Four more tips for writing effective feedback (part 2)
In the article, Four tips for writing effective feedback (part 1) – DLaT Hub (dmu.ac.uk), we began looking at different ways to write effective feedback. Feedback provides a useful leaning opportunity but only if certain conditions are met. So, here … Continue reading →
Flipped Jigsaw approach to student collaboration
A flipped jigsaw approach combines two innovative pedagogies – the flipped classroom and the jigsaw method – into a single multi-stage approach. While still relatively novel, evidence suggests it may benefit student engagement, active learning, content retention and student satisfaction. … Continue reading →
Four tips for writing effective feedback (part 1)
Feedback provides students with information about their performance in tasks and assignments, but according to Shute (2008) its main purpose is to help students improve how they learn by changing their thinking and behaviour as part of an ongoing learning … Continue reading →
Using rubrics to communicate marking criteria and provide feedback
When marking within Turnitin, you can use a rubric or grading form to provide feedback to students. Your rubric or grading form can be customised based on your marking criteria for an assignment. There are a range of benefits of … Continue reading →
How to turn your camera into a visualiser
Back in the day, an over-head projector would be used to display a hand-drawn image onto a large screen, or more often the classroom wall, so everyone could see it. Then the visualiser came along that would convert an image … Continue reading →
Embed your PowerPoint slides in Blackboard
If you would like your students to see your PowerPoint slides on the page in Blackboard rather than having to download them, you can embed the slides. Students can then look through the slides without leaving the blackboard page. Your … Continue reading →
Share the document camera in a hybrid class in Teams
If you want to display an object, or document in a face-to-face teaching session you may be familiar with using the document camera, also known as a visualiser, to project an image of the item to the whole class. In … Continue reading →
Provide formative feedback to students in Class Notebook
In a previous article we talked about using Class Notebook’s collaboration space for group work. This article looks at how you can use another part of Class Notebook – the Student Notebook – to view student work and provide formative … Continue reading →
Sharing documents using the File tab in a live MS Teams session
By using Share Content in an MS Teams meeting it is possible to share your screen, a window, a PowerPoint presentation or a whiteboard. But have you considered sharing documents such as a Word document or a spreadsheet? Sharing documents … Continue reading →