Learn@Illinois Moodle - Moodle to Canvas Comparison Chart
Activities
Moodle
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Canvas
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Notes (how it functions in Canvas)
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How To Guides (links open in new window)
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Assignment
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Assignment
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Direct equivalent. 5 types (multiple types can be selected): Text Entry, Website URL, Media Recordings, Student Annotation, File uploads. There are also options for plagiarism review powered by Turnitin and peer review. Can be assigned to different groups from within the edit settings menu. |
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Attendance
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Attendance
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Partial equivalent. Does not display to students and students cannot self-mark as present. Teachers can set everyone as present, unmark all, or specify who is present, absent, or late (no other options). Under "Roll Call settings", able to specify whether attendance should count towards the final grade, and what percent is set for lateness. *Found in External Tool |
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Certificate
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Outcomes
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Not widely used. Contact atlas-tlt@illinois.edu for assistance.
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Chat
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Chat
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Direct equivalent. Cannot separate by groups; chat is for entire course. Message history is visible for everyone. *Found in External Tool |
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Choice
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No direct equivalent
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There is no activity that offers this functionality. Workaround: Quiz. Change the Quiz Type to “Ungraded Survey”. Caveat is that you can't display the results to students. |
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Database
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No direct equivalent
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There is no activity that offers this functionality. Workaround: Page. Change "users allowed to edit this page" to "teachers and students" and then set up a table for students to edit and put their info in. No grade attached, but you can set up an Assignment activity and set it to "On Paper", and link it to it. |
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External Tool
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External Tool
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Direct equivalent, but this is a consortium of activities, so the specific External Tools will differ.
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Feedback
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No direct equivalent
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There is no activity that offers this functionality. Workaround: Quiz. Change the Quiz Type to “Ungraded Survey”. Has the option to be anonymous. |
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Forum
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Discussion
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Direct equivalent
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Glossary
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No direct equivalent
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There is no activity that offers this functionality. Workaround: Page. Change "users allowed to edit this page" to "teachers and students" and then set up a table for students to edit and put their info in. |
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Group choice
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Group set
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Close equivalent, even if not direct. People > +Group Set > Check Self Sign-Up (select how many groups to create and limit groups to a designated number of members). The People tab needs to be visible in the settings menu so students can click there to select their groups. *This is not an activity in Canvas. |
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H5P
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No direct equivalent
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There is no activity that offers this functionality. Recommended to use the Moodle LTI.
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Illinois Media Space Assignment
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Assignment
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Close equivalent, even if not direct. Use the Media Recordings option in an Assignment, or have students submit a Website URL if it's on YouTube or somewhere else. |
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Journal
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No direct equivalent
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There is no activity that offers this functionality. Workaround: Assignment. Set up as a Text Entry with no deadline. Could duplicate numerous times if you want a weekly one, but you can't keep a running diary. |
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Lesson
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No direct equivalent
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There is no activity that offers this functionality. Recommended to use the Moodle LTI or rebuild as quizzes.
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OU Blog
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No direct equivalent
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There is no activity that offers this functionality. Workaround: Page. Change "users allowed to edit this page" to "teachers and students". No grade attached, but you can set up an Assignment activity and set it to "On Paper", and link it to it. |
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OU Wiki
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No direct equivalent
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There is no activity that offers this functionality. Workaround: Page. Change "users allowed to edit this page" to "teachers and students". No grade attached, but you can set up an Assignment activity and set it to "On Paper", and link it to it. |
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Questionnaire
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No direct equivalent
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There is no activity that offers this functionality. Workaround: Quiz. Has the option to be anonymous. Students cannot view responses. |
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Quiz
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Quiz
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Direct equivalent, but question types differ (see Question Types chart below). |
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SCORM package
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SCORM
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Direct equivalent. |
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Scheduler
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Calendar
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Partial equivalent. + > Appointment Group. You can set up some of the same things as in Scheduler, but just from the calendar. Important note: have to add it to the correct calendar from the get-go - otherwise you won't be able to edit the series to put it in the proper place. *This is not an activity in Canvas |
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Survey
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No direct equivalent
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There is no activity that offers this functionality. Workaround: Quiz. Moodle's Survey has pre-selected survey instruments to assess student learning and gather data. If instructors want to conduct a course assessment, they can use the Ungraded Survey option in Quiz. |
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Turnitin Assignment
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Assignment
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Close equivalent, even if not direct. Turn on Plagiarism Review in Assignment. |
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Wiki
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No direct equivalent
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There is no activity that offers this functionality. Workaround: Page. Change "users allowed to edit this page" to "teachers and students". No grade attached, but you can set up an Assignment activity and set it to "On Paper", and link it to it. |
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Workshop
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Assignment
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Partial equivalent. Recommended to use the Moodle LTI. Set up Peer Review in Assignment. Very different because there aren't phases. You can assign reviewers automatically or manually. Option to set a number of reviews. You can also set up a rubric, but it will appear on the side as opposed to in-assignment. |
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Zoom
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Zoom
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Direct equivalent.
