The Learning and Teaching Institute at Sheffield Hallam University is pleased to announce the publication of a series of best practice guides for the application of technology to deliver actionable feedback. These guides are based on the findings from Technology, Feedback, Action!, a research project funded by the Higher Education Academy (during 2008/9). The project explored the impact of learning technology upon students’ engagement with their feedback. These guides are intended to provide information and evidence to support change, and are aimed at students, academic staff, and senior managers. The guides, along with full project information and report, can be downloaded from http://tinyurl.com/tfaproject

In addition, a seminar to share the methods and outcomes from Technology, Feedback, Action! will take place at Sheffield Hallam University on Friday 14 May 2010, 11am-2pm. During the seminar, entitled ‘Enhancing student engagement with feedback’, the audience will consider how evidence from the research project can be used to enhance and transform feedback practice in the context of their role. The seminar will offer practical advice to academic tutors, encourage staff to make effective and efficient use of technology-enabled feedback, and promote strategic thinking for senior managers around enhancing student engagement with feedback. The event is free, though places are strictly limited.

For more information about Technology, Feedback, Action!, to request hard copies of the best practice guides, or to book a place on the seminar, please email Stuart Hepplestone at Sheffield Hallam University (S.J.Hepplestone@shu.ac.uk) with any dietary or access requirements.