Participant One-Sheet
Rubrics Made Easy: Using the Canvas Rubric Builder
Angela Westmoreland, M.Ed.
50-minute Build Lab
Focus on learning the Canvas Rubric Builder workflow, not writing a better rubric today.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
- Construct a Canvas rubric with at least two criteria and two ratings per criterion.
- Configure rubric settings that control grading, score display, comments, and student interaction.
- Attach a rubric to an assignment and locate the rubric workflow for a graded discussion.
- Complete and revise a rubric assessment in SpeedGrader and verify the assignment grade.
- Preview and verify the student-facing rubric and self-assessment when enabled.
- Test and document one complete rubric workflow from construction through feedback.
Workshop takeaway: Construct → Configure → Connect → Preview → Grade → Verify
Scan for practice content, participant guides, FAQ, and troubleshooting.
Participant Build Workbook
Follow the Complete Workflow
Construct → Configure → Connect → Preview → Grade → Verify
Use the provided practice content. Do not spend workshop time inventing or revising rubric language.
Guided follow-along
- Create or locate the practice rubric.
- Add or review at least two criteria and two ratings per criterion.
- Choose points, ranges, a scale, or no-points behavior when available.
- Review the available rubric settings.
- Attach the rubric to the practice assignment.
- Locate the rubric option for a graded discussion.
- Complete one rubric assessment in SpeedGrader.
- Add criterion feedback, save, revise, and verify the assignment grade.
- Preview the student-facing rubric.
- Test self-assessment when enabled.
My build record
Course and activity:
Rubric title:
Point or scale configuration:
Settings selected:
Student-view finding:
SpeedGrader finding:
Next test:
One-Page Decision Guide
Canvas Rubric Settings
Confirm exact labels and behavior in FTCC's Enhanced Rubrics environment.
Use the rubric for assignment grading
Choose when: Rubric selections should calculate or support the assignment grade.
Verify: Rubric total, assignment points, and the SpeedGrader grade field.
Remove points from rubric
Choose when: The rubric is for descriptive feedback without a rubric total.
Verify: Where the assignment grade will be entered and what students see.
Hide score total
Choose when: Criterion-level feedback should appear without emphasizing a total.
Verify: Whether the official assignment grade remains visible elsewhere.
Free-form comments
Choose when: Graders need flexible criterion-specific feedback instead of selecting ratings.
Verify: Grading efficiency and the resulting student display.
Student self-assessment
Choose when: The feature is enabled and available in the local Enhanced Rubrics environment.
Verify: Student access, instructor review, visibility, and grade impact.
Always test: rubric result → assignment grade → student view
One-Page Workflow Guide
Canvas Rubrics in SpeedGrader
Grade, save, and verify.
- Open the correct assignment or graded discussion in SpeedGrader.
- Open or expand the attached rubric.
- Select the intended rating or scale level for each criterion.
- Enter a criterion score when the interface permits it.
- Add concise criterion-level comments.
- Review the rubric total or assessment result.
- Save the rubric assessment.
- Verify the assignment grade field before moving on.
- Revise one criterion if needed and save again.
- Confirm the student can see ratings, comments, and the intended score information.
Final check: Rubric saved? Assignment grade verified? Student feedback visible?