I find eMarking-Assistant very useful. Two aspects in particular I find very exciting.
The first is the ability to store all my comments. As a result, this means they are taking on a whole new life. The comments included with the programme inspired this. Now, I am prepared to go into some detail with my own comments. They are evolving into short teaching episodes and I will be looking to include hyperlinks and other references into them in future. I simply couldn't do this if I had to rewrite them for all students.
I also love the rubrics. I have adapted them to suit the marking scheme in my A Level General Paper course. To simplify workflow, I put the rubric at the bottom of the student's paper and then split the document so I can view the rubric at the same time as I am reading the paper. That means I can refer to the criteria as I read. My students have told me they find the detailed feedback really useful.
