An evaluation of semi-automated, collaborative marking and feedback systems: Academic staff perspectives

Steven Burrows; Mark Shortis

doi:10.14742/ajet.909

An evaluation of semi-automated, collaborative marking and feedback systems: Academic staff perspectives

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology ◽

10.14742/ajet.909 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 27 (7) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Steven Burrows ◽

Mark Shortis

Keyword(s):

Large Class ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Academic Staff ◽

Feedback System ◽

The State ◽

Functional Requirements ◽

Feedback Systems ◽

Comprehensive Collection ◽

Home Institution ◽

Key Features

Online marking and feedback systems are critical for providing timely and accurate feedback to students and maintaining the integrity of results in large class teaching. Previous investigations have involved much in-house development and more consideration is needed for deploying or customising off the shelf solutions. Furthermore, keeping up to date with the state of the art from both academia and industry is essential. This paper is motivated by a project aiming to identify a marking and feedback system for deployment at the authors' university. A detailed investigation is described which is open minded towards adopting or modifying an existing product, or the implementation of a new solution, with key features and shortcomings described in detail. Moodle Workshops, Turnitin GradeMark, Waypoint and WebMark were shortlisted and carried forward for user analysis testing. The outcomes have not only provided key conclusions concerning the suitability of existing solutions, but resulted in a comprehensive collection of functional requirements that leaders of new projects should consider. This paper should be of interest for anyone considering the adoption or upgrade of any marking and feedback system at their home institution.

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Tales from the Timeline: Experiments with Narrative on Twitter

Comparative Critical Studies ◽

10.3366/ccs.2016.0210 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 353-369 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bronwen Thomas

Keyword(s):

State Of The Art ◽

The State ◽

Daily Lives ◽

Key Features ◽

Traditional Patterns

This article will provide an overview of the state of the art of contemporary forms of Twitterfiction, discussing the varieties and genres that have emerged to date, and considering the extent to which they could be described as ‘experimental’ based on existing theory. The article will argue that the most innovative examples of Twitterfiction play with key features and affordances of Twitter, but that this in itself may not constitute the kind of artistic experimentation that fundamentally disrupts or changes readers' perceptions or expectations. Moving beyond the current preoccupation with examples of Twitterfiction as ‘short bursts of beauty’, the article will examine whether Twitter can support more sustained and immersive forms of narrative. It will also argue that in order to understand how these fictions work on Twitter we need to look at the narrative environment more broadly, to fully appreciate how these narratives impact on our daily lives, while also (re)connecting us with existing and traditional patterns and practices.

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Earthmoving through the Lens of Geotechnical Engineering

10.31224/osf.io/6jcd7 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

James Hambleton

Keyword(s):

Numerical Modeling ◽

Research Program ◽

State Of The Art ◽

The State ◽

Hydraulic Excavator ◽

Experimental Facility ◽

Preliminary Results ◽

Northwestern University ◽

Key Features ◽

Earthmoving Machines

Earthmoving machines of varying sophistication, ranging from the simple garden spade to the hydraulic excavator, have evolved considerably over the centuries, but the scientific understanding of earthmoving processes lags considerably behind the technology. Historically much effort has been directed towards aspects of the machine, whereas relatively little attention has been given to the soil. For this reason, the problem has primarily engaged the interest of mechanical engineers. This paper provides a brief overview of the state of the art in analytical and numerical modeling, as well as some of the significant challenges that have yet to be overcome. It concludes with a description of the research program at Northwestern University, which includes analytical and numerical modeling of earthmoving processes and experiments completed using a new experimental facility. The preliminary results shown in the paper highlight key features of earthmoving processes and the potential for contributions from geotechnical engineers.

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MEWS – a project for detecting and predicting avalanches

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-8062 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

George Suciu ◽

George Iordache ◽

Dan Trufin ◽

Svetlana Segarceanu ◽

Gabriel Petrescu

Keyword(s):

European Community ◽

State Of The Art ◽

The State ◽

Functional Requirements ◽

European Level ◽

Modern Technologies

The MEWS project describes all the stages of a system that monitors and predicts avalanches. In the project we use and present some of the latest technologies for avalanche detection and prediction. In this article we present a state of the art of the existing technologies when predicting avalanches and the technical and functional requirements of the MEWS project. The state of the art is presented because the MEWS project is based on existing technologies and we need to present what technologies are of interest for our project. The technical and functional requirements for the MEWS project describes what we want to do in the project. We can say that the MEWS project is one very important at european level, is build on modern technologies and is endorsed by the european community.

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Educators' perceptions of automated feedback systems

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology ◽

10.14742/ajet.1198 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Justin C. W. Debuse ◽

Meredith Lawley ◽

Rania Shibl

Keyword(s):

Academic Staff ◽

Research Question ◽

Feedback System ◽

Feedback Systems ◽

Constructive Feedback ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

Quality Feedback ◽

Core Function ◽

Assessment Of Student Learning ◽

Automated Feedback

Assessment of student learning is a core function of educators. Ideally students should be provided with timely, constructive feedback to facilitate learning. However, provision of high quality feedback becomes more complex as class sizes increase, modes of study expand and academic workloads increase. ICT solutions are being developed to facilitate quality feedback, whilst not impacting adversely upon staff workloads. Hence the research question of this study is 'How do academic staff perceive the usefulness of an automated feedback system in terms of impact on workloads and quality of feedback?' This study used an automated feedback generator (AFG) across multiple tutors and assessment items within an MBA course delivered in a variety of modes. All academics marking in the course completed a survey based on an adaptation of the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model. Results indicated that while the workload impact was generally positive with savings in both cost and time, improvements and modifications to the system could further reduce workloads. Furthermore, results indicated that AFG improves quality in terms of timeliness, greater consistency between markers and an increase in the amount of feedback provided.

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Practical Picture Processing

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100051700 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 338-339

Author(s):

T. A. Welton

Keyword(s):

Radiation Damage ◽

Coherence Length ◽

Spatial Information ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Coherent Radiation ◽

The State ◽

Energy Spread ◽

Electron Micrograph ◽

Picture Processing ◽

Molecular Skeleton

Various authors have emphasized the spatial information resident in an electron micrograph taken with adequately coherent radiation. In view of the completion of at least one such instrument, this opportunity is taken to summarize the state of the art of processing such micrographs. We use the usual symbols for the aberration coefficients, and supplement these with £ and 6 for the transverse coherence length and the fractional energy spread respectively. He also assume a weak, biologically interesting sample, with principal interest lying in the molecular skeleton remaining after obvious hydrogen loss and other radiation damage has occurred.

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