peerScholar

Step-by-Step Instructions

peerScholar assignments are created by selecting the option for peerScholar when you create an assignment in your Quercus course.

1. Select Assignments from the left side menu and the “+ Assignment” button at top right OR  if creating this from within a module, select the the “+” button (and select Assignment> [New Assignment])

2. Within the assignments setting page, when you reach the “Submission Type” section, select “External Tool” from the dropdown menu (as shown below)

3. In the alphabetical list, scroll until you see “peerScholar” and select it, then click select (as seen below).

4. The submission type window will show that you have selected peerScholar and we recommend that you enable the “Load this Tool in a New Tab” option that appears at the bottom of the Submission type window (as shown below).

5. Once you have finished choosing all of the assignment settings and you have saved it, when you click on this assignment, it should appear as below:

6. Click the “Load peerScholar assignment …” button and you will be taken to the peerScholar interface. The first option you see will be a confirmation to create your assignment or copy a previously created peerScholar assignment (if you have already created previous assignments).