2014 Conference
Assessment and Feedback: Rethinking Pedagogic Practice in Politics and International Relations
PSA/BISA 7th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference
16-17 September 2014, Room A03, Coates Building, University Park Campus, University of Nottingham
Conference Schedule
Tuesday 16th September
11.00 Registration
11.45 Lunch
12.30 Welcome by Professor Alan Ford, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Teaching and Learning, University of Nottingham
12.45 Session 1: Rethinking Feedback Practices
Chair/Discussant: Lisa Harrison, University of West England
Oliver Johnson, University of Sheffield, Formative Feedback
Emma Mayhew, University of Reading, Play-Back Feedback: Using Screen-Captured Video Feedback to Improve Student Attainment
Nicki Smith, University of Birmingham, and Hardeep Basra, University of Nottingham, A Critical Reflection on Feedback Practices
2.15 Session 2: Improving student learning through the use of alternative assessment methods
Chair/Discussant: Simon Rofe, School of Oriental and African Studies
Alison Statham and Jane Scullion, De Montfort University, Using and Assessing Reflection to Support Students to Develop a Better Understanding of Their Employability
Naveed Sheikh, Keele University, Repositioning Paraphernalia: Using Handouts and Posters as Assessment
Mark Goodwin, University of Cambridge, Using Policy Brief Writing as a Form of Assessment
Helen Brocklehurst, Swansea University, “Before I started this module I was dreading it..." Experiential Learning and Compulsory Group Work with Final-Year Undergraduates
3.45 Tea/coffee
4.00 Session 3: Issues and Methods in Assessing Politics and IR Students
Chair/Discussant: Stephen Thornton, Cardiff University
Barbara Morazzani, University of Birmingham, When Is Plagiarism Not Plagiarism: Applying Pedagogic Practice When Assessing Plagiarism
Stephen Thornton, Cardiff University, Assessing First-Year Politics Students for Information Literacy Awareness
Maureen Parnell, Edinburgh Napier University, Cross-Disciplinary Working: A Clash of Cultures and an Explosion of Creativity
Matthew Wyman, Keele University, More for Less? Diversifying Assessment Practices in Politics
5.30 Keynote Speaker Professor Dai Hounsell, Pro Vice-Chancellor Learning and Teaching, University of Edinburgh, ‘Flipping Feedback’
6.15 Drinks at Staff House
7.00 Dinner: Anoki, Lace Market
Wednesday 17th September
9.45 Registration/ Tea/Coffee
10.15 Keynote Speaker: Professor Alejandro Armellini, Director of the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of Northampton, ‘21st Century learning in higher education: seizing opportunities for change’.
11.00 Keynote Speaker: Professor Tim Thornton, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching, University of Huddersfield, ‘Challenging Expectations: Recent Work on Assessment and Feedback at the University of Huddersfield'
12.00 Lunch
1.30 Session 5: Improving Student Learning: Rethinking Assessment
Chair/Discussant: Bettina Renz, University of Nottingham
Mike Mimirinis, Middlesex University, A Review of Institutional Efforts Aimed at Enhancing Assessment and Feedback: Elements That Matter
Fiona Veitch and Michael Pugh, University of West Scotland, Does Student Peer Review Help to Improve Essay and Exam Technique?
Caroline Kennedy, University of Hull, Teaching War in an Age of War
Claire Sutherland, Durham University, Object-Centred Learning and Assessment: Exploring Museums-Based Perspectives on Politics
Helen Dexter, University of Leicester, 'A Day in the Life of a Distance Learner: context and community'.
3.00 Tea/Coffee
3.15 Session 6: Delivering Effective Feedback
Chair/Discussant: TBC
Nick Robinson, University of Leeds, To Speak or Not to Speak?... That is the Question! The Joys (and Pitfalls) of Audio Feedback
Helen Williams and Bettina Renz, University of Nottingham, Feedback: Form over Function? Making the Most of Learning Technology
Miwa Hirono, University of Nottingham, Feeding Forward
Matthew Francis, University of Birmingham, Assessment Bank
4.45 Closing Comments: Professor Mathew Humphrey, Head of School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham