Add status indicators for Crocodoc feedback provided, viewed, not viewed

[nealc62]

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Students are clicking on their papers to download them but are not clicking on the Feedback button to view comments provided in Crocodoc. This is a serious user interface flaw in that students are missing very important information from their instructors to inform learning and progress on future works.

One solution would be to add a status icon indicating when feedback has been provided via Crocodoc and both when it has and has not been viewed by the student. This would inform students and instructors alike regarding use of this wonder feature in Canvas. (See image.)

Thank you Canvas Team for always learning!

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[KristinL]

While this is related to ​, it is different! SpeedGrader annotation comments are aren't connected to the gradebook. This would absolutely amazing. Feedback is a tool which students need in order to continue their learning experiences. It encourages them to see beyond just the raw score.

[mcohen]

This would be great.  I agree.

[mcohen]

Kristin.  I am not able to vote.  There is no up or down button.  Mirelle

[KristinL]

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[mcohen]

Will do, Kristin.

Mirelle Cohen Ph.D.

Coordinator of the Human Service & Chemical Dependency Professional Programs, Professor of Sociology

HSS344

Olympic College

1600 Chester Avenue

Bremerton, WA, 98337-1699

Tel: 360 475 7553

Fax: 253 503 3298

Email: mcohen@olympic.edu

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[biray]

This idea is now open for vote.

[maue890]

This is a great idea.  I spent a good chunk of time earlier this term, creating a dummy assignment and rubric, then submitting the assignment as a Test Student, then going in as the instructor and providing feedback in different ways.  Then, in class, I took the students to the assignment to show them all the kinds of feedback they will be getting.  Did it help?  It's too early to judge from their work, but I would love to know via a status indicator whether they are now taking the time to look at the feedback I give.

[hamptons]

Very important, great additional step. We need to make sure the students review our feedback.

[Beth_Young]

This is a great idea and I have voted for it!

In the meantime, I am hoping to try an idea that stefaniesanders​ shared in a different forum: Re: How do you give Extra Credit in your classroom? ​ She hides an extra credit assignment in her feedback to encourage students to read it. There's a lot of detail at that link. This idea won't work for every assignment, obviously, and it doesn't work if you never give extra credit, but I'm planning to use it on an assignment in the next couple of weeks. I'll be very interested to see how many of my students actually are reading my comments.