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Setting Up aPlus+ Attendance in Canvas (Instructors)

Created On: 12/11/2023 in Canvas & Learning Tools Canvas Help for Faculty and Staff Grading & Attendance

Get started with aPlus+ Attendance in Canvas for Wharton faculty. Learn how to configure attendance tools, authorize access, manage sessions, and sync with Gradebook—all while streamlining student check-ins and absence tracking.
Mailing Lists: Confirming a Message

Created On: 12/05/2023 in Accounts, Access & Email Email Management & Configuration Mailing Lists

Wharton Mailing Lists require messages, in some circumstances, to be confirmed by the sender before they are sent to the members of the list. This article details how to confirm a message to a Wharton Mailing List which requires it. The following...
Wharton Technology Onboarding Overview (Staff)

Created On: 11/29/2023

This article will discuss best practices for technology onboarding and new hire account requests. Purchasing standards for staff laptops and recommendations, prices, and comparisons of each computer are visible. Technology Onboarding Best Prac...
Setting Qualtrics Up for PennKey Authentication

Created On: 11/16/2023 in Consultation & Services Research Surveys and Analysis

Wharton's Qualtrics is now enabled for SSO authentication . This means not only that you can use PennKey to log into the Qualtrics application, but also that you can require survey respondents to log in using PennKey. This article outlines how to s...
How To Customize Your Canvas Dashboard (For Students)

Created On: 11/08/2023 in Canvas & Learning Tools Canvas Help for Students Working with Canvas

Instructions on how students can customize their Canvas dashboard and make it easier to find their courses. Students can also search for recent course activities and create Course Card nicknames.
Gradescope

Published On: 09/28/2023 in Canvas & Learning Tools Canvas Help for Faculty and Staff Assignments and Quizzes

Penn is upgrading to from the LTI 1.1 version of Gradescope to the 1.3 version of this tool. – Spring 2026 courses should continue using the LTI 1.1 integration for the duration of the Spring term. When syncing rosters, use the “Sync Canvas Ro...
Blueprint Sites in Canvas

Created On: 08/23/2023 in Canvas & Learning Tools Canvas Help for Faculty and Staff

This article will help you understand what a Canvas Blueprint site is and how to manage your Blueprint parent site and associated sites. This is a high-level overview and does not include all setup and configuration information. If you are using ...
WeConnect for Wharton Executive Education

Created On: 08/15/2023 in Apps & Collaboration Software for Working & Learning

Using WeConnect (for Executive Education) Before You Start You will need to: A login username and password provided to you by a Wharton program If you are using WeConnect for something other than a Wharton Executive Education program, p...
Setting Up Assignments Requiring Student Collaboration in FeedbackFruits

Created On: 07/19/2023 in Canvas & Learning Tools Canvas Help for Faculty and Staff Assignments and Quizzes

Before You Start FeedbackFruits is an engaging suite of tools designed for active, reflective learning that integrates seamlessly with Canvas. The tools in the suite are designed to encourage a collaborative learning experience, as many of the...
Logging Into Wharton Computing Knowledge Base

Created On: 07/17/2023

Unable to see an article in this Knowledge Base that you think you should be able to? It's possible the article is specific to a Wharton audience. Try first logging into the Knowledge Base: Click on the Login link in the upper right corner of th...