The Fund for the Development of Teaching
and Learning (FDTL) was provided by the Higher Education Funding Council
for England (HEFCE) and the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL).
The Fund was established in 1995 to support projects aimed at stimulating
developments in teaching and learning in higher education and to encourage
the dissemination of good teaching and learning practice across the higher
education sector. The final phase of FDTL projects has now started and there is currently no funding available for new projects. More information about the FDTl initiative is available from the Academy website.
FAST
Formative Assessment in Science Teaching
The FAST project was designed to change assessment so as to support student learning more effectively
Evelyn Brown, Graham Gibbs and Chris Glover 2003. Evaluation tools for investigating the impact of assessment regimes on student learning. Biosciences Education Electronic Journal, vol 2-5
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PROFILE
A system to Support the Assessment for Academic Credit of Work-Based Learning
Profile is a web-based system which provides a tool to capture, track and assess student learning remotely. The system provides students with individual, secure electronic-portfolios which contain web-forms to guide students through any educational process.
Video demonstration: View a video demo of the PROFILE system |
OLAAF
OnLine Assessment And Feedback
OLAAF has been engaged in developing and disseminating generic guidelines for construction of Computer-based Assessment with Feedback (CBAF) through the collaborative efforts of participants.
Papers presented on OLAAF:
Student perceptions of computer-based formative assessments in a semi-distance module, G. Baggott and R. Rayne |
STAR
Student Transition and Retention
There is widespread evidence and agreement that, the transfer from schools, FE Institutions or other HE Institutions into university, even internally between courses, can be a difficult time for students. Therefore in these transition periods there needs to be adequate support for these students and additional support for those most affected by the change in their academic and social lives. |
EFEL
Effective Feedback, Enhanced Learning
This project is designed to identify, build on and disseminate good practice in: the application of assessment criteria and grade descriptors and the assessment of student work and the provision of feedback.
Headlines from the EFEL project - enhanced learning through target setting, C. Hughes |
Real World
Integrating Work-related Learning into the Curriculum
This initiative aims to enhance the employability of students within the disciplines of Agriculture, Environment, Forestry and Organismal Bioscience through the integration of work-related learning activities into the curriculum. They have collected case studies and published several publications. |
LAPT
London Agreed Protocol for Teaching uses Certainty-Based Marking in the presentation of teaching material.
The aim is to reward students for reliable confidence judgements about their answers to questions. This assists reflective study and formative assessment and (in a recent trial) has been shown to improve the reliability of summative assessment (with potential savings in exam effort).
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In touch, Online
Supporting placement learning through a virtual learning environment
We will be developing a web-based interface using the Blackboard Managed Learning Environment (MLE), to provide appropriate support at all stages of the placement process; through seeking and obtaining placements, maintaining contact during the placement year itself, and in collation and preparation of assessment materials for City & Guilds qualifications. |
SPRInTA
Student Portal Resources for Innovative Targeted Assessment
Over a two year period the project team developed a range of online self-assessments and tutorial guidance for Sports Science students. |
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