In preparation for the Central Assessment period we have some dates in the calendar for training on the AssessmentUCL platform. Sign up is via MyLearning (use UCL VPN or Desktop@UCL). Managing assessments on AssessmentUCL A hands on session for all staff responsibleContinue reading… Assessment training – New dates
Would you like to join our team?
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the UCL Digital Assessment Team as Digital Assessment Advisor. In this role you will be working with a number of faculties to understand and support their assessment and feedback practice. YouContinue reading… Would you like to join our team?
Designing Assessment for Academic Integrity (and AI)
Leo Havemann and I recently ran workshops on Designing Assessments for Academic Integrity (including AI). The original idea (way back in December 2022 when I was designing it), was to do something around Academic Integrity. This had been a predominantContinue reading… Designing Assessment for Academic Integrity (and AI)
Assessment optionality: help to shape our research
UCL is working with the University of Manchester, University of York and Imperial on a Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) funded project to explore the potential for assessment optionality – and we want to hear your thoughts. What is assessment optionality?Continue reading… Assessment optionality: help to shape our research
Reducing the emphasis on grades
Grades feel as much a component of education as learning itself, but are they actually an essential part of that process? In her book ‘Ungrading’ and in this accompanying article Susan D Blum actually argues that “formal education has ledContinue reading… Reducing the emphasis on grades
AssessmentUCL Blueprints
This term, the Digital Assessment team are working on the development of ‘blueprints’ for the AssessmentUCL platform, enabling staff to self-support assessment approaches that have been known to be particularly involved or require advanced support. These blueprints will supplement existingContinue reading… AssessmentUCL Blueprints
Support for AUCL assessments
Republished from the Digi-Ed blog. The Digital Assessment Team have updated the support processes for users of the AssessmentUCL (Wiseflow) platform. The new support process are outlined on the following pages: Staff support during an AssessmentUCL assessment – This page includesContinue reading… Support for AUCL assessments
Up, up and away day
This week we had our first joint away day with the Central Assessment Team. The Central Assessment Team, previously know as the exams team, are responsible for the delivery of all centrally managed assessments at UCL. The team produce theContinue reading… Up, up and away day
Piloting the lockdown browser three ways
One area the Digital Assessment Team and Central Assessment Team have been exploring recently is the use of the Wiseflow lockdown browser for in-person assessments to support academic integrity. Piloting has taken three forms which each involve a different approachContinue reading… Piloting the lockdown browser three ways
Letting students decide on their assessments
The current discourse within Higher Education is strongly anchored in and based upon the students as partners in learning. And yet, this rarely includes assessments, which are used to determine students’ specific achievements and to identify whether and in howContinue reading… Letting students decide on their assessments