This article defines for teachers the default activity types teachers that make up a Lincoln Learning Solutions course in each learning management system.
The activities that populate your courses are the learning objects - Read It, Show It, Assess It, etc. - of the Lincoln Learning curriculum.
The following activity type options are the default activity types used by Lincoln Learning Solutions (LLS) in each learning management system (LMS).
NOTE: Depending on your school's setup, you may be able to access and apply activity types beyond those listed below.
If you do not see your LMS listed, visit your LMS help center for assistance.
Buzz
- Assessment - Used to assess student mastery of activities. An assessment correlates to a quiz or test in a normal classroom setting. Multiple settings can be applied to assessments to vary the student experience.
- Assignment - Used to add a customized assignment to the course.
- File Attachment - Used to upload any file from your computer or external drive directly into the Syllabus.
- Google Drive document - Used to upload a document from Google Drive.
NOTE: Adjusting settings at the activity or assessment level may block global updates if applied, or updates must be applied manually post adjustment of settings at the activity or assessment level.
Additional Buzz Resources
How do I use Buzz's activity types?
How do I use Activity editors?
How do I add activities to my course?
Canvas
- Assignments - Graded work in the form of online and upload assessments. Assignments automatically show up in the Grades, Calendar, and Syllabus features.
- External Apps (LTI Tools) - Integrates various teaching tools into a Canvas Course.
NOTE: Lincoln Learning courses in Canvas are populated through an External App. Because of this, icons of learning objects appear as a links except for the Assess It learning object and Checkpoints.
- New Quizzes - Graded work in the form of online and upload assessments. New Quizzes are created using a variety of question types and display as assignments in the Assignments page.
Additional Canvas Resources
What is the difference between a Canvas Assignment and a Canvas Activity?
What are External Apps (LTI Tools)?
Learning Tree
- Assessment - An online assessment comprised of various question types such as multiple choice, evidence based selected response (EBSR), extended text, fill in the blank, match, and order.
- Assignment - Requires the student to upload authentic work.
- Content - A non-gradable activity where learning takes place.
Additional Learning Tree Resources
Admin: Course Designer & Activity Types
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