Exploring the Grades Journey and Improving Assessment Feedback: A Game Plan

Mark Bailye, Customer Success Manager, ANZ Mick Garner, Solutions Engineer, ANZ

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• 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

Identify theinstruments and measuresto assess learning

AssignmentTool

AssignmentTool

Marks andFeedbackin Learn

Discussion

Discussion

BbGrader/BbInstructor

Blackboard Collaborate

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?

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Grades Journey tool for Learn 9.1

Grades Journey

HR/ERP

Library

Timetable

SIS

Grades Column

Provisioning

• Varied processes around grades and marks handling• Final and sometimes mid-term grades only• All assignment marks• Is the SIS, Curriculum or other the record

for assignment definitions?

Grades Journey

HR/ERP

Library

Timetable

SIS

Grades Column

Provisioning

• Gradesapproval,release

• Optionalread-onlyafter post

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Grades Journey

HR/ERP

Library

Timetable

SIS

Grades Column

Provisioning

GradesExchange

Flat File, SOAP or REST web services

• Gradesapproval,release

• Optionalread-onlyafter post

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Demo

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

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

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