Assessment and Feedback

BadgEd: Introducing the Digital Badge service for the University of Edinburgh

BadgEd is a new Service that staff can use to create and issue digital badges to learners.

This online session will introduce the Service, how to access it, how support is provided etc. The session will last for 50 minutes, including time set aside for Q&A. 

Learning Outcomes:

In this course you will learn:

• What a digital badge is
• Why awarding digital badges could be beneficial to your School/College, the University and learners
• How to learn more about BadgEd including how you could get involved

Turnitin: Good Practice for Academic Support Staff

Learning Outcomes:

In this course you will learn:

• What functionality Turnitin provides
• Good practice in the support of students to use Tii
•  Good practice in the way Turnitin inboxes are created
• What sources of support are available to you

Turnitin: Good Practice for Students

Learning Outcomes:

In this course you will learn:

• What Turnitin is Good practice when preparing work for submission to Turnitin
• Good practice after submitting work to Turnitin
• Good practice after receiving feedback on your work in Turnitin
• What sources of support are available to you

Book on to a training course: Students 

• 16 Sep: https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=72751
• 17 Sep: https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=72753
• 18 Sep: https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=72754
• 19 Sep: https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=72755
• 24 Sep: https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=72756
• 26 Sep: https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=72757
• 8 Oct: https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=72758
• 4 Nov: https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=72759
• 3 Dec: https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=72760
• 13 Jan: https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=72761

Turnitin: Good Practice for Markers

Book on to a training course:Staff

Course link to be confirmed 

Learning Outcomes:

• What functionality Turnitin provides, particularly for you as a marker
•  Good practice in the use of the marking and feedback tools
•   What sources of support are available to you

QMP: Introduction to Questionmark Perception (QMP)

Questionmark Perception (QMP) is an online assessment system that is used for objectively-marked assessments (i.e. using questions where QMP can grade the student's submission). QMP can be used for both summative and formative assessments. There are over 20 question types available and options to leave detailed feedback and deliver this at a question, topic or whole assessment level. 

The QMP authoring interface is web based, opening out its full functionality to all staff at the University no matter their preferred computing platform.

 Learning Outcomes: 

• Author questions 
• Author assessments 
• Review different assessment delivery and feedback options 
• Retrieve reports on assessments 

PebblePad: Facilitating assessed blogging workflows in PebblePad

This session provides an overview of how to make the most of PebblePad for some of the more complex blogging exercises (for learning and teaching) which might involve pre-structured forms, progress tracking, peer-review, rich feedback templates, etc. 

Apart from the relevant guidance and examples, the session will allow time for questions and answers.

Learning Outcomes: 

• Understanding of PebblePad’s pros and cons when used for assessment of blogs  
• Practical application of different types of assessment workflows for blogs in PebblePad  
• Overview of the ATLAS setup for managing assessed blogs in PebblePad 
• Hands on experience with the creation of the feedback templates  
• Basic understanding of day-to-day ATLAS housekeeping for assessed blogging (feedback release, user settings, reporting, etc.)

Learn: Tests and Question Banks in Learn Ultra

Event Description: 

Learn is the University’s virtual learning environment. This session will cover the topics below and give you the opportunity to ask questions about them. The session will last for 1 hour, including time set aside for a Q&A. 

This is a live, instructor-led event presented by James Slack from Educational Design and Engagement, Information Services Group. 

Learning Outcomes: 

By the end of the course you will be able to: 

• Create a test 
• Understand the different question types available
• Mark a test 
• Delete a test 
• Create a question bank 
• Edit existing question banks 
• Copy existing question banks 

Learn: Online assessment and feedback using Turnitin Feedback Studio for markers

This course focuses on using Turnitin Feedback Studio for staff who mark student work (it is not for students being marked).

  Learning Outcomes: 

• Setting up Turnitin assignments in Learn 
• Interpreting Turnitin similarity reports and scores 
• Introduction to marking and feedback with Turnitin (including audio comments) 
• Using QuickMarks 
• Using rubrics 

Learn: Marking Learn Ultra Assignments Using Blackboard Annotate

Event Description: 

Learn is the University’s virtual learning environment. This session will cover the topics below and give you the opportunity to ask questions about them. The session will last for 1 hour, including time set aside for a Q&A. This is a live, instructor-led event presented by James Slack from Educational Design and Engagement, Information Services Group. 

Learning Outcomes: 

By the end of the course you will be able to: 

• Access an unmarked assignment 
• Use the thumbnail view 
• Expand and collapse panels 
• Adjust the page view 
• Search an assignment 
• Access and use the annotation tools 
• Add to the content library 
• Apply a comment from the content library 
• Delete an annotation 
• Add general feedback  
• Mark the assignment 
• View and use a rubric 

Learn: Learn Ultra Gradebook - Introduction

Event Description: 

Learn is the University’s virtual learning environment. This session will cover the topics below and give you the opportunity to ask questions about them. The session will last for 1 hour, including time set aside for a Q&A. 

This is a live, instructor-led event presented by Marcello Crolla from Educational Design and Engagement, Information Services Group. 

Learning Outcomes: 

By the end of the course, you will be able to: 

• Understand the different gradebook views (row and grid)  
• Organise your gradebook  
• Delete marks from the gradebook  
• Download and upload to the gradebook  
• Change views (list/chart, markable items/students)  
• Use the search options   
• Use the filters    
• Understand overall mark   
• Use basic settings  
• Mark group assignment

Learn: Learn Ultra Grade Centre - Advanced

Event Description: 

Learn is the University’s virtual learning environment. This session will cover the topics below and give you the opportunity to ask questions about them. The session will last for 1 hour, including time set aside for a Q&A. 

This is a live, instructor-led event presented by Robyn Pritzker from Educational Design and Engagement, Information Services Group.

Learning Outcomes: 

By the end of the course, you will be able to:  

• Use and create categories  
• Create and apply marking schema  
• Create calculated columns  
• Create different views (list/chart, markable items/students)  
• Use search  
• Use combinations of filters  
• Use advanced settings

Learn: Assignments in Learn Ultra

Event Description: 

Learn is the University’s virtual learning environment. This session will cover the topics below and give you the opportunity to ask questions about them. The session will last for 1 hour, including time set aside for a Q&A. 

This is a live, instructor-led event presented by Alan Hamilton from Educational Design and Engagement, Information Services Group. 

Learning Outcomes: 

By the end of the course you will be able to: 

• Identify good practice in creating assessments 
• Add a Learn assignment drop-box 
• Add a Turnitin assignment drop-box 
• Apply a rubric to an assignment 
• Create a rubric 
• Copy a rubric from another course 
• Enable anonymous marking
• Understand parallel marking 
• Use accommodations