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Thank you to colleagues who joined us last week for our two sessions on AI-resistant assessment strategies. Discussions were focused around assessment design and different assessment methods. We also introduced FLIE’s BU-tailored version of Lydia Arnold’s ‘Top Trumps’ method, which provides a range of assessment strategies and ideas designed for the AI era. If you… Read more » about AI-resistant assessment strategies
Some new resources have been added to the Assessment & Feedback Toolkit that you may find helpful when planning assessments for the next academic year. The University of Leeds has published a compendium of assessment types which includes student perspectives. https://teachingexcellence.leeds.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/89/2018/10/PUGHcompendiumcomplete.pdf JISC has recently published a report on the future of assessment – setting out… Read more » about Are you looking for ideas or advice for planning assessments?
Motivating the unmotivated: a case study in STEM, Debbie Holley Abstract: A significant issue for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) students, is where employers, government and higher education policy makers have identified a lack of preparation in crucial soft skill areas such as presentations and team working. Moving first year gaming and computer science… Read more » about CELebrate 2017: Motivating the unmotivated
