Micah OrloffMarch 17, 2010

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What's New with Blackboard 9: Increase Student Success by Using Performance Monitoring ToolsWhat's New with Blackboard 9: Increase Student Success by Using Performance Monitoring Tools

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What's New with Blackboard 9: Increase Student Success by Using Performance Monitoring ToolsWhat's New with Blackboard 9: Increase Student Success by Using Performance Monitoring Tools

With Micah Orloff

Monday, April 12, to Friday, May 7

Modality: Online

More info:

http://onefortraining.org/online-courses

Course: Intro to Teaching with Bb9Course: Intro to Teaching with Bb9

Not just a way to measure performance, it’s a learning experience!

General considerations• Assess/evaluate frequently

“Testing effect” Self tests

• Assess/evaluate in varied ways Assignments, tests Graded discussions, peer/self assessment

• Assess/evaluate using performance criteria (rubrics, model responses)

Sources: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-03/wuis-rtb030606.phpEDUCAUSE Review, vol. 43, no. 1 (Jan/Feb 2008)

Replacement for Digital Drop Box Manages individual assignment items for

easy sorting Auto-creates grade column in Grade

Center Allows for batch download Allows student to view submission and

feedback directly from submission point and/or grade column

Tests can • Be used to measure performance

• Be used as teaching tools Multiple attempts Self assessment Detailed feedback

Surveys – just ask them!• Collects anonymous submissions

• Organized and centralized

• Assess learning style/previous knowledge

• Rate lesson material

1. Action Bar – Row containing a set of tools with their respective options. 2. Grade Center – Columns, rows, and cells that make up the current

view of the Grade center data. 3. Grade Information Bar – Row of information about a selected Column. 4. Icon Legend – Information on the meaning of icons that appear in

spreadsheet cells.

Automatically Created Columns• Assignments

• Discussions

• Tests

• Self/Peer assessments

• Safe assignments

Create Columns for items that fall under the above

Hide and Sort rows and Columns for preferred viewing

Rearrange order of columns Freeze/Unfreeze columns Set up Smart Views Use Categories to

• Sort

• Create Smart view

• Calculate weights/averages/drop scores

• Create Reports

Mapping scores to display • A=90-100%, B=80-89%, etc

• Pass=60%-100%, Fail =0%-59%

Customizable 100% must be accounted

Set warning system rules to monitor performance

If warning rule criteria is met, a notification feature is available to quickly contact students

3 steps

Counts number of times student accessed content item and/or area of course

Available at • course level (enabled by default)

• Item level (disabled by default)

TIP: enable at item level on items you want to monitor closely (study guides, review materials) to check correlation with performance on tests

Provides quick view of student activity Summarizes

• When student last accessed course

• What/Quantity items have been Marked Reviewed

Quantity of Discussion board posts Amount of EWS rules criteria met

DemoDemo

Quick Reference PDFsGetting Started with Assignments

Getting Started with Building a Test

Getting Started with the Grade Center

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With Micah Orloff

Monday, April 12, to Friday, May 7

Modality: Online

More info:

http://onefortraining.org/online-courses

Course: Intro to Teaching with Bb9Course: Intro to Teaching with Bb9

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Micah Orloff

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