In this case study, a new tool was developed to help staff to deliver consistent, timely and legible feedback. The initial aim for the project, which responded to feedback from student focus groups, was for the marking teams to find a new method for providing high quality feedback to students quickly. After the first iteration…
In this case study, undergraduate Real Estate students were required to plan, produce and submit a short video assignment to consolidate and capture key learning outcomes from their one-year placement experience. The module leader wanted to try the creation of video instead of written reflections, as many students had trouble achieving true reflection in the written…
In this case study, International Business students used screencasting software to present initial findings from a study into emerging markets as a Digital Poster presentation. The presentations were structured around four images arranged on one PowerPoint slide. Each image represented one aspect of their emerging market. The Digital Posters method used a simple technology known…
In this case study, Engineering students worked in teams to develop multimedia presentations around one of two research topics. The previous way of teaching the material did not engage students particularly well, so the module team hoped that the hands on aspects of multimedia production would help engage students, open up a creative dimension and…
This case study describes an initiative that used online role play to help students develop their ICT skills on an undergraduate Occupational Therapy degree course. The course used an intensive enquiry based learning approach during which students were expected to undertake electronic literature searches, communicate and share information via an online learning environment. The course…
In this case study, the teaching team in a Sport and Exercise Science module used an Excel spreadsheet with automatic functions to speed up the process of providing consistent feedback to students. The output produced a personalised feedback sheet for each student, with specific pointers intended to help each individual improve next time, which were…
In this case study, the module leader in an Engineering module used a peer-feedback activity to encourage students to self-reflect and make use of the feedback provided by their peers to improve the quality of their placement job applications. The approach developed the students’ employability skills and engagement with assessment criteria. Although the activity was…
In this case study, a tutor in a final year Research Methods module provided an audio recording for each individual student as feedback on a formative piece of work. Recordings were created using a simple recording device that could be plugged in to the computer or free-standing, and then uploaded to the module’s Blackboard site…
Recently some of the team members had a journal article published which focuses on an innovative, cross-disciplinary teaching experience at the University. Students in computing designed prototype educational games based on the needs of students in other subjects. Participants were interviewed to understand the pros and cons of this approach. Given the recent discussions around encouraging employability…
In this case study, the leader of a level 5 Sports Physiology module preceded lectures with a weekly task or activity in order to make more effective use of contact time. Details of each task or activity were automatically released to students one week in advance of the lecture itself via the module’s Blackboard site.…