The Kritik Fall 2024 release notes detail the latest updates and enhancements designed to improve the user experience and functionality of the Kritik platform.
Grading Improvements:
Action Items: Allows instructors to quickly identify and manage pending tasks that need their attention during the grading stage of an activity.
Syncing Grades to an Existing Column for Canvas: Allows instructors with Canvas integrations to sync Kritik grades to an existing column in their Canvas gradebook.
Scheduling Improvements:
Skip the Create Stage in Within-Group Activities: When the setting is enabled, students are not required to submit anything during the Create stage.
Kritik AI Hub:
AI-Generated Calibration Activities: Allows instructors to create AI-generated calibration activities which include objectives, instructions, a custom rubric and creations for instructors to edit and use as they wish.
AI Teaching Assistant: Offers automated support for instructors by providing feedback and grading suggestions on student creations.
User Experience Improvements:
Flagged Creations: Allows students to flag peer creations during the Evaluate stage if they believe there are issues with the content. This ensures that potential problems can be addressed promptly by instructors, improving the quality and integrity of peer evaluations.
Language Settings: Allows users to easily change their preferred language by accessing their account settings and selecting from a list of available languages.
Similarity Report: Helps instructors identify any instances of plagiarism in student submissions stemming from students submitting similar work to their peers. This feature ensures that all work submitted is original and adheres to the highest standards of academic honesty.
