Linking Gradescope to Brightspace

Creating or Linking a Gradescope Course

To link your OWL Brightspace course to Gradescope, follow these steps:

1. On your course homepage, select Content on the navigation bar.

2. Create or select a unit where you want to add your Gradescope course.

 

3. Click on Add Existing located on the top right of your screen and select Gradescope Assignment.

 

 

4. In the pop-up window, you can either link with a new Gradescope course (this will create a new Gradescope course for your OWL Brightspace course) or link with an existing Gradescope course (this will link with an unlinked course you have already created on Gradescope.ca).

 

Note: Creating an assignment at this stage is optional. You can close the assignment window which pops up.

Creating or Linking a Gradescope Assignment

This involves linking or creating a Gradescope assignment that will be connected to your Brightspace course's gradebook, contributing to final grades. To do this, please complete the steps above and continue with the steps below:

Now that your course is created, in the pop-up window, you can either link to a new Gradescope assignment or link to an existing one if it already exists.

 

5. Once you have completed these steps, save your work, and the Gradescope assignment will appear in Content.

Using Gradescope Bubble Sheet

It is not recommended for instructors to use ScanExam or Scantron for uploading DPC files into Brightspace as it is not supported by the system. Instead, instructors can use Gradescope's Bubble Sheets which is integrated into Brightspace and serves a similar purpose. To use Gradescope Bubble Sheet, please follow the steps below:

1. Make sure to follow the steps above to link your course in OWL Brightspace. You need to do this so that you can sync your grades back into Brightspace after evaluating them.

2. Once your course is in Brightspace, please visit Gradescope.ca and log in using the School Credentials option and select Western University. You will be brought to a page where you need to use your Western credentials to log in.

3. On your Gradescope dashboard, find and click on your created course site.

4. Select Assignment on the left sidebar and create the assignment.

5. Under the assignment type, select Bubble sheet (Please be sure to download and print Gradescope's Bubble Sheet Template for your in-person tests).

Then click Create Assignment

It is important to note that Brightspace uses OrgID, which is the Western username, for grading instead of student numbers. Therefore, please advise students to enter their Western usernames in the ID field. Video Demo.