Faculty Workshop: Using and Optimizing Rubrics

Center for Faculty Innovation Workshop:Using and optimizing rubrics: recognizing when feedback rubrics can improve transparency, support learning, and save you time

If you ask a college instructor what their least favorite parts of teaching are, chances are good that grading will be high on the list. With high teaching loads, and tight deadlines, assessing students efficiently while still providing meaningful feedback can be daunting, particularly if you adopt assessments other than quizzes or multiple-choice exams.

Rubrics are designed to reduce that friction. While rubrics aren’t always the right approach, they can make complex grading simpler for faculty and for students. Join us to explore the foundations of rubric design, play with D2Ls rubric tool, and consider where and when rubrics might make sense for your teaching.