This article is part of a series of articles explaining the new features and changes that will be introduced as part of the Blackboard upgrade scheduled for 26-28 July 2013. The Inline Grading tool will allow you to view, provide feedback on, and grade student-submitted assignment files without leaving the Grade Assignment page (i.e. the…
A range of staff development sessions around online assessment and feedback took place during October and covered the following topics: Blackboard Assignments & Grade Centre Blackboard Assignments & Feedback Rubrics Turnitin for automatic referencing feedback Some of these sessions were delivered online via Blackboard Collaborate, and these recordings are now available to access from the…
Two screencasts have been uploaded to YouTube showing students how to submit their work online through shuspace. One demonstrates how to submit individual assignments, the other how to submit group assignments. You can share these resources with students.
Blackboard will be ‘at risk’ between 6:00pm and 7:30pm on Friday 26 October 2012 and students should avoid taking tests or submitting assignments during this period. This is also a general reminder that deadlines for assessment attempts and assignment submissions in Blackboard should not be set after 4:00pm on Fridays, or at any time on…
The following staff development sessions around online assessment and feedback are available to book throughout October: Blackboard Assignments & Feedback Rubrics. Learn how setting Assignments and using Feedback Rubrics in your Blackboard site can enable efficient and effective assignment management and feedback online. Click the link to book: Wednesday 17 October 2012, 11:00-12:30, Owen 332,…
Rubrics in Blackboard have been renamed ‘Feedback Rubrics’. This reflects their primary purpose and is intended to clarify the term for both students and staff. If you have already begun to create and use Rubrics in your Blackboard sites, please note that the tool, now called ‘Feedback Rubrics’, is listed higher in the Site Tools…
This article is part of a series of articles explaining the new features and changes that will be introduced as part of the Blackboard upgrade coming up 20-21 July. The upgrade will be the next step in transitioning the Blackboard online submission tool from SHU Assignments, a custom Sheffield Hallam tool, to the default Assignment tool Blackboard…
During the upcoming Blackboard upgrade, we will be transitioning away from SHU Assignments to the default Blackboard Assignment (see previous message about this transition). As part of this process, we have to release all of the feedback and grades available in existing SHU Assignments at the time of the upgrade (July 20-21). Students will not…
The Turnitin service may be unavailable during a scheduled maintenance period on Saturday 16 June 2012, from 15:00 to 19:00 UK time. During this time, it may not be possible to make submissions to Turnitin, nor view existing submissions and originality reports. If you do have any Turnitin assignments with a due date set during…
Stuart Hepplestone facilitated a number of sessions during the Assessment Week (30 April – 3 May 2012). These development sessions examined good practice for integrating assessment and feedback in the curriculum through the use of technology: Using e-learning technologies to facilitate effective feedback practices [presentation] Participants worked in small groups to identify the appropriate use…