Engaging First-Year Students in Meaningful Peer Review
Who? What? The project seeks to help first-year students improve their essay writing skills through the peer review process…
feedback
From Exemplars to GAI: Activating Assessment Literacy
Who? Dr Helen Thompson and Dr Tim Davies, Assistant Professors in Biosciences What? A series of workshops originally designed to…
Enhancing Student Engagement with Feedback at the Programme Level Using Digital Tools
Academic lead in the Department of Biosciences: Dr Mathilde Roger Leads from DCAD: Julie Mulvey & Sumetha Karthigeyen About the…
Exploring the impact of Generative AI on Modern Language Learning (MFL) in Higher Education
Academic lead in the School of Modern Languages & Culture: Dr Aziza Zaher Lead from DCAD: James Youdale About the…
Peer review of formative blog posts
Who? Dr Michaela Oliver, Assistant Professor in the School of Education What? First-year undergraduate module of over 140 students, comprised…
Assessment for Learning Conference
In 2024, the Durham Learning & Teaching Conference theme was ‘Assessment for learning’. Our keynote speaker and colleagues from across…
Self Feedback
Self feedback is a guided process in which students evaluate their own work according to marking criteria. It is often…
Marking Criteria Literacy
Who are marking criteria for? Marking criteria and standards aim to make the assessment process more transparent for everyone. For…
Marking Criteria Calibration
Marking criteria calibration involves an iterative process where staff work with samples of student work in order to either create…
Developing Marking Criteria
This advice is based on the Guidance and Support for Marking Criteria Review (internal to Durham University) that was approved…
Giving Feedback Using Screencasts
Giving good, impactful feedback to large classes can be difficult. One possible solution is the delivery of audio and visual feedback…
Peer Feedback and Assessment
Peer feedback is a guided process through which students provide each other with constructive comments on works-in-progress, drafts or finalised…