Adding Outcomes to a Canvas course and using Outcomes in Rubrics

This guide provides a step-by-step approach to effectively integrate outcomes into your Canvas course and utilize them in rubrics.

Kirstie Knighton
23 steps
2 minutes

Instructure

Adding Outcomes to Your Canvas Course

In your course navigation, click "Outcomes."

When that opens up, click the "Find" button on the right.

Click this icon.

Click "Mercer University."

Click "#1 GEN ED."

Select the outcomes that you want to add to your course by clicking on the folder you need.

If you want to add all of the outcomes at once, click "Add All Outcomes." You can also add them individually by clicking the "+add" button next to each one.

**[[Once they've all loaded,]]** click "Done."

Creating Rubrics with Outcomes--2 Ways

To use the outcomes in a rubric, you can add them to rubrics in two ways. For the first way, click "Rubrics" in the course navigation.

Click "Create New Rubric."

Click "Create From Outcome."

Open the folder storing the outcome that you want to use.

Once you've selected the outcome that you want to use, click "Import."

If you want to add a second outcome to the rubric, click "Create From Outcome."

Once you've added as many outcomes as you want to your rubric, click "Create Rubric."

The second way that you can create a rubric is in your assignments. Click "Assignments."

Once you're on an assignment needing a rubric, click "Create Rubric."

Click "Create From Outcome."

Click "Find Outcome." Go through the same steps as before.

When finished, click "Create Rubric" to finish your rubric.

Using Previously Created Rubrics

You can also click "Find Rubric" to find a rubric you have previously created.

Once the pop-up box comes up, scroll to find your rubric and select it.

Click "Add" to add the previously created rubric to your assignment.

Adding Outcomes to a Canvas course and using Outcomes in Rubrics

This guide provides a step-by-step approach to effectively integrate outcomes into your Canvas course and utilize them in rubrics.

Kirstie Knighton
23 steps
2 minutes

Instructure

Adding Outcomes to Your Canvas Course

In your course navigation, click "Outcomes."

When that opens up, click the "Find" button on the right.

Click this icon.

Click "Mercer University."

Click "#1 GEN ED."

Select the outcomes that you want to add to your course by clicking on the folder you need.

If you want to add all of the outcomes at once, click "Add All Outcomes." You can also add them individually by clicking the "+add" button next to each one.

**[[Once they've all loaded,]]** click "Done."

Creating Rubrics with Outcomes--2 Ways

To use the outcomes in a rubric, you can add them to rubrics in two ways. For the first way, click "Rubrics" in the course navigation.

Click "Create New Rubric."

Click "Create From Outcome."

Open the folder storing the outcome that you want to use.

Once you've selected the outcome that you want to use, click "Import."

If you want to add a second outcome to the rubric, click "Create From Outcome."

Once you've added as many outcomes as you want to your rubric, click "Create Rubric."

The second way that you can create a rubric is in your assignments. Click "Assignments."

Once you're on an assignment needing a rubric, click "Create Rubric."

Click "Create From Outcome."

Click "Find Outcome." Go through the same steps as before.

When finished, click "Create Rubric" to finish your rubric.

Using Previously Created Rubrics

You can also click "Find Rubric" to find a rubric you have previously created.

Once the pop-up box comes up, scroll to find your rubric and select it.

Click "Add" to add the previously created rubric to your assignment.