1st Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference: Assessment and Feedback

Friday 28th March 2008
Charles Wilson Building

The Principal, Sir Muir Russell gave the opening address and the keynote addresses were from the SRC Vice-President Learning and Development, Gavin Lee and Professor David Nicol, Director of the Re-engineering Assessment Practices (REAP) project, Deputy Director, Centre for Academic Practice and Learning Enhancement, University of Strathclyde. The event combined presentations with workshops led by staff from across the University

Programme for Learning and Teaching Conference


Keynote Presentation by Gavin Lee: Student perceptions on feedback and assessment: "Is it really that bad?"


Keynote Presentation by David Nicol: Rethinking Assessment and Feedback


Sessions

Mr Dougal Campbell, School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Building and Using Moodle 'quizzes' for teaching and assessment

Dr Cathy Bovill, Learning and Teaching Centre
Engaging students by enhancing assessment and feedback

Dr Jo Sharp, Department of Geographical and Earth Sciences
Encouraging students to take ownership of their learning: the role of tutorials and peer assessment

Dr Joanna Smith, Biology Teaching Centre
Shared spaces in a virtual learning environment for group working in a large class environment: a tool to increase staff-student dialogue and the value of formative feedback

Dr Tim Drysdale, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Where are the weaknesses? Personal Response Systems and Diagnostic Trees in First Year Electronics

Mr Eddie Mack, Department of Educational Studies
Using Moodle's reflective journal facility to feedback on practice and support professional development remotely.

Dr Carol Ditchfield, Medicine - Education and Administration
How do students make sense of formative feedback?

Dr Steve Draper, Department of Psychology and Dr Quintin Cutts, Department of Computing Science
Adjusting students' attitudes so that they benefit from feedback

Dr Stuart Hanscomb and Ms Angela McClanahan, Dumfries Crichton Campus
Creative Practice in Learning, Teaching and Assessment.