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Blackboard Assessment

Course Design Tips

Assessments
This contains practical strategies for designing, implementing and managing quizzes & surveys in Blackboard or on a website.

Respondus: Exam Creation Tool for Blackboard

What it does - Respondus is a powerful software application that enhances the functionality and usability of Blackboard's quiz and survey tools. It also provides seamless synchronization of print-based and online exams.
How it works - Respondus creates Blackboard exams and surveys "offline". It supports seven types of questions, including feedback and allows faculty to import questions from text files. This feature makes Respondus ideal for converting publisher test banks or old quizzes and tests into online versions. Respondus also supports the use of mathematical and scientific symbols using its Equation Editor or MathType. Faculty can use the Exam Wizard to create an assessment in minutes.
How to get started - To obtain a copy of the Respondus software click Respondus Download.
Ready-to-Use Blackboard Quiz
This is a ready-to-use quiz that can be assigned in coordination with the Blackboard Student Tutorial (see below), and then uploaded directly into Blackboard. This quiz will help make sure your students are prepared to use Blackboard in your courses.
Blackboard Student Tutorial
This tutorial explains how the Blackboard system works for students at DePaul. Students should view this tutorial before using Blackboard for the first time.

Documentation

Creating an Assessment in Blackboard [Coming Soon!]
This is a guide to using quizzes or surveys in Blackboard.

Submitting Assignments and Checking Grades - For Students
This is a Quickguide, for students, on how submit assignments and check their grades on Blackboard.

Creating Assessment Pools Blackboard
This is a guide to using assessment pools to manage questions in Blackboard.

Using the Assignment Feature on Blackboard
This is a Quickguide, for faculty, on how create assignments on Blackboard.

Post an Assignment Grade
This is a Quickguide, for faculty, on how to post assignment grades on Blackboard.

Bulk Download Assignments
This is a Quickguide, for faculty, on how to bulk download student submissions all at one time.

Downloading the Grade Sheet from Grade Center
This is a Quickguide, for faculty, on how to download the grade sheet from grade center.


 
Download Respondus Many of the documents available this page are in Respondus (.RSP) format. To access these documents, download a free copy.
Download Adobe Acrobat Many of the documents available this page are in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) format. To access these documents, download a free copy of Adobe's Adobe Acrobat® Reader® from Adobe.com.
Training
BB1: Blackboard Basics
 BB2: Grade Center Part 1
 BB5: Using Online Exercises & Feedback
 BB3: Using Electronic Assignments
 BB4: Discussion Board
 BB6: Grade Center Part 2
 Podcast Workshop
Resources
Sample Collaboration Rubric
Beating Cheating Online
Strategies for Online Communication
ITD Student Site
Office of Students with Disabilities
PDF vs. RTF vs. HTML formats
E-Reserves Request
Digital Image Library
Copyright & Fair Use Guidelines
Learning Styles Online Survey
Using Audio & Video Files
Adding your TA to Blackboard
Group Work Assessment Form
Assessing Group Effectiveness
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