Blackboard Vista TrainingIntroductory Steps

1. Introduce Waypoint

2. Integrating Waypoint with Blackboard Vista

3. Introduce Moodle Connectivity

4. Building Assignments (Rubrics)

5. Evaluate Student Work

Agenda

unite assessment and teaching

create exceptional feedback

speed data-gathering

leverage the LMS

1.0 Waypoint Outcomes

1.1 Row Titles = Waypoint Elements

1.2 Cell contents = Observations

Create Assessments

orSurveys

Publish

Aggregate and disaggregate Data

% of 400 Students Receiving a Particular Score for 'Thesis' Competency (2004-2005)

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1.3 Easily Share and Manage

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Integrating Waypoint with Blackboard Vista

Log in to a Bb Vista course in which you are an instructor

Add the ‘Go To Waypoint’ file to a course page (any page)

1. Select ‘Build’ Mode

2. Choose ‘Browse for Files’ from the Add File option

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3. Click ‘Repository’

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4. Click ‘College of Arts and Sciences’

5. Check GoToWpCOAS.HTM

6. Click ‘Ok’

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7. Click ‘Keep Subscriptions to all Files’

8. Click ‘Ok’

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Now you will have a link on your Vista page that connects you to Waypoint

You can rename it, ‘hide’ it from students etc. Switch to ‘Teach’ mode Click the link

Make sure popup blockers is off for subjectivemetrics.com

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3.0 Blackboard Vista and Waypoint

Synchronize Student Rosters (any time)

Students AND Teaching Assistants

Authenticates Instructors, TAs, and Students

Grading, assessment, self-assessment, peer review

Allows an instructor/TA/Student to retrieve submissions to Blackboard (Word docs etc)

Returns Numeric Grades and Feedback to Vista

3.1 Synchronize Student Roster

Click Synch

Student Roster

A Waypoint Assignmentis a traditional rubric with some additional options

and features.

4.0 Waypoint Features

To begin using Waypoint to evaluate students, you

need a Waypoint Assignment.

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1. Receive as a gift (via Teams or via email)

2. Import from RubiStar

3. Copy from the Public/Institution library

4. Make your own from scratch Quick Build Traditional

4.2 Building Waypoint Assignments

4.3 The Row Titles of a Rubric

4.4 …Are Called ‘Elements’

4.5 The Cells or Performance Descriptors…

4.6 …Are ‘Observations’

4.7 Build a Rubric with Quick Build

4.8 Quick Build

Two Elements (criteria)1. Damage to other cars2. Distance from curb

4.9 Example: Assessing Parallel Parking

4.10 Enter Basic Information

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4.12 ‘Damage to other cars’

4.13 Tag to Competencies

4.14 Enter the Observations

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4.16 If You Want Less Than 5 Levels?

4.17 Move on to the Next Element

4.18 Name the Second Element

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4.20 Tag to Competencies

4.21 Enter the Observations

4.22 Click Finish & Save

If you wanted a simple rubric, you’re all set!

If you want to add any of the following, you’ll need to edit your new Assignment Advice Reference Checklist Elements Weighting Elements from your Element Library

4.23 Next Steps?

4.24 Modifying an Assignment

To Edit your Assignment, click on its name on the Assignment

Library.

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4.27 Add Existing Elements

Once you evaluate real students with an Assignment, your ability to edit that rubric will be limited

Basically, you can fix typographical errors. You cannot add new Elements, or change the mapping of existing Elements to Competencies

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5.0 To Evaluate Student Work

Log into an active Course as an instructor/faculty member

Click on a WpAssessment Click on the Waypoint logo

Turn off popup blockers for subjectivemetrics.com

5.1 Synchronize Student Rosters

Click Synch Student Roster

Select the desired Courses (list is from Moodle)

Click Continue

1. Choose Evaluate from the menu2. Choose the Assignment3. Choose the course/class4. Choose the student whose work you will

evaluate

5.2 To Evaluate Student Work

5.3 Click Through The Evaluation

1. Click ‘Send results to CMS Gradebook’2. Select the Moodle WpAssessment3. Click ‘Continue’

5.4 Returning Grades/Feedback

5.5 Or Just Print or Email

Prepare for Waypoint Availability:• Design rubrics for evaluating

• Use a word processor to sketch

• Complexity of rubrics:• High volume?• Potential for reuse?

• Clear performance definitions:• Traditional rubric criteria

• Objective comments:• Consider Waypoint Checklist Element

• Feel free to email drafts and seek help iterating• Include the task/assignment given to students