Step 2: Assessment & Gradebook Training Session

The Assessment & Gradebook session takes approximately one hour. As a prerequisite for this session, you must complete Step 1: Ultra Essentials Training Session. You can complete this training on Assessment and Gradebook by either attending an online or in-person training session or completing self-paced training.

Irrespective of the method you choose, please ensure that you complete the Task: Assessment and Gradebook Essentials Completion Confirmation within the self-paced training module once you have completed this training session. We will collect and share details of your training progress and migration preparation with your School management and the Blackboard Ultra Upgrade project team so you can be contacted for further information and reminders as necessary.

Learning Objectives

On completing this session, participants will have a familiarity with setting up Blackboard and Turnitin assignments in Blackboard Ultra and a basic understanding of gradebook functionality including how to mark and release student assignments.

What will be covered:

1. Assignments – Users will learn how to set up assignments with an overview of key settings and options.
2. Turnitin Assignments – Users will learn how to set up Turnitin assignments in an Ultra module. (Turnitin-specific settings will not be covered)
3. Orientation of the Gradebook – users will know where key elements of the Gradebook are located and will understand differences between the Gradebook and Grade Centre from Learn modules.
4. Marking Assessments – users will learn how to review assessments and give marks to them.
5. Giving Feedback on Assessments – users will learn how to add feedback to student assessments.
6. Posting Assessments – users will understand how to “post” student marks and feedback (make marks and feedback available to students).