Author: Anna Dean

Changes to our Central Learning Environment

There are some significant changes happening to our CLE over the next two years. The University has announced it has chosen Canvas as our new CLE.
Sooner than this, we are required to update Blackboard to Ultra Based Navigation which will be implemented until the CLE change.

Creating a sense of community and inclusion through T&L

In September 2023 there was a showcase and discussion of ‘Creating a sense of community and inclusion through T&L’, which brought together speakers from across the Faculty. The talks from the showcase event are uploaded here.

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Case Study: Utilising Turnitin Marking and Feedback Tools

Martin Simmons, Senior Lecturer in MACE, explains how he uses Turnitin Quickmarks and Turnitin rubrics, to provide detailed and consistent feedback to students. Utilising these tools additionally supports Martin’s work with GTA markers.

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Case Study: Assessment Forward Learning

Assessment Forward Learning is a formative assessment framework that enables students to critically assess their peer’s work in a way that constructively develops their own understanding of upcoming assessment criteria.

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How can you use formative feedback to help your students?

Giving our students feedback can have a profound impact on how they learn and how they feel about their studies. It is arguably one of the most important things we can do to help our students improve their performance in summative assessment (Broadfoot & Black 2004). Yet it is easy to brush past the practical […]