Admit it—sometimes there are other things you would rather be doing than grading. You can speed up the process with a little help from Gemini which protects student data privacy under our UMS contract (you must access it through the MyCampus portal).
Try the following:
- First, paste this into the Gemini chat box:
“I would like your assistance with evaluating this student assignment submission. I will give you the grading rubric and the student submission. Please assess it according to the rubric and provide me with a list of ways the student work has met the proficiencies described in the rubric as well as which areas are not yet proficient. Include action-oriented suggestions for the student to improve their work to meet the standards. Use positive and encouraging language.” - Then, copy & paste or upload your rubric.
- Next, copy & paste or upload the student submission file.
- Click the submit button or hit enter.
- Read through the output from Gemini.
- Open the student submission to see how accurate Gemini was with its assessment.
- Provide Gemini with feedback if it missed something important so it learns from you.
- Mark the rubric in Brightspace.
- Copy and paste any of the feedback you agree with, modifying as necessary to sound like you.
- Add your own encouragement and publish!
Bonus: If you require students to reference specific course materials in their responses, you can upload those, too, and ask Gemini to assess how well they used those resources and which information likely came from the web or can’t be verified. If you would like in-line feedback on student writing, just include in your prompt:
“Please print the student submission with in-line commentary in brackets.”
In the spirit of transparency, it is a good idea to let students know that you used a secure platform to assist with your evaluation of their work so that you could provide more specific and thorough feedback.