Grading used to be an extremely time consuming process which kept academics at their desks and dreading the task. With the advent of new technologies, mobile apps and beautiful new features which make the job more practical – not only is it a quicker and more pleasant process but academics now have the chance to reflect further on assessment style, effectiveness and take on board feedback for future courses. Join this session for an insight into how to implement best practice in grading at your organisation.
Presenters:
Mark Bailye, Customer Success Manager, ANZ
Mick Garner, Solutions Engineer, ANZ
Bb on Tour 2016 | Exploring the Grades Journey and Improving Assessment Feedback: A Game Plan | Workshop
1. Exploring the Grades Journey and
Improving Assessment Feedback: A
Game Plan
Mark Bailye, Customer Success Manager, ANZ
Mick Garner, Solutions Engineer, ANZ
2. Housekeeping
If anyone registered today or came and no name badge, please
email ANZ@BLACKBOARD.COM so we can ensure you are on our
lists and receive follow-up emails, including links to
presentations.
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3. I’m not sure of
what
assessment
tools are
available in
Learn?
4. Blackboard Learn
• Automated
• Rubrics
• Online Annotation
• Audio/Video
Feedback
• Mark on iPad
Marking
• Assignments
• Tests
• Discussions *
• Notifications *
• Collaborate Ultra
Bb StudentTools
• Tests/Quizzes
• Assignment
• Discussion
• Journal
• Blogs
• Wiki
• Portfolio
Quality
• Grades Journey
• Performance
Dashboard
* Due for release in 2016
13. Grades Journey
HR/ERP
Library
Timetable
SIS
• There are a lot of student information
systems in the world
Increase global support through more
generic integration types
STANDARDS?
Blackboard Confidential
19. Learn Grades Journey
Challenge
• Consistency of Assessment
• Increasing accuracy
• Reducing time on educator admin
tasks
• Maximising institutional ROI
Approach
• LIS / REST Web Services / Flat File management of data
• Gradable tool creation from
Information held in SIS
• Grades column provisioning
• Approval and release process
• Supports view only Grade Centre
• Grade synchronization
• Administrator Toolkit
http://tinyurl.com/bbgradesjourney
Solution
• Grades Journey Tool (Q4, 2015)
• Grades Journey Implementation
Services
20. Grades Journey
Challenge
• Consistency of Assessment
• Increasing accuracy
• Reducing time on educator admin
tasks
• Maximising institutional ROI
Grades Journey Implementation Program
• Review of existing business process and future vision for Grades
Management
Document the relevant business processes and academic practice
Work with stakeholders to design a solution overview and gap analysis
Work with stakeholders to assess implementation plan, roles
responsibilities and workstreams
Prototype Grades Journey Configuration using standard functionality
Grades Journey Development Services
• Managed customisations for identified process gaps
Solution
• Grades Journey Tool (Q4, 2015)
• Grades Journey Implementation
Services
• Grades Journey Development
Services
Managing grade information is complex and time consuming. While the SIS is the system of record, Blackboard Learn is often where assessments take place and grades are collected. Posting grades to the SIS from Blackboard Learn is a huge efficiency for faculty members and administrators.
New Grade Center functionality will accept gradebook column information from the SIS and also manage the approval, posting, release, and locking of gradebook data in the Grade Center. The exchange of information can be through flat files, LIS SOAP web services, or REST web services, offering tremendous flexibility for institutions.
Because of widely differing SIS solutions and institutional policies, Blackboard will be assisting by offering fixed-price implementation services for this grades exchange.
Managing grade information is complex and time consuming. While the SIS is the system of record, Blackboard Learn is often where assessments take place and grades are collected. Posting grades to the SIS from Blackboard Learn is a huge efficiency for faculty members and administrators.
New Grade Center functionality will accept gradebook column information from the SIS and also manage the approval, posting, release, and locking of gradebook data in the Grade Center. The exchange of information can be through flat files, LIS SOAP web services, or REST web services, offering tremendous flexibility for institutions.
Because of widely differing SIS solutions and institutional policies, Blackboard will be assisting by offering fixed-price implementation services for this grades exchange.
There are different approving processes for posting the grades and marks:
Only the professor/tutor
Departments confirm grading quality
Administration confirms policy conformance
Support grade change policies
Grades and marks can be altered
Grades and marks cannot be changed once posted to SIS
Support numerous methods of exchange:
Flat files
SOAP web services
REST web services
Support multiple formats of exchange, prioritising newer standards and generic exchange first