How Your Department Can Switch Entirely to Online Submission Dr Max Jones Director of Undergraduate Programmes in History
Why Bother? Improve Feedback – Legible – Clear identification of words/sentences/passages – Easily Saved For Future Reference – Advanced Tools: Quick Mark Rubric Voice Comments
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
What History Did – Initial Pilot HIST 20252: Non-assessed Work – Further Pilots in large L1, L2 & L3 units: Assessed Work – 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”.
Tips Explain Why You Are Switching Work With – Elearning Support – Academic Staff (incl. GTAs) – Administrators – Students Students Backup Copy to School Staff Backup Comments on MS Word Don’t Overcomplicate
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