Gradescope now available to all JMU Faculty

By: Paige Normand, CS Advisor & Outreach Coordinator

The departments of CIS in the College of Business and CS in the College of Integrated Science have received a Center for Inclusive Computing Grant that is paying for all university faculty to be able to use advanced features of Gradescope through at least March of 2023.

Gradescope allows you to be more efficient and consistent in grading, reuse feedback for multiple submissions, enables automated grading, and allows modification of rubrics as you are grading. You can also scan in your paper assignments or have students submit pdfs and use advanced grading features.

See below to register for August workshops or just use your JMU credentials (SSO) to login and try it out:
Gradescope SSO: https://www.gradescope.com/saml 

Gradescope Resources:

• Gradescope Help: https://help.gradescope.com/
• Gradescope Weekly Thursday noon workshops through the summer: https://info.gradescope.com/noa-weekly-workshop

For tips on more effective feedback, see the NCWIT Resource: https://ncwit.org/resources/ncwit-tips-8-ways-to-give-students-more-effective-feedback-using-a-growth-mindset/

August Available Sessions:

• Gradescope for In-Person Teaching
  • Wednesday, August 3rd: 10:00 -11:00 PST/ 1:00 - 2:00 EST
  • Tuesday, August 16th: 11:00- 12:00 PST/ 2:00- 3:00 EST
• Gradescope for Online and Hybrid Teaching
  • Tuesday, August 2nd: 11:00- 12:00 PST / 2:00- 3:00 EST
  • Monday, August 15th: 10:00- 11:00 PST / 1:00- 2:00 EST
• Gradescope for Computer Science
  • Monday, August 8th: 10:00- 11:00 PST/ 1:00-2:00 EST
• Gradescope for Existing Users
  • Tuesday, August 9th: 9:00 - 10:00 PST/ 12:00- 1:00 EST
• Using Bubble Sheets in Gradescope
  • Wednesday, August 17th: 11:00- 11:30 PST / 2:00- 2:30 EST

You can register and reserve your spot here: https://info.gradescope.com/workshop-series

If you have a problem accessing the above resources, contact Dr. Dee Weikle, weikleda@jmu.edu