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Changes to Blackboard Tests and Surveys

DLaT Hub Posted on June 23, 2022 by Ian PettitJune 23, 2022

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 →

Posted in Assessment, Blackboard

Four more tips for writing effective feedback (part 3)

DLaT Hub Posted on June 1, 2022 by Maxine ArmstrongJune 1, 2022

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 →

Posted in Assessment, Education, MS Teams, Pedagogy

Which rubric?

DLaT Hub Posted on May 6, 2022 by hconbo00June 17, 2022

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 →

Posted in -, Assessment, DMU Core Tech

Using the Hotspot question type in Blackboard

DLaT Hub Posted on April 4, 2022 by Ian PettitApril 4, 2022

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 →

Posted in Assessment, Blackboard, ELT, Pedagogy

5 ways to make use of DMU Replay in your teaching

DLaT Hub Posted on February 24, 2022 by Ian PettitFebruary 22, 2022

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 →

Posted in Assessment, Multimedia, Pedagogy, Technology, UDL

Four more tips for writing effective feedback (part 2)

DLaT Hub Posted on January 31, 2022 by Maxine ArmstrongJanuary 31, 2022

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 →

Posted in Assessment, Blackboard, Education, Pedagogy

Four tips for writing effective feedback (part 1)

DLaT Hub Posted on January 13, 2022 by Maxine ArmstrongJanuary 13, 2022

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 →

Posted in Assessment, Blackboard, Education, Pedagogy

Turnitin QuickMark Manager

DLaT Hub Posted on August 4, 2021 by Maxine ArmstrongAugust 4, 2021

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 →

Posted in Assessment, Blackboard

QuickMarks in Turnitin

DLaT Hub Posted on July 22, 2021 by jcoope03August 4, 2021

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 →

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Add audio feedback in Turnitin

DLaT Hub Posted on July 5, 2021 by jcoope03August 4, 2021

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 →

Posted in Assessment, UDL

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