Supporting summative sustainability analysis using formative tests
This case study describes how formative tests are used in the School of Engineering to scaffold students learning prior to summative assessment.
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Assessment and feedback
Tom Astley, winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Feedback Teaching Excellence Award shares his approach to providing continuous feedback to students.
Peer mentoring: Business, Accounting and Finance
Find out more about how Peer Mentors support Business, Accounting and Finance students with placements.
Class generated content
Dr Helen Stringer describes how she introduced group seminar debates and a class book which includes essays from all students on the module. You can also read some feedback from one of the students on the module.
Flipped videos
Rajesh Tiwari from the School of Engineering shares how he uses videos to deliver a flipped classroom.
Escape rooms, quizzes and bite size videos
When teaching ophthalmology to MBBS students Dr Jeffry Hogg introduced a range of games and quizzes to help engage students with their learning.
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Providing audio feedback
Andrea Wilczynski from the School of Modern Languages records individual audio feedback for Stage 2 students studying German. Read more about the results here.
PeerWise: Creation of a programme wide student built database of practice exam questions for medical students
Dr Clare Guilding, Dean of Academic Affairs (Medicine) Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (Case Study from School of Medical Education, Newcastle Campus) Medical Sciences What did you do? Established courses the online quizzing platform PeerWise for medical students Who is involved? All stages of the MBBS (medicine) degree programme. How do you do it? Students always Read more about PeerWise: Creation of a programme wide student built database of practice exam questions for medical students[…]
A hands-on project-based mechanical engineering design module focusing on sustainability
Professor Tom Joyce, Professor of Orthopaedic Engineering School of Engineering Science, Agriculture and Engineering What did you do? The School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering (MSE) changed the Stage 2 Design module to a Design and Manufacturing module, and completed the transition from a paper-based design exercise to a group exercise which required students to Read more about A hands-on project-based mechanical engineering design module focusing on sustainability[…]
A School-appointed ‘Coursework Czar’ reviews the setting of assessments
Dr Lindsay Marshall, Senior Lecturer Computing Science, Agriculture and Engineering What did you do? The School of Computing Science has appointed a “coursework czar” to act as an internal checker on the setting of all pieces of coursework. Who is involved? Dr. Lindsay Marshall serves as a “coursework czar” and reviews assessments as they are Read more about A School-appointed ‘Coursework Czar’ reviews the setting of assessments[…]