Reading Time: 2 minutesThis post provides a summary of the upcoming changes including those features which we have highlighted due to their impact. This release is subject to change and we will do our best to keep the information up to date before the release to live on the evening of Thursday the 2nd of October 2025. For […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis post provides a summary of the upcoming changes including those features which we have highlighted due to their impact. This release is subject to change and we will do our best to keep the information up to date before the release to live on the evening of Thursday the 4th September 2025. For more […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn June, we hosted the third LOUISA Professional Services User Group (PSUG) and LOUISA Academic User Group (AUG) meetings of the 2024/25 academic year. The meetings focused on two topics – streamlining the assessment workflow for staff and students by reducing our reliance on third party tools such as Turnitin Feedback Studio, as well as […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesFor the last year, the User Experience (UX) Service has supported the LOUISA project with a programme of UX research activities aimed at understanding problems with the current experience of assessment and feedback from student and staff perspectives and identifying potential ways to improve it. Here, I consolidate the work that led to the recommendations […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesAs part of a programme of user experience (UX) research activities for the LOUISA project, the UX Service worked with University staff with experience of assessment and feedback to gain their input on proposed workflows for text-based, media and group assignment submissions. These workflows had been drawn up based on findings from earlier research. LOUISA […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesIn May 2025, the User Experience (UX) Service continued a programme of user research for the LOUISA project by testing how easily students could use a prototype course in Learn to complete key tasks relating to assessment and feedback. This research helped prioritise areas for improvement. Previous student research and input from staff helped inform […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis post provides a summary of the upcoming changes including those features which we have highlighted due to their impact. This release is subject to change and we will do our best to keep the information up to date before the release to live on the evening of Thursday the 7th August 2025. For more […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of the most rewarding parts of being Teaching Organisation Manager in the School of GeoSciences is collaborating effectively with colleagues across the School and the wider University. Supporting assessment is a shared effort, and the more joined-up our communication is, the better we can support both staff and students. In the School of GeoSciences, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesBackground There has been a shift in priorities relating to data and storage of end user data over the last decade particularly in relation to services hosted by DLAM, one of the constants has always been around security, as we move forward there is an increasing expectation that we should retain the minimum required amount […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis post provides a summary of the upcoming changes including those features which we have highlighted due to their impact. This release is subject to change and we will do our best to keep the information up to date before the release to live on the evening of Thursday the 3rd July 2025. For more […]
