Blackboard Ultra (Faculty) - Discussions: Enable Discussion Grading

Enabling Discussion Grading

Grade student participation in discussions to assess their engagement and understanding of course content.

Steps to Enable Discussion Grading:

1. Navigate to your Blackboard Ultra course.
2. Either create a new Discussion or select an existing Discussion.
3. Click on the gear-shaped icon to open Discussion Settings.
   
   
   
   
4. Locate and click the Grade discussion checkbox. This reveals options to configure grading settings.
   
   
   
   
5. Set a Due Date. Please note that this, in tandem with making the discussion available, automatically adds the discussion to the course calendar.
   
   
   
   
6. The Participation Requirement option is enabled by default. Changing the drop-down menus below the toggle sets the minimum amount of Posts and/or Replies in the discussion for each participant before they are flagged as ready for grading. 
   
   
   
   
7. (Optional) Click the checkbox next to "Stop discussion activity after due date" to prohibit replies and edits to the post.
   
   
   
   
8. Use the "Grade category" drop-down menu to change the default category assigned to a discussion. This is only necessary when using weighted grades or changing the category to something other than discussion.
   
   
   
   
9. Use the "Grade using" drop-down menu to set how the discussion is scored. There are four options: Points, Letter, Percentage, and Complete/Incomplete.
   
   
   
   
10. Enter the Maximum points possible.
11. (Optional) Add a rubric using the Add rubric option.
    
    
    
    
12. Click Save to save your changes.

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