AVA - Use AI to generate attempt feedback summaries from rubrics
Impact: Instructor
Updated Help Topic: Grade Assignments with Flexible Grading and Grade Tests with Flexible Grading
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable
The new AI-powered Summarize option in Flexible Grading lets instructors generate high-quality overall feedback for student submissions evaluated using a rubric. This tool uses generative AI to analyze and suggest overall feedback on the submission based on the rubric criteria, the selected performance levels and their descriptions, and any criterion feedback provided.
Instructors
Instructors can access the Summarize option when providing overall feedback on assignments once the rubric has been completed. For assignments, the summary is based on the rubric criteria, the selected performance levels and their descriptions, and any criterion-level feedback provided. Any existing Overall Feedback in the RTE will also be included in the summary.
Instructors can accept, reject, or regenerate the summary. Accepting the summary then allows the instructor to directly edit and further refine the summary. Rejecting reverts the summary to the original. Regenerating the summary prompts a newly written summary.
Image 1: Instructors can generate feedback.
Administrators
Availability: The Summarize feature is a premium solution.
Activation: AVA features including AI summarization are included in your Blackboard license until 30th June 2026 when a specific AVA license will be required.
Configuration: In the building block, AI Design Assistant and Unsplash, a new option called AI Summarization is available under the AI feedback generation heading. The default state is off. When this feature is turned on, the privilege needs to be assigned to course roles, such as Instructor. The required privilege is Generate AI Feedback Changes in Course/Organization Control Panel.