{"id":26949,"date":"2025-07-04T15:54:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/?p=26949"},"modified":"2025-10-14T12:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T12:15:49","slug":"blackboard-ai-design-assistant-ai-rubrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/blackboard-ai-design-assistant-ai-rubrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard AI Design Assistant \u2013 AI Rubrics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Before using this tool ensure you have familiarised yourself with the practical and ethical considerations in the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/introducing-the-blackboard-ai-design-assistant\/\">Getting starting with Blackboard AI Design Assistant<\/a>&#8216; guide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#What-is-it?\">What is it?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Tips\">Tips<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#How-to-use-it\">How to use it<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Could-this-be-used-for-Turnitin-rubrics?\">Can it be used for Turnitin rubrics?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"What-is-it?\">What is it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The AI Design Assistant is used to&nbsp;create Blackboard Rubrics for Assignments and other Blackboard assessment tools (i.e. Journals and Discussions). The AI generator provides levelled descriptors at every point on the rubric scale for each criterion, which&nbsp;can then be edited to meet your specifications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Tips\">Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>When generating new rubrics, from either a previously generated or existing rubric, it will be overwritten and cannot be returned to the previous iteration.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Use the description box to add your assignment outline for a more specific rubric; you can use up to 2000 characters (it may be useful to copy&nbsp;sections of an assignment brief, module description or programme specification).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Read the generated descriptors carefully to ensure they are relevant to your assessment and programme criteria; you are advised to always check and edit generated rubrics before adding to the course.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"How-to-use-it\">How to use it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow our four-step guide to generate a rubric for your assessment.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Step-1\">Step 1: Open the generate rubric screen&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Step-2\">Step 2: Define Rubric<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Step-3\">Step 3: Generate rubric&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Step-4\">Step 4: Continue to the rubric edit page&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Step-1\">Step 1: Open the generate rubric screen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Where can you open the generating rubric screen?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In the Rubric area at the end of the <strong>Gradebook settings<\/strong> panel&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In the <strong>settings area for the tool,<\/strong> you are using for your assessment, Assignment, Journal, Discussion.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"374\" height=\"452\" class=\"wp-image-27117\" style=\"width: 500px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2025\/07\/AIDA-Rubrics-image-1.png\" alt=\"\">&nbsp;<\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"359\" height=\"441\" class=\"wp-image-27118\" style=\"width: 500px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2025\/07\/AIDA-Rubrics-image-2.png\" alt=\"\">&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When the Generate Rubrics, screen opens, a rubric that will automatically generate in the Rubric preview area <strong>(b)<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the tools in the Define rubric panel <strong>(a)<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"494\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2025\/06\/image-36.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27013\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Step-2\">Step 2: Use the tools in the Define Rubric panel to define your rubric<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The automatically generated rubric will be based on the course title if working in the rubrics area. 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Each time the rubric is generated the outcome will be different, even if the settings and prompt are the same.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Step-4\">Step 4: Continue to the rubric edit page<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you have a rubric that suits your purposes, you can click <strong>Continue<\/strong> at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will pull the generated rubric to the rubric edit page where you can make changes to the working or scoring.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"448\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2025\/06\/image-34.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27012\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have made any edits click <strong>save<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rubric will then be added to the rubric list and can be added to the assignment, journal, or discussion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2025\/06\/image-33.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27011\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Could-this-be-used-for-Turnitin-rubrics?\">Could this be used for Turnitin rubrics?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no straightforward way to export or convert these rubrics so that they can be used in Turnitin. 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