Jim Emery

Integrating Marks between a SIS and a VLE – challenges and benefits.

ALT-C. 7 September 2016 #altc 2016 .

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Assessment Lifecycle

: MMU + JISC

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SIS VLETransfer of staff, students and modules

SYSTEM INTEGRATION MODEL

ASSESSMENTS

Manual input of Marks

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Marks Integration Drivers

PWC Audit

Student Satisfaction

Staff Satisfaction

Wider Efficiencies Agenda

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Marks Integration Process -Manual Improved Basic Process

ML

MT

PA

Phase

Downloads Improved MMR

(MMS)

Sends to MLs 3 weeks after start of

teaching

Inputs marks into MMS (including absences and

extensions, Non submits)

ML distributes to MTs

Send marks to ML

Collates marks Sends to PA

Inputs marks into ISIS Send ISIS improved

MMS to ML

Data checked using checking application

(Unix Diff)

ML confirms ISIS marks OK via

standard email

PA saves confirmation email

in central file

How could this collection and

collation be improved?

Would it be possible for PA to check ISIS

data using application? Would

MLs be OK with this?

Temp workforce?

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Marks Integration Framework

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SIS view

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“Too many Clicks”

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Assessment Flexibility

TurnitinUK Placements

Wikis “Traditional” exams

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Institutional Timeline

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Digital Capability

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Support and Development

1- 2 -1

F-2-F

Briefing sessions

Online Community

Pilots

Champions and “volunteers”

“How to” workshops

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Comments

“If the marks that the Module Leaders put into Grade Centre are carried over ...it would save alot of time and there is less chance of error when the marks are only entered once”

“This process seems to be time efficient, cuts down the chance for human error ....I feel much more confident in what I am doing”.

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Towards a Digital UniversityStrategy 2020 @ GCU

“Develop our digital education environment and expand the use of learning technologies to enhance the student experience, support high-level digital literacy, scale up our online and distance learning offerings and increase the connectivity of our campuses and communities”

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