1. HOSPICE VOLUNTEER TRAINING ONLINE – Grading Essays
The Final Essays are the only volunteer responses that require feedback and grading by the Volunteer
Coordinator or appointed responsible discipline. No comments are required to be entered but a few
words of encouragement here often influence the volunteer's perception of the hospice agency.
Step 1 – Log in to the course
Step 2 – You will be taken to the Topic Outline page. Select “Final Essays”
*Note: From this page you can see all participants by clicking on Participants at the top left of the
page. Click on any name and see the profile for that person. On the profile page, click on any tab to
either monitor that person's activity, send a message, write a note or view contact information.

2. HOSPICE VOLUNTEER TRAINING ONLINE – Grading Essays
Step 3 – Click on the Grade Essays tab
Step 4 - If several volunteers have completed essays, all of the names and responses will be on
this page. It is possible to grade several volunteer responses and then click on Email ALL
graded essays.
Step 5 – The scoring is either 0 or 1. Each response should receive a grade; click to save.