The purpose of this page is to explain how to optimise the images used in your documents in order to ensure that the files you share with students are a reasonable size for download (to save students data costs). Click on any image inside the PowerPoint (as illustrated below). Click on the Picture Tools  toolbar. Click on Compress Pictures .  Apply settings (see table below). Click OK. MS PowerPoint MS Word Select the two top options, as shown below. Change the target output to E-mail – which will create the smallest file. Select the “All pictures in document” radio button. Change the resolution to be ready for the “Web/Screen”. And select the two bottom options, as shown below.

There are two ways of sharing your examination papers with external examiners for moderation before students write the exams: Download and send the exam paper to the external examiners Steps to print clickUP and Turnitin tests, assignments, and rubrics OR Give the external examiner access to your module You can request your external examiner to have access to your course . This means that they will have access to your whole course, and you will need to direct them where to go to moderate examinations.

Our learning material and activities should be both usable and accessible to all students, regardless of age, ability, or situation. These guidelines will assist you in creating a more accessible course for all. What is accessibility? In keeping with the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (WHO, 2001), accessibility may be viewed as an umbrella term for anything that influences a person’s ability to function within an environment. In other words, accessibility can be an indicator of how easily a person can participate in an activity, obtain information, engage in interactions and enjoy services. Why accessibility? There are specific laws In South Africa that require us to be aware of accessibility for all South Africans. These include: Section 9 of the South African Constitution, which says that ‘no person may unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone’ on grounds that cover a long

Monitoring an exam in clickUP while students write. For clickUP Assignments and Tests: From the Gradebook , access the Gradable Item . Click on the Submissions tab. Choose Drafts saved on the Student Status drop-down menu The students who opened and started the assessment will be displayed. Take note: Turnitin Unfortunately, you will not be able to monitor the Turnitin Assignment submissions in this way. This video provides information on the settings and features that can be used during monitoring. Video time : 4 min 24 sec This video focuses on: Clear attempts. Add test exceptions. Exemptions. Accommodations.

This video contains information on how to add and edit text, tables, lists, links in text, attachments and multimedia. Insert images Improvements on the video The image option changed. You will be able to: Upload from your computer. Search free images from the Unsplash database. Generate your own images using AI prompts. Reposition focus and aspect ratio After selecting the image, you can crop and select which part of the image you would like to use. 4. Click on the drop-down arrow to view the aspect ratios. 5. Select the aspect ratio that best fits your picture. 6. Click on Next to display the repositioned focus. Read more ...

Articles : Whenever you are scanning chapters from a text book or finding articles from the internet that is copyright protected, you need to obtain copyright, ANNUALLY ! Journal articles available in the UP Library : Link to the INDEX page of the Journal and guide students on which paper to read. Directly linking to an article requires copyright clearance, resulting in double payment for the same content by the university. Images : When you search for images on the Internet, ensure that it is not copyright protected. This document and video will explain how to ensure you stay safe. To access additional details about the copyright process, click on "Read more below," which will direct you to the Library web page on copyright. Read more ...

The class roster link on the Course Content page enables you to view your class list, connect with your students, and match faces to names. From this page you will be able to add accommodations to students . You can also access a student's profile to display their: grades progress notes activity log student activity Users can upload a picture of themselves on their Profile pages. If they don't add pictures, a generic silhouette appears in the roster. Users' profile pictures also appear in the gradebook, groups, discussions, conversations, and messages next to their activity. Your profile picture also appears on the Course Content page. Add primary instructor This is also the place where you can indicate who is the primary instructor for the course: Click on the Instructor name Click in the tick box in front of Primary Instructor. Click on Save.

When you are using essay or short answer questions, it's not graded automatically. You need to grade it manually. When you have multiple essay questions, you can also mark per question to ensure fair assessment. Grade per question Click on Questions option to display all the essay type question which you need to grade. On the right hand panel you can grade all the student's answers for this specific question. When you are done and want to continue to the next question, click on the Next Question arrow at the top of the page. Feedback per question You can add specific feedback for an essay question. Click on the + sign to open the feedback box.

Often you may have tutors or other lecturers who assist with grading. In order for them to see what was asked, the Flexible grading includes tabs: This tab displays the grading status. You can also sort the students based on the grading status. This tab displays the instructions. This tab displays the specific student's submission.

E-assessments have two main elements: The instrument (where the evidence of understandingis collected) and The instructions (the steps to follow when using the instrument). It’s very easy to neglect the latter. In the Hybrid field guide you will learn about using: Case studies Peer assessments Auto marking e-assessments Rubrics Assessment checklist.

