A change to online Tests is coming Around the 18th of July, DMU’s Virtual Learning Environment (Blackboard) is being updated. With this comes a subtle but important change to the way that Tests and Surveys behave with regard to Auto-Submission. … Continue reading →
In two earlier posts, we looked at different ways to write effective feedback: Four tips for writing effective feedback (part 1) – DLaT Hub (dmu.ac.uk), and Four more tips for writing effective feedback (part 2) – DLaT Hub (dmu.ac.uk). In … Continue reading →
Rubrics in Turnitin can be extremely helpful for marking and feedback. However, you may be confused by the range of rubric types and the differences between them. In Turnitin, there are several types of rubric that take the form of … Continue reading →
The Blackboard test function is a versatile tool – the ‘go to’ question types may be single or multiple-choice questions but the Hotspot question type enables us to incorporate images into our questions and provide a multi-modal format. The Hotspot … Continue reading →
The DMU Replay service went live ahead of the 2016/17 academic year at DMU. Comprising of software, policy, and guidance and support for both students and staff members; the service is the only recognised and centrally supported multimedia platform for … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
Previously we looked at how QuickMarks in Turnitin can help provide effective feedback and save time when marking students’ assignments in Turnitin. QuickMark Sets are a feature that helps you take this further by organising your comments into collections. Built-in … Continue reading →
QuickMarks is a feature of Turnitin: when marking a student’s assignment in Turnitin, QuickMarks can help you to provide effective feedback and save you time. Overview QuickMarks are commonly used phrases and comments which you can apply or create for … Continue reading →
One way you can enhance the feedback you provide to students about their Turnitin submissions is the Voice Comment feature. Using Voice Comment helps to ensure your summary feedback to students will be as clear and engaging as possible. Voice … Continue reading →
