1. How Your Department Can Switch Entirely to Online Submission Dr Max Jones Director of Undergraduate Programmes in History max.jones@manchester.ac.uk

2. Why Bother? Improve Feedback – Legible – Clear identification of words/sentences/passages – Easily Saved For Future Reference – Advanced Tools: Quick Mark Rubric Voice Comments

3. Why Bother? Improve Feedback Save Students Time + Money Save Administrators Time Save Academic Staff Time Monitor Plagiarism Robust Technology It’s Easy For Staff, Students & Administrators

4. What History Did 2009-10 – Initial Pilot HIST 20252: Non-assessed Work 2010-11 – Further Pilots in large L1, L2 & L3 units: Assessed Work 2011-12 – Full Implementation by Department of History Prof. Jim Tomlinson External Examiner, June 2012: “Feedback was exemplary [at Manchester] … as good as at any institution I’d encountered”.

5. Tips Explain Why You Are Switching Work With – Elearning Support – Academic Staff (incl. GTAs) – Administrators – Students Students Email Backup Copy to School Staff Backup Comments on MS Word Don’t Overcomplicate

6. Problems/Challenges System Failures Prevent Submission Staff Lose Comments PCs + Screens Deadlines & Penalties Disproportionate Penalty for One Wrong Click…. Anonymous Marking Provision for External Examiners Support Colleagues Who Object