Teaching Academy

Tom Rodgers has used a number of approaches to managing peer assessment and group work. In this case study, Tom tells us about his experience with Buddycheck and the benefits of the using Buddycheck.

A standard practice across the University is to ask students for their feedback on a course unit at the end of the semester. This can be a frustrating arrangement for both Staff and Students as by the time feedback is available there is no opportunity to make any adjustments that may benefit the cohort providing the feedback.

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.

Dr James Brooks, our faculty lead for pedagogy, is inviting expressions of interest for our next SETA Showcase to be held on Wednesday 13th September.

Case study about how Fashion, Business and Technology use digital badges to recognise student’s digital skills.

James Brooks has created two short videos that summarise the research on effective feedback and how we can improve our delivery of feedback.

Supporting students to become digital story tellers.

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Students often submit files in error to Turnitin which can create issues with the Turnitin Originality reports. Turnitin have introduced a new feature where staff can request files submitted in error be removed from the Turnitin repository directly from the Turnitin Inbox.

The addition of a PeerMark assignment within Turnitin allows staff to allocate submissions to another student for peer review.