1. The use of Technology in Correspondence Tuition SIG Meeting Milton Keynes 13 September 2006 Wendy Fisher

2. Progress Report Five T175 06B tutors used Tablet PC for marking eTMA-02, eTMA-04 HP Compaq tc 4200 tablet Presentation ends October 2006 Research has developed to include how ALs use all technology in electronic correspondence tuition so current practice alongside impact of electronic ink is part of same discourse Technology Faculty have been at forefront of eTMA marking since 1999 – blind spot for me

3. Evaluation Evelyn Browns Coding Analysis used to code Associate Lecturer Feedback for; TMA-01 Ten Scripts – no tablet TMA-02 Ten Scripts – tablet TMA-02 Ten Scripts – Control Group – no tablet Questionnaire to sixty three T175 students 14/9 Questionnaire to five ALs to be negotiated IET Interviews with ALs and Students 9/06 + 10/06

4. Work in Progress Further analysis of initial feedback coding Further Coding of TMA-04 for ALs and Control group – Twenty scripts to be coded Analysis of Questionnaires and Interviews Questionnaires a mix of open and closed questions and qualitative First Class T175 Project Conference – Analysis? Grounded theory approach

5. Development of Research In developing student questionnaire Key issues for analysis TMA-01 and TMA- 04, former current practice, latter tablet PC Where do ALs put their feedback? What do students think of where tutors put there feedback? What do students think/feel about how tutors use technology in providing feedback?

6. Coding Categories Comments on the factual content of the assignment Comments on skills competency Qualitative assessment of student’s performance –motivational comments (praise, encouragement, solidarity) –de-motivational comments (negative words/phrases, negative judgments about the student) Future work/assessment tasks explicitly referred to References to resource materials

7. Depth of Feedback Level 1 An issue acknowledged Level 2 A correct response provided Level 3 The reason why a student’s answer was inappropriate or why the preferred answer was appropriate

8. Table.1. Feedback Profile for Level or Depth of feedback using the Coding Categories for type of comment - TMA-01 Project Team

9. Table.2. Feedback Profile for Level or Depth of feedback using the Coding Categories for type of comment - TMA-02 Project Team

10. Table.3. Feedback Profile for Level or Depth of feedback using the Coding Categories for type of comment – TMA-02 Control Group

11. Table.4. A Comparison of results for each TMA in Category C - Content

12. Table.5. A Comparison of results for each TMA in Category S – Skills

13. Table.6. A Comparison of results for each TMA in Category M- Motivational Content

14. Issues from Coding No code for where a tutor has placed their feedback within a students work What are the challenges faced by ALs in placing their feedback in relevant and meaningful places, within electronic assignments

15. Further Issues Had planned iteration for further five ALs on T175 06J Unlikely due to questions of what further research would add to this body of work As full evaluation of initial work is on-going Poster Presentation for ISSOTL Conference - November