Brightspace Rubric Tool

Link to PDFRubrics are a useful tool instructors can use to define their expectations for students and can be used in providing feedback. The Brightspace Rubrics tool makes it easy for instructors to integrate rubrics into their online or blended courses. The following instructions will cover creating new rubrics and adding rubrics to an assignment or a discussion in Brightspace. A document on viewing rubrics for students has also been included. It is recommended that instructors intending to use rubrics circulate this document to their students.

Brightspace Rubric Tool [PDF]

Viewing Rubrics for Students [PDF]

 

The New Assignment Experience

Link to PDFOn Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, Brightspace revealed a change to the Assignment Creation experience. When new, major workflow changes are introduced in Brightspace, they often begin as optional workflows prior to becoming official and mandatory. The new experience has no impact on existing assignments, but if you make changes to an existing assignment or create a new one, you will note the optional change to the new experience. The settings within the new experience are identical to the current experience, however the layout and order has been streamlined.  It is strongly recommended that instructors familiarize themselves with this new interface in preparation for future changes.

The New Assignment Experience [PDF]

Editing Assignments

Link to PDFThe instructions in the following document outline how to modify previously created assignments. This is necessary when importing a course offering from a previous semester into the current semester, updating placeholders created through ETD’s course template, or making changes during the semester. Typically, these modifications include the assignment’s title, the description, attaching documents, adjusting the score, and/or changing dates.

Editing Assignments [PDF]

Using Panopto for Student Video Assignments

Student presentations in a face-to-face class are both common and important assessments. While it’s true that this type of assessment will require some creativity and stretching outside of one’s comfort zone (instructor and student alike), it is by no means impossible to do successfully in the online environment. Further, encouraging students to communicate with video is a skill that many will benefit from in their present and post-university lives.

To avoid relying on synchronous delivery of student presentations, opt for a recorded presentation. The presentation can be created and recorded in a number of ways, that can each result in a video file that students can upload to a designated folder in Panopto.

Using Panopto for Student Video Assignments [PDF]

Grading Brightspace Assignments Anonymously

Link to PDFThe ability to grade assignments anonymously eliminates unconscious bias during the grading and feedback process. When anonymous grading is enabled, instructors can only identify their students as anonymized learner names on the assignments (i.e. Anonymous User 1). It is imperative that instructors inform their students to omit any identifying information in their assignment submissions. When grades are published to the gradebook, the identities of the students are revealed.

Grading Brightspace Assignments Anonymously [PDF]