Streamline outcomes assessment for faculty with Insights

Insights is a user-friendly and efficient solution that enables faculty to assess student learning outcomes and drive continuous improvement in teaching and learning, all from their Canvas LMS course shell.

The Insights product enables faculty to create or modify rubrics with embedded learning outcomes directly within their Canvas course shell. Alternatively, assessment or program coordinators can plan rubrics on behalf of faculty, therefore streamlining the planning process and ensuring consistent assessment practices across courses.

Here is how Insights supports two of the most commonly used assessment planning processes.

Faculty-led rubric construction

Faculty first create an assignment in Canvas. Then, they make a rubric that connects to one or more course SLOs and link it to the assignment. Faculty can score student submissions using this rubric in SpeedGrader, discussions, and quizzes.

Integrating rubrics aligned with course SLOs into Canvas helps faculty assess student learning outcomes during the regular grading process. This method encourages consistency, transparency, and alignment with instructional goals, course content, and most importantly, the student’s learning journey.

Coordinator-led rubric construction

Assessment or Program Coordinators (typically department leads) can plan learning outcome assessments to faculty members. These assessments are deployed to the faculty course shell as an “assignment". Faculty members publish the assignment with any additional content and then score students based on the assignment's associated rubric. 

By automating the assignment creation process with Insights, your college can ensure consistency in assessment practices and streamline the assessment workflow process for faculty.

What can faculty do with the data gathered?

Let students track their progress.

Instructors can show students their competency level on a given SLO in their Canvas course settings. With this feature, students are able to see their results, allowing them to track their progress towards completing the course and its learning goals.

This strategy empowers students to monitor their progress actively, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and take ownership of their learning journey in the course. With Insights, you can promote a culture of continuous improvement and self-directed learning.

Promote discussion and collaboration across the campus.

Faculty can conveniently access detailed assignment results aligned with course learning outcome rubrics. The information is displayed in dynamic dashboards, illustrating trends in learning outcome data over time. Users have the ability to apply filters to concentrate on specific performance elements, facilitating both in-depth and broad trend analyses. Additionally, Insights' course dashboard supports the documentation and tracking of course reflections, as well as the exploration of colleagues' reflections. Insights fosters a collaborative approach to course improvement.

With its user-friendly tools for assessing learning outcomes and streamlining processes, Insights simplifies complex tasks, empowering faculty to focus on what they do best - fostering student success. 

Contact us today to learn more about Insights and how you can streamline outcomes assessment at your college.