For Instructors and Teaching Assistants
A guide to setting up points, integrating with your LMS, managing effective communities, and following best practices. (Engage is currently in active development. Platform features discussed in this guide are subject to change, removal, or abandonment.)
Getting Started
- A Brief Introduction to this Guide
- Dr. Verdine's Quick Tips
- Using the Main Yellowdig Functions with Your Learners
- Conversation Starters
- Making a Post Easy to Find by Using the "Pin to Top" Functionality
Best Practices
- Introduction to the Best Practices Guide
- Gamification, Not Gradification: Use Yellowdig to Motivate Rather than Assess Student Learning
- Do This #1: Use the Help button, and direct students to it
- Do This #2: Make grading low stakes, but enable grade passback
- Do This #3: Set up points
Learning Management System Integration
Topics
Points and Accolades
- Customizing the Point System
- Setting the Weekly Point Max with Weekly Resets
- Creating and Using Accolades
- Creating, Using, and Removing Reactions
- Revoking Points from Individual Posts and Comments
Statistics and Data
User and Community Management
- Creating a New Community
- Granting Privileges to Co-Instructors and TAs as a Community Owner
- Creating Groups
- Inviting Guests to Your Community
- Setting a Deadline for Course Participation: Adjusting the Community End Date