Integrating reflective practice into module and assessment design
Dr Amy Proctor describes how a new module was developed in SNES which embedded continuous reflection in taught sessions and through a reflective essay assessment.
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Facilitating Active Learning for diverse student cohorts
Dr Chris Leyland discusses positioning students as active participants in scholarly practices that facilitate professional competences.
Boosting digital literacy through phonetics learning
Dr Cong Zhang, Lecturer in Phonetics and Phonology in ECLS, discusses embedding authentic, engaging, and practical digital literacy skills into phonetics learning through interactive tools, online assessments, and creative multimedia projects.
Developing diverse skill-sets, student engagement, and self-evaluation in a poster assessment
Dr John Holton, Senior Lecturer in Ancient History, describes designing a poster assignment for his stage 2 module that builds and tests diverse skill-sets, promotes student engagement by enabling students to self-select and then personally research their choice of topic, resulting in students showing an increased assessment confidence and unusually high engagement with the task.
Working in Partnership with the Academic Skills Team to Develop Effective Student Guidance on Designing and Producing an Infographic Assessment
Dr Angela Mazzetti from NUBS explains her partnership work with Liv Jonassen of the Academic Skills Team from the Library to produce engaging and informative assessment support videos on the subject of designing infographics for BUS2040, resulting in an improvement in student achievement, and increased confidence when engaging with the assessment.
Canvas Course Structure – Guided Tour
In this case study, Dr Simon Parry takes us on a guided tour through his approach for structuring the MBA Accounting Canvas Course. The module is delivered as part of a blended learning approach, combining pre-recorded materials with live seminars.
The Great Wall of student engagement: Using Quizzes and New Analytics to inform community design
Helen Atkinson – Careers Consultant Careers Service What did you do? I used Canvas New Analytics and Quizzes to monitor how students were engaging with non-credit bearing careers initiatives, specifically the following two projects: China Career Gateway: An annual extracurricular career development programme designed to help Chinese students at Newcastle University prepare for their graduate Read more about The Great Wall of student engagement: Using Quizzes and New Analytics to inform community design[…]
Creating a Canvas Community
The Philosophy team needed a space for students where they could share important information, events and opportunities in a way that wouldn’t be overwhelming. They knew they wanted to avoid sending lots of emails, so a Canvas Community provided a great option.
Students as partners in learning
With Mark Jackson School of History, Classics & Archaeology Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences What did you do? Used student generated content to focus seminars; negotiated essay questions with students and offered a choice of format for a creative project. Who is involved? Dr Mark Jackson, Senior Lecturer Archaeology. For my 20 credit final Read more about Students as partners in learning[…]
Using Quizzes to Boost Student Confidence with Abstract Concepts
Quizzes can be used in a wide range of circumstances, providing an opportunity for students to check their knowledge and understanding. Rosalind Beaumont shares how she successfully incorporated quizzes into the PG Cert for Research Training.