This information is relevant to staff involved in marking work online
Over the next few weeks, many staff will be marking work which has been submitted via Blackboard or Turnitin.
To avoid any issues, please consult our E-marking essentials page, which provides essential information for anyone marking coursework and returning feedback to students online.
The page covers all aspects of assessment using Turnitin, Blackboard Assignments, and the Grade Centre:
- Preparing to mark online
- Marking assignments
- Moderation
- Releasing feedback and marks to students
There’s a few points we’d particularly like to highlight:
EMA Early Adopter Schools (APD & SAGES)
If you are in one of the Early Adopter Schools you will have been provided with specific guidance on e-marking and feedback. That information overrides the generic guidance on our support page.
Turnitin
Although you should be able to use Turnitin with all major browsers, advice received from Turnitin engineers and other institutions suggests that Firefox is the most reliable browser to use when providing feedback using the Feedback Studio.
If you do experience any technical issues with Turnitin over the Christmas closure period, you can contact Turnitin Support directly for help.
Blackboard Assignments
In January, we will be transitioning to a slightly different interface for providing online feedback on work submitted to a Blackboard assignment. Details can be found in this post on the TEL blog.
Instructors on a course with a Blackboard assignment due in December or early January, should already have been contacted with details of this change and what to do.
If you have any queries, please log them via the IT Self-Service portal.