Marking with Canvas Speedgrader
Thursday 10 December 13:00 until 15:00
Online
Speaker: Educational Enhancement
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the session you will be able to:
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Access student submissions in Canvas for marking.
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Anonymise a Canvas assignment for marking.
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Use filters in Canvas Speedgrader to mark a sub-set of student submissions to an assignment (marking groups).
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Check that you are marking the correct student submission in Canvas Speedgrader.
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Use the tools in Canvas Speedgrader to annotate student submissions.
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Use a Canvas rubric to mark in Canvas Speedgrader.
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Add feedback comments and make use of the Comments Library in Speedgrader.
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Use the new Enhanced Rubric feature to record feedback in Excel, which can then be uploaded to Canvas Speedgrader in bulk.
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Access the Turnitin Similarity Report for a student submission.
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Understand how feedback is released to students, and what students will see when submitting work and viewing their feedback in Canvas.
This session is for:
This session is for anyone who needs to mark student submissions in Canvas, especially markers who are new to using Canvas Speedgrader for marking. Doctoral Tutors are welcome to join this session.
If you are already comfortable using Canvas Speedgrader, you are welcome to join for a refresher. Alternatively, you can use the information on Educational Enhancement’s updated Viewing, Marking and Providing Feedback webpages to check that you are following the correct procedures and to explore some new features in Canvas Speedgrader that you may find useful when marking.
This session can be delivered on-demand for schools or departments and can be tailored to your needs. If you would like to request this, please contact your Learning Technologist on ee@sussex.ac.uk
How to join this session:
This session will be online via Microsoft Teams.
There is no need to book for this session, just join the Teams meeting using the relevant link below:
Resources to support this workshop
This session will be recorded and will be made available on the Educational Enhancement Resources Canvas site after the session.
If you have any questions, please contact your Learning Technologist via ee@sussex.ac.uk
By: Katie Turner
Last updated: Tuesday, 10 November 2026