Tag: assessment design

Inclusive learning: three key themes from the St Mary’s University Festival of Teaching & Learning, June 2019

This one-day event focused on inclusive teaching & learning.  I was able to attend nine mini-sessions plus the two keynotes by Mick Healey, Emeritus Professor at the University of Gloucestershire, and Helena Gillespie, Senior Lecturer at UEA. Below is a very brief encapsulation of three themes I noticed cropping up across the day. Widening Participation…Continue Reading Inclusive learning: three key themes from the St Mary’s University Festival of Teaching & Learning, June 2019

Two meanings of “critically analyse”

As an academic skills tutor, I’m often faced with a student clutching a set of assessment criteria containing the phrase “critically analyse”, or a synonym of that instruction.  In my experience, many students understand the broad concept of critical analysis (e.g. being sceptical, not taking information on face value, evaluating evidence, etc), but have difficulty…Continue Reading Two meanings of “critically analyse”