What is an Offline Submission?

When collecting submissions in-person or on a platform other than Blackboard Ultra, an offline assessment can be created to store student grades and feedback. Unlike a grade column, offline assessments have more grading flexibility. There are more feedback options and a rubric can also be used to grade the offline assessment.

Follow the video below to see how to enable an offline submission and grade them using a rubric:

You can also view each step-by-step process below.

How do I enable an Offline Submission?

Open the assessment and select the setting icon located at the top right corner.
Select Collect submissions offline and save.
The content area of the assignment should now have the following notice:

How do I Grade an Offline Submission?

Access the assessment from Gradebook.
Click on the name of a student to create their attempt.
Enter in the date/time they made their offline submission. After you make your desired changes, click Save.
The panel should enlarge into a window. Grades and feedback for the student can be now inputted.
You can also use a rubric to grade offline submissions; learn about how to create rubrics here.