Thursday, March 5 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Online — Zoom
With midterms approaching, now is a great time to simplify grading handwritten exams at the University of San Francisco. This session introduces Gradescope, a digital grading platform available to all USF instructors that makes it easy to grade handwritten exams quickly and consistently. It is especially effective for large-enrollment courses and team grading with TAs, allowing multiple graders to work at once using shared rubrics. You will also hear from current USF faculty who are using Gradescope and sharing what has worked in their courses.
Want a low-risk way to try it this semester? Using Gradescope just for your final exam is a perfect entry point. Students do not need to use or learn any new software. Instructors simply upload scanned finals, grade digitally, and export scores to Canvas, which works well since graded finals are rarely returned anyway.
Gradescope supports a wide range of handwritten exam workflows, making it ideal for high-volume grading across all disciplines at USF.
Session Overview:
This live, interactive session with Q&A will focus on how Gradescope can streamline handwritten exam grading before midterms while also showing how to use it as a simple, instructor-only grading tool for finals. Current USF faculty users will be on hand to demo their workflows and answer questions.
What this Session Covers:
• Setting up and grading handwritten exams in Gradescope
• Saving time with flexible rubrics and answer grouping
• Ensuring consistent, fair grading across all sections and graders
• Delivering fast, clear, and actionable feedback on handwritten exam responses
• Using grading analytics to identify common errors and learning gaps
Presenter: Lyn Riverstone (she/her), Senior Solutions Engineer