Gradescope enables electronic submission and marking of handwritten responses, typed responses, formulae and diagrams, programming/code and multiple choice. Gradescope can be added to any Blackboard course area. All Gradescope assignments and exams – both for students submitting and markers – are accessed through the Gradescope dashboard, the grades are pushed out to an associated column in the Blackboard Grade Centre.
Research shows that meaningfully integrated interactions (student–content, student–student, and student–teacher) increase learning outcomes.
Giving our students feedback can have a profound impact on how they learn and how they feel about their studies. It is arguably one of the most important things we can do to help our students improve their performance in summative assessment (Broadfoot & Black 2004). Yet it is easy to brush past the practical […]
A guide to setting up and using Buddycheck within your Blackboard course space.
Here Fiona Lynch tell us about her experience of applying for SFHEA as a member of PS staff and the benefits it has had for her career development.
Sarah Hewitt is a Learning Technologist in the Faculty of Science and Engineering as well as the Faculty’s GTA Lead. Upon becoming an alumni of the Leadership in Education Awards Programme (LEAP), Sarah took up the opportunity to become a LEAP assessor.
Here you can explore a range of programmes aimed at developing your teaching and learning practice.
Across the Faculty and University, you can access a wide range of support for your teaching and learning practice. Within your department you can also contact your Director of Teaching and Learning or your Teaching and Learning Enhancement Lead
Advance HE fellowships are formal, national qualifications recognising your teaching and learning practice. The award is highly regarded across the UK higher education sector and is increasingly being recognised by international institutions. In order to achieve an Advance HE fellowship, you will need to demonstrate your alignment to the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF).