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How Your Department Can Switch Entirely to Online Submission. Dr Max Jones Director of Undergraduate Programmes in History m ax.jones@manchester.ac.uk. Why Bother?. Improve Feedback Legible Clear identification of words/sentences/passages Easily Saved For Future Reference
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How Your Department Can Switch Entirely to Online Submission Dr Max Jones Director of Undergraduate Programmes in History max.jones@manchester.ac.uk
Why Bother? • Improve Feedback • Legible • Clear identification of words/sentences/passages • Easily Saved For Future Reference • Advanced Tools: • Quick Mark • Rubric • Voice Comments
Why Bother? • Improve Feedback • Save Students Time + Money • Save Administrators Time • Save Academic Staff Time • Monitor Plagiarism • Robust Technology • It’s Easy For Staff, Students & Administrators
What History Did • 2009-10 • Initial Pilot HIST 20252: Non-assessed Work • 2010-11 • Further Pilots in large L1, L2 & L3 units: Assessed Work • 2011-12 • Full Implementation by Department of History Prof. Jim Tomlinson External Examiner, June 2012: “Feedback was exemplary [at Manchester] … as good as at any institution I’d encountered”.
Tips • Explain Why You Are Switching • Work With • Elearning Support • Academic Staff (incl. GTAs) • Administrators • Students • Students Email Backup Copy to School • Staff Backup Comments on MS Word • Don’t Overcomplicate
Problems/Challenges • System Failures Prevent Submission • Staff Lose Comments • PCs + Screens • Deadlines & Penalties • Disproportionate Penalty for One Wrong Click…. • Anonymous Marking • Provision for External Examiners • Support Colleagues Who Object