating a link to peerScholar in the course will allow instructors to create an associated activity. When instructors click the link, they will launch peerScholar and they can create, edit, or manage the associated activity. When students click the link, they will launch &#8230; <a title=\"Creating a Classic Activity\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/creating-a-classic-activity\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Creating a Classic Activity\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":255,"featured_media":0,"parent":6017,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[279],"tags":[337],"class_list":{"0":"post-6101","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"category-assessment","6":"tag-peerscholar"},"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/255"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6101"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42427,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6101\/revisions\/42427"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}