Configure your peerScholar Classic Individual Activity

This article will walk you through the steps to create a Classic Individual Activity in peerScholar.

Step-by-step guide

1. Begin by adding the peerScholar link to your LEARN course.

2. Return to your LEARN course and click the newly added link to begin configuring your Activity.

3. Select the Classic Individual Activity type from the list of options.
   

   

4. When the pop up window changes, you will see the option to rename the activity or proceed with creating the activity by clicking the Create Activity link in the bottom right hand corner of the pop up window.

   

5. Clicking Create Activity will take you to the activity itself, click Let’s go to begin.

6. At the top of the page you will see the Classic Activity panel where you can edit the details of the activity, both now or in the future.
   

   

7. Next, you will see the Create phase section of the activity where you can include instructions and upload attachments.

   

8. Collapse the Create phase and scroll down to the Assess phase.

9. In the Assess phase you will need to determine the number of peers each student must review by selecting the number from the dropdown menu or you can select the option to require students to review the entire class.
   

   

10. Next, you can proceed with the default assessments selected or you can add your own preferred assessment by clicking the + Add Peer Assessment to find another evaluation type.

    

11. Choose the type of assessment you want to add and customize it to suit your activity then click save to add it to the current activity.

    

12. You will now see it listed in the assess phase of the activity, add as many more criteria as is required for your activity.

13. If you want to delete a any populated assessments, click the three dots to the far right of the assessment type you want to remove and choose delete from the list of options. You can also decide to edit the selected assessment or duplicate it from the same three dots to the right of the assessment type.
    

    

14. Beneath the peer assessments section you will see a self-assessment section. The self-assessment section can be disabled if not required and is built similar to how you build the peer assessment section with the same assessment types available.

15. Once satisfied, collapse the assess phase or scroll down to the Reflect phase of the activity to start customizing that section.

16. There are two elements to the Reflect phase, assessing the feedback received and the option to allow students to revise and resubmit their submissions based on the feedback received. Either one or both can be disabled if not relevant to your activity.

17. As with previous phases, you can modify the phase by editing the assessment types already there or by adding new ones. The assessment types available are the same as in previous phases.

18. If satisfied, click the continue button to move to the dates section of the activity.

19. On the dates page, you can either use manually controlled dates where you manually open and close each phase or you can set your start and end dates for each of the three phases.
    

    

20. If you want to allow overlapping dates, you must check that option before being able to set overlapping dates for any of the phases. Select your dates and choose save and continue once done.

21. After saving your dates you will be brought to the customize grading section of creating an activity. The peerScholar Grading section is where you will see the assessment elements you have added to the activity during the building process and can complete the final set-up steps.