Rubrics – What are they? Why and how should I use them?
This information is aimed at colleagues involved in setting up online assignments in Blackboard and Turnitin. It provides an overview of how to choose the right rubric for your needs.
This article will compare the Assignment tools within Canvas to Blackboard. This is not intended to be a training piece but a overview of features to give you some idea as to how it differs from Blackboard.
Peer Scholar is a peer evaluation and scoring tool available via Blackboard. Find out the key information you need to getting started using Peer Scholar.
Guidance on how to access and mark a Blackboard assignment.
This article looks at the decisions involved in reconciling (agreeing) first and second marks for a Blackboard assignment. Guidance includes how to access, view and enter a reconciled mark.
This article looks at what feedback is generated during delegated marking of Blackboard assignments, how students access feedback and the settings that control what students see.
A round up of links to key guidance about Turnitin:
Is Turnitin the right tool for me?
Links to guidance on : Assignment set up, how to access assignments for marking and using marking tools
Martin Simmons, Senior Lecturer in MACE, explains how he uses Turnitin Quickmarks and Turnitin rubrics, to provide detailed and consistent feedback to students. Utilising these tools additionally supports Martin’s work with GTA markers.
This video shows step-by-step instructions on how to link a rubric to a Grade Center column.