1. Daniel Reeve Camosun College 2. WTF! 3. Prior to submission rubric provides: Clear standards & tasks Guides construction Once graded: Easy to understand Permanent digital record Extensive and relevant feedback 4. Consistent evaluation Fully considered criteria Extensive & Customizable feedback Automated grade entry Permanent digital record of assignment, feedback, and mark 5. Let my paper go! Rubrics are age- old. Why get excited? 6. No graded papers went lost. Grade input was 100% accurate & effortless. Never write the same suggestion - ad infinitum - again. Thorough grading process took less than 5 minutes 7. o Each click 1. Provides detailed feedback 2. Adds to overall grade o Final Click 1. Compiles total score 2. Gathers extensive, customizable feedback 3. Populates gradebook instantly 8. Poorly considered, overly broad categories Clumsy, vague, marking gradients. Inversely, too much detail Feedback overwhelms students. 9. At best, a well crafted rubric integrates heart and mind. At worst, rubrics mechanize holistic exercise. 10. 1st Year Instructor: Choice: Less feedback on written assignments Or More multiple choice tests Result: Student learn less from incomplete feedback Or Students dont write at all. 2nd Year Instructor: Students dont write good. Students dont write good no more. 11. 1. Clarify assignment objectives and expectations. 2. Guide students written work. 3. Provide substantive, consistent and targeted feedback 4. Permit instructors to expand role of written assignments in their classes. 5. Improve students writing.