Blackboard 8 Information for Instructors

Update Respondus™

All Wilmington University Respondus users should update their Respondus software to version 3.5.4e to ensure compatibility with Blackboard 8. Here's how…

The Gradebook is now the Grade Center

The Grade Center has a number of improvements over the Gradebook including an easier, more dynamic layout, the ability to edit the gradebook directly and layout sorting. All grades posted before Blackboard goes off-line will be automatically added to the new Grade Center.

Below is a list of enhancements to the new Grade Center:

  • A redesigned tool bar, titled the Action Bar, through which multiple functions are possible
  • The ability to create and print Reports, such as final grades, to hand out to Students or other interested parties
  • Inline editing: the ability to enter grades directly through the Grade Center spreadsheet
  • New grade calculations, Average grade and Minimum/Maximum grade, and improvements to the creation of Weighted grades and Total points grade
  • Smart Views -- the ability to categorize Students into groupings based on selected criteria. These views can be displayed in the Grade Center.
  • A multitude of ways to customize the display of the Grade Center
  • The ability to create Grading Schema: multiple grading scales that match Assessment grades to chosen grade displays, such as text or percent grades

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