Brightspace: How to add a Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet

Brightspace: How to add a Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet

The LearnSci resources fully integrate with your Brightspace platform. All of your resources are hosted, maintained and updated by Learning Science and are added to Brightspace as external tool activities in just a few steps. Please also follow this guide if you need to add a link to your Learning Science Homepage.

For help and support email support@learnsci.com or call on +44 (0)117 325 8954

Before you start

You will need the LTI URL for your LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet.
  1. Confirm with Learning Science that the LearnSci LabSim Assessment or Smart Worksheet has Grade Sync enabled.
  2. Check that you have been provided with the unique LTI URL for the Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim Assessment or Smart Worksheet.
  3. If you do not have access to the LTI URL for your Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim Assessment or Smart Worksheet please get in touch.

(Step 1) Add an External Learning Tool Link to a Learning Science Resource

1. Navigate to the Brightspace module you want to add the Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet to, or create a new module.

2. Select the “Existing Activities”  drop down menu.

3. Select the “External Learning Tools” option.



4. If the Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet is not listed, scroll down and select “Create New LTI Link” at the bottom of the page underneath the table.

If the Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet you want to add is already listed, select it and go to Step 9.




5. Add a name for the Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet. This will be the name seen by students on your Brightspace VLE/LMS.

6. Add the LTI URL.

7. Select “Create and Insert” if you are adding a single Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet.
OR
8. Select "Create" if you are adding additional Grade Synced LearnSci LabSims or Smart Worksheets.



9. Select 'Edit Properties In-place' from the drop-down menu.



10. You must check the box, 'Open as External Resource'

It will only be possible to open LTI URLs as external resources as the cookies generated are considered 3rd party and are blocked on many browsers by default.



11. Verify that the link is working correctly.

(Step 2) Associate the Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet with a Gradebook Column

Associating a Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet with a grade Item will allow the students' scores to sync to the course gradebook.

You need to check with Learning Science that the Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet you are adding is set up for grading before completing this step. Contact: support@learnsci.com

1. To set up a gradebook column for a Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet, first find the it in your course content and click on it to view.



2. Scroll down the page, past the embedded content, and look for the area that says "Assessment" under the "Activity Details" header. Select "Add a grade item."



3. Select the “+” button to add a new grade item.



4. In the "New Grade Item" window that appears, enter a name for the Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet in the "Name" field. 
This will be the name of the column for the Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet in your course gradebook.



5. Scroll down the page and add a point value for the grade item.

6. Once you've finished configuring the grade item, select the "Create" button.

When students' scores on the assessment are synced back to Brightspace, their scores will be scaled according to the maximum points. For example, if a student answers 2 out of 5 quiz questions correctly and the grade item is worth 10 points, their grade in the course gradebook will be 4/10 or 40%. Make sure that the point value is not set to 0.



7. Make sure the Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet has been selected select in the drop-down menu so that the content is associated with the grade item.

8. Select "Save."



The Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet is now associated with a gradebook column in your course. When a student attempts the Grade Synced LearnSci LabSim or Smart Worksheet, their score will sync to this column.