eAssignment An institutional submission and management system for assessment of open-ended assignments Peter Silvester, Gary Jones
A Typical Scenario 3 rd year Bachelor of Medicine essay assignment ~250 students (on attachments in remote locations) ~150 markers (University and Hospital staff) Duplicate marking 3 copies of each marking/feedback form Paper copies Distributed by post At least one week administration time
Our Institutional eAssignment System
Demonstration… eAssignments
Lessons learnt Harmonise your Institutional Assessment processes Communicate across the institution Involve cross section of the institution Manage expectations Find champions, do not impose Promote online submission, entry of marks and comments – not online marking
What next? Implementation & further testing during Available Institution wide Version 2.0 –Student feedback to markers I agree with your comments I do not agree with your comments I do not understand your comments –Additional features Based of experience of version 1.0
Further Information: Peter Gibbs, Trevor Bryant, Peter Silvester, Gary Jones, Martin Chivers, Questions?