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 […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe LOUISA project has recently conducted a second round of user research with students to identify problem areas in the in-course assessment and feedback process. A previous blog post explained how and why this research was undertaken: Conducting a second round of student research to understand students’ experiences of in-course assessment in Learn The LOUISA […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe LOUISA team engaged with more students to validate earlier findings and ensure representation from a wider range of student groups An initial round of research had been conducted with student interns in summer 2024 to understand the in-course assessment and feedback process for students at the University. Colleagues across all three Colleges analysed the findings, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe are glad to share that EDINA completed Noteable Beta Release for summer 2025 this week. Besides the on-demand packages and libraries, such as Quarto CLI, Pylandstats, and ASReml-R, etc., the highlights of the Beta version are the two new features: LTI1.3 grade passing back from nbgrader assessments to Blackboard Learn Ultra course Shared data […]
Reading Time: 3 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 5th June 2025. For more […]
