Refers to any form of assessment created and implemented for the course to gauge students’ level of achievement of the learning goals. This includes formative assessment or feedback
Phil Leonard is a Professor in the Department of Humanities. Phil described two assessment activities in which he has asked students to interact critically and reflectively with Generative AI (GenAI) tools on the same module. In the two years he has run these activities, he observed a stark difference in student prior knowledge of the tools. How did Phil use […]
Julie is the MA Magazine Journalism course leader. In this practice spotlight, Julie outlined how integrating Generative AI (GenAI) into learning activities with students could serve a dual purpose. She talks about how, as well as cultivating better understanding of how to effectively use this technology, many of the skills developed through the activities overlap with those being furthered as […]
Right now our team is doing a lot of reading and thinking about the new generative technologies impacting the work of staff and students across Higher Education. This is the fourth (and final, for now) of a series of short posts that aim to highlight a piece of writing on the topic that we’ve found in some way thought-provoking, and […]
by Joseph Kenney and Rosemary Pearce Our team recently attended a presentation on using the SAMR model for transforming assessment by our colleague Rachel Challen (Learning, Teaching and Staff Development Manager for the School of Arts and Humanities at NTU). We spoke to her afterwards to share some of her ideas on how we should be thinking about transforming assessment […]
This post is part of a series on how staff in the School of Arts and Humanities at NTU are finding new ways to bring presence into their blended and online learning and teaching. We hope that highlighting some of the different practices we’re seeing and supporting in the School might give others ideas that can be adapted and replicated […]
Sometimes feedback on an assessment works best in person, where time is put aside to go through the material in detail, and to give the clarity and context of verbal explanations. While that’s not always been possible even in pre-pandemic times, a sense of the instructors’ presence as part of the feedback process is valuable, and there are a range […]
PebblePad is an ePortfolio tool which is widely used in the educational sector and in some professions since 2004. It is a flexible multi-purpose ePortfolio tool which can be integrated into teaching and learning at all academic levels, providing an excellent platform for recording and reflecting on extra-curricular activities (including engagement with employment, volunteering etc) and which is available to […]
Video can be very impactful as a learning and teaching resource and is also increasingly used as a form of assessment. However, you don’t need to be Steven Spielberg to produce a good video. Below are some resources and guidelines to get you started. Shooting your video We recommend Vimeo’s Video 101: Shooting Basics as a beginners introduction to shooting […]
Forms is a quick tool which lets you ask simple questions, with responses showing in real-time and clear results.It takes just moments to create questions, and you can share your survey with NTU staff and students, or make your form available to whoever you choose outside the University.
