Engaging students in conversation about assessment
April 29, 2014
Video >> Dr Carmen Tomas, T&L Directorate, talks about improving students’ understanding of assessment. This was a session at the 2014 University Teaching and Learning conference on Students in Conversation. Session abstract: Communication of assessment and feedback to students is explored in this workshop. In particular, enhancement and two-way communication channels are explored alongside a number …
LEAF: a closer look at assessment
December 6, 2013
Assessment is a strong driver of student motivation – that’s clear from the common experience of gaining instant attention when you mention “the exam” in a lecture, and it’s a common theme in the literature around learning in higher education. What we assess gives a strong message about what we value and how we expect …
Feedback as dialogue
December 3, 2013
Dr Richard Tunney: “The School of Psychology has made a number of changes to the feedback that students receive on their assessed work. This has been largely driven by feedback from students to us in Learning Community Fora (and their predecessors) and the National Student Survey. I suppose we could think about the quality of …
The School of English report on TESTA Audit
November 27, 2013
Jo Robinson and Nathan Waddell: “As part of our ongoing commitment to improving feedback and assessment practices, the School of English bid for funding from the 2012/13 Teaching Development Fund in order to carry out an audit of its assessment structures with a view to reshaping our practice. The audit was undertaken using the TESTA …
The Teaching Transformation Programme
November 19, 2013
Prof Alan Ford: “It has been an exciting year internationally and nationally in teaching and learning, with headline grabbing news in online learning – MOOCs – and potentially radical proposals emerging for a redesign of the UK assessment regime through the adoption of GPA. Here in Nottingham we have made our contribution to these developments, …
Getting used to studying at University
September 23, 2013
Video >> Students talk about what it was like starting at University and how they’ve got used to the new ways of working and the new expectations on them and their learning. Visit the University’s Studying Effectively website for more on learning at University.
Students on placement: supporting learning with a Mahara portfolio
September 2, 2013
Judith Wayte: “Don’t ask what the technology can do for you, rather what the pedagogy needs – Gilly Salmon; Professor of e-learning and learning technologies, University of Leicester” “Say at the outset – it’s just a piece of software” “I first used the first of these quotes when giving a presentation at the Assessment in …
Using online portfolios to facilitate feedback, provide evidence of progress and encourage the development of academic skills’
August 14, 2013
David Button: Context: “CELE is an international centre based on three campuses, the UK, Malaysia and China. In the UK CELE run 4 terms of Pre-session English for Academic Purposes courses taking students at 4 levels of English competence. Students are a mixture of undergraduates and postgraduates. All 400+ students will be using an e-portfolio …
Curriculum Review conference: the Mumford method
May 23, 2013
Dr Jing Zhang: “The presentation of Professor Stephen Mumford was fantastic. He introduced a new method – Mumford Method – in academic writing and how it could be used in research, teaching and particularly assessment. “For many modules in the Social Sciences, students are assessed by essays or essay based exams. However, some students are …
Curriculum review conference
May 17, 2013
Dr Anna Betram: “Kay Bond discussed her curriculum review project for Faculty of Engineering courses. The learning outcomes for each course and module were established by considering the requirements of the governing bodies and following input from module convenors. In conjunction with the Medical School and Information Services software was developed to map learning outcomes …
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