Blackboard Vista 4: Creating and
Administering Online Assignments
Sasi K Benzigar
Educational Technologist
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Before the workshop:
Go to Workshop agenda PDF
• Download workshop files
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Agenda
• Create and customize settings for class
assignments
– *Set selective release criteria for assignments
• Set grading, collaboration, and submission
options for assignments
• View and grade submitted assignments and
return to students for resubmission
– * Create group assignments
• Change assignment grades in the Vista Grade
Book
• *
Explore online discussion and other ways to hand in assignments
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Assignment Features
• Individual or group assignments
• Two assignment types: text-with-attachment
and web site
• Publish student submissions
• Students can take back and edit submissions
• Attach documents to assignments
– Students can also attach documents to
their submissions, which can be reviewed
and “handed back” electronically
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Assignment Types
• Text-with-attachments: Students submit
responses by entering text directly into a text
box that appears beneath the assignment
question or requirements you have provided.
Students may attach files.
• Web site: Students upload a zipped collection
of HTML files. They are prompted by the
Assignments tool to indicate which page is to
be used as the index (starting page).
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Groups and Assignments
After you have created groups, you can:
• Create assignments that are assigned to
groups, allowing students to work
cooperatively.
• Create assignments that are assigned to
individual students, but provide different
instructions to groups of students
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Assignment Tool by Tab
Build
Build
BuildBuild
Teach
Teach
Teach
Teach
From the Build tab, you can create assignments.
From the Build tab, you can create assignments.
From both the Build and Teach tabs, you can:
• edit assignments and their properties.
From both
the Build
and Teach to
tabs,
you can:
• assign
assignments
existing
section
• edit members
assignments
their properties.
andand
groups.
• assign assignments to existing section members
From
Teach tab, you can grade and publish
andthe
groups.
assignments and create printable views.
From the Teach tab, you can grade and publish
assignments and create printable views.
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Creating an Assignment
Option I:
Create the assignment using Assignments link under Course
Tools.
•Students will have to access assignment by clicking the
Assignments link on the navigation bar, no link will appear on
homepage unless you follow Option II.
NOTE: If you don’t see Assignments listed under Course Tools,
you need to add it by going to Designer Tools > Manage Course
> Tools.
Option II:
Create the assignment using
Assignments link under Add Content
Link.
•Will create a link to the assignment on
the Homepage or inside folder
• see note above if you don’t see
Assignments under Add Content Link
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Creating an Assignment
• Fill out Assignment Data on Create
Assignment screen.
• Use HTML creator if you want to create
formatted text for instructions
• Use the Add Attachments button to select
and attach a file your students will use in
order to complete the assignment
• Determine whether you want your
students to complete assignment
individually or as a group.
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Creating an Assignment
Go to http:/blackboard.purdue.edu
• Select Purdue Non-Academic Campus
• Login with your Purdue ID & Password
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Activity
• Step I – Purdue_101_Assignment (Instructor)
• Step 2 – Purdue_101_Student Submission (Student)
• Step 3 – Return assignment for re-submission
(Instructor)
• Step 4 – Purdue_101_Student_Resubmission
(Student)
• Step 5 – Provide feedback and grade (Instructor)
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Step 1: Creating Individual Assignments
From the Build tab, create the sample
assignment and assign to individuals:
• See handout for instructions
• Attach file you downloaded from Learning
Materials area to attachment
• Due date: Sept 15, 2007 5:00 pm
• Create a calendar entry for assignment
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Step 2: Submitting an Assignment
Go to StudentView Tab
• Locate and complete Purdue 101 assignment
• Note: All you need to do is write a note and
attach the file already provided to you.
• Submit the assignment.
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Step 3: Return Assignment for revision
From the Teach tab, go to Assignments Dropbox
• Under the Submitted Tab, locate and write
comments for the Purdue 101 assignment your
peer submitted as a student:
– Tell student that he hasn’t calculated the
averages and return it for revision.
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Step 4: Re-submitting an Assignment
Go to StudentView Tab
• Read comments posted by the instructor for
your Purdue 101 assignment.
• Attach the revised file.
• Submit the assignment.
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Step 5: Grade Assignment
From the Teach tab, go to Assignments tool
• Under the Submitted Tab, locate and write
comments for the Purdue 101 assignment resubmitted as a student.
– Enter a grade and mark the assignment as
completed.
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Learning More
Campus Resources
– ITaP Customer Service Center
44000; itap@purdue.edu
– ITaP Teaching & Learning
63257; www.itap.purdue.edu/learning
– Vista Users’ Group
For training
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/training
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