Providing Draft Feedback

If drafting is enabled for an assessment, you can review students' draft submissions and leave feedback through Cadmus Marker, Turnitin Feedback Studio, or Canvas SpeedGrader.

In this help guide, learn how to:

• Provide feedback on draft submissions
• Release feedback on draft submissions

Provide feedback on draft submissions

Please follow the steps below to leave feedback on draft submissions.

1. Click on the Drafts page.
2. Click Feedback next to a student's name to open their work in Cadmus Marker, Turnitin Feedback Studio or Canvas SpeedGrader.
   
   
   
   
3. If using Turnitin Feedback Studio or Canvas SpeedGrader, add feedback and comments as usual.
4. If using Cadmus Marker, you can annotate, link comments to particular rubric criteria, or leave unlinked comments on the draft. Use the dropdown on the left to switch between draft and final submissions. Note that clicking on the rubric scales wouldn't accumulate a score in case of drafts.
   
   

To release feedback on draft submissions 

How students access draft feedback depends on the marking tool being used.

• Turnitin Feedback Studio: Draft feedback becomes available to students once the draft due date has passed.
• Canvas SpeedGrader: Draft feedback becomes available once the draft due date has passed and grades have been posted in Canvas. If needed, grades can then be hidden or unposted in Canvas before marking final submissions.
• Cadmus Marker: Draft feedback becomes available once the draft due date has passed, unless Allow students to see draft feedback before the draft due date has been enabled in the assessment settings.

Students can then access their feedback through the Student Environment as it becomes available. They can continue working on their assessment and submit their final in Cadmus when they are ready.