Evaluate Report February 2015

Evaluate was introduced in September 2014 to electronically collect Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) and Student Evaluation of Module (SEM) feedback. This replaced previous paper based SET and SEM questionnaires. On 16/1/2015, Information Services extracted all the UK surveys in Evaluate and sent this as a spreadsheet to Professional Development. The following results are from …

Evaluate update: September 2014

Prof. Alan Ford: “I am pleased to be able to confirm that Evaluate is now live and available for use.  Evaluate replaces paper-based SET and SEM surveys, which will no longer be processed or supported.   Here you will find further information on training and familiarisation sessions, testing in UNNC and UNMC and more general information …

Evaluate: (SET/SEM) update

Prof Alan Ford: “I am pleased to be able to give you an update on the progress of Evaluate. In recent weeks, a number of UK schools (Chemistry, Health Sciences, Maths, Medicine, NUBS, Pharmacy and Physics & Astronomy) have been taking part in an extended pilot to further test Evaluate prior to the full roll …

Students at the heart of Nottingham: towards closer collaboration

Video >> Ruth Edgar, Students’ Union and Carina Neil, LRLR, University of Nottingham, on “Students at the heart of Nottingham: towards closer collaboration”.  This was a session at the 2014 University Teaching and Learning conference on Students in Conversation. Session abstreact: The University and the Students’ Union are committed to working together to enhance teaching at …

Using participatory research and action (PRA) to initiate change to a curriculum

Video >> Dr Geraldine O’Neill, University College Dublin on “Using participatory research and action (PRA) to initiate change to a curriculum”. This was a session at the 2014 University Teaching and Learning conference on Students in Conversation. Session abstract: Traditional student feedback mechanisms have been criticised for being teacher-centred in design and, in particular, for …

Engaging students through partnership towards better educational outcomes

Video >> Colin Bryson, with Ruth Furlonger and Jenni Cannon, talks about involving students more fully in conversation about curriculum design, assessment and teaching. This was the plenary session at the 2014 University Teaching and Learning conference on Students in Conversation. Session abstract: Student engagement now occupies a prominent focus in Higher Education. However it …

Perspectives on students in partnership

Audio >> Prof. Wyn Morgan, Prof. Julie Sanders, Prof. Stephen Doughty and Dasha Kurzunina talk about what partnership means to them. Perspectives on students in partnership was a plenary session at the Students in Conversation conference (April 2014). The transcript from Dasha’s presentation is available below: Dasha Karzunina: “Hello and welcome. I’m here to talk …

The TWEED Project

Roger Kerry and Natasa Lackovic: “The TWEED (Twitter in Education) project ran between 28th August 2012 and 16th December 2013 and used a mixed methods approach to explore the educational value and utility of using the social micro-blogging site Twitter in higher education. We believed that peer-level social interaction would develop deep and sustained meaningful …

Learning in groups – seminars and projects

Video >> Student views on the value of learning with others and ways to make sure the group works together well. Visit the University’s Studying Effectively website for more on learning at University.

Making use of the library

Video >> Library staff and our students talk about what’s in the libraries and how they use them in their studies. Visit the University’s Studying Effectively website for more on learning at University.