Post on 18-Jul-2015
Blackboard Assessment Tools
Overview of Tests and the Bb Assignment
Learning & Teaching Development Service, Newcastle University ©2015
www.ncl.ac.uk/ltds
Created and delivered by Ashley Wright January 20150191 208 5565 ashley.wright@ncl.ac.uk
Overview of the workshop1. Complete a few tests – Tools Community
2. Demo of Instructor view & Grade Centre
3. Create your own tests & student preview
4. The Bb Assignment
5. Grade Centre
6. Gotchas
AssessmentO Two main methods, today – Tests &
Bb Assignment
O Many question types (17), some are
similar
O Community contains information
related to types
O For consideration – how to write
effective questions and present timely
constructive feedback
TestsO Bb Help - http://goo.gl/44xrpC
O Formative or summative?
O Writing questions is the difficult part
O Use the features in Bb to assist you
O Tags
O Categories
O Pools
Blackboard AssignmentO Bb Help - http://goo.gl/44xrpC
O Used in a multitude of ways
O Summative or formative?
O Annotate comments
O Download
O Release feedback and grades
Grade Centre (GC)O Where is the data stored and where does it go?
What do students see?
O Navigating around the GC - http://goo.gl/ZE8EvN
O Tips and tricks – Organising, categories, smart
views, Email, offline options
Gotchas
O Hiding Grade Centre columns from students
O Feedback settings – aware of order…mark then
feedback
O Total column
O Deploy/copy
O Types – no marking need a definitive answer
Thanks!
ashley.wright@ncl.ac.uk
Tel 0191 208 5565
ashleyhwright