Presenter: Aurelie Soulier, UCL Digital Education Format: workshop Presentation notes Participants worked in teams for the workshop. The workshop allowed us to discuss various uses of eportfolio and the groups initiated work on designs on a portfolio activity. The presentation includedContinue reading… Beyond traditional assessment: designing eportfolio-based assessment activities (workshop)
Category: Conference/Post Themes
UCL Education Conference 2022 themes.
IDEAS (Inspirations for Digital Engagement Activities) to support feedback and assessment literacy
Presenters: Silvia Colaiacomo, Leo Havemann and Nidal Al Haj Sleiman, UCL Education and Student Experience Format: Case Study/Individual presentation IDEAs are theory-informed ‘recipes’ for activities designed to scaffold and support teaching in online or blended contexts, and particularly useful to those newer toContinue reading… IDEAS (Inspirations for Digital Engagement Activities) to support feedback and assessment literacy
Reflecting about the BAME awarding gap at UCL Economics
Author: Silvia Dal Bianco Introduction Data shows that there is a statistically significant discrepancy in the rate of good degree classes achieved by Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) students compared with white students in the UK. In 2017/18 thereContinue reading… Reflecting about the BAME awarding gap at UCL Economics
Improving student support and engagement across years – student providing ‘advice for future students’
Author: Jennifer A. L. McGowan jennifer.a.l.mcgowan@ucl.ac.uk Abstract Two frequently mentioned difficulties in teaching – both in person and online – are getting helpful feedback from students, and student engagement. In this case study I draw on an example for aContinue reading… Improving student support and engagement across years – student providing ‘advice for future students’
MAPS faculty task group to provide baseline student exam preparation support
Authors and contributors: Katherine Holt, Ella Metcalfe, Louise Dash, Mike Porter Abstract In response to student concerns we developed a faculty-level student guide on ‘Support for Exam Preparation’. Natural Sciences students are uniquely placed to comment on how practice variesContinue reading… MAPS faculty task group to provide baseline student exam preparation support
Co-learning with my students: supervising literature-based dissertations within education contexts.
Abstract The move to online supervision during the Covid-19 pandemic (2020-2022) encouraged postgraduate students to adopt different ways of demonstrating their learning through dissertation-based assessment. This differs from more classic and traditional approaches such as conducting empirical research with teachersContinue reading… Co-learning with my students: supervising literature-based dissertations within education contexts.
A mixed-methods research study to evaluate the clinical apprenticeship model at UCL Medical School
Author: Katie E. Wardle Co-authors: Ellie Nash, Emma Kelley and Sarah Bennett Abstract During the COVID-19 pandemic, the “clinical apprenticeship” model was introduced at UCLMS to aid learning; students were encouraged to participate in daily clinical activities and staff wereContinue reading… A mixed-methods research study to evaluate the clinical apprenticeship model at UCL Medical School
Learning Robotics through Blended Teaching Methods
Author: Pradeep Devadass Co-Authors: Viktoria Viktorija, Ben Spong, Sam Turner-Baldwin, Guillem Perutxet Olesti, Jingyuan Meng Abstract Lab and Practice based education and research across the Higher Education Sector were particularly hit with the challenges of how to adapt to onlineContinue reading… Learning Robotics through Blended Teaching Methods
Authentic assessment – a holy grail or just a fad?
If you’ve been hearing about “authentic assessments”, you’ll be aware that the concept is not that new-found. You have probably been assessed “authentically” but just never realised it! For example, if you drive you would have been tested on yourContinue reading… Authentic assessment – a holy grail or just a fad?
Research, Pitch, Publish: Preparing comparative literature students for the creative industries
by Elettra Carbone (Associate Professor in Norwegian Studies) and Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen (Professor in Scandinavian and Comparative Literature) Abstract Publishing and Comparative Literature is an advanced UG module designed to provide literature students with essential knowledge about the transnational publishing industry.Continue reading… Research, Pitch, Publish: Preparing comparative literature students for the creative industries
Will physical classrooms soon be extinct? What is the role of electronic case-based learning in medical education? A review of the literature
Author: Dr. Sara Al-Khafaji Background The appearance of the unprecedented Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) (Darras et al., 2021) has created a sudden and noticeable shift towards the exclusive usage of online learning environment as the main source of medicalContinue reading… Will physical classrooms soon be extinct? What is the role of electronic case-based learning in medical education? A review of the literature