{"id":18423,"date":"2022-06-13T15:12:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T20:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=18423"},"modified":"2022-06-13T15:12:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T20:12:38","slug":"brightspace-tip-330-observed-in-person-assignments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-330-observed-in-person-assignments\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace Tip #330: &#8216;Observed in Person&#8217; Assignments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 'Observed in Person' assignment submission type is for situations where a learner needs to present something or demonstrate something and an instructor needs to confirm that it was completed. This submission type allows instructors to create assignments for a wide variety of activities and provide evaluation and feedback for these assignments in Brightspace. <\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/observed-in-person-assignment.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16265\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-205-observed-in-person-assignments\/observed-in-person-assignment\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/observed-in-person-assignment.png?fit=495%2C539&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"495,539\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"observed-in-person-assignment\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/observed-in-person-assignment.png?fit=276%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/observed-in-person-assignment.png?fit=495%2C539&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/observed-in-person-assignment.png?resize=495%2C539\" alt=\"assignment submission types\" width=\"495\" height=\"539\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16265\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Observed in Person\u2019 submission type is meant for scoring and evaluation of a learning activity such as demonstration, presentation, lab test, etc.<\/p>\n<p>There are four submission types to choose from when <a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-329-simplify-assignment-collection\/\">creating an Assignment<\/a> in Brightspace. The submission types are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>File submission:<\/strong> learners upload and submit a file to the assignment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Text submission:<\/strong> learners post text, image, or a link to their work in a text box within the assignment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>On paper submission:<\/strong> learners submit a physical copy of their assignment directly to their instructor. No file upload is required to complete the assignment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Observed in person:<\/strong> allows instructors to observe learners as they perform tasks, such as in-class presentations, and evaluate the observation. No file upload is required to complete the assignment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are three options to mark an \u2018Observed in Person\u2019 assignment as completed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Automatically on due date<\/strong> \u2013 Brightspace marks the assignment as completed on a pre-set date.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Automatically on evaluation<\/strong> \u2013 Brightspace automatically marks the assignment as complete when the instructor evaluates the assignment using any of the assessment methods in Brightspace.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manually by Learner<\/strong> \u2013 The student will mark the assignment as complete.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The assignment can be assessed using text\/audio\/<a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-299-video-notes\/\">video feedback<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-204-interactive-rubrics\/\">Brightspace interactive rubric<\/a>, or by assigning a grade.<\/p>\n<h2>Want more information?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace-support.tudelft.nl\/assignment-type-observed-in-person\/\">What is an \u2018Observed in Person\u2019 assignment?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.brightspace.com\/EN\/le\/assignments\/learner\/assignments_intro_1.htm\">Create assignments and assess submissions<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-329-simplify-assignment-collection\/\">Brightspace Tip #329: Simplify Assignment Collection<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-204-interactive-rubrics\/\">Brightspace Tip #204: Interactive Rubrics<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-299-video-notes\/\">Brightspace Tip #299: Video Notes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-300-video-notes-closed-captions\/\">Brightspace Tip #300: Video Notes - Closed Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>View all the <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?s=Brightspace+%2Brecap\">Brightspace training recaps<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/catwiki.xula.edu\/Brightspace:_Instructors_Quick_Start_Tutorial\">Instructors Quick Start Tutorial<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/s\/article\/All-Release-Notes\">Continuous Delivery release notes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/catwiki.xula.edu\/index.php\/Brightspace_Known_Issues\">Brightspace Known Issues<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-2-sandbox-courses\/\">Request a sandbox course<\/a><br \/>\nSign-up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/events\/\">Brightspace training sessions<\/a><br \/>\nYou can find <a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.brightspace.com\/EN\/-\/-\/-\/welcome_page.htm\">Brightspace help<\/a> at D2L's website.<br \/>\nJoin the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/\">Brightspace Community<\/a>.<br \/>\nTry these <a title=\"Brightspace How-to\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-documents\/\">Brightspace How-To documents<\/a>.<br \/>\nVisit our <a title=\"Brightspace FAQs\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-faq\/\">Brightspace FAQs<\/a> for additional Brightspace information<br \/>\nor <a title=\"Schedule 1-on-1\" href=\"http:\/\/jflorent.youcanbook.me\/\">schedule a one-on-one session<\/a>, <a title=\"Send email\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/mail\/?to=31\">email<\/a>, or <br \/>call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: Are you doing something innovative in Brightspace or perhaps you've discovered a handy tip? Share how you are using Brightspace in your teaching and learning in <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-189-educator-share-showcase\/\">The Orange Room<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 'Observed in Person' assignment submission type is for situations where a learner needs to present something or demonstrate something and an instructor needs to confirm that it was completed. This submission type allows instructors to create assignments for a wide variety of activities and provide evaluation and feedback for these assignments in Brightspace. 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