Project Details:
Student-Generated Content for Learning
Enhancing Engagement, Feedback and Performance
This project aims to evaluate the impact and educational effectiveness of using a freely available online tool (PeerWise) that permits cohorts of students to create, answer and discuss assessment questions they have created, across a range of undergraduate science courses at the University of Edinburgh.
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Funding period:September 2011 to July 2012
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| PeerWise |
Main software being used by the project
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| MS Excel |
Spreadsheet for implementation/recording of progress
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| Blackboard 9.1 |
Institutitonal VLE - link to peerwise site from VLE. Sending information on LTI
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Posted by sheilamacneill at 2012-05-30 08:41:05
Have been able to under take additional data analysis on quality of student created questions, again results (taxonomy) available on the wiki.
Posted by sheilamacneill at 2012-05-30 08:31:25
Students self register on Peerwise site, which means they can be anonymous on public version of Peerwise. However administrators can match users. Class areas are set up in Peerwise, with simple CSV upload containing actually names.
Posted by sheilamacneill at 2012-05-30 08:29:14
There is a direct link from BB to the Peerwise site - CETIS sending information on LTI for possible future integration.
Posted by sheilamacneill at 2012-05-30 07:32:49
Information and taxonomy of effective questions also available via the project wiki
Posted by sheilamacneill at 2012-05-30 07:31:16
Excel spreadsheets, algothrithms, and guidance on using Peerwise available on the project wiki
Posted by rowin at 2011-11-28 09:48:30
Work with quite wide range of course organisers and tutors, getting engagement and commitment in terms of class time and assessment credit - writing questions is hard so scaffolding activities in class time lead to better quality outputs.
Posted by rowin at 2011-11-28 09:46:44
Different subjects, contexts, types of students (distance/placement/campus) - placement students still have sense of community and being engaged with subject. Not linked to any particular subject at all.
Posted by rowin at 2011-11-28 09:44:45
After funding ends - exploring other funding opportunities. Definitely expect to continue using system, expect to become well embedded over time - timing depends on academic year so will take a while but expect good uptake.
Posted by rowin at 2011-11-28 09:42:26
Outputs will be reports and guidance documents, peer review publications - evidence for measurable effect on engagement/learning/retention? Website, possibly Design Studio.
Posted by rowin at 2011-11-28 09:39:46
Session at activity week before online learning conference, people got to actually use peerwise hands on, elluminate used for a workshop session rather than just lecture http://sgc4l.blogspot.com/2011/11/jisc-online-conference-workshop.html
Posted by rowin at 2011-11-28 09:37:27
Don't know if any other projects going to pick up yet or build on.
Posted by rowin at 2011-11-28 09:35:26
Been using PeerWise for a couple of years, funded by HEA physical sciences subject centre - strand on student generated content. This project builds on this. Part of an umbrella project 'What's the problem with problem solving'.
Posted by rowin at 2011-11-28 09:33:43
@simonpbates - personal professional account
Posted by rowin at 2011-11-28 09:32:58
Picking up external people who are interested in picking up peerwise and collaborating informally - both Edinburgh and beyond, including abroad.
Posted by rowin at 2011-11-28 09:30:00
Really positive response from students, really understand the point and made them think and reflect on their own learning and understanding.
Posted by rowin at 2011-11-28 09:29:07
First course is Physics, third assessment this week (wb 28/11/11).
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