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
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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
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
Merry Christmas from the Digital Assessment Team
2022 has been a very busy year for the Digital Assessment Team. Here is a taste of what we’ve been up to. We have: Set up this blog! Lost four great staff members (Aurelie Soulier, Carol Fowler, Anisa Patel, andContinue reading… Merry Christmas from the Digital Assessment Team
Using Lt in Pharmacy
ADInstruments LabTutor has been used for a number of years by the UCL Medical school. As Dr Pam Houston, Deputy Academic Lead MBBS Year One, UCL Medical School explains in this post about moving teaching online: LabTutor an interface betweenContinue reading… Using Lt in Pharmacy
Workshops on Academic Integrity
The Digital Assessment Team have been working with the Student Changemakers team (Sandra Lusk and Abbie King), Arena (Jenny Griffiths and Simon Walker) and the Academic Communication Centre (Ariane Smart) to design a series of workshops that explore how weContinue reading… Workshops on Academic Integrity
Using Wiseflow to support administration in Natural Sciences
AssesmentUCL was mandated for centrally managed exams in 2021-22 but is optional for all other assessments. The Digital Assessment Team have collaborated with a number of academic units to support both widescale adoption of Wiseflow and smaller scale ‘pilots’ thatContinue reading… Using Wiseflow to support administration in Natural Sciences
An institutional environment that increases academic integrity
Reposted from the Digital Education Team blog. Over the last two years UCL has made major strides in its use, support and understanding of digital assessment at scale. Prior to the pandemic there had been interest in providing a centrally-managedContinue reading… An institutional environment that increases academic integrity
Negative marking to check understanding of key concepts
AssessmentUCL (Wiseflow) is the institutional digital assessment platform. AssesmentUCL was mandated for centrally managed exams in 2021-22 but is optional for all other assessments. The Digital Assessment Team have collaborated with a number of academic units to support both widescaleContinue reading… Negative marking to check understanding of key concepts