This research article by Sheffield Hallam academics explores student perspectives on the use of audio feedback in their nursing course. The majority of students found the use of audio feedback as a positive experience with individual benefits. The research also explored staff perspectives about the use of this type of feedback. The article abstract and full…
This summer we are planning to transition our Blackboard online submission tool from SHU Assignments, a custom Sheffield Hallam tool, to the default Assignment tool Blackboard provides. This is being done to ensure that we can take advantage of current and future enhancements to the online submission, grades and feedback features of Blackboard. More details…
This article is the first in a series of five articles about scenarios for mobile learning. TEL is coordinating an initiative to promote and capture innovation in e-learning. What is it? Mobile phones can be used to record audio feedback files, and these are shared with students for playback via the Blackboard Grade centre. Audio…
We want to know how students make use of feedback to support their overall learning experience at Sheffield Hallam – how they engage with feedback, store and recall feedback for use in future learning and future assignments, and how technology can help students use feedback more effectively. We want to hear from students about their…
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…
This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series). We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. Turnitin is an online text-matching service available via Blackboard at SHU. Users of the service can submit work in…
This journal article by Sheffield Hallam academics is a literature review of the past decade’s research into technology’s role in encouraging student engagement with feedback. This includes where technology releases feedback to students quickly, generates feedback automatically, and encourages action based on that feedback. This literature review was initially created as part of the HEA-funded Technology,…
The latest edition of D&S’s LTSE newsletter focuses on the use of technology enhanced learning to improve the student experience. Most of the articles are relevant outside of the D&S faculty, so please have a look even if you are in another faculty. Articles were contributed by a variety of authors across the University. The newsletter covers a…