Preparing to Teach for PGRs: eAssessment, Nov 2016

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LIMITLESS POTENTIAL | LIMITLESS OPPORTUNITIES | LIMITLESS IMPACT01/05/2023

(e)Assessment: (e)Marking and (e)Feedback

PREPARING TO TEACH (PGRS)

Technology Enhanced Learning CQSD

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TEL STAFF (CQSD)

Vicki HolmesHead of TELv.holmes@reading.ac.uk

Adam BaileySenior TEL Advisora.r.g.bailey@reading.ac.uk

Lauren McCannTEL Advisor l.j.mccann@reading.ac.uk

Shirin IrvineTEL Advisors.irvine@reading.ac.uk

Maria PapaefthimiouSenior TEL Advisorm.c.papaefthimiou@reading.ac.uk

Andy TurnerTEL Applications Managera.r.turner@reading.ac.uk

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Technology Enhanced Learning

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LIMITLESS POTENTIAL | LIMITLESS OPPORTUNITIES | LIMITLESS IMPACT01/05/2023

(e)Assessment: (e)Marking and (e)Feedback

PREPARING TO TEACH (PGRS)

Technology Enhanced Learning CQSD

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ALL MATERIALS FROM TODAY’S SESSION ARE AVAILABLE… Blackboard > Graduate School Organisation > Preparing to Teach

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FURTHER SUPPORT AVAILABLE…

 Hands-on training session: 6 December, 1.30pm

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OBJECTIVES

 Post-graduate students with teaching responsibility to be aware of:

Where UoR stands currently in terms of online submission, marking & feedback, and what this means for PGRs

Tools used for online submission, eMarking, eFeedback & similarity (originality) checking of work

Where to access relevant resources & support

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OVERVIEW 

• Chalk & talk

• LIVE demo of the eAssessment tools on Blackboard

• QUIZ (with prizes!)

• Any Questions?

• What Next?

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WHERE IS THE UNIVERSITY RE ONLINE SUBMISSION, MARKING & FEEDBACK?

• Schools are at different stages with regard to using online submission tools, eMarking / eFeedback & use of Turnitin’s Similarity checking feature

• Check with your teaching colleagues about which tool/s you are using – settings & arrangements. (15 day turnaround)

• EMA Project – Electronic Management of Assessment

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Assignment tools

ONLINE SUBMISSION – SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

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Specify

Settings

Supporting

Submitting

Marking &

Feedback

Recording Marks

Returning Marks

& Feedbac

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Reflecting

• Identify assignments• Decide on process• Select suitable tool

• Submission point set up

• Instructions to students

• Feedback Plan• Marking criteria

(Rubric)

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• Prepare students for the assignment

• Provide guidance• Help guides

• Submission point availability• Drafts • Originality Reports (Turnitin

only)• Monitoring late and

extensions

• Mark the assignment• Use your chosen method

of providing feedback• Moderation / second

marking

• Enter Marks• Grade Centre calculation• RISIS

• Release marks and feedback via Grade Centre

• Post Date (Turnitin only)

• Ask students to reflect on performance

• Review assignment analytics

Assessment Life Cycle for

Assignment tool

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HAS ANYONE DONE ANY ONLINE MARKING? 

LET’S LOOK AT THE TOOLS

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Turnitin

Bb Assignment

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WHEN TO USE WHICH TOOL?

Turnitin• Individual submission only• Similarity Report• Text based assignments• Single file

Advantages• Re-usable comments• Integrated voice comment• Submit on behalf of a student• Email non-submitters

Bb Assignment• Group Assignments too• Multiple file submission• Assign multiple markers

Advantages• Attach feedback file

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MARKING RUBRICSWhat are they?

• A marking tool that uses a set of identified criteria, against which students’ assignments can be evaluated• Usually represented as a grid or table with a scale• Linked to learning outcomes• Measureable & observable performance

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IPAD APP

• Turnitin for iPad

• Off- line marking

• Video https://vimeo.com/71294058

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SIMILARITY REPORT

TURNTIN SIMILARITY REPORT

21% of this paper matches other sources

Highlights any text that matches sources in the Turnitin databases, and provides links to them.

WHAT IS A SIMILARITY REPORT?It displays the results of the text matches to internet sources

Checks:• Websites (& archived)• Student paper repository (Institutional & UK)• Some journals & publications

So it can:• Assist tutors in their professional academic judgment• Be used as a learning tool to help students check their work• Be used as part of academic integrity teaching strategy

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SIMILARITY INDEX

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HOW DOES IT HELP?• Assists in validation of the originality of students’ work• Provides equality of provision• Helps maintain standards and quality of awarded marks• Students can check poor paraphrasing and missing citations and improve their academic writing

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SIMILARITY REPORT: LIMITATIONS

It does NOT detect:

• Older print sources & books• Some electronic journals• Password-protected website content • Translated foreign language sources•Mathematical equations• Graphs, diagrams and images• If someone else has written it

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WHAT IS TURNITIN NOT?

It’s NOT a plagiarism detector

It’s NOT a substitute for an academic’s professional judgement

E-ASSESSMENT AT UOR – WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

• Let’s play Kahoot!

• Go to kahoot.it on your mobile device & get ready for the quiz!

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CHALLENGES

Tools are mechanisms for marking & giving feedback – they don’t solve the challenge of getting students to engage with their feedback…

KEY MESSAGES

Check arrangements in your School for online submission, marking & feedback – which tool & settings are you using?

Avail yourself of resources & support to enable you to use the tools effectively

Ask for help if you need it! 28

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ASSESSMENT: TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP!

• Blogs• Journals• Wikis• Discussion Boards• Tests

All can be graded

HELP & SUPPORT

• Person-to-person: • Colleagues & SDTL • IT Service Desk – email: it@reading.ac.uk

•Online: • Blackboard > Graduate Organisation > Preparing to

Teach• Support for Staff tab on Blackboard• Support for Students tab on Blackboard • TEL blog (http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/tel/)• Blackboard Help website (https://en-us.help.blackboard.com/)

• Technical: • IT Service Desk – email: it@reading.ac.uk

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FURTHER SUPPORT AVAILABLE…

 Hands-on training session (16 places):

6 December, 1.30pm

Book a place – email: gradschool@reading.ac.uk

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KEEP UP-TO-DATE!

TEL Bloghttp://blogs.reading.ac.uk/tel/

Twitter@unirdg_TEL

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