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July 2018
BCEL Team Work and Peer Assessment (DGLO7)
This session introduces staff to pedagogical reasoning and technology options for building and assessing team work skills in general and peer assessment in particular. Participants are provided with an overview of basics, stages, problems, recommended solutions and various methods for assessing teamwork. The session also provides a demonstration of peer assessment using an online tool for formative assessments. Register here Learning Objectives By completing this session you will be able to: Practice the basics of teamwork Identify the stages of teamwork Determine the common problems of teamwork Develop methods for assessing teamwork Determine appropriate tools for assessing teamwork in a given context Please note: For customised small group or one-on-one sessions please contact Dr. Bhavani Sridharan (Bhavani.sridharan@deakin.edu.au) to arrange a suitable time.
Find out more »BCEL Practical tips and strategies for giving student feedback
The overall aims of this session is to discuss what is good feedback, share practical tips and strategies for giving good student feedback and marking online, and making the most out of available digital tools and resources. In this hour and a half session, participants will be asked to share their experiences about what has worked/what hasn’t for them. There will also be an opportunity for ‘hands-on’ practice to try out and make the most out of available CloudDeakin and digital tools. Register here The literature on Feedback is vast, here are few key ones to get you started : Naylor et al. 2014 Good Feedback Practices – Prompts and guidelines for reviewing and enhancing feedback for students Hattie & Timperley (2007) The Power of Feedback Boud et al., ATLC report (2010) Assessment 2020: Seven propositions for assessment reform in higher education A blog entry summarising the recent CRADLE session on Creating Personal Feedback by Dr Michael Henderson and Dr Michael Phillips Learning Objectives: Discuss what is feedback? Review the importance of feedback from eVALUate and CEQ results Some tips and strategies for giving feedback Some tips on training students to give feedback to peers Show & Tell: the good, the bad and the ugly Utilising CloudDeakin and digital tools are available to staff to give feedback and mark assignments online (i.e. managing assignment dropbox, rubrics, grades, Turnitin and audio/video feedback) Please note: For customised small group or one-on-one sessions please contact Faculty Learning Innovations, Dr. Bhavani Sridharan (Bhavani.sridharan@deakin.edu.au) or Dr Leanne Ngo (leanne.ngo@deakin.edu.au) to arrange a suitable time.
Find out more »November 2018
BCEL Outcome-focused Rubric Design: An Overview of the New Normal
This session introduces staff to the design of an outcome-focused analytical rubric for the purpose of assessing learning outcomes. Participants are provided with an overview of how to create an outcome-focused marking rubric, how it supports Assurance of Learning (AoL) process and how to deal with the challenges that comes with it. Participants will also have an opportunity to evaluate an outcome-focused marking rubric. *This session is suitable for all teaching staff involved in designing an effective marking rubric. Register here Learning Objectives By completing this session you will be able to: Appraise how an outcome-focused rubrics can be used as an effective way of providing evidence for AoL. Design outcome-focused marking rubrics using a systematic approach Articulate key elements of marking rubric design Write criteria Write descriptors Write varying levels of descriptors Provide useful feedback Evaluate if your marking rubric design has been successful Understand the tips and tricks for effectively marking using online rubric Formulate strategies to deal with the challenges of designing effective outcome-focused rubrics Self-evaluate the effectiveness of the outcome-focused rubric. Please note: For customised small group or one-on-one sessions please contact Dr. Bhavani Sridharan (Bhavani.sridharan@deakin.edu.au) to arrange a suitable time.
Find out more »BCEL Team Work and Peer Assessment (DGLO7)
This session introduces staff to pedagogical reasoning and technology options for building and assessing team work skills in general and peer assessment in particular. Participants are provided with an overview of basics, stages, problems, recommended solutions and various methods for assessing teamwork. The session also provides a demonstration of peer assessment using an online tool for formative assessments. Register here Learning Objectives By completing this session you will be able to: Practice the basics of teamwork Identify the stages of teamwork Determine the common problems of teamwork Develop methods for assessing teamwork Determine appropriate tools for assessing teamwork in a given context Please note: For customised small group or one-on-one sessions please contact Dr. Bhavani Sridharan (Bhavani.sridharan@deakin.edu.au) to arrange a suitable time.
Find out more »BCEL Practical tips and strategies for giving student feedback
Overview The overall aims of this session is to discuss what is good feedback, share practical tips and strategies for giving good student feedback and helping students to give effective feedback to their peers, and making the most out of available digital tools and resources. *This session is suitable for all teaching staff aiming to provide effective feedback Register here Learning Objectives By completing this session you will be able to: · Discuss what is an effective feedback · Identify and adapt different types of feedback · Review the importance of feedback from eVALUate and CEQ results · Adopt appropriate strategies for giving, receiving and acting on feedback. · Identify relevant technologies supporting giving, receiving and acting on feedback. Please note: For customised small group or one-on-one sessions please contact Dr. Bhavani Sridharan (Bhavani.sridharan@deakin.edu.au) to arrange a suitable time.
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