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24 September 2024Assessment and Progression – where are we now?
Lorna Dawson is the Interim Head of Teaching, Learning and Student Experience for the School of Natural Sciences. Here she provides an update on the developments in assessment and progression following the review in the summer of 2023. I think many colleagues will be familiar with the challenges we encountered regarding Assessment and Progression (A&P),…
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18 September 2024Graide Pilot Event Video: Enhancing Marking and Feedback with AI
We recently hosted an event where we demonstrated how Graide software can improve marking time and feedback quality. The recording can be found here. If you would like to take part in the pilot, please…
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5 September 2024Team News – Foundation Studies
We are delighted to announce that Professor Colin Steele has been appointed as the new Discipline Head of Education (DHoE) for the Foundation Studies Programme from 1st August 2024 for a period of three years. Colin takes over from Dr Jonathan Sly, who has held the DHoE role for the past 5 years. Dr Jo…
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Latest Articles
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1 November 2024New initiatives launched to support teaching excellence
We are pleased to announce the launch of several new initiatives to support teaching excellence across the University.
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17 October 2024Improving our student experience
Despite positive teaching feedback, the 2024 National Student Survey shows no significant improvement in overall student experience. The University has identified 15 actions to enhance performance, particularly in Assessment & Feedback and Student Voice, to be implemented across all levels.
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1 October 2024Cadmus is now available for 2024/25
We are happy to announce that a new assessment tool called Cadmus will be available to use in Blackboard across the University from Monday, 30th September 2024. What is Cadmus? Cadmus is a secure online assessment platform accessed through the University’s Central Learning Environment (Blackboard). It facilitates the whole assessment cycle from assessment design through…
Faculty Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee
The Faculty Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee is made up of academic and professional support staff from across the Faculty. They meet monthly to oversee Faculty-wide undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and learning matters, develop strategies and review policies.