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ReadyGO Instructor Tool

The Instructor Tool provides instructors with a summary of what is being tracked in ReadyGO. This LTI tool is installed at the course level and - when enabled for a course - is visible to all instructors and TAs.

The tool also provides a Chat feature between instructors and ReadyGO users. Instructors may also be able to participate in certain course-tracking actions, depending on how ReadyGO has been configured by your ReadyGO Admins.

How do we use it?

Enabling the ReadyGO Instructor Tool allows you to share information and chat with the instructors enrolled in any Canvas class. And, depending on institutional settings, instructors may be able to modify their own Course Status, as well as the completion status of Tasks that have been assigned to their course.

Here are some theoretical ways you could utilize this tool:

Share a course readiness or quality Checklist with view/edit permissions. As instructors complete the requirements, they can mark those tasks as completed, which you'll see reflected in the Checklist inside ReadyGO.
- Want to double check their work? Create a second copy of the checklist that is hidden from instructors. Your ReadyGO users can mark tasks on that hidden Checklist as complete after they've verified what the instructor marked as complete.
When a course is under development, share the Course Status visibility (but not edit privileges) to communicate to an instructor whether or not their course is approved to move forward.
Share an accessibility Checklist with view (but not edit) permissions, and use the Instructor Chat to communicate with the teachers about actions they need to take for accessibility. As they indicate to you in the chat that they've completed a task, you can double check, and then mark the task as completed through ReadyGO.

How do we enable it?

ReadyGO users with sufficient permissions can enable. the Instructor Tool for a single class or for multiple classes, through the Courses table, by performing bulk actions.

Select Courses from the top navigation.
Place a checkmark next to all courses for which you wish to enable the Instructor Tool. (Note: you can select all visible courses by selecting the checkmark at the top of the table).
Select the Bulk Actions button.
Choose Instructor Tool.

Where do instructors find it?

Once this tool has been enabled, the teachers in the Canvas course will be able to access the ReadyGO Instructor Tool from the Course Menu within their Canvas course.