The document discusses using rubrics to assess production tasks in education. It states that rubrics provide criteria and standards linked to learning objectives, allow for standardized evaluation according to these criteria to simplify grading, and enable assessment of both the final product and the process used to create it. An example of a digital story production task assessed with a rubric is provided. The document also notes that many assignments in the course are production tasks and could benefit from rubrics, and provides a link to an example rubric.