Digital Learning Events

Workshop

Date & Time

Amplifying Success with Respondus 4 and Excel Quiz Pools

In this workshop we will go through the process of importing pools of questions into vUWS using both Respondus 4 and an Excel document.

  • An overview of question pools in vUWS
  • How to connect and import pool questions from Respondus 4 to vUWS
  • Creating and importing a pool of questions from Excel into vUWS

Just in time resources:

Monday
18/9/2023
10-11AM

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Rocking Assessments with vUWS quizzes

In this workshop we will go through the process of creating a quiz in vUWS.

  • Overview of types of quiz questions in vUWS
  • Setting up and deploying a quiz
  • Quiz settings

Just in time resources:

Monday
18/9/2023
1-2PM

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Drop the Mic, not the grade! Setting up Turnitin submission points

How to use Turnitin including creating a submission and attaching a rubric.

  • Creating a new Turnitin Submission point
  • How to create and attach a rubric
  • Submission point from a students perspective
  • Viewing student submissions in the Assignment inbox

Just in time resources:

Tuesday
19/9/2023
12-1PM 

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Riffs of Innovation: Explore Alternative Assessments for student engagement

This workshop will showcase a range of alternative assessments from the perspectives of how they engage students, leading to deeper learning and strengthening academic integrity.  While the assessment tasks themselves may be very different, a range of common aspects will be clarified so that these can be applied to subject development in most discipline areas.

Following the workshop, participants should be able to consider alternative assessments that they may develop and apply.

Wednesday
20/09/2023
10-11AM

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Tune up your vUWS assignments and rubrics

In this workshop we will look at how to use and create an assignment in vUWS, create and attach a new rubric, then mark using the new rubric.

  • Create an Assignment
  • Create a new Blackboard Rubric
  • Import and export an existing Rubric
  • Attaching a Rubric to an Assignment
  • How to mark using the Blackboard Rubric tool

Just in time resources:

Wednesday
20/09/2023
1-2PM 

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Grooving and grading in Turnitin Feedback Studios

This workshop is an overview of Feedback Studios within Turnitin and how to effectively mark.

  • How to view the Assignment inbox
  • Submit an assignment on behalf of a student
  • How to access Feedback Studio
  • Feedback Studio marking tools

Just in time resources:

Thursday
21/09/2023 
11-12PM 

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Groups Assignments Rave - Unleash the Techno Groove of Group Assignments

This workshop is an overview of vUWS groups and group assignments, and how group assignments foster collaboration.

  • Overview of groups
  • Why use group assignments?
  • Creating group sets
  • Group settings
  • Creating a group assignment
  • Overview of how to mark group assignments

Just in time resources:

Thursday
21/09/2023
1-2PM

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Generative AI and assessment

The final concert in Digital Learning's Rhythm and vUWS lets you enjoy at your own leisure.

You can watch the previously recorded session, browse through the just in time resources and submit any questions you may have to: digitallearning@westernsydney.edu.au

The recorded session focuses on where and how to access useful resources and good practice examples on generative AI.

  • Useful resources
  • Good practice examples
  • Tour of Learning Futures resources on generative AI and assessment

Just in time resources:

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