Nov 16

The 12 Apps of Christmas

Students and staff with an interest in the uses of mobile technologies for learning and teaching may be interested in registering for the award winning 12-day online project, The 12 Apps of Christmas, which is now back for its third year. This initiative focuses on exploring 12 mobile apps, which can help students to personalise their learning and educators to support them to do so. Participants are introduced to a different app each day, over 12 weekdays (for approximately 12 minutes a day), starting on 1st December 2016. This year, the course is a collaborative effort and educators from Ireland, UK and America have come together to produce 12 case studies, each showcasing a different mobile app with descriptions of how they have integrated it into their own learning, teaching and assessment practices.

Find out more and register on The 12 Apps of Christmas website. You can also tweet any questions using the hashtag #12appsDIT.

Nov 10

Electronic marking with Turnitin Gradebook 12th October 2016

Dr Kevin Donnelly's photo

Wednesday 12th October 2016

12:30-13:00 Lunch, North Corridor

13:00-14:00 Workshop, 65/1145

Turnitin’s Gradebook software has become probably the most prevalent form of electronic marking in the last few years. Film Studies at UoS has decided on a blanket adoption for all modules. Last year, I piloted the software as a novice and this session will give others the benefit of my steep learning curve. I will outline its advantages over paper marking and e-assignments while supplying instructions for any Humanities colleagues who wish to begin using it.

Dr Kevin Donnelly

Nov 10

Assessment feedback Tuesday 21st June 2016

Tuesday 21st June 12-1pm

Building 65,  Room 2117, Avenue Campus

Assessment feedback is consistently listed as one of the main concerns of Southampton students completing the National Student Survey. Feedback represents an important way for teaching staff to communicate their thoughts and feelings on how successful, or otherwise, an assessed piece of work has been to their students. From the student perspective, feedback should ideally provide an indication of the level they are operating at within the grading criteria, as well as offering clear and constructive guidance on how they can improve their work in the future. This one hour pilot session aims to bring together teaching staff from across the faculty as a means to discuss feedback. It will identify student requirements and expectations, compare staff approaches within the disciplines present, and reflect on methods to make the provision of useful feedback easier and more effective.

 

Nov 10

Revitalising your VLE 13th May 2015

Wednesday 13th May 2015

1-3pm in 65/1163.

Are your Blackboard modules dynamic online learning spaces that allow you to do more with your face to face teaching? Have you put effort into providing something but it feels like your students aren’t using it? Would you like to redesign or increase engagement with your modules but don’t have time? Maybe you aren’t sure where to start or what to prioritise in order to create a better online experience for you and your students.

The ILIaD Blackboard Awards have highlighted excellent practices for saving staff time, improving student performance and enhancing the learning experience. Join us for a workshop (and lunch!) to share ideas with academics and the ILIaD team about how to implement simple changes to your modules. Come along and get inspired!

Timely tips from 2015’s shortlisted courses: http://is.gd/blackboard2015

It will be led by Tamsyn Smith and Sarah Fielding, Professional Specialists in Learning Design, ILIaD.