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Using Technology to Enhance Feedbacklogo of the ASSET project

Tuesday 14 December 2010

Whitelands College, Roehampton University London

 

As providing feedback to students is very much in the spotlight most institutions are keen to raise their score in the National Student Survey. This event explored the use of different digital media for enhancing feedback and feed-forward provision to students. During the event there were opportunities to see how different technologies could help lecturers enhance their feedback provision through:

  • a range of case studies;
  • hands-on media sessions;
  • feedback design activities;
  • discussion sessions;
  • and networking opportunities.

Although the workshop did have a strong bioscience element the material presented was applicable to other disciplines. The day was co-organised by the ASSET project.

The event was followed virtually with the use of #heabio and #fdback tags.

Draft Programme
10:00 Coffee and registration
10:20 Welcome and introduction to the day
Steve Maw, UK Centre for Bioscience and Anne Crook, ASSET project
10:30 Using technology to enhance feedback
A scene setting activity led by Anne Crook to gather delegate's challenges and successes with using technology to provide feedback.
11:10 'Thunderstorm' presentations
Short, 10 minute, case study/showcase presentations highlighting a particular approach and technology used
12:15 Lunch
13:05 Hands-on technology demos

Parallel stalls providing opportunities to find out more about the techniques described in the Thunderstorm presentations.

14:00 Feedback activity
Facilitated by Julian Park

Using a series of case study scenarios this workshop aimed to help delegates consider how they may use technology to enhance feedback.
15:15 Break
15:30 Reflections on the day and moving forward
Led by Jon Scott, University of Leicester

A structured discussion which considered:

  • Opportunities and barriers
  • Are there easy wins?
  • Short term and long terms strategies
  • Resource implications
16:00 Depart

 

Resources relevant to event

University of Leeds' (JISC funded) Building Capacity Project at http://www.sddu.leeds.ac.uk/lbc/

Feedback Bibliography www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/ftp/events/york290909/feedbackbibliog.pdf

Assessment Briefing which contains a section on feedback as well as other useful information on assessment.

Engage in feedback is an evidence-based website. It aims to enhance student learning by providing staff with ideas, tools and resources they can use to enhance the feedback they provide.

Website resources regarding Assessment for learning.

Assessment audit tool.

Reports from previous feedback and assessment events
Feedback events:

Centre for Bioscience Event Report: Effective Feedback to Students - Wolverhampton, 22/02/2006 www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/wolv06.aspx

Assessment events:

Centre for Bioscience Event Report: Preventing and Designing Out Plagiarism - Leicester, 2008 08/04/2008 www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/plagiarism080408.aspx

Centre for Bioscience Event Report: Learning Through Assessment - Southampton 2008 08/01/2008 www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/soton080108.aspx

Centre for Bioscience Event Report: Learning through assessment - Newcastle 2007 17/01/2007 www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/newcastle07.aspx

Centre for Bioscience Event Report: Effective Group Work - Abertay Dundee 2005 05/10/2005 www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/abertay05.aspx

Centre for Bioscience Event Report: Assessment for Learning - Reading 2005 13/04/2005 www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/read05.aspx

Centre for Bioscience Event Report: Making the Most of Final Year Projects - Durham 2005 08/02/2005 www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/dur05.aspx