New assessment and feedback guides from Jisc

Four short guides on technology-enhanced approaches to assessment and feedback are now available from Jisc. Jisc – formerly JISC (!) – supports the use of ICT in learning, teaching, research and administration in UK post-16 and higher education. One of its activities is to run projects and produce guidance on a range of learning technology related issues.

This latest set looks particualrly interesting and practical. The guides “are built on the experiences, approaches and lessons learned from our recent work with over 30 institutions in UK further and higher education exploring a range of new approaches to assessment and feedback“.

The four key themes covered are:

• Changing assessment and feedback practice
  How to approach large-scale change in assessment and feedback practice with the help of technology
• Electronic assessment management
  Using technology to support the assessment lifecycle, from the electronic submission of assignments to marking and feedback. This is an area we are especially interested in at UCL given the widespread uptake of Turnitin.
• Enhancing student employability through technology-supported assessment and feedback
  How the curriculum can help develop the skills and competencies needed in the world of work
• Feedback and feed forward
  Using technology to support learner longitudinal development

Also available is a summary report of Jisc  recent work in this area: ‘Supporting assessment and feedback practice with technology: from tinkering to transformation’.