Introduction

This guide is for Academic Leadership at SPC. It contains information on tools, processes, and data insights to so you can support faculty and students at SPC efficiently. This guide exists in conjunction with the Academic Leadership Group in the Titan Hub

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Contents

ATST help form is live!

Data and Analytics

Dropout Detective

Final Grades Process

Grading/Gradebook

Incomplete Process

Student Communication Tools

Tech Tip Tuesdays

ATST help form is live!

Please use the ATST form to request help from us and remind your faculty to do so as well. Filling out this form ensures that we have all the information we need to help you as quickly as possible! 

Data and Analytics

These tools provide insight into faculty and student engagement and performance, and trends to support data-informed decision making.

  • Instructor Insights: Gives faculty and leaders a clear view of student and faculty activity and engagement within courses.
  • Analytics HubOffers institution-level reporting and dashboards to monitor trends across programs and terms. 
  • Intelligent Insights: Surfaces predictive analytics and risk indicators to help identify students who may need support. 
  • Canvas Ask Your Data: Allows you to use natural language prompts to explore Canvas data. 

Dropout Detective

Dropout Detective Page in Faculty Support

Final Grades Process

Submitting Final Grades in Canvas This guide details the process faculty must follow to submit final grades in Canvas for students.

Submitting Final Grades in Canvas FAQ This guide features commonly asked questions from faculty on the final grades process.

Submitting a Final Grade for a Student Auditing Your Course This guide explains how to handle the final grade submission for a student who is auditing your course.

Grading/Gradebook

The Gradebook Help Center: Here's a guide we created that contains links to all of our important gradebook help guides! However, there are over 30 guides linked there, so here are some heavy hitters to highlight:

Canvas PSA: Don't leave work ungraded! This resource highlights why timely grading matters and shows how to set Canvas to automatically assign zeros for missing assignments after the due date. This saves faculty time while giving students immediate, accurate feedback on how missing work affects their grade.

screenshot of the "Automatically apply grade for missing assignments" button with zero as the grade

A more accurate gradebook also means more reliable risk data in Dropout Detective, allowing advisors and other SPC staff to intervene earlier and coordinate more effective student support.

How do I view concluded enrollments in a course in Canvas? If you drop a student for non-attendance during week 2 and they claim they did all the first week work and shouldn't have been dropped, this guide has you covered. It shows you how to quickly verify their activity in the course that first week so you can resolve the issue. 

Incomplete Process

This section explains the required steps and processes involved in managing course incompletes.

  • Incomplete Process Tutorial: Step-by-Step: This is your go to, step-by-step guide outlining every piece of the incomplete process. Each step has clear instructions, links to a more detailed guide, and features short, video demos.
    screenshot from the Incomplete Process Step by step tutorial guide
  • Note: Opening a course for a student with an incomplete when the student was dropped and not re-added before the course ended: 
    If a student was dropped in PeopleSoft and the term has already ended, you won't be able to add them to the incomplete section of the course. In this scenario, please:
    1. Reenroll the student in PeopleSoft.
    2. Reach out to ATST via the ATST form to ask us to place the student in the Incomplete section of the Canvas course.

Student Communication Tools

Tech Tip Tuesdays

Did you know that we create short video demos based on questions we get frequently from faculty? Do your faculty know? Every Tuesday, a new one is released in the Faculty Support Group in the SPC Titan Hub. Please help us by sharing the Tech Tip Tuesday landing page in Faculty Support (and encourage bookmarking) as well as individual videos that you think your faculty will find valuable. We would also love suggestions for future videos, from you and/or your faculty!

 

Have Questions? Contact the Academic Technology Support Team
 
atst@spcollege.edu

 Phone at 727-341-3500

(Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST).

After-hours or weekend assistance? Contact the Technical Support Center at 727-791-2795 or onlinehelp@spcollege.edu

Want to Schedule a One-on-One or Group Session on Canvas or other instructional technology issues or opportunities?

Schedule 1:1 Support Help with a Member of the Academic Technology Support Team

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