Engaging Students in Learning through Podcasts

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Andrew Ferrier from the Faculty of Business used equipment provided by the 2013/14 Seed Fund round as part of an investigation into alternative methods of assessment. The primary goal of assessment is to allow students to demonstrate the depth of subject knowledge that they have acquired. Andrew set out to… Continue reading

Podcasting for assessment

Andrew Ferrier in the Business School uses podcasting to develop and assess students’ presentation skills. Throughout the duration of the course students are expected to submit 4 pieces of coursework, one of them in a form of a podcast. Podcasting is embedded within the course programme and assessment with a… Continue reading

PeerGuide podcasts

This Greenwich Connect seed fund project engaged Level 5 History students to create PeerGuide podcasts introducing and explaining the core assessment tasks undertaken by Level 4 students as their core course – “A Tale of Two Cities”. According to previous research poor performance by learners often reflects miscognition regarding the… Continue reading