This presentation was delivered at Allegany College of Maryland on December 8, 2011 for faculty members who chose to use the Blackboard Rubrics feature of the LMS.
Food Chain and Food Web (Ecosystem) EVS, B. Pharmacy 1st Year, Sem-II
Using Blackboard Rubrics
1.
2. Objectives
0 What is special about a Bb Rubric
0 How do I create and modify a Bb Rubric
0 “Deploying” a Rubric for a graded item
0 Grading an item with a Bb Rubric
0 Looking through the student’s eyes at a Bb Rubric
3. What’s so special about a Bb
Rubric?
0 Makes items easier to grade
0 Students see expectations
0 Can use rubric for multiple items (if applicable)
0 Can easily adapt rubric for other items
0 Rubrics can be associated with
Blogs, Journals, Wikis, Discussion Boards, and/or
Assignments
4. Creating a Rubric in Bb
0 For this example, I will be using a rubric adapted from
Dr. Nielsen of the University of Northern Iowa
http://www2.uwstout.edu/content/profdev/rubrics/di
scussionrubric.html
5. Creating a Rubric in Bb cont …
0 Go to the Rubrics Button 0 Click on “Create Rubric”
in the Course Tools
6. 0 Change Rubric Type to Points – Unless you are familiar with the
other types
0 Above is the default rubric template. You can add columns and
rows, and rename existing columns and rows.
0 Then enter your point values and text (definition, traits, or
examples to achieve each “Level of Achievement” for each “Criteria”
7. 0 Once all data is filled in …. Click “Submit” at the bottom
of the page. Note – on the rubric above the total is 12 points
possible.
8. Deploying a Bb Rubric
0 You can deploy a rubric for a blog, journal, wiki,
discussion board, or assignment
0 You can deploy a blog on a new item or one that has
already been created
9. 0 Go to the options section for the item you wish to
grade with a rubric. – The above example is a discussion board, but
you will use the same steps for a blog, journal, wiki, or assignment.
0 Select “Grade Discussion Forum”
0 Select “Add Rubric”
10. 0 IMPORTANT: You must change the above setting to Yes
(With Rubric Scores) for your students to see the
rubric.
11. Grading Using a Bb Rubric
0 Begin by going to the item like you normally would.
0 Next to the “Current Grade Value” box you will see
“View Rubric”.
12. 0 The rubric will then appear.
0 You can click on the appropriate “Level of Achievement” and
add feedback for each score.
0 When you are finished click “Save” at the bottom of the
screen.
13. Grading Using a Bb rubric
cont …
0 After clicking “Save”, you will be back at the “Grade
Details” page
0 IMPORTANT: You must then click “Save” on this page
for the grade to be recorded in the grade book.
14. What the Student Sees …
0 In an assignment, the student will be given a button
that says “View Rubric”
0 In all other items, you must go to the grade book to
view the rubric.
0 As long as the item is available, the students will be
able to see the rubric.
0 After the grade is entered, the students will be able to
see the rubric that the instructor “filled out”
15.
16. Questions?
Justin Keel
Instructional Technologies & Multimedia Services
Allegany College of Maryland