Ten things you can do to your module… without filling in a form
It’s late in the Autumn semester, with the curriculum change period looming, and many of you will be digging out old module forms, and working out what you need to change over the next couple of years. But put down those pens / close down Word! You might be surprised to know that you can […]
Using and Learning from Top Hat – a short post about our recent workshop
We recently put on a workshop ‘Using and Learning from Top Hat’. We found out about the problems and pitfalls of using Top Hat, but also how it can promote engagement, improve the experience of students and help lecturers to assess learning. Most importantly, we found out how planning for engagement fundamentally changes the way […]
GradeMark rubrics – what are they and how can you use them?
What is a rubric? A rubric is a set of marking criteria that can be used to make marking easier and more consistent. You can also use a rubric to clarify what is expected from students and to give them feedback. GradeMark has rubrics that allow you to assign marks as well as qualitative rubrics […]
Assessment as dialogue
The following is a brief summary of a session on assessment as dialogue. The session ran on Wednesday, 14th September, as part of the LLI’s Focus On… activities. The themes covered were: Reflecting on what we mean by dialogue in education and the different ways we might enable it Looking at assessment, feedback and dialogue […]
What did we ‘discover’ at our conference on 29 June
Chairing a successful conference on learning and teaching in my first six months at the University, while I’m still becoming familiar with custom and practice here, was never going to be easy. Particularly not in the throes of institutional transformation and a shifting position in the league tables. One thing that I was clear about as I […]
Focus on assessment
The Leicester Learning Institute (LLI) hosted what proved to be a lively and engaging ‘Focus on’ event, from Tuesday 12 to Thursday 14 April. Tuesday’s sessions focused on assessment and feedback… It can often seem difficult to move away from tried and tested methods of assessment, such as exams and essays, especially when student […]
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