Reading Time: 5 minutes In this post, Course Organiser Madeleine Campbell and Learning Technologist Jamie Auld Smith share their experience of implementing an integrated Learn assignment rubric with the aim of enhancing the consistency of essay feedback provided to postgraduate students while ensuring a practical and transparent marking and moderation workflow. Jamie and Madeleine share this work on behalf […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Attending the first round of the Academic User Group (AUG) and Professional Services User Group (PSUG) meetings in late 2024 was a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues across disciplines, Schools, and Colleges. As a Learning Technologist, collaborating on assessment (re)design is a key part of my role, and these sessions provided valuable insights […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Turnitin integration with Learn assignments allows instructors to use Turnitin’s similarity checker within a Learn assignment making the most of Learn’s flexible grading view and marking features. The similarity checker compares the text in a student submission against an extensive database of websites, academic reference materials and previously submitted work, to produce a similarity […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes The LOUISA team completed an initial round of user research as part of the User Experience (UX) plan.   This is the second post about the User Experience (UX) activities taking place for LOUISA. For an introduction to the UX plan, please see this previous blog post:  A UX strategy to improve the course assessment experience […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes The UX Team are involved with a new project that will optimise Learn Ultra for assessment and feedback.   The LOUISA project aims to enhance the assessment and feedback process for students and staff LOUISA (Learn Optimised for In-Course Submission and Assessment) is a project that has recently been launched within the Learning, Teaching and Web […]