*Found in External Tool
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Resources
Moodle
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Canvas
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Notes about how it functions in Canvas
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How To Guides (links open in new window)
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Book
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Page
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Partial equivalent. Create a module with a collection of pages. |
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File
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Files
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Direct equivalent. A little bit less functionality, but you can pull from other files already uploaded to the course. |
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Folder
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Page
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Partial equivalent. Create a module with a collection of pages. |
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IMS content package
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Not widely used. Contact atlas-tlt@illinois.edu for assistance. | ||
Kaltura Video Resource
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Kaltura at Illinois
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Direct equivalent. Add a video from the text editor or from the External Tool menu. |
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Page
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Page
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Direct equivalent. You can embed PowerPoints, videos, and other media. There is also an option to allow students to edit a Page. |
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Text and media area (formerly Label)
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Text Header
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Has a lot less utility. You can't put anything in the Header other than a word or a phrase. |
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URL
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External URL
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Direct equivalent |
Question Types
Moodle
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Canvas (New Quiz)
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Canvas (Classic Quiz)
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Notes
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How To Guides (links open in new window)
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Question bank
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Item bank
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Question bank
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Two quiz engines in Canvas: Classic and New. Each have their own distinct item or question bank. Note that you cannot tag questions in the Classic Quiz question bank. |
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Direct Equivalents
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Description
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Stimulus
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Text (no question)
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Not a direct equivalent, but it is close. Stimulus is a media question that requires an additional attachment of follow-up questions. In Moodle and Canvas Classic, you can use a Description/Text question type to do the same, but without the attached follow-up questions. |
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Drag and drop into text
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Hot Spot
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Canvas note: you can only do one marker at a time. Workaround is to duplicate the hotspot question and select the other things that you want selected. You can select different shapes of selectors.
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Drag and drop markers
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Hot Spot
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Canvas note: you can only do one marker at a time. Workaround is to duplicate the hotspot question and select the other things that you want selected. You can select different shapes of selectors.
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Drag and drop onto image
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Hot Spot
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Canvas note: you can only do one marker at a time. Workaround is to duplicate the hotspot question and select the other things that you want selected. You can select different shapes of selectors.
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Essay
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Essay
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Essay
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Essay
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File Upload
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File Upload
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In Moodle, you select "File Upload" under the Essay question type.
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Matching
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Matching
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Matching
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Answer
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Multiple Answers
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One question type in Moodle, separate ones on Canvas.
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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One question type in Moodle, separate ones on Canvas.
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Numerical
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Numeric
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Numerical Answer
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Students provide a numerical answer.
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True/False
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True or False
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True/False
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Available in Canvas but not Moodle
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Categorization
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For this question type, you would create a category or several (like mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, etc.) and then have the answers that you would like to go in the category.
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Fill in the Blank
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Fill in Multiple Blanks
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Specific to Canvas, in New Quiz, you can select "Fill In the Blank", and then have multiple blanks by selecting the text and pressing Enter.
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Formula
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Formula
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Multiple Dropdowns
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Ordering
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What's the order that you would like to do things in? You can also give a start/end if you fill in the top & bottom fields.
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Available in Moodle but not Canvas
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Calculated
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Calculated multichoice
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Calculated Simple
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Embedded answers (Cloze)
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Essay (auto-grade)
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No workaround.
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Regular expression short answer
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Select missing words
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Short answer
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Fill In the Blank
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Fill In the Blank
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Workaround: Essay, or Fill in the blank, or a Multiple choice. No direct equivalent.
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General Features
Moodle
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Canvas
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Notes
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How To Guides (links open in new window)
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Logs
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New Analytics
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Lacks event stream. Turn it on in the Course settings under the Feature Options.
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Grouping
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Group set
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Can assign group leaders to groups, different group set up options (# of groups, # of members per group).
Duplicate group set option.
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Gradebook
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Grades
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Different viewing/arranging options available. See Gradebook Features chart below.
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Quickmail/Moodle Messaging
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Inbox
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Inbox is very similar to both of these Moodle features. It is found independently of a specific course, but you can still filter by courses and the groups within the courses.
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Participants
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People
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Contains Group Set set-up, has filtering and search options, add people via email or NetID.
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Edit Settings
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Settings
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Similar options, can adjust navigation - show/hide different working spaces like assignments, quizzes, discussions, people, announcements. etc.
Add description and course image.
See course-specific Feature Options for New Quizzes, Analytics, Rich Content Editor, and more.
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Gradebook Features
Moodle
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Canvas
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Notes
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How To Guides (links open in new window)
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Grader report
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(Traditional) Gradebook
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Just as in Moodle, this is the main page by default.
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User report
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Individual Gradebook
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In contrast to Moodle, Canvas shows only the summary of the grade for the Assignment Group, but you can view grades for individual assignments. In Canvas, scroll down on the Individual Gradebook page to the Content Selection section and Select a student.
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Single view
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Individual Gradebook / (Traditional) Gradebook
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In Canvas, scroll down on the Individual Gradebook page to the Content Selection section and Select an assignment. In contrast to Moodle, this will only display that assignment for an individual student. If you need to see all of the student grades for one assignment, you can go to the (Traditional) Gradebook page and use the Assignment Names search bar to search for the assignment that you want to view.
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How do I view assignments or students individually in the Gradebook? |
Gradebook setup
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Assignment Groups Weight
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How do I view assignments or students individually in the Gradebook? |
Gradebook categories
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Assignment Groups
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In Moodle, instructors go to the Gradebook setup page click Add category. In Canvas, instructors go to the Assignments page and create (Assignment) Groups from there.
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How do I view assignments or students individually in the Gradebook? |
Bulk inserting grades
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Automatically apply grade for missing submission
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In Moodle, bulk inserting grades is often used to replace missing grades with zeroes. This can be done in Canvas under the Late Policies tab, which can be accessed from the Gradebook Settings gear icon on the main (Traditional) Gradebook page. | Using the Canvas Missing Submission Policy |
Importing/exporting grades
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Actions -> Import/export
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In Canvas, you can import or export a .csv file
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Hiding grades
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Manually post grades, hide grades
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In Canvas, if you do not want grades to be automatically published to students when you grade, navigate to the Gradebook Settings gear icon on the (Traditional) Gradebook page. From there, you can select the Grade Posting Policy tab and select Manually Post Grades. | |
Grading within the Assignment
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SpeedGrader
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As in Moodle, this can be used to grade assignments, group assignments, and discussions in Canvas. |