E-learning showcase

Strand 3: Assessment and feedback

Using TurnitinUK as a proofing tool – a school approach
Trevor Pull, LTSU and School of Arts and Humanities
Following a three-year pilot in the English subject the School of Arts and Humanities has agreed a school wide policy in which students are to be given one formative submission for each assignment. The session will outline the conclusions from the pilot and explain the implementation of the policy.

Are you FIT for feedback? Online assessment
Mandy Clark, School Colleges and Community Outreach
When student's progress from school to University, the language of education changes. Everyday words that academics use have different meanings for students new to HE. To help student transition I developed a NOW-based assessment to assist with this translation process that builds on the work “What is feedback?” by Dr Michelle Pepin (ADBE).
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Assessment and Feedback Profile
Jackie Hardy, School of Social Sciences
The Profile is a NOW application which allows the programme leader and the staff team to see how all students are progressing by a colour-coded entry, along with the feedback for each assignment. It also allows students to see all their marks and feedback across the programme.

Promoting effective assessment of distance e-learning
Elisabetta Verderio Edwards, School of Science and Technology
Assessment of distance learning poses several novel challenges compared to on-campus learning. This talk will draw on data from interviews conducted with staff to discuss a range of creative distance assessment options which are suitable for testing the learning outcomes of M-level biomedical sciences students. The talk will also draw attention to some of the barriers to the development of a coherent framework of activities and assessment methods.
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Kick-starting the use of ePortfolio
Trevor Pull, School of Arts and Humanities and LTSU
There are several modules in Arts and Humanities in which activities involving the use of the ePortfolio tool in NOW have been embedded. The session will demonstrate some of the ways this has been done and how it is hoped that it will lead to greater use of the tool by students.

Enabling students to help themselves by using self-assessment on NOW
James Leinster, Nottingham Business School
In this short presentation, James will share his thoughts on how he is using the self-assessment facility on NOW in helping students to engage after each face-to-face teaching session. Initial feedback from students on two postgraduate programmes is that self-assessment can be effective and is a useful tool.