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Comprehensive Guide to UBlearns Grade Center and Workshop Assessments

This resource provides detailed instructions on utilizing the UBlearns Grade Center efficiently. It covers essential functions such as adding grade columns, modifying grades, creating categories, and implementing color coding for better grade management. Additionally, participants enrolled in the UBlearns Workshop Assessments course are encouraged to complete a quiz within one week to aid in evaluating workshop effectiveness. For further support, contact UBlearns or CIT Help Desk.

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Comprehensive Guide to UBlearns Grade Center and Workshop Assessments

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  1. Grade Center

  2. Session Handouts Handouts are on the UBTLC website at: http://ubtlc.buffalo.edu/resources/event_handout_archive.asp

  3. Support UBlearns Help Website http://www.buffalo.edu/ubit/service-guides/teaching-technology/ublearns.html • Contact UBlearnsSupport ublearns@buffalo.edu • (716) 645-7700 Contact CIT Help Deskcit-helpdesk@buffalo.edu (716) 645-3542

  4. Evaluation & Assessment • You may notice on UBlearns that you have been enrolled in a course entitled UBlearns Workshop Assessments. • After you complete this workshop, please login to this course and find the tab marked Grade Center • Within that tab, you will find a quiz about material discussed in this session. Please complete this quiz within 1 week of today. This helps us assess the effectiveness of our workshop and make necessary adjustments.

  5. UBlearns Grade Center

  6. UBlearns Grade Center Legend • Icons are identified in the Icon Legend

  7. Add Grade Columns • Click Create Column • Enter column information, including points, primary display, and category • Click OK

  8. Add Grade Columns - Exercise • Add a Grade Column: • Give it a display name of Homework 1 • Add a second Grade Column: • Give it a display name of Homework 2 • Add a third Grade Column: • Give it a display name of Midterm Exam • Add a fourth Grade Column: • Give it a display name of Final Exam

  9. Enter or Modify Grades Manually • Grades can be entered or changed by hand: • Click each grade cell individually • Type a grade in the cell, then press Enter

  10. UBlearns Column Information • To view column details: • Click the column’s drop-down arrows • Select QuickColumn Information • Shows: • Point value • Due date • Whether included in calculations • Category • Primary display

  11. Comments • Click on the double-down arrow in a student’s grade field • Select Quick Comment • Comments are viewable by students in their My Grades area

  12. Weighted Columns • Can be used to calculate weighted grades based off existing grades • Can create more than one weighted column

  13. Weighted Columns • Add a calculated - weighted column • Add the columns that are forming the weighted grade • Percentages usually equal 100% total

  14. Weighted Columns - Exercise • Modify – Weighted Total column • Select each column to weight • Add Homework 1, Homework 2, Midterm Exam, and Final Exam. • Click the arrow to add each column • Enter the percentage to weight the column • Use 15% for each homework, 30% for Midterm, and 40% for Final

  15. Creating Categories • Creating a category in Grade Center allows for multiple assignments to count for a specific portion of the grade. This is useful for weighting. • Select the create category button to create a specific category. You have the ability to edit these categories, but not the 9 defaulted categories.

  16. Creating Categories - Exercise • In the grade center, select the Manage tab, and then the Categories Option. • Next, select the Create Categories button • Create the categories “Homework” and “Projects” • Back in the full grade center, try creating an assignment and assigning it one of your created categories

  17. Color Coding • Color coding is a useful option for organizing the grade center • Colors can be used for In Progress, Needs Grading, or Exempt grades • You must Enable Color Codes before the colors will display in Grade Center

  18. Color Coding – Exercise • Click the Manage tab, and then the Grading Color Codes option • Select enable Grading Color Codes by checking the box • Assign 3 colors for in progress, needs grading, and exempt grades • Click on a cell and select the “exempt grade” option to view a color selection

  19. Hide/Show Students & Grades • To hide grades from students choose double-down arrow at top of column > Show/hide to Users • A student’s name and grades can also be temporarily hidden from the instructor’s view • Select Manage > Column Organization • Select Show/Hide Users • Select checkbox for each student to show/hide • Click either Show Users or Hide Users at the top of the window • Hidden users are grayed out in the Users Screen

  20. Freeze/Unfreeze Columns • A frozen column is one that does not move as you scroll left to right. First and Last name of the students is defaulted as frozen but you can modify this. • To freeze or unfreeze columns: • Within the Manage tab, select Column Organization • Drag the grey bar below the columns you wish to freeze • Items above the bar are frozen • Frozen items are shaded grey • Any column (from top or bottom) can be frozen. Drag bottom columns up to the top section to freeze them.

  21. Hide/Show Columns • As a note, if a column is hidden in the grade center, it will also be hidden to the instructor. • To hide Columns: • Select the down arrow for the column name • Choose Hide Column • To re-display a hidden column: • Within the Manage tab, select Column Organization • Select the checkbox for the column • Click Show/Hide • Select Show Selected Column

  22. Smart Views • Can be used to examine a subset of student grades • Can restrict view by grades (benchmarks), group, focus • Select the Smart Views Option within the Manage tab to access this content

  23. Emailing Students • From within UBlearns, you can email: • a Smart View subset of students • individual students • an entire class • groups of students • Messages do not show all the recipients in the header • Files can be attached to the messages

  24. Clear Attempts • To clear a quiz attempt: • Locate the student who needs the reset • Click the down arrow next to Attempt in Progress • Select the attempt to clear from the drop-down menu • Click Clear attempt • If a network connection is lost or a computer crashes, previously answered question attempts are lost unless questions are presented one at a time when creating the assessment

  25. Download Grades • Select Download • Download select columns or entire Grade Center • Comma or tab delimited format • Select text tab delimited (.txt) as the file type for editing in Excel • Do not save as a typical spreadsheet, as this is not a compatible form for uploading to UBlearns.

  26. Upload Grades • Select Upload • Upload grades from a downloaded and modified file • Make an appointment at the TLC for one-on-one assistance with setting up uploading of scoring services data for use with your course • Cannot upload a spreadsheet originally generated in Excel – the Grade Center must first be downloaded from UBlearns

  27. Q & A • Thank you for your attention • Please fill out an evaluation form

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