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...
View ArticleE@T Lunch – February 20th 2013
E@T Lunch Wednesday 20th February 12.30 – 2pm Paul Threadgall lecturer in TUBS will discuss his approach to changing the assessment strategy within a module, including the building of weekly quizzes...
View ArticleE@T Lunch: Markup! Effective and efficient feedback online. 9th May
Helen Armstrong from the English Language team (SSSL) will feedback on their positive experience of using a feature called GradeMark within Turnitin. GradeMark allows for the easy annotation of...
View ArticleE@T Lunch: Alternative presentation methods for students. 16th July 2013
Flipping the assessment! Creating an engaging and purposeful assessment can always be an interesting challenge for most module leaders. This was recently emphasised in feedback from first year...
View ArticleUpdates to My Grades
We’ve recently rolled out an update to the My Grades tool in Blackboard, introducing several enhancements for both staff and students. Here’s an overview of the new features: **UPDATE 16 December :...
View ArticleAssignment Receipt Emails for Students
Following the My Grades updates announced earlier this month .. .. we’re pleased to announce another improvement to the My Grades tool. For Students: Students can now send themselves an email listing...
View ArticleBlackboard Is Back ..
Blackboard Summer Upgrade – July 2014 Over the last few days, we have been applying the latest software upgrades and maintenance fixes, as well as cleaning up some of the millions of old records...
View ArticleE@T lunch: E-Marking with the Turnitin app on iPad. 8th December
In this session, Gok Kandasamy (Sport SSSBL) will demonstrate on how to provide students a rich feedback in less time. By using Voice feedback, Rubrics and marking on iPad. Gok was able to change how a...
View ArticleRevamped 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....
View ArticleIntegrating 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...
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