Thanks, Mike, that looks promising! So who should I contact about that
pageŠ.?
--
Regards
Mark
On 28/05/2013 14:47, "Mike Cameron" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Hi Mark
>
>We are running over 100 online exams through Blackboard each year now. We
>use our own locked down browser running the machines in console mode with
>Mozilla portable, locked-down in terms of functionality using Grease
>Monkey.
>
>Our Learning Technology Team have produced a 'checking' page which
>displays the results of an SQL query. It shows all the settings
>(including Grade Centre visibility) for any upcoming exams. The page
>includes links to the course, Test Canvas and Test Options for each exam.
> We now have a complex version of the page for us and a simplified one
>for academics and school administrators to check things are correct. It
>has really helped us to cut out grade leakage as we can quickly identify
>problems and make changes.
>
>We are also finding mark leakage to be an issue for people using
>Grademark through Blackboard. I have spoken to the team about producing
>a Grademark checking page, perhaps for each school. It would be nice if
>Grade Centre visibility could be set when creating a test, or assignment
>through the options screen, particularly if this worked for the Turnitin
>building block as well. We will be looking at the template trick Anu
>mentions for the totals in new courses.
>
>Best
>
>Mike
>
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>>Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 02:56:20 +0100
>>From: Anu Sharma <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Re: CB Exams and Grade Centre Totals Hidden
>>
>>Hi Mark
>>
>>Just an idea, but what we have recently done at Brunel is to set up the
>>institutional template such that grade centre columns (total and
>>weighted) are
>>by default hidden. Obviously this is not applicable if course content is
>>copied
>>but it might be a way forward for newly created courses?
>>
>>Also you could ask Bb support if there is anything you could do at
>>database
>>level to switch all grade centre columns to hidden, by default? (For any
>>courses that have already been created). Academics can then change to
>>visible as needed?
>>
>>Best,
>>Anu
>>
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>>On 24 May 2013, at 15:24, "Mark Gamble"
>><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>
>>Hi All
>>Do you use Blackboard for summative exams (probably via Respondus)? If
>>you
>>do, how do you handle the visibility of grades, especially when they
>>ripple
>>through into Total and Weighted Total? I know, of course that these can
>>be
>>hidden by the tutor, but mistakes can be made and we do not want students
>>to have immediate sight of their grades as soon as they have done an
>>exam.
>>What I would really like would be, at sys-admin level, to be able to
>>globally set
>>all grade centre columns to be default hidden unless actively selected
>>to show
>>by the course ownerŠ.. A forlorn hope? Or have you found a way of
>>managing
>>this system-wide?
>>--
>>Regards
>>Mark
>>
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