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 you how to set up smart views in Blackboard to easily access marking groups.
This video shows step-by-step instructions on how to link a rubric to a Grade Center column.
Step-by-step instructions on how to set up a Turnitin assignment.
Turnitin and the Blackboard Assignment tool can be set up to allow any file type. However, only supported file types can be checked for similarity or graded online. Read more about supported files here.
This guide is aimed at setting up a Blackboard assignment tool for use in the upcoming exam period. Some of the settings discussed here are specific for the exam context and will not be suitable for a piece of course work.
Dr Therese Lawlor-Wright discusses how a project in the School of MACE moved to e-Assessment.
This webpage discusses the merits of creating assignment spaces in Blackboard and the various means of marking submitted work.
Multiple choice questions (MCQs) can be a useful time saver for academics as they are quick to mark, but they are only useful to the learners if they are planned well. Here are some pointers for you to consider when designing and implementing multiple choice quizzes, whether on paper or in Blackboard.
Recommended techniques to use in Blackboard tests, to increase the confidence you have in the security, reliability or validity of online assessments.