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Technology to support the transition from paper based to electronic modes of feedback
and assessment
Mark Dransfield, Technology Enhanced Learning Advisor & University Teaching Fellow
Nikki Swift, Senior Teaching Fellow, York St John Business School
Background of e-marking and feedback in the University
• 2007/8 Pilot projects (video feedback link)• 2008 e-submission working group• 2009: University Quality of the Student Experience
(QSEC) committee decided to implement e-submission across the university from 2010/11
• 2010: The Dean of the Business School decides to implement e-feedback across the Business School
• 2010: STEF project funding granted through L&TD
• Wanted to find a range of methods for people to mark electronically which they were personally comfortable with
Initial aims of the STEF project
• To embed e-marking and feedback in the Business School
• To gain an understanding of the impact of new technologies on e-marking and feedback
• To inform the University of the most efficient and practical ways of working with these technologies, potentially avoiding investing in unworkable/impractical technologies
• To share knowledge with the University and the sector of attitudes to marking on screen
Equipment used
• iPads• Digital Pen & Lightweight laptop• Macbook Air• Kindle• Dual Monitors• TurnitinUK & Grademark
iPad demo
iPads• Positive reports:
– Useful to be able to access your marking anywhere, e.g. on the train– Very useful for meetings and email
• Negative reports:– iTunes not available on networked PCs– People experienced problems during initial setup with personal
iTunes account (not so much a problem with iOS5)– Complex process of getting assignments on to the ipad and back to
Moodle– Complex administrative process of purchasing ‘apps’ – ‘gifting’– Poor quality annotations/fiddly to do– Didn’t replicate marking on paper closely enough– Some people didn’t complete the project as desired
1 Digital pen & lightweight laptop
• Link to YouTube video• Feedback from user
1 Macbook Air
• Most powerful and light• First ultrabook style on the market• Shift of operating system (YSJ a ‘Microsoft
House’)
Kindle
• Some information from Keith
Dual monitors
• Some findings from dual monitors – explored further in practical stuff
• Findings from the project led on to most of the faculty being equipped with DMs
• Negatives of being fixed to a location (work!)
TurnitinUK & Grademark
Drawbacks observed in the early stages of the project
• The steps required to secure student work during the download/upload of annotated scripts to Moodle are time consuming and can add a lot of time to the assessment process
• On screen marking using PCs is reported to be very slow. We considered whether this could be due to:– Reading/scanning/reviewing small section of text
at once– Being a new method of working which may speed
up with experience
Benefits observed in the early stages of the project
• Hardware purchases were reported to improve staff efficiency in other areas (time management, email access on the go etc.)
• Ease of access to documents• Materials are accessible by External
Examiners
Second Phase – Year 2
• 11 ipad users• 2 Asus tablet users
Mentoring
• ‘Buddies’• Length of project restrictive – 3 semesters• Staff reluctant to ask for assistance• Basic use is reasonably intuitive• Staff workloads/time constraints meant• Unofficial support system?
Impact of the project
• Year 1 29% involved in the project
• Year 2 44% directly involved in the project, but all having benefitted from dual screens
Emerging Aims of the project
• To consider the impact of working with mobile technologies on data security
• To consider the impact of e-marking and feedback on student perceptions of feedback
• To consider the impact of e-marking and feedback on staff time and feedback turnaround times
Findings
• Mismatch between expectations and what the technology is capable of
• Time is a major issue for almost everyone involved in the project
• No one size fits all solution, people have to find their own preferred methods
• Attitudes are mixed, some love it and some hate it (new staff are more accepting generally)
The Future
• Opinions are not uniform – some staff have welcomed e-marking
• Opinions are divided over different devices• Upload to VLE is being supported by admin
staff• New devices coming soon with
different/improved stylus technology, e.g. Galaxy Note 10.1