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 6th March 2025. For more […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 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: < 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 6th February 2025. For more […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 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: 8 minutesIn this insightful post, Dr. Daniel Orejon, a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the Institute for Multiscale Thermofluids at The University of Edinburgh, dives into the transformative role of online preparation for laboratory courses. With an impressive background that spans pioneering research in phase-change phenomena and heat transfer, Dr. Orejon brings a rich perspective […]
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 Thursday the 9th January 2025. For more in depth technical […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn April 2024, Turnitin released a Paper Lookup tool for Instructors in Learn Ultra course to retrieve, and download, students’ submissions. This is useful for accessing the submissions that had become unavailable after the disabling of the legacy Turnitin integration in Learn course (generally those from AY 2021-2022 and earlier), and will also provide access […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTurnitin have released a new version of the Similarity Report in Feedback Studio recently. It has been made available to all staff on Tuesday 19 November and, for the time being, you will be able to choose whether to use the new “Beta View” or continue to use the “Classic” Similarity Report. The default option […]
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 Thursday the 5th of December. For more in depth technical […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 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 […]
