Semester-Long Journals

[marshall_herbst]

Hi All,

I am working with a professor who would like to do semester-long journals, checked intermittently, but only graded at the end. Any pedagogical or practical options you suggest?

My thoughts were to do a "check-in turn-in" every two weeks and mark for completion, then grade the final product.

Thanks!

[Stef_retired · Accepted solution]

 @marshall_herbst ​, you might find some great suggestions in this similar discussion: How Can I Create a Daily Journal Entry Assignment

[marshall_herbst]

Awesome, thanks Stefanie!

[Stef_retired]

 @marshall_herbst , if you're still looking for solutions to this, I just watched a video --part of the Canvas FastTrack Series by  @lstark --that shows how to leverage Canvas Groups to create a graded journaling activity for students. It's a nifty and simple approach: have a look! Canvas FastTrack - Let’s Start a Journal - YouTube

[DonVandeWalle]

FROM: Don Vandewalle at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas, USA

SUBJECT: SUCCESS ON ADDING A JOURNAL FUNCTION via CURIO

We have found a fully functional journal product to use with CANVAS ----

For some background, in May of 2021, I posted detailed comments about my surprise and disappointment that CANVAS did not offer a journal function and also described the nightmare of attempting various bootleg operations.

On May 25, 2021, Matthew Hall of CURIO published a post indicating that his team in Melbourne, Australia had developed a full capacity LTI solution called the Learning Journal. In July, I contacted Matt about their LTI. His team worked with my team to add the LTI to a graduate EMBA organizational behavior course that I teach at Southern Methodist University.

As of August 28, 2021, we have CURIO’s Learning Journal working as a fully functional journal that students use every week for writing how they are integrating course content at work. Students can update the same journal writing stream during the entire semester, and I can provide feedback comments at any time.

If you’re interested in adding a fully functional journal to the CANVAS platform, I strongly recommend that you contact Matt and his team at:

Dr. Matthew Hall
www.thelearningjournal.co
matthew.hall@curio.co