“Change on this scale is unprecedented for the sector, and everyone involved was pleased not only to see timely delivery of an ambitious promise but also to see their hard efforts reflected in improved NSS scores and positive feedback from student representatives and internal survey results. EQAL is now moving into its embedding phase, mainstreaming innovations and providing tutors with the information they need to drive continuous improvement of their programmes and modules and support student retention and success.”
Prof Mark Stubbs, Head of Learning and Research Technologies, Manchester Metropolitan University
innovations and providing tutors with the information they need to drive continuous improvement of their programmes and modules whilst supporting student retention and success. The collaboration between ULCC and MMU continues with a number of projects currently being discussed:
✥ Assessment Framework: The aim is to develop additional features to enhance the assessment and feedback tools within Moodle, playing to the strengths of plagiarism detection solutions while handling the complexity of multiple markers, moderation and the secure transfer of marks into student record systems.
curriculum into the forms, so that they could be approved after suitable internal and external scrutiny. The new first year modules were set up automatically in the Student Records System and the new Moodle Virtual Learning Environment. Teaching schedules for timetabling the new modules were captured at the level of detail required to produce personal timetables for all first year students. In September 2011, the new first year went live, bang on schedule, and work began on entering the new second year modules for September 2012. In September 2013 the new final year went
live. MMU had re-written its entire undergraduate curriculum, and provided every undergraduate student with a personal timetable, assignment schedule, reading lists and learning materials via Moodle and a free smartphone App, for which over 27,000 have registered.
Outlook EQAL is now moving into its embedding phase, mainstreaming
MMU – FA C T S A N D F I G U R E S 2 0 1 3 / 1 4 50 MILLION+
HITS ON MOODLE EACH YEAR REGISTERED FOR THE CAMPUSM MOBILE APP
STUDENTS POST 40,000+ FEEDBACK COMMENTS FOR TUTORS EACH YEAR
26,000+ 10,000+
HITS A TERM ON THE WEB SERVICES THAT DELIVER PERSONALISED INFORMATION
30 MILLION+
✥ Learning Analytics: MMU has partnered with ULCC to develop initial weekly summaries of Moodle engagement that can be included alongside attendance and assignment submission data to provide an early warning system to spot students who may be struggling. Further work is planned to share this information with students and their personal tutors.
"It’s really refreshing to
work with a partner/supplier who brings real ideas
to the table." Mark Stubbs,
Head of Learning and Research Technologies, Manchester
Metropolitan University. ET
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