June 2025

Although Blackboard Rubrics have always been fairly customizable, it used to be necessary to assign number values to the evaluation criteria and levels of achievement. Well, gone are those days. Recently, Blackboard introduced a No Points rubric option. This is perfect for pass/fail assignments where learners need structured feedback without numerical scores.

To create a No Points Rubric in Blackboard Original:

1. Go to Course Tools > Rubric > Create Rubric. 
2. Where it says Rubric Type, select No Points from the dropdown menu.

To create a No Points Rubric in Blackboard Ultra:

1. Go to the Gradebook > click the gear icon > scroll down to the Rubric section > click Add 
2. Select No Points from the dropdown menu next to Rubric Type.

Set a calendar reminder now for the middle of your next class. You may have heard of the start, continue, stop survey for mid-semester feedback from students. It is a formative assessment approach that involves asking students to anonymously answer three open-ended questions: 

1. What should I start doing? 
2. What should I continue doing? 
3. What should I stop doing? 

It's a simple format that can lead to big benefits. This kind of mid-semester evaluation and making changes based on the feedback can allow current students to see the value and benefit of providing feedback, help improve your course, and can lead to increased end-of-course survey completion.  

Course-Correcting Mid-Semester: A Three Question Feedback Survey (Faculty Focus) Free account needed to view the full text. 

Sharing a few snaps from commencement. Congratulations to all the graduates, faculty, and staff for another successful season. 

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