The migration from Blackboard to Canvas provides an opportunity for the College to review laws, policies and procedures related to the use of an LMS.
Upon further review of FERPA requirements and a 2002 Supreme Court ruling (Owasso Independent School Dist. No. I—011 v. Falvo), the Academic Affairs Council has determined that only faculty should have access to any and all entries in the gradebook. That is, student graders/TAs cannot be allowed to have direct access to the gradebook as they have no “right to know” the details of the information contained therein which is considered an “education record.” They are allowed to grade the assignments or homework assigned to them, but are not allowed to directly input grade information into the gradebook.
To ensure that the campus is following FERPA and other existing policies, including the Data Management Policy and the Computer and Network Use Policy, the ability for faculty to add students to their courses in Canvas in a role other than “student” has been eliminated. Faculty who are using student graders/TAs should contact CELT to have him/her added to the course in the appropriate role.
Below are links to the information within the Canvas guides about bulk downloading and uploading of assignment submissions and gradebook management.
http://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/55011-how-do-i-bulk-download-assignment-submissions-in-canvas
http://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/75096-how-do-i-bulk-upload-assignment-submissions-in-canvas
http://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/55012-how-do-i-download-scores-from-the-gradebook
http://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/55013-how-do-i-upload-changes-to-the-gradebook