I didn’t finish Uni quite how I thought I would (to put it mildly). Ignoring, for now, the slightly terrifying world I’ll be graduating into (which is something I’m getting quite good at), one big … Continue reading
Tag: assessment
Development in assessment practice in HE – Joint SIG RAISE Online Meeting
The Engaging Assessment and Research & Evaluation Special Interest Groups from RAISE would like to invite you all to a joint online SIG meeting taking place on Friday 5th June 2020 (10:30am – 3:30pm). The purpose … Continue reading
Marking and Moderating online using Blackboard Marks and Feedback extension
This webinar is aimed at colleagues who will be involved in marking and moderating assignments submitted through Blackboard using the Marks and Feedback extension.
Areas covered: accessing assignments on Blackboards, using online marking features to … Continue reading
The Big Scary Word Beginning with C (not that one)
This might not seem like a time of opportunity. Everything is cancelled or postponed, and it seems like our worlds are shrinking (both metaphorically, and physically – something I’m acutely aware of as I’m currently … Continue reading
The Examined Casualty
Last week I attended an ‘Emergency First Aid at Work’ training course. I had minor concerns about whether I would be able to use the defibrillator correctly (nailed it) and whether we’d be made to … Continue reading
Computer-based Diagnostic Assessment of Young Learners with Automated Feedback – an International Trial
This event is part of the School of Education’s ‘Bristol Conversations in Education’ seminar series. These seminars are free and open to the public.
Speaker: Tony Clark, Cambridge Assessment English
An effective diagnostic test … Continue reading
Extrapolating the widening participation agenda to the recruitment of underserved groups in medical research: Assessment, ethnicity, and language
This event is part of the School of Education’s ‘Bristol Conversations in Education’ seminar series. These seminars are free and open to the public.
Speaker: Dr Talia Isaacs, UCL Institute of Education, University College … Continue reading
The Primary Experience: What Can We Learn about Cross-Institutional Changes?
The following post was written by Dr. Isabel Hopwood-Stephens, a TESTA Researcher.
As one of the TESTA researchers attached to BILT, I’m going to be involved in collecting and analysing data about Bristol undergraduates’ experience … Continue reading
My Retirement from Competitive Baking
Yesterday, after an excruciating three-week wait, it was the Education Services Charity Bake Off Final. I had made it through to the final after winning my heat (cheese and rosemary scones, if you must know) … Continue reading
Strategic Students and Question Spotting
The following piece was written by Helen Heath, a BILT Fellow, Reader in Physics and (soon to be!) University Education Director (Quality).
Why do we think that students being strategic in their learning is a … Continue reading