Peer Scholar – Overview
Peer Scholar is a peer evaluation tool. This article provides an overview of the different types of evaluation activity that you can build in Peer Scholar and what the workflow process looks like for students.
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Assessment Optionality case study
Emily Cooksey is an Associate Dean for Student Experience and Graduate Outcomes and a lecturer in Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science. Emily talked to Teaching Academy about her experience of running optionality within her assessments. What did you do and why? Optionality is the practise of giving students choice within their assessed work. It is […]
Mentimeter – User stats and Quiz Competition feature
Mentimeter continues to grow in popularity across the University and this post shows off a new Quiz Competition feature.
Blackboard Spring Clean
In this article, we will outline why you should undertake a thorough ‘spring clean’ of your Blackboard course units, what elements you should focus on and why it’s essential to prepare now for the move to Canvas.
A Quick Start Guide: Finding your 2023-24 courses in Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation
This short guide will show you how to organise your Blackboard course unit list so that the relevant courses are displayed more prominently at the top of the page.
Peer Scholar – Get Started
Peer Scholar is a peer evaluation tool which is currently available via Blackboard. This article provides an introduction to Peer Scholar, including factors to consider before choosing to use Peer Scholar and guidance on initial set up.
Adapting your assessments for Ai
Advances in Artificial Intelligence are already changing the way we think about Higher Education. One key impact will be how we assess student learning.
Mentimeter Ai features
Mentimeter have released some Ai functionality that groups responses to your open ended questions, we have now enabled that functionality for use across UoM.
Mentimeter Powerpoint Add-in
It is now possible to access the Mentimeter Powerpoint Add-In on your UoM managed device.