Project Details:
FASTECH: Feedback and Assessment for Students with Technology
FASTECH is designed to use readily available technologies to support the systemic enhancement of assessment and feedback strategies
FASTECH is designed to use readily available technologies to support the systemic enhancement of assessment and feedback strategies and practices at programme, faculty and institutional levels.
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Funding period:September 2011 to July 2013
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Organisations: Bath Spa University University of Winchester |
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Technologies 
Technologies 
| Jing |
For delivering generic early-bird feedback.
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| Vimeo |
For delivering generic early-bird feedback.
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| PebblePad |
For peer assessment and self-reflection. Particularly for distance ed students at Winchester
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| PeerMark |
For peer assessment.
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| GradeMark |
Used to improve legibility and speed in providing feedback
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| Turnitin |
Used to improve legibility and speed in providing feedback. At Bath Spa, it made students more cautious about plagiarism, though they appreciated private mark returns. Some staff complained about it being clunky and time consuming, but students find online submission much easier. Feedback is much easier to find later, and the transparency and usability of feedback data is better. Audio feedback feature also used by some.
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| Google_Apps |
Being rolled out at Bath Spa, and used for elaboration & communication, collective marking
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| Blackboard |
VLE used at Bath Spa. The built-in quiz engine is one of the tools used for assessment. Built-in e-logs another
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| audio catalyst |
One of the tools used for audio feedback
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| screenflow |
One of the screen capture tools used at Bath Spa
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| Wordpress |
One of the blog platforms used at Winchester
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| YouTube |
Used at Winchester for assignments, reading summaries
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| Slideshare |
Used at Winchester for presenting essays
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Used mostly for hand holding and peer support in the initial weeks at Winchester
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| snagit |
Used at Winchester for screencapture
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| Camtasia |
Used at Winchester for screencapture
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Comments:
Posted by Wilbert at 2012-06-29 11:38:16
The institutions share approaches and methods, but not technologies
Posted by Wilbert at 2012-06-29 11:37:44
The technologies are indicative; both institutions leave users free to choose their own tools, but the VLE is used as the common gateway
Posted by rowin at 2012-03-27 09:17:42
Builds on Transforming the Experience of Students through Assessment (TESTA) project funded by HEA and led by the University of Winchester http://www.testa.ac.uk/
Posted by rowin at 2012-03-27 09:15:30
FASTECH will embed technology-supported improvements to assessment and feedback practices in 33 degree programmes across the range of educational provision at Bath Spa and Winchester universities. This will directly affect the learning experiences of over 6,500 students; the practices of over 300 teachers; and the work of over 60 IT-support, administrative and other staff, including senior managers, within the institutions.
Posted by rowin at 2012-03-27 08:52:09
Part-funded by JISC for September 2011 - July 2013, project will run for an additional 13 months to finish 31 August 2014.
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