Qwickly

Qwickly Attendance Pro is enabled in all Temple University Canvas courses. Instructors are required to ensure that attendance is recorded for each in-person meeting using an online attendance system designated by the university. The primary reason for documentation of attendance is to facilitate contact tracing if a student or instructor tests positive for COVID-19. Recording of attendance will also provide an opportunity for outreach from student services and/or academic support units to support students should they become ill.

Qwickly allows instructors to easily do this through an integration in our Learning Management System, Canvas.

Instructors can follow the instructions outlined from the Center for Advanced Teaching demonstrating how to set up and use Qwickly in your Canvas course.

Students who wish to confirm their attendance for a class session can do so through a web browser (on your laptop, desktop, or smart device) or through the Canvas app (available on the Apple Store for iOS and Play Store for Android). Once your instructor starts a check-in session (they'll let you know), navigate to your class in Canvas, click Attendance, enter a PIN (if your instructor requires it) and click "Check In."

Qwickly has published a number of short "how to" videos that explain the most common features of their product. They have also made available a number of on-demand recorded webinars.

If you want a longer explanation of attendance, Qwickly has a support document available that covers the topic in more detail, although it is not specifically tailored to Temple.

Many faculty have asked questions about the attendance policy during Qwickly webinars, and the questions and answers have been collected in this Frequently Asked Questions document.

The university has provided required and suggested language for faculty syllabi about taking attendance in their COVID-19 Syllabus Guidelines document.

If an instructor configures Check-In to use a PIN, the students will be able to enter the PIN in a box above the Check-In button. If no PIN is configured, the students will only have the Check-In button to click.

If you are taking attendance for a Canvas course with multiple sections enrolled, you can list "All Students" from the Full List tab in Qwickly, or you can choose individual sections.