Can digital audio be used to give students quicker, better feedback on their work? That’s the central question for the ‘Sounds Good’ project.
We're based at Leeds Metropolitan University and have been operating since January 2008. Originally intended as a six-month pilot project, funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), we started with a team of about 15 teachers in a range of disciplines exploring the use of digital audio to give feedback on students' coursework. Could it save staff time? Would the feedback to students be improved?
The early results were very encouraging and further JISC support has enabled the project to be extended till March 2009. In this second phase, the Leeds Met team is expanding. In addition, three other higher education institutions are joining us, beginning to use digital audio for feedback. Welcome to York St John University, Newman University College, Birmingham and the University of Northampton!
This is our new website. Our earlier one is here. Why move? We're trying to make the site more interactive, especially to make it easier to post to the blog and to comment. Please join in if you've got something worth saying.
Bob Rotheram
Project Manager, Sounds Good
Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
We're based at Leeds Metropolitan University and have been operating since January 2008. Originally intended as a six-month pilot project, funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), we started with a team of about 15 teachers in a range of disciplines exploring the use of digital audio to give feedback on students' coursework. Could it save staff time? Would the feedback to students be improved?
The early results were very encouraging and further JISC support has enabled the project to be extended till March 2009. In this second phase, the Leeds Met team is expanding. In addition, three other higher education institutions are joining us, beginning to use digital audio for feedback. Welcome to York St John University, Newman University College, Birmingham and the University of Northampton!
This is our new website. Our earlier one is here. Why move? We're trying to make the site more interactive, especially to make it easier to post to the blog and to comment. Please join in if you've got something worth saying.
Bob Rotheram
Project Manager, Sounds Good
Leeds Metropolitan University, UK