{"id":11172,"date":"2020-04-27T16:05:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T16:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/flie\/?p=11172"},"modified":"2020-05-01T15:43:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T15:43:25","slug":"brightspace-tools-for-exam-revision-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/flie\/2020\/04\/27\/brightspace-tools-for-exam-revision-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace tools for exam revision preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As exam season approaches, here is a quick guide to some of the tools available on Brightspace that can facilitate revision by keeping those communication lines open and helping to build student understanding.<\/p>\n<p>The following topics are covered in this week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/flie\/2020\/04\/23\/lt-drop-in-clinics-wb-27th-april\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online LT drop-in sessions.<\/a> You can <a href=\"https:\/\/ysu-eu.youseeu.com\/spa\/external-player\/85143\/7a4404e017fd5d3088d54ebd87efbef1\/styled?lti-scope=d2l-resource-syncmeeting-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">view a recording of today\u2019s session<\/a> online or read through the following tips which includes links to our \u2018how-to\u2019 guidance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Developing an online presence<\/strong> is a critical part of remote teaching. Staying connected with your students and remaining &#8216;close at hand&#8217; can be achieved through the use of some of the <strong>communication<\/strong> tools on Brightspace.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Record a <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.bournemouth.ac.uk\/d2l\/common\/dialogs\/quickLink\/quickLink.d2l?ou=18315&amp;type=content&amp;rcode=bournemouth-254471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VideoNote<\/a> to communicate with students. A short talking head of up to 30 minutes, VideoNotes provide a personalised experience for relaying information. Use them regularly in Announcements to put a human face to your messages.<\/li>\n<li>Post frequently to an FAQs <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.bournemouth.ac.uk\/d2l\/common\/dialogs\/quickLink\/quickLink.d2l?ou=18315&amp;type=content&amp;rcode=bournemouth-2416\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Discussion board<\/a>. Regular posting by academics has been shown to prompt better engagement with discussions by students.<\/li>\n<li>Run a <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.bournemouth.ac.uk\/d2l\/common\/dialogs\/quickLink\/quickLink.d2l?ou=18315&amp;type=content&amp;rcode=bournemouth-267141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Classroom<\/a> session focusing on key revision topics or as an FAQ discussion arena. Keep it interactive by restricting to small groups and letting the students dictate the content of the session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Capture the student voice<\/strong> around the subjects and topics that they would like to cover.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a short one question <a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.brightspace.com\/EN\/le\/surveys\/instructor\/set_up_survey.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">survey<\/a> asking which topic students would like to cover in next week&#8217;s online session. Give them a list of options to choose from.<\/li>\n<li>Provide a checklist of tasks with dates e.g. watch the revision lecture recording, complete the revision quiz etc. Students can use this as an aide memoire and are responsible for ticking off each element as they complete them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Help to keep students on track<\/strong> with their revision by creating learning pathways or tracking student engagement with learning materials:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.bournemouth.ac.uk\/d2l\/common\/dialogs\/quickLink\/quickLink.d2l?ou=18315&amp;type=content&amp;rcode=bournemouth-269626\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">release conditions<\/a> to release content and learning materials in stages. You can restrict content to only be available after a specified topic has been completed. Or you could send out an Announcement only to those who haven&#8217;t yet viewed a piece of content or attempted a revision quiz.<\/li>\n<li>Set up an <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.bournemouth.ac.uk\/d2l\/common\/dialogs\/quickLink\/quickLink.d2l?ou=18315&amp;type=content&amp;rcode=bournemouth-2444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">intelligent agent<\/a> to monitor who is accessing key revision learning materials. Send automated reminders to those who have not yet viewed a lecture recording on a key topic, attempted a revision quiz or participated in a discussion board.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chunking up learning<\/strong> into smaller pieces makes content easier for students to digest and will help them to build their <strong>knowledge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.bournemouth.ac.uk\/d2l\/common\/dialogs\/quickLink\/quickLink.d2l?ou=18315&amp;type=content&amp;rcode=bournemouth-267065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Panopto<\/a> to create bitesize video recordings of key topics. Or break up existing Panopto recordings by adding quizzes within the presentation that students must complete to proceed.<\/li>\n<li>Create a short Brightspace <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.bournemouth.ac.uk\/d2l\/common\/dialogs\/quickLink\/quickLink.d2l?ou=18315&amp;type=content&amp;rcode=bournemouth-133450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quiz<\/a> to test knowledge and reinforce key learning points before or after viewing content or other learning materials on the unit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use <strong>iterative learning<\/strong> to aid with revision.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Set up a revision quiz that pulls from a large question bank, randomising questions so that students get a different experience each time they take it. Set the number of attempts to unlimited so that students can have repeated attempts to reinforce their learning.<\/li>\n<li>Populate the feedback field in quiz questions so that students will receive feedback with each question they answer. Or change the Submission View to show all the incorrect responses with the correct answers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No one solution will suit everybody but these are some of the tools that you can utilise on Brightspace to help students with revision preparation on your unit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Further guidance<\/h3>\n<p>Further guidance can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.bournemouth.ac.uk\/d2l\/home\/18315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brightspace Staff Resources area<\/a><\/p>\n<p>View a short recording on <a href=\"https:\/\/bournemouth.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=955fe2bc-47a5-4192-9acd-abae008e4c7d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brightspace tools for exam revision preparation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As exam season approaches, here is a quick guide to some of the tools available on Brightspace that can facilitate revision by keeping those communication lines open and helping to build student understanding. The following topics are covered in this week\u2019s online LT drop-in sessions. 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