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
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
Digital Assessment training and workshops – Spring term
The Digital Assessment Team have a new schedule of training and workshops planned for next term – some more technically focussed on Wiseflow assessment platform and some on wider areas of digital-enabled assessment. These sessions are designed to complement otherContinue reading… Digital Assessment training and workshops – Spring term
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