In Fall 2021 Boise State University is moving from the Blackboard Learning Management System to Canvas. These instructions describe LMS-supported options for completing an incomplete.
Blackboard
Blackboard is available to Boise State until September 2021. Past student submissions can be extracted on request.
Preserve Student’s Past Work and Grades in Blackboard:
Student Completing an Incomplete: Blackboard to Canvas
Canvas to Canvas
Create the Incomplete Section
Log into Canvas.
Go to the Canvas Course Site the student is Completing an Incomplete in.
Although the course is closed the rest of the class, we are going to create a special Section in the course for the student to finish their work.
From the Course Navigation Menu, select Settings.
1) Select the Section Tab.
2) In the text box below, type in Incomplete.
3) Select the blue Add Section button.
4) You will now see the new Incomplete Section listed, click on Incomplete.
On the new page, select Edit Sections from the menu on the right-hand side of the screen.
The Section Name is already “Incomplete.”
SIS ID - don’t change.
Add start/end dates to make this course available for the student who is Completing the Incomplete.
Check the box Users can only participate in the course between these dates.
Select Update Section.
Lockdown the Original Course Section:
Your class already default has a section that you are working in, this will have your class name.
Click on the Section with your class name in it.
Add start/end dates to make this course available for the student who is Completing the Incomplete.
Check the box Users can only participate in the course between these dates. This is the step that stops students who have already completed the class from seeing the course.
Add Student to Incomplete Section
Select People from the Course Layout Menu
Locate the student who is Completing the Incomplete.
Select the ellipses next to the student’s name.
Select Edit Sections.
A new screen will pop up, type in Incomplete in the search box.
Select the Incomplete from the drop-down menu.
Select Update.
You don't need to remove the student from his or her original section to have them enrolled
in the section.
A green checkmark will show on top of the screen with a Success message.
Repeat this process with your own username (Instructor who will be grading the student who is Completing the Incomplete needs to also be added to the new Incomplete Section).
Make sure all work the student needs to complete is set as Available for this student to access.
Example for Assignments:
Go to Assignments in the Course Layout Menu.
Click on the Assignment title, select the gray Edit button (near the title of the assignment).
Two easy options:
If the assignment is set to “Everyone” and the dates are open to the new availability times, the student in the Incomplete section can access it.
Another option is to add the student or section independently with special availability dates.
Student Instructions
Students will receive both an email and a pop-up on Canvas inviting them to the Incomplete Section they will be working in. Select Accept.
Participate in the course like normal, communicate with your Instructor for further information.
Relevant Information
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