DIFFERENTIATED ASSESSMENT USING THE D2L GRADER APP

I have been using D2L as my LMS for a few years now.  It is a great way to develop a Blended Learning or eLearning scenario in you classroom and I am learning new things each day.  The game changer for me was the Grader app for iPad. It really helped me in supporting my students success and made my life a lot easier.

In the classroom we would work collaboratively to unpack the learning goals and develop the success criteria.  I would then set them loose to begin their work.  Throughout the process, students would submit sections for feedback through the dropbox option.

Screenshot Class List

I could then access each student individually and monitor their progress from my iPad.  No longer was I using breaking my back carrying stacks of   writing home, nor (heaven forbid) was the work going missing or becoming my daughter's newest art canvas.

I could use the app to draw, markup, highlight, underline, and add inline audio comments anywhere in the assignment.  Students were able to choose the method of feedback they best connected with. I was able to offer specific, timely and personalized feedback to support them in their final product. Students with special needs were able to improve their work through the clarity of the feedback structure and my time spent correcting French written grammar eventually decreased as a result as well.  

Screenshot Class Progress

Once completed, I was able to immediately upload it to their ePortfolio. They were able to receive their results and marks would be instantly uploaded with the rubric.  I could then go back and track their work throughout the year to monitor improvement and document the learning.     

I was also able to share this ePortfolio with their parents and other teachers. I was also part of a panel of other boards looking at how this can be used to replace the hard copy of the ALL ABOUT ME portfolio each student in Ontario is to have.

I have yet to tap into all the possibilities this LMS and App hold and look forward to the fruits further exploration will bring.