Homework Systems
What is a homework system?
- Online tools that can grade questions asked to students as homework, track formative practice, or assess examinations.
- Most useful in classes where students are problem solving, for example, math and chemistry, and need immediate feedback about if they have done the process correctly. Systems also commonly are used to test recall.
- Typically tied to, or integrated with textbooks.
- Faculty can often customize questions.
- Can be commercial, student-pay systems or non-commercial (free) systems.
What are the alternatives to commercial systems?
- Use existing non-commercial tools that are used in other Canadian universities including UBC, UofC, McGill, etc.
- Access funding through the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning to support your graduate students in building question banks for integration into Canvas for automatic marking. Contact Heather Ross, GMCTL directly for more information about alternatives and potential funding.
What are the benefits of commercial systems?
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Getting help
See the USask Learning Technology Ecosystem Toolkit for information on available homework systems at USask.
The Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching & Learning
Contact Heather Ross for more information about alternatives and potential funding.