How do I use the Qualtrics integration in Canvas

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Qualtrics is a robust survey tool available for all UT faculty, staff and students. The Qualtrics LTI integration allows you to create a survey or quiz in Qualtrics and offer it to your students through Canvas as a graded activity. Once a student completes the survey, a completion score or performance score will be passed back to the Canvas gradebook.

Please use the guides below for more information on how to install the integration and set it up in Canvas and Qualtrics.

How do I install this tool into my Canvas course?

You can install this tool via the 'UT Canvas Apps' link found in the lower left navigation menu of your Canvas course [1]. The UT Canvas Apps Store will open in a new browser window. 
Course navigation with 'UT Canvas Apps' identified with a red box and number one

 

  1. Authorize UT Austin Apps (Concrete) to access your Canvas account [1]
    Authorize Concrete pop-up window

  2. Once in the Canvas App Store, use the Search field to locate the 'Qualtrics Grade Passback' tool [1] and select the tile [2]:
    Canvas App Store index with 'Qualtrics' in Search field and tile identified

    On the Installation page, locate your course from the drop-down menu [1] and select Install [2].
    Installation page with 'Select your course' drop-down menu outlined and Install button identified
  3. You will receive a "success" message when the app is installed:
    Qualtrics Success banner

 

How do I create a Qualtrics survey?

If you already know how to set up a survey or quiz in Qualtrics, great! There's only a few additional steps to link it to Canvas; skip to the Attach Survey tab to find out how.

If you need help setting up a survey/quiz in Qualtrics, login to Qualtrics Links to an external site., then click the 'Help' link in the upper right.

 

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How do I attach a Qualtrics survey to a course using this tool?

Before continuing the steps below, make sure you have created at least one survey in Qualtrics.

 

Once you are ready to begin, open your course in Canvas.

  1. To add as an Assignment, click the blue '+Assignment' button in the upper-right of the page.
  2. Under 'Submission Type', choose 'External Tool' [1] and select 'Find' to locate 'Qualtrics Grade Passback' [2]


  3. Select 'Qualtrics Grade Passback' [1]. Canvas will auto-fill the External Tool URL [2]. Make sure the 'Load This Tool in a New Tab' box is checked [3]. Note: If you are creating surveys for multiple courses/sections at the same time, it is essential to load Qualtrics in a new tab. Click the 'Select' button [4] when finished.


  4. Complete the remaining fields as you would for any other Canvas assignment. When finished, click Save or Save & Publish.
  5. Open the assignment and click to load in a new browser window [1].
    Qualtrics Load New Tab

  6. On the Configuration page, enter the anonymous link Links to an external site. from Qualtrics [1], edit the introduction text to students [2], edit the "end of survey" text students will see [3] and click 'Save' [4]. Once students have responded, you can view their scores under 'Responses' [5].
    Qualtrics Configuration
    Qualtrics Configuration part2

 

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Once a student completes the survey, a completion (participation) score or performance (grade) score will be passed back to the Canvas gradebook.  

If you want a participation score (where every student gets 100%),

  1. Edit your survey and click 'Survey Flow' from the left menu [1]. Click 'Add a New Element Here' below your block of questions [2].
    In Qualtrics, select Survey Flow and add a new element

  2. Click the 'End of Survey' button [1].
    After adding a new element to your Qualtrics survey, select 'End of Survey'

  3. Click 'Customize' [1].
    On the 'End of Survey' modal, select 'Customize'

  4. On the Customize End of Survey pop-up, make sure 'Override Survey Options' is checked [1].
    Select 'Redirect to a URL' and enter ${e://Field/return_url}?Score=100&MaxScore=100  [2].
    Click 'OK' to exit pop-up [3].
    'Customize End of Survey' modal, select 'Override survey options' and enter redirect text

  5. When finished, in the lower right corner, click 'Apply' [1].
    When finished, select 'Apply' button to save changes

 

If you want to calculate a grade in Qualtrics,*

  1. Set up a Scoring category in Qualtrics Links to an external site.  and score your questions.
  2. Edit your survey and click 'Survey Flow'.
    Qualtrics Survey Flow

  3. Click 'Add a New Element Here' [1]
    Qualtrics New Element

  4. Choose an 'Embedded Data' element.
    Qualtrics Embed Data

  5. When asked for an 'Embedded Data Field Name', enter score [1]. You may need to clear out text and enter 'score' (no quotes).
    Click 'Set a Value Now' [2].
    Qualtrics Score

  6. Under Custom Value, select 'Insert Piped Text' > 'Scoring' and select your scoring category.
    Qualtrics Piped Text

  7. Still in the 'Survey Flow' screen, click 'Add a New Element Here' [#4 above].
    Click "End of Survey' [1], then Customize [2]
    Qualtrics End of Survey Score

  8. Check 'Override Survey Options [1] and select 'Redirect to a URL' [2].
    For the URL, enter ${e://Field/return_url}?Score=${e://Field/score}&MaxScore=100
    Qualtrics Redirect_Score

  9. Click 'OK' to exit Customize End of Survey window.
  10. Click 'Save Flow' when finished.

 

*The above assumes that a perfect score is 100 points. If your survey is different, change the '100' on the end of the URL to your maximum possible score.