{"id":2779,"date":"2018-03-26T10:32:13","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T23:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/?p=2779"},"modified":"2018-04-20T14:20:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T04:20:34","slug":"allowing-students-to-monitor-their-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/blog\/2018\/03\/26\/allowing-students-to-monitor-their-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Allowing students to monitor their Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Allowing students to monitor their Progress<\/h2>\n

During my time teaching multiple IT subjects in a semester, I set up my canvas courses in a way that<\/p>\n

allowed students to keep track of their progress. When students are enrolled in multiple subjects,<\/p>\n

there is a chance that they might miss assignment deadlines or overlook some course content. To<\/p>\n

combat this, I set up requirements in each content item for every module.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span>

Once students meet the requirements, a green tick will appear right next to the content item.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span>

If an assignment task or content item is pending, students will not see the green tick.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span>

This allows students to easily see what they have completed and what tasks needs actioning.<\/p>\n

I tried this for two semesters and I realised that students notice if they have gained the green tick or<\/p>\n

not. For example, I might have forgotten to add a requirement to a specific content page, but the<\/p>\n

students would immediately let me know. This was very useful to me because it told me that they<\/p>\n

are being attentive. Since I was paying closer attention to students who are falling behind, my<\/p>\n

dropout rates drastically decreased and completion rates increased.<\/p>\n

The settings for this module are shown below.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span>

Click on this link for a detailed tutorial on setting up module requirements <\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

I found another benefit was that I could view the Module Progression for each student <\/span><\/a>. This means<\/p>\n

that I could see which students were progressing well and which students needed extra attention.<\/p>\n

You can also see which student has viewed a page or external URL and get insights to the course you<\/p>\n

are teaching.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span>

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