Resources for improving feedback to students
James Brooks has created two short videos that summarise the research on effective feedback and how we can improve our delivery of feedback.
Tag: assessment
Turnitin – requesting permanent deletion of papers
Students often submit files in error to Turnitin which can create issues with the Turnitin Originality reports. Turnitin have introduced a new feature where staff can request files submitted in error be removed from the Turnitin repository directly from the Turnitin Inbox.
Turnitin PeerMark: Get Started
A guide to setting up and managing Turnitin PeerMark assignments.
Turnitin Peermark
The addition of a PeerMark assignment within Turnitin allows staff to allocate submissions to another student for peer review.
Paper based Multiple Choice Exams with Gradescope
Lu Shin Wong, a Senior lecturer in Chemistry, used Gradescope Bubble sheets in a summative exam for over 200 students. Teaching Academy asked Lu Shin about his experiences of using the Gradescope Bubblesheets.
Artificial Intelligence and Higher Education
We asked the popular AI Chat bot ChatGPT what it thought the impact of AI on Higher Education would be and what sort of things we as educators should be aware of.
Enabling Delegated Marking for Blackboard assignments
A video guide and step by step instructions on how set up delegated marking for Blackboard assignments.
Case Study: Utilising Turnitin Marking and Feedback Tools
Martin Simmons, Senior Lecturer in MACE, explains how he uses Turnitin Quickmarks and Turnitin rubrics, to provide detailed and consistent feedback to students. Utilising these tools additionally supports Martin’s work with GTA markers.
How to set up smart views for marking in Blackboard
This video shows you how to set up smart views in Blackboard to easily access marking groups.
How to create and attach a rubric in Blackboard
This video shows step-by-step instructions on how to create a new rubric in Blackboard.