This semester, we will be using the bundled tools built by Kritik Education. Writing Authorship is built directly into Kritik, so you'll be able to access all Writing Authorship features without leaving the Kritik platform.
About the tools:
Kritik360 is a peer-to-peer learning and evaluation platform. Kritik puts you, the student, at the center of your learning. Kritik is focused on an important goal: to help you develop critical thinking and communication skills, which in turn set you up for success both in and out of the classroom.
Writing Authorship Tracking is a feature focused on AI transparency and literacy that helps build trust between you and your instructor based on the composition of your work. Writing Authorship enables instructors and students to better understand and manage AI use in academic work. With Writing Authorship built into Kritik, you can compose your work directly inside Kritik while your writing process is tracked throughout the activity.
Each Kritik Peer Assessment activity has 3 unique stages:
Stage 1: Create — You will see the Writing Authorship editor, which is where you will compose your work. Scroll up to locate the assignment instructions and read the provided rubric. Once you have familiarized yourself with the assignment details, begin typing into the Writing Authorship editor. To learn more about the Writing Authorship Insights, refer to this help article.
Stage 2: Evaluate — Anonymously score your peers based on the rubric in Kritik, and provide written comments.
Stage 3: Feedback — Provide your peer evaluators anonymous feedback in Kritik based on how motivational and critical their written comments were.
Each Kritik Individual Writing Authorship activity has 2 stages:
Stage 1: Create — You will see the Writing Authorship editor, which is where you will compose your work. Scroll up to locate the assignment instructions and read the provided rubric. Once you have familiarized yourself with the assignment details, begin typing into the Writing Authorship editor. To learn more about the Writing Authorship Insights, refer to this help article.
Stage 2: Grading — Your instructor or TA(s) will review your submitted Creation alongside your Creation's insights. Final marks will be provided by your teaching team.
To understand how Kritik Bundle activities work, you can watch the following introduction video on YouTube:
PLEASE NOTE: Writing Authorship is fully integrated within Kritik. You do not need to switch between platforms to use Writing Authorship features. Once your assignment is submitted in the Create stage, the Evaluate stage will begin. Here, you'll be able to see your peers' submissions and their Writing Authorship Insights within Kritik.
Grading
When you participate in Peer Asssessment activities, you will receive 3 scores: Creation score, Evaluation score, and Feedback score. The weighted average of these three scores will determine your Overall score for that activity. The Grading Scheme can be found in the course info section in Kritik.
When you participate in Individual Writing Authorship activities, your instructor or TA(s) will grade your creations based on the rubric.
Registration / Support:
To register and access Kritik and its Writing Authorship features, follow these steps:
For Non-LMS-Integrated Courses:
An email invitation will be sent to your school email account containing information on how to register for a Kritik account and enroll in the course. Once enrolled, you'll have access to both Kritik360 and its integrated Writing Authorship features directly within the platform.
For LMS-Integrated Courses:
Email invitations are no longer sent for LMS-integrated courses. To register and access Kritik, follow these steps:
Log in to your LMS (e.g., Canvas, Blackboard, etc.).
Navigate to the course where Kritik has been integrated.
Locate and click on the Kritik launch link provided in the course.
Follow the on-screen prompts to register for a Kritik account and enroll in the course.
Note: Once you register and pay to enroll on Kritik, you'll automatically have access to Writing Authorship features within the platform, no additional registration or paywall required.
How to get help
If you have any questions about Kritik, please use the Live Chat inside the platform. A human agent will respond promptly within a few minutes from 9am-5pm Eastern Time, Monday to Friday. Outside of these hours, you'll receive a reply that they will be back the next business day, but don't worry! The support team monitors around the clock and will still respond to urgent requests within a few hours. You can also visit https://help.kritik.io to view help articles.