Pass/Fail, or letter grade? (How to let students opt in/out)

I don't know about your students, but I do know that a lot of mine are going to want to OPT OUT of the "Pass/Fail" (P/Z) grade option that is the current default for most of our classes for Spring 2020, and OPT IN to the "earned letter grade" (A/B/C) option. I'll be using my old friend, Google Form, to collect that data from my students.

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I know that some folks are using a quick Canvas Quiz to get their students to let them know their grade-mode preference, and there a lot of good reasons to go that route:

• it keeps everything inside Canvas, making life easier for your students
• it allows you to offer a point or two of extra credit for responding, and adds those points to your Canvas Gradebook
• it allows you to easily see who has submitted and who has not

While the Canvas Quiz is a good option, I personally am going to use a Google Form to survey my students, because

• I can collect the responses for ALL of my course sections in one spreadsheet
• I can sort the responses by section, name, and/or preference
• I can embed the Google Form inside Canvas, keeping life easier for students
  

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This is a screenshot of the TEMPLATE form that I am sharing with anyone who would like to use it:

This is a screenshot of the form as I have customized it (added my own header, changed the color scheme, specified my own courses) for my own classes:

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HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO if you want to use the Google Form for your OWN classes:

• Use this link to go to the Template
• You will be prompted to "Make a Copy" for your own use.
• EDIT the duplicate (YOUR version) for your classes
  
• Share with your students (either share the link to the form, or embed the form in your Canvas courses)
  

• EDIT the duplicate (YOUR version) for your classes
  

• Share with your students (either share the link to the form, or embed the form in your Canvas courses)
  

Need help getting set up? Let me (or the CTLA staff) know!

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And if you have questions or need assistance regarding Teaching, Learning and/or Assessment, your friendly neighborhood CTLA is (as always) happy to help. These days that means remote assistance, but we're still here for you!

Don't forget that you can use this link to Submit a Request for Assistance from the CTLA:
https://ctla.cgc.edu/help.html
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