
Removing old Rubrics
Hi folks, I have been new to the whole rubrics thing and have been setting up test rubrics so I can familiarise myself with it all. Only thing is, we use Canvas in our college and when I go to attach a rubric I can never find the one I want as I have numerous rubrics that are of no use and I would like to delete. Any ideas??
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Diane Quinn It is possible to "star" the rubrics that you use most, so that you can identify them easily, however I'm not sure if this is possible via Canvas. I would recommend dropping our support team at email at tiisupport@turnitin.com for confirmation.
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I have been using turnitin rubrics for years. As a result I have A LOT of rubrics I've created. It is extremely frustrating that it is nearly impossible to delete or organize old rubrics. This is a feature I would really like to see added. It's theoretically possible to delete old rubrics by opening the rubric managing, selecting one, and choose delete, but sometimes the delete option is grayed out and inaccessible. So very annoying.
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Being able to "star" a rubric or form is still not an adequate substitute for deleting old rubrics and reducing the electronic clutter. It is particularly inconvenient to have to create new names for updated rubrics and sort through them to be sure you chose the correct one as editing existing rubrics/forms is not an option. Like any obsolete file, one should be able to delete outdated, unusable rubrics. This is generally standard with any other software/program/platform that I have experience using. Terribly annoying and a waste of one of a teacher's most valuable commodities - time. It certainly motivates one to consider and use alternatives to Turnitin.
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The inability to delete old rubrics or pre-uploaded rubrics is a serious oversight of the developer. As has been mentioned above, just about every other software program and platform has this ability. The time it takes to scroll through dozens of rubrics that I will never use is annoying and a waste of time. To the developers: please update this as soon as possible. This doesn't seem like a difficult change to make.
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I have been asking for this option (to delete old/outdated rubrics) at least one a year, for the last eight years.
I have over 75 old rubrics on my list. More than half of them are for a prep that I no longer teach - and haven't for five years now. I've posted this exact topic/complaint on so many Turnitin.com support pages. Turnitin.com has transitioned through at least three support forum versions ... this is the third iteration for me.
Back when it was on Roadmap there were thousands of comments and requests for this feature. But then you all move to a new forum and we lose all of that momentum.
Staring rubrics - which rarely works in my case - doesn't do anything to organize them. I still have to scroll through them all ... just looking for a star now.
It is extremely frustrating that the "Product Managers" continue to ignore this request that teachers have been pleading for, for years.
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I'd like to echo the general sentiment of frustration expressed in this thread. Gill Rowell would it be possible for you to outline for us the obstacles to updating the interface? It seems like there is something that is preventing that change from being implemented. Is it just that the resources are being expended elsewhere? Has the product management team given up on that project?
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I agree that it's an update that's long overdue. However, I can also see why there could be potential issues deleting/ editing older rubrics that have been used, as older comments may then not make sense.
I'd also agree that it's a pain if you test them a lot. However, in the same way that we can hide certain sets of quick marks, would be useful if we could do that too, both for those that are ours & no longer needed & the default ones that you've supplied. [For the latter, it could be handy if we could hide them as administrators, for those that aren't relevant for most staff e.g. the US school focussed ones) -
Gill Rowell - Yes this issue has been referred to product managers for many years, and I recall about a year or two ago someone saying it was going to be implemented then it didn't happen.
Clearly there are some underlying reasons for this. It would be much better for a clear explanation to be provided on a place on the website where it is easy to find.
Even better would be an actual solution to the problem though. Thanks :)