Your Java cache is a temporary storage area where frequently accessed data can be stored for rapid access. Sometimes it’s necessary to remove this content so that we can confirm that what you have in storage is complete and current. Since the steps from version to version change, you will have to select the version of Java currently installed. By clicking on the following link, you will be sent to Java’s site to verify what version of Java you have....
Rubrics are an excellent tool for both standardizing how you grade an assessment AND to communicating your expectations to your students. You are likely already using one or more rubrics in your courses – perhaps you’re providing students with a Word or Excel rubric file. Blackboard has a built-in rubric tool which is both pretty powerful and easy to use. In this first 10 minute video, we look at the basics of creating a rubric. http://research.udmercy.edu/ids/video/rubric_intro.mp4 In this second 10...
While Blackboard currently doesn’t have the option to download a detailed view of all scored rubrics that includes feedback, you do have the ability to generate a report that provides a broad overview of student performance on an assessment. To access the rubric reports for a column, load up your Grade Center, click the options button for the column in question, and select COLUMN STATISTICS. Then click the large RUBRIC EVALUATION REPORT button. Select the report file type from the...
Once you’ve set up a rubric and associated it with a column in your Grade Center, using it to grade that column is pretty easy. Load up your Grade Center and point to the cell you want to grade. Click the options button (arrow in a gray circle that appears when you point to a cell) and choose VIEW GRADE DETAILS. To grade using your Rubric, click the VIEW RUBRIC button on the Grade Details page. Grid view is the...
Grading Periods are an efficient way of managing your Grade Center so you only see certain groups of columns at one time. This can be particularly useful when trying to manage a very large Grade Center. As the name suggests, Grading Periods are primarily geared toward clustering columns chronologically. You might use Grading Periods to separate items graded before and after the midterm, or you might use a grading period to collect all the columns associated with module 1 in...
