1. Good practice in Assessment and Feedback across Cardiff Met
Andrew Cox BSc MSc FHEA

2. Introduction
Undertaken to discover examples of good practice in Assessment and Feedback across Cardiff Met
A Vodcast resource has been created with full videos plus other content
This presentation will provide an overview of some of the highlights
Audio Feedback
Using Turnitin & Ipads for live marking
Providing feedback via screen capture with Audio commentary
Moodle’s glossary for a collaborative group assessment

3. Audio Feedback BACKGROUND
A perceived need to address concerns that students were not engaging with written feedback
Technology easily available to experiment with audio feedback
CONTEXT
Initially used for postgrad student essays
Average podcast between 5 and 10 minutes
Modern students engage more readily with a wide range of media formats

4. Audio Feedback
Mark Sutcliffe - Programme Director MSc International Business Management

5. Audio Feedback OUTCOMES Time savings over providing written feedback
Richer and significantly more detailed feedback provided to students
Students report that they are more engaged with audio feedback
Find it more personalised
Students listened to feedback multiple times
Provides a more flexible approach to marking
Changes in approach to marking - more focus on marking against module learning outcomes

6. Using Turnitin & Ipads for live marking and recording audio feedback
BACKGROUND
170 students through 20 minute practical assessments with multiple members of staff marking concurrently
Need for an efficient and consistent method for marking and providing meaningful feedback to the students
Need to close the feedback loop to ensure that students are engaging
CONTEXT
Module - Introduction to Strength and Conditioning (CFQW 4)
Practical demonstration worth 40% of overall module mark
Technically straightforward to set up iPads and link them to TurnItIn

7. Using Turnitin & Ipads for live marking and recording audio feedback
Rob Meyers - Senior Lecturer - Cardiff School of Sport

8. Using Turnitin & Ipads for live marking and recording audio feedback
OUTCOMES
Improved efficiency for staff - significant time savings
Richer and more valid feedback provided to students
Student demonstration, marking, QA and feedback all completed in a 20 minute window
Feedback provided as a 3 minute recorded conversation - students expected to document feedback and submit an action plan to Mahara

9. Screen capture with audio commentary to provide feedback and marking analysis for student assessments
BACKGROUND
Wanted to replicate having the student with you while marking their assessment
All on screen activity captured along with detailed audio commentary - highlighting, linking to web resources, amending errors etc.
CONTEXT
Need to provide marking and feedback to a large group of students (over 100)
Submissions contain common mistakes but in a variety of ways
Initial thoughts looked at creating a series of screencasts for common mistakes however it was quickly realised that it would actually be easier and more effective to produce one screencast per student

10. Screen capture with audio commentary to provide feedback and marking analysis for student assessments
Nigel Jones - Senior Lecturer Information Technology
Panicos Georghiades - Senior Lecturer Multimedia

11. Screen capture with audio commentary to provide feedback and marking analysis for student assessments
OUTCOMES
Enthusiastic student responses - personalised and detailed feedback enabling progressive improvements in later assessments
Students view the feedback multiple times leading to improved comprehension
More efficient for staff - far richer feedback in less time than written comments
Any assessments that can be viewed on a computer screen can be marked using this method

12. Moodle’s glossary for collaborative group assessments
BACKGROUND
Wanted to create a group based project with individual components
Moodle's glossary tool enabled group formative submissions
Individual elements are an introduction and a summative evaluation of the group glossary content
CONTEXT
Module - Creativity, Marketing and Enterprise (CFQW 7) approx. 50 students in cohort
Primarily teaching students about creativity
Large percentage of cohort are International Students
Critical evaluation and independent learning are requirements of the module

13. Moodle’s glossary for collaborative group assessments
Mark Sutcliffe - Programme Director MSc International Business Management

14. Moodle’s glossary for collaborative group assessments
OUTCOMES
Very high standard of work submitted
Cross-pollination of cultural examples and conceptions of creativity created a rich glossary
Consistent approach and outcomes to formative elements using templates
Method could be applied to undergrad as well as post grad cohorts

15. Questions? Vodcast Resource