Project Details:
The Evaluation of Assessment Diaries and GradeMark at the University of Glamorgan
This project will evaluate the implementation of online assessment diaries and the use of online marking using GradeMark at the University of Glamorgan.
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Funding period:September 2011 to September 2012
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Organisations: University of Glamorgan |
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| MS Access |
Assignment timetables (diaries) developed in house using Access DB and web interface within BB.
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| Blackboard |
Front end for access db.
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| GradeMark |
Commercial online marking product within Turnitin
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| Assessment Diary |
BB web front end adapted to show staff and students lists of course modules, dates for assessment submission and return. In parallel, an electronic task list of all hand-back dates are posted into staff Outlook calendars to alert staff to impending deadlines
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| YouTube |
May use to share video outputs
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Comments:
Posted by sheilamacneill at 2012-06-07 14:26:09
Staff are developing more comment banks and consistency and transparency of marks and comments in response to student feedback. Students liked comments that gave them links to study resources/study skills etc.
Posted by sheilamacneill at 2012-06-07 14:23:41
Evaluation is showing some innovative uses of the technologies including tracking student progression though engagement with assessment diaries; facilitating personal tutor/student conversations by accessing work marked online to engage students in active learning through the use of multiple feedback sources across all modules on a stage of study.
Posted by sheilamacneill at 2012-06-07 14:21:38
Currently there isn't integration between the student record system and the VLE, CETIS have offered to send information/guidance to appropriate staff on integration choices.
Posted by sheilamacneill at 2012-06-07 14:20:38
Currently working on combining common themes from evaluation data.
Posted by sheilamacneill at 2012-06-07 14:18:33
team are working with their AV team to recording 1-1 student reflection video interviews. Format tbc, but they will be released as OERs and sharing on a variety of sites including the project blog and the Design Studio. CETIS sending information on OER licences.
Posted by rowin at 2011-12-12 10:11:04
Students can build eportfolios using Campus Pack BB addons, reflect on assessment experience through that. Guidance on PDP comes from individual programmes. Not part of this project.
Posted by rowin at 2011-12-12 10:09:27
CELT seminar series for staff development, project staff will be presenting, open to external guests as well as university staff. Investigating ways of using technology for staff development. Capture seminar with Panopto so staff can access online whenever they want to.
Posted by rowin at 2011-12-12 10:07:23
Don't know if BB building block for diaries is open source.
Posted by rowin at 2011-12-12 10:05:20
Academic and administrative staff views - impact on other systems rather than operating in isolation.
Posted by rowin at 2011-12-12 10:04:02
Reports via website, JISC Design Studio.
Posted by rowin at 2011-12-12 10:03:42
Videos will be freely available as OERs on YouTube.
Posted by rowin at 2011-12-12 10:02:55
Outputs will be reports, videos with staff. Web 2.0 persona - avatars to have quick conversations; good links with Hong Kong University who've done work with avatars on introducing concepts, slightly different types of staff development.
Posted by rowin at 2011-12-12 10:00:45
GradeMark and Turnitin user groups likely to be interested in the future, semi-formal networking via conferences, twitter etc. HEA Retention Conference March.
Posted by rowin at 2011-12-12 09:59:08
Links with Strand B projects using GradeMark.
Posted by rowin at 2011-11-18 13:49:15
Research via video interviews and focus group interviews with both staff and students.
Posted by rowin at 2011-11-18 13:48:03
Builds on 'Turnitin or turn it off' project
Posted by rowin at 2011-11-18 13:45:36
Builds on HEA/Leadership Foundation change academy project, 'Putting assessment at the heart of learning'
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