Category: Assessment and feedback

Gigi Herbert

Professional conversations as authentic oral assessment in career development modules

Posted on by Michelle

This case study explores the design and use of Professional Conversations as an authentic oral assessment within credit-bearing career development modules, supporting reflective, work-related learning, and employability. Our challenge / opportunity Our 20-credit, year-long career development modules are structured around work-related learning, with a focus on personal and professional development, self-awareness, reflective practice, and skills Read more about Professional conversations as authentic oral assessment in career development modules[…]

Embedding overseas research mobility into the curriculum

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Dr Carys Watts explains how embedding short overseas research projects into the curriculum gives bioscience students a structured, supported and equitable way to experience international research without committing to a full semester or year abroad.

Professional Dialogue for Fellowship applications provides an accessible and inclusive assessment option

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Dr Rebecca Gill discusses how Professional Dialogue for Fellowship applications offers an alternative to a written application, enabling participants to demonstrate their evidence for Fellowship recognition in a mode that best suits their preferences and needs.

Adopting Inspera for the first time: my experience

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A personal reflection from Dr Elise Pegg, Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering, on her experience of introducing digital exams into a module in the MSc in Biomedical Engineering using Inspera, the University’s digital exam platform.

Building students’ confidence and capability in oral communication

Posted on by Nuala

How Tariq Shafi, Senior Pre-Clinical Lecturer at NuMed Malaysia, supports Stage 1 Medicine students to develop oral communication skills through a staged research communication task. The approach combines formative preparation, small-group presentation, peer questions and immediate feedback to help students build confidence and capability in a supportive environment Our challenge  Oral communication is an important part of students’ Read more about Building students’ confidence and capability in oral communication[…]

Dr Gethin Rees

Support to Study in Sociology

Posted on by Gosia

The Sociology programme embedded a clearer Support to Study model, giving students flexible, personalised deadlines to support wellbeing alongside work pressures, improving student autonomy, mental health outcomes, and satisfaction, despite increased staff workload.

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Communicating to succeed: enhancing Bioscience students’ skills through science communication

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Discover how a flexible, adaptable 3-week summer project focusing on science communication can enhance bioscience students’ academic and professional skill gains, placement attainment rates, confidence, as well as provide a transnational educational opportunity.

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Using ArcGIS StoryMaps to practice digital storytelling

Posted on by Michelle

Dr David Hope reflects on using ArcGIS StoryMaps as a summative assessment for a second-year undergraduate module and offers practical advice and inspiration for colleagues interested in the potential of this digital tool as a form of authentic assessment.