Manage Class Attendance

Instructors can mark attendance and manage attendance sheets.

Mark Attendance for an Individual

1. Go to Home > Teach and select the Active Courses or Session Administration option.
2. Locate the appropriate session in the list. Click the action menu and select Review Participants.  Filter the participants list as necessary.
3. In the Attendance column for the learner, click the checkbox to mark the participant as attended.
4. Click Submit.  

Mark Attendance for Multiple Participants

Attendance for participants can be marked in bulk through the Bulk Action menu. For sessions spanning multiple classes, you can mark attendance individually for each class, with the flexibility to deselect participants who were absent.

1. Go to Home > Teach and select the Teach option.
2. Locate the appropriate session in the list. Click the action menu and select Review Participants.  Filter the participants list as necessary.
3. Click the checkbox for each applicable participant.
4. Select Mark Attendance in the Bulk Actions field. The Attendance checkbox is selected for each participant.
5. Click Submit.

Print (Download) an Attendance Sheet

You have the option to print a class attendance sheet for offline updates outside the LMS. Printing the sheet will download an electronic copy to your local system. Various types of attendance sheets are available, each containing different information.

• R210 Attendance Sheet - This attendance sheet is generated as a PDF file and downloaded.
• R210B Attendance Sheet - This attendance sheet includes the total number of participants for the course.  It downloads a spreadsheet in XLS format for viewing or editing in Microsoft Excel or other applications that support XLS files.
• R210C Attendance Sheet (PDF) - You can use this option to generate a single attendance sheet for sessions with no dates, a daily sheet for session with dates spanning the period that are working days, one sheet for each class schedule if the session has multiple schedules.
• R210D Standardized Attendance Sheet (PDF) - This report lists all the participants enrolled in the specified course session(s) in a standardized format. 
• R210E Simple Attendance Sheet (PDF) - This report is a simple form of report R210D.  It lists all participants enrolled in the specified course session(s) in a standardized format.  It is run as a batch report, which you can download from Report Manager > Batch Report. 

1. Go to Home > Teach and select the Teach option.
2. Locate the appropriate session in the list. Click the action menu and select Review Participants.  Filter the participants list as necessary.
3. Click Print Attendance Sheet.
4. Select the attendance sheet type. The attendance sheet is downloaded to your browser's default downloads folder.

Upload an Attendance Sheet

If you have printed an attendance sheet and made updates outside the LMS, you can upload it in any session list on the Teach page.

If there is an existing attendance sheet uploaded, you must delete it before uploading a new one.

1. Go to Home > Teach and select the appropriate Teach page tab.
2. Locate the appropriate session. Click the action menu and select Upload Attendance Sheet. 
3. Click Choose a file to browse for the attendance sheet to upload.
4. Click Upload.