This workshop is an opportunity for colleagues to engage with and reflect on different models for effective assessment and feedback practices and to gain valuable insights and practical guidance into ways they might optimise their own assessment practices for themselves and their students. The workshop itself aims to provide an interactive, open, and supportive environment within which to critically consider sector best practice, bringing together cutting-edge examples of innovative assessment and feedback practice…
Upcoming Workshop 16th November – Getting the Most out of Assessment and Feedback
Getting the Most out of Assessment and Feedback – Monday 16th November 2020 @ 14:00hrs.
Academic colleagues will be supported to reflect on and craft a principled, evidence-informed approach to devising flexible assessment and feedback strategies, gaining valuable insights and practical guidance into ways they might optimise their own assessment practices for themselves and their students…
Turnitin App: Knowledge Acquisition through Multimodal Feedback
Whilst the developments in linking theory to practice have had positive and transformative impact on students it remains the case that the nature of feedback given to the student is a key factor influencing the skill–acquisition process and enables students to become an effective reflective practioner.
Traditionally, sports therapy staff have provided written subjective feedback on different components of core Sports Therapy skills. Time constraints and large cohorts, has made it difficult for staff to provide students’ with regular individual support, guidance and in-depth feedback.
Exploring Practice-based Innovations using Microsoft OneNote in the Higher Ed Classroom
Interested in ideas about how you can incorporate Microsoft OneNote and the Class Notebook into your modules and learning and teaching activities? Then we might have just the session for you at the forthcoming LTE Conference, taking place on Thursday 7th March 2019!…
Enhancing Q&As with the FFL toolkit
The following is an example of how supporting students was addressed through the Future Facing Learning toolkit of apps. The need to quickly provide feedback to students was addressed through an asynchronous Q&A space within Padlet enhanced with video recording with Panopto app of live explanations provided within class…
Using Forms to create a quick poll in Teams
Within Microsoft Teams you can easily add a real time poll to the conversation area by mentioning Microsoft Forms. Great for instantly gaining quick feedback from your students. Polls can be created on the go through the iPad app…
Lighten the Assessment Feedback Workload with the Batch Feedback Tool
We all know assessment and assessment feedback is a crucial aspect of any accredited programme of study. Allowing students to get feedback on their work enables them to identify not only areas for improvement but also highlights the great work
Integrating Assessment through Blended Learning
Assessment can be considered one of the many challenges when designing and delivering a module: how do you find enough teaching time to cover all of the learning outcomes and assess them to ensure the module is constructively aligned? To
Revamped Batch Feedback Tool
A new version of our popular Batch Feedback tool was released on Blackboard last month. This new version provides a revamped user interface and new functionality, offering an improved user experience. Original Version The Batch Feedback tool was originally
Technology Enhanced Assessment for Learning
On 8th December myself, Russell Smeaton (E-Learning Team) and Liam O’Hare (School of Science & Engineering) went along to a Higher Education Academy Seminar entitled “Technology Enhanced Assessment for Learning: Case Studies and Best Practice“, held at the University of