This article outlines the steps needed to access and set up your Online Course Evaluation within Canvas.
Important Notes for Online Course Evaluations:
- Student View in Canvas does not work with Online Course Evaluations.
- Instructors need to set up their own evaluation dates through Canvas. This needs to be done BEFORE the Tuesday of exam week.
- Below are the dates you can expect Online Course Evaluation to be added to your course(s).
- Fall/Winter: 75 days before the end of the semester.
- Spring/Summer: By the third week of classes.
Access Online Course Evaluations (EvaluationKit)
There are two ways to access EvaluationKit in Canvas:
Method One – Online Course Evaluation Widget
Click the link in the Online Course Evaluation widget, located on the Home page of your course.
Method Two - Account
Access EvaluationKit through the Canvas Account button
- Log into Canvas and click on Account
- Click on Profile.
- Click on Course Evaluations.
NOTE: It sometimes takes a few seconds before the "Course Evaluation" link is available.
If you have a student role in any courses for the semester, you will automatically be entered into EvaluationKIT with the Student/Respondent role. Click on the Student/Respondent drop-down and choose Instructor to enter the instructor role. If you are only an instructor in courses for the semester, you will already be in the instructor role and can skip this step.
Set Up the Semester's Evaluations
Once you've accessed EvaluationKit, follow theses steps to set up your Online Course Evaluations:
- In the Manage Courses section, click on the link to access the semester's course evaluations (ex. Fall 2023 Course Evaluations).
Note: If there is no link available in the Manage Courses section, it is either too soon or too late to set up your online course evaluations.
- Click View for the current semester’s project.
- Click Edit for the course you want to set an evaluation up for.
- Enter the Course Start Date and Course End Date for the evaluation and then click Done to save the dates.
- Confirm the dates and then click Save to save and publish the evaluation.
Confirm Online Course Evaluations are Set Up
Student View in Canvas will not work with Online Course Evaluations, so you will NOT be able to log into Student View and see if the evaluations are available to students. The only way to see if your evaluations are available to students is to check the Online Course Evaluation Widget located on your course Home page.
The widget will display the Started and Due by dates, as well as the percentage and number of students that have Responded.
Note: If the start and end dates here are the same (the end of the semester), your evaluations are not set up.
Evaluation Response Rate Tracker
On the EvaluationKit home page is the Response Rate Tracker, which gives details on the number of students who have taken the evaluation. No names or details will display, just the percentage and number of students who have completed it.
Click on the evaluation title (ex. Fall 2023 Course Evaluations) within the Response Rate Tracker to see more details. This also does not reveal student names.
EvaluationKit for Students
A link to the evaluation is added to your course for your students to access it. Students will also receive a pop-up notification when they log into your course, letting them know there is an evaluation for them to complete.
Students will have a Do It Later option to put off completing the survey up until 3 days before it’s due. The "Due it Later" button will be removed 3 days before the course evaluation is set to end, and students will be required to fill out the evaluation before they can access anything else in your course.