Eventually, you’ll likely want the grades that are generated by an Akindi session to be shared to your MyCanvas course gradebook. This process usually involves associating, or linking, the specific Assessment in Akindi with a specific grade item (MyCanvas Quiz or Assignment placeholder) in the gradebook.
It is recommended, although not required, to create the grade item before you enter Akindi to create the Assessment. In this way, the addition of the new Assessment and its grade values will not disturb the existing points and weights of the gradebook. However, you can choose to create the grade item when sharing the Akindi grade values.
To create the “placeholder” grade item, simply create an empty Quiz (Classic or New) or Assignment (using the Assignments tool) in your course. To minimize confusion, be sure that the point value of the new assessment aligns with what will be the point value of the Akindi Assessment. It’s also advisable to use the same name for the placeholder assessment (ultimately the grade item) as you will use for the assessment in Akindi.
Creating a new Quiz or Assignment automatically creates a grade item of the same name in the course gradebook, and it is this grade item that you’ll use to synchronize the grades from Akindi.
Who can help you at Mohawk?
Instructional Designers assist faculty with getting started with Akindi for administering and grading assessments.