Use this opportunity to evaluate your teaching and learning content and practices. Recommendation Construct a course structure directly in clickUP Ultra, Selectively copying content from the original module into the Ultra module. This approach ensures a smoother transition and better adaptability to the Ultra environment. Always copy from your clickUP Ultra module. Follow the steps below when re-using ( some of) your clickUP Original content. Copy from clickUP Original to clickUP Ultra. For the first clickUP Ultra module that you create, we advise that you use a sandpit module. Create the structure in the Ultra module Create the structure that you require for your module in a sandpit module. Then add the content you want to reuse into the structure you created following the process below. Once the module is sufficiently developed to your expectations, you can do a full course copy from the sandpit module to the module in

uploading a submission, e.g. enter grades into your Gradebook for activities like oral presentations, science projects, acting performances, and artwork presented in person. You can also link a rubric to this assignment. Formative tools Formative assessment Formative assessments track student learning progress and offer prompt feedback to refine instruction and boost student achievement. They assist both lecturers and students in pinpointing strengths and areas requiring additional attention, e.g. weekly quizzes. The Formative label is always visible for instructors in these areas: Course content page. Test and assignment settings. Gradebook Gradable Items and Grades. Student overview. Student activity overview. Formative assessments are included in the Gradebook calculations by default, but you can edit the grade calculations and exclude the formative assessments. You are also able to filter the Gradebook to only show formative assessments. Display formative label to students If you select this option, the formative label is visible

Roles determine what a user can and can't do within clickUP. Every user associated with a role has all of the privileges included in the role. Each user is assigned a role for each course in which they participate. Important to note The requirements of the UP iGapp programme should be adhered to when deciding which roles to allocate to users. This document explains the privileges of each role within a course.

Follow the steps on the Turnitin help page: Feedback Studio (LTI 1.3) Accessing the Similarity Report from the Assignment Inbox Understanding the Similarity Report Multicolor highlighting in the Similarity Report Viewing similarity matches Viewing all sources Using translated matching Managing paper view requests Accessing the text-only Similarity Report Viewing document flags Generating a new Similarity Report Managing exclusions and filters to refine the Similarity Report . (Small matches, templates, sources, quotes, bibliography)

Below is a list of the documents that guide all examinations, including online examinations: Lecturers, invigilators Examination and related matters This policy describes the requirements a lecturer should adhere to regarding all examinations, including off-campus examinations. Student rules General academic regulations and student rules : p. 97-104 specifically addresses assessment, including online assessment on-campus and off-campus.

Follow the steps on the Turnitin help page: Types of Rubrics and grading forms Creating and attaching a rubric or grading form Grading with rubrics and grading forms Managing rubrics and grading forms (Duplicate, Edit, Rename, Delete, Import, Export)

View a summary of user submissions on gradable items for a course. This report will only yield results on activities where students have to submit something, e.g. Discussions, Tests or Assignments. Your browser does not support PDF.click here to download When will you use the report To review student submission dates especially when a student claims they submitted an activity but did not receive grades.

If you are new to clickUP Ultra, this section will get you started with using the system. Work your way through these items: Your role in clickUP How to login to clickUP Navigate outside a Course Setup your clickUP Profile & Notifications Activity Stream Find your courses Add a Course Image Upload a file Using the content editor while creating content Add lecturer introduction Announcements Grant student accommodations Create content items or Ultra documents Communication to your students If you need support, please contact the Instructional Designer assigned to your Faculty.

What is Batch Edit? Content management is a time-consuming part of course setup and maintenance. Instructors spend valuable time in carefully organising content and assessments, with specific due dates and release conditions. You can use Batch Edit to update common settings across all content, such as visibility and due dates. You can also use the tool to delete a group of selected course content. With Batch Edit, you can control content settings in one place and all at once. On the Read more link below you will find information on how to: Access Batch Edit Navigate Batch Edit Edit dates Using Batch Edit, instructors can override the existing date and/or time for selected items. Instructors can adjust the due date time for all assessments using this option. The same feature also works on show on and hide after dates and times. Edit visibility Delete items Batch delete

Go to Class Collaborate on the Details & Actions Menu. ( Read more ... ) Click on the down arrow next to Join session. The Course room is by default enabled . If you use the Course room for all your sessions, all the recording names will start with the module code, followed by the number of the recording, e.g. ABC 123_recording 1, ABC 123_recording 2. If you would like to control the names of your recordings, and alleviate extra work in renaming recordings, we advise the following: a. Click on the ellipses to display the menu. b. Click on Manage all sessions to start creating a new session. c. Click on Disable course room. (You only need to do this once in your course) When you select Manage all sessions, a new layer will open. Click on Create session. Provide a descriptive name for the session. Use the tabs below