What does the Tk in “Tk20” stand for? We don’t know and Tk20 hasn’t

explained Some memorable student

suggestions include: Teacher Killer 2.0 Terrifying Klown Totally Keasy (the ‘k’ is silent) Technical Katastrophe

Create your own!

Dr. Frank MabeeDepartment of English

Title & [k]ontent

1. Using Rubrics for Literature Essays2. Assessment: TK20 vs. Blackboard vs.

Paper3. Tk20 Course Binders4. Some Issues

The Rubri[K]: 2210 Rubrics and writing classes OK, but

literature? What is an explication essay and what

does it do? Assessable criteria:

close reading interpretation thesis topic sentences paragraphs integration of quotes style and diction grammar and mechanics

The Rubri[K]: 2210

Assessing literature essays: rubrics in addition to marginal and terminal comments

Consistency across papers At-a-glance guide for students to see

where they need to improve Different ways to attach a rubric

Paper Word document emailed to students Blackboard Tk20

Tk20 Screen Capture – Assignment Interface (Essay prompt on left, assessment tool on right)

Tk20 Screen Capture – Assignment Interface (Essay prompt on left, rubric on right)

Whither Tk20?

Paper essays and rubrics are just another sheet of paper for students to lose. They probably can’t read your handwriting. Most can’t read mine.

How to keep a detailed record of it once it’s returned or sent?

Forms and Rubrics are easy to use and once they’re built, they’re built

Students can use “Feedback” feature for sending drafts to you

You can generate reports! That’s right! Reports!

Course Binders in Tk20

Send your course materials to students

Tabbed Sections Create links to Documents (syllabus,

quizzes, essay prompts) Students upload their material to the

binder One-stop collection of student work

for the semester

Document Room in Tk20

The Key to Nothing: Some Issues with TK20

Total [k]op-Out

No way to edit student artifacts and resubmit them

No feedback on quiz or exam responses Or… is there? Ask Stephen Wall-Smith or Ann Hogan

about form builder – they can add an upload field to your rubrics

Tk20 can also make the links in your Course Binder, if you don’t want to write HTML code

Title (K)lincher: Till Knockout 2.0The Devilish Default Vs. Teacher Killer 2.0

The Call of [k]thulu

Tk20 as “External Link” in Blackboard Possible future uses of Tk20 for the

English Department Tk20 for Senior Portfolio assessment Tk20 for Writing I and II

Rubrics tied into our new Goals and Objectives Assignment-driven classes work well with

Tk20 Feedback feature for early drafts

Build a rubric! Make a binder!