Workshop information
Description
Teaching large cohorts (anywhere from 100 to over 2000 students per subject) poses specific challenges in assessment design, structure, marking and standardisation.
This workshop provides an overview of useful assessment strategies for large cohorts. These include, but are not limited to; effective rubric design, providing clear and specific examples for the different grading levels, alternative feedback methods, examples of successful scenarios in other disciplines