Adding an Alignment to a Measure

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Overview

This help article outlines the initial steps for integrating D2L data into Planning & Self-Study (P&SS) by creating alignments between P&SS Measures and either D2L Rubrics or Activities.

Creating an Alignment to a Measure

The first step pf pulling D2L data into Planning & Self-Study is to create a Measure against an Outcome. Once this is complete, Alignments can be created, to connect the Measures to Rubrics or Activities in D2L.

Note: Since alignments are not plan specific, alignments cannot be created within a plan. They must be created within the Measure Library. 

The steps below are divided by type:

  • Adding an Alignment to a Rubric
  • Adding an Alignment to an Activity

Adding an Alignment to a Rubric

  1. Click Add Alignment.

    An Alignments section stating that activities and rubrics can be aligned to collect results from another source, with a message indicating that there are no alignments for the measure and an Add Alignment option.

  2. Select "D2L Brightspace" as the source and click Next.

    A selection window titled Select a source for this alignment, showing a required Source field with D2L Brightspace chosen from the dropdown. A note confirms that D2L Brightspace is selected, and options to cancel or proceed to the next step are available.

  3. Align by Rubric will be selected by default. Click Next to proceed.

    A Choose alignment type page showing required alignment type options, including Align By Rubric and Align By Activity, each with descriptions explaining how results will be aligned for the measure.

  4. Select one or more rubrics. Click Next. All rubrics used for the assessment of assignments, quizzes, or graded discussions in course sections associated with the organization will be available.

    An Add Alignment page showing the Select Rubric step with a required Select Rubric field, a search box, a Select all option, and a list of rubrics displaying rubric name, associated courses, terms, and activities. Options to view selected rubrics, go back, or proceed to the next step are available.

  5. Selected Rubrics will be available to view in the top right.

    A Select Rubric page showing the Select Rubric step with a required field, a search box, a Select all option, and a list of rubrics displayedwith View Selected Rubrics option highlighted.

    Upon accessing the View Selected Rubrics, a list of all the selected rubrics will be available for review. The review page will display:

    1. Name of the Rubric 
    2. Term: Terms associated with the course section where the activity was assessed using the selected rubric.
    3. Course: Course associated with the course section where the activity was assessed using the selected rubric.
    4. Course Section: Name of the course section where the activity was assessed using the selected rubric.

    5. Count of Activities: Number of activities assessed using the selected rubric.

      A Selected Rubrics page showing two chosen rubrics with details for rubric name, associated courses, terms, and activities. Each rubric entry includes an option to remove it. A Done option is available to confirm the selections.

    6. Users will have the ability to remove any rubric selection. Once removed, that rubric will no longer be shown as selected on the select rubric page.
  6. Review the rubric selections. The review page will display:
    1. Name of the Rubric
    2. Term: Terms associated with the course section where the activity was assessed using the selected rubric.
    3. Course: Course associated with the course section where the activity was assessed using the selected rubric.
    4. Course Section: Name of the course section where the activity was assessed using the selected rubric.

    5. Count of Activities: Number of activities assessed using the selected rubric.

      A Review Selection page showing the rubric details selected for alignment, including rubric name, term, course, course section, and number of associated activities.

  7. Finalize Alignment: Click Align Rubric.

  8. Once finished, click Create Measure. (This step is only required if the measure has not yet been created. There are instances where a user has created the measure and they may need to edit the measure to add an alignment).

    A Create New Measure page showing fields to define the measure, including a required title, a method dropdown, and a description text editor with a Create Measure option highlighted.

Note: Once a rubric has been aligned in a Measure, users will not be able to align it again in the same Measure.

Adding an Alignment to an Activity

  1. Click Add Alignment.
  2. Select D2L Brightspace as the source.

  3. Select Align by Activity and click Next.

    An Add Alignment page showing the alignment type options, with Align By Activity selected. The page describes how aligning by activity uses one or more activities that may or may not have an associated rubric, and notes that activity selections must be updated each term.

  4. Select Terms:

    1. Select one or more terms. As users select terms, all the assignments, quizzes, or graded discussions sent to the course sections (belonging to the courses associated with the organization) will appear.

    2. The terms available for selection are those associated with the course sections of courses linked to the organization.

      An Add Alignment page showing the Select Activities step with a required Term field open to a dropdown list displaying Fall 2025, Spring 2025, and Winter 2025.

      Note:Only terms linked to the organization’s course sections are available for selection.

  5. Select Activities:

    An Add Alignment page showing the Select Activities step with filter options for course, section, and rubric, a search field, a Select all option, and a list of activities with details including activity name, course, term, and grading method.

    1. All the assignments, quizzes, or graded discussions sent to the course sections associated with the organization will be available.
    2. Select one or more activities. Users have the option to select multiple or all activities. Click Next.
    3. Users can view the selected activities.

    Upon accessing the View Selected Activities, a list of all the selected activities will be available for review. The review page will display:

    1. Name of the Activity 
    2. Term: Terms associated with the course section where the activity was assessed using the selected activity.
    3. Course: Course associated with the course section where the activity was assessed using the selected activity. Along with Course Section. Name of the course section where the activity was assessed using the selected activity.

    4. Grading Method: The type of assessment for the activity (points or rubric).

      For each activity, the grading method will be shown:

      1. Point-based activities: The total points allocated for the assessment.
      2. Rubric-based activities: The name of the rubric used for assessment in D2L Brightspace

    Users will have the ability to remove any activity selection. Once removed, that activity will no longer be shown as selected on the select activity page.

  6. Filter Activities:

    1. Users will have the ability to filter the activities by course, section, and rubric.
      1. Course Filter:
        1. Users can filter activities by course. All the courses of the selected terms to which an activity has been sent will be available to select.
        2. Users can search for a course, and once this filter is applied, only the activities of the selected courses will appear.
    2. Section Filter:
      1. Users can filter activities by course section. Course sections of the selected terms to which an activity has been sent will be available to select.
      2. Users can search for a course section, and once this filter is applied, only the activities of selected course sections will appear.
    3. Rubric Filter:
      1. Users can filter activities by rubric. If there are no rubrics found, an alert will be shown.
      2. Once this filter is applied, only the activities assessed using the selected rubrics will appear.

    The filters will be cascading in nature:

    1. Upon selecting a course, users will view only those course sections and rubrics associated with the selected course.
    2. Similarly, upon selecting a course section, only those rubrics used to assess the activities of the selected sections will appear.
    3. The cascading will happen from course > section > rubric.
  7. Finalize Alignment: Click Align Activity.
  8. Create Measure: Click Create Measure.

    9. Note:Once an Activity has been aligned in a Measure, users will not be able to align it again in the same measure.

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