This document outlines notes from workshops on improving assessment and feedback practices using technology. Key topics discussed included ensuring all students have access to necessary technologies; addressing issues around staff skills, time, and policies for adopting new technologies; using technologies like podcasts, wikis, and mobile devices in appropriate contexts; providing audio feedback on assessments; and ensuring core curriculum elements are managed by the higher education institution while allowing flexibility in technologies used. Participants debated questions around the role of technology in achieving curriculum goals and disciplinary skills.

1. Higher Education Academy : Evidence Based Practice Seminar Series 2010
Improving Assessment and Feedback Practices in a Technology Enhanced
Learning and Teaching Environment
Workshop notes
In both the morning and afternoon workshops participants were asked to not down points re
assessment and feedback issues. The following is a list of some of the comments made, though
probably not doing justice to the discussion that took place.
Feedback on feedback
- PDP
- Feeding forward
- Follow-up in the next session
Access to technology
- Do all students have computer access, mobile phones?
- Access to institutional equipment
Ease of use of technologies
Issues for adoption of technology
Staff skills
Time implications
Policies
Peer mentoring less threatening than central units for some staff
Good practice:
- Integrated series of assessment tasks receiving feedback and feedforward
- The teaching is the feedback
Multiple types of feedback for different purposes
Develop study skills in using feedback / feedforward
Maybe breakdown expert to learner relationship
More opportunities for feedback – back channels
Concerns about recording teaching sessions
Is attendance necessary?

2. Higher Education Academy : Evidence Based Practice Seminar Series 2010
Podcasts, Wikis, e-submissions, voting systems - all ‘good’ in the correct context – need to consider
role, purposes, fit for purpose?
Making use of students personal technologies in class.
Audio feedback on assessment
Mobile Technology to support students on summer placements
Environmental safety
Edgeless university:
- Where are the edges of our environment?
- How open are we – internal threshold, external engagement
o Values, culture, technologies, process
Core assessed elements – managed close to HEI
Disciplinary expectations for assessment and feedback
Induction for staff and students – process, technology, management of learning etc.
What is important in the curriculum?
- How does technology help achieve this?
- Disciplinary skills mapped to delivery