The document outlines the process of creating, deploying, and grading with a Blackboard (BB) rubric, emphasizing its benefits such as clarity for students and ease of grading for instructors. It provides step-by-step instructions for creating a rubric, associating it with various course items, and key actions to save grades accurately. Additionally, it describes the student interface for viewing rubrics after grading is completed.

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”

16. Questions?
Justin Keel
Instructional Technologies & Multimedia Services
Allegany College of Maryland