Marking and Feedback

In Line Marking

In Line marking is a way of marking and giving feedback by making comments 'in line' with the text.

As many of you will know, we recently switched the inline marking tool in Blackboard from Crocodoc to New Box View.

There have been numerous issues with the new tool which make it unsuitable for use in a number of situations. Please contact the TEL Team for more info or click here to view a message below sent on behalf of Brian Irwin, Head of Digital Capability, Directorate of Learning Enhancement and Academic Development and click here to view a list of the known issues and workarounds.

Click here for a screencast demonstrating how to use the new tool.

What now?

If you will not be using the new in-line marking tool then we would recommend considering some of the alternative feedback methods below. If you still want to provide in text comments then this can be done using track changes in Microsoft Word. This requires downloading the students assignments and then reuploading them with annotations as feedback files, contact the TEL Team for help with doing this individually. There is a tool which allows this to be done in bulk but it can be tricky to use and is not 100% reliable. We advise that you do not use this tool unless you are marking over 30 assignments.

Instructions for the bulk download/upload tool can be found here but we strongly recommend that you contact the TEL Team before using the tool.

Online Marking Grids (Rubrics)

Electronic marking grids, formally known as rubrics, can be used to provide individual feedback to students based on their performance against the assessment criteria. This can be a quick way of marking consistently across large modules. Students will receive similar amounts of feedback and can cross check what they are being marked against. The down side to this marking technique is it can be hard to describe specifics for more technical/scientific assignments.

Audio

Audio feedback is a personalised form of feedback. Audio feedback is when a tutor records their voice providing feedback and attaching that audio clip to the students piece of work. There is a variety of equipment and software available from the university to make this a speedy approach to providing feedback. This method is especially useful when providing feed back on group work and presentations.

E-Portfolios

E-Portfolios can be used for assessment. The platform we use in HWB for this is PebblePad. An e-portfolio allows students to create a professional resource that can be used after post graduation. It cuts out the use of scruffy pieces of paper making it extremely portable and allows you to check and monitor work and engagement with the set task.

Screencasting/Video

Screencasting allows you to share what your looking at and what you are thinking with your students. A copy of your screen will be recorded while you talk over various sections giving positive and negative feedback. This can be an authentic, organic way of giving feedback and once you are up to speed with the screencast software it can be quick and reliable. The video is simply attached to the script via grade centre as you would any other file and is an all round well received feedback method across and type of assessment.

Please see the Faculty guidance on word and duration limits below.

Word and Duration Limits - Principles of Practice.docx

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