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Import and export QuickMarks and Rubrics
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This guide provides information about sharing QuickMarks and Rubrics with other instructors.
What are QuickMarks?
QuickMarks are feedback comments that you can save and reuse across Turnitin assignments as appropriate. You can create multiple QuickMarks sets, for example, a set relevant to a specific course or level of study. More information about QuickMarks is available in our leaving feedback guide.
What are rubrics?
Rubrics are scorecards that you can use to evaluate student work against defined criteria. You can create and share Rubrics with other instructors. This means that you can upload a Rubric provided by another instructor for use in your own Feedback Studio account. More information about rubrics is available in our Creating Rubrics Guide.
If you have created a QuickMarks set that you feel would be useful for another instructor, you can export it from Feedback Studio and send your colleague a copy of the downloaded file.
a. Access the QuickMarks Manager by clicking the icon from the tools panel on the right. It looks like a tick inside a box.
b. Click the cog icon in the QuickMarks side panel.
c. Select a QuickMark set you want to export.
d. Click the menu icon (three dots) at the top right, then click Export set from the drop-down menu.
e. Check the default downloads folder on your computer to find your exported QuickMarks set. This will be a .qms file. You can then share this with other instructors, so that they can import a copy into Feedback Studio.
If another instructor has sent you a copy of a downloaded QuickMarks set (a .qms file), you can import it into your account to use when leaving feedback on Turnitin submissions.
a. In Feedback Studio, access the QuickMarks Manager.
b. Click the menu icon (three dots) at the top right of the QuickMarks Manager, then click Import set from the drop-down menu.
c. Click Browse to locate and select the file from your device, then click Open. The file will appear below the box. Click Upload to import the QuickMark set. Selecting the X icon next to the file will remove it.
d. When your QuickMarks set has finished uploading, click Close to return to the QuickMark Manager. Note, this is a new copy of the QuickMarks set, so you can make changes without affecting the original.
If you have created a rubric that you feel would be useful for another instructor, you can download it and send your colleague a copy of the downloaded file.
a. In Feedback Studio, click the Rubric icon from the toolbar on the right.
b. Click the cog icon in the rubric panel.
c. Click the menu icon at the top left of the Rubric and Form Manager, then select the rubric you want to download.
d. When you have selected a rubric, click Download from the drop-down menu.
Importing rubrics is a quick solution to create, edit and reuse rubrics.
To create a rubric via a template (and then import it), also see our guide on creating rubrics.
a. In Feedback Studio, click the Rubric icon from the toolbar on the right.
b. Click the cog icon in the rubric panel.
c. Click the menu icon at the top left of the Rubric and Form Manager, then click Upload Rubric/Grading Form.
d. You can drag and drop the rubric file or click browse to locate it on your computer.
e. When your rubric has finished uploading, you can click Open to view and edit it. Note, this is a new copy of the rubric, so you can make changes without affecting the original.
f. To use the rubric or grading form, you will need to attach it to an assignment, use the Toggle at the bottom of the Rubrics Manager in Feedback Studio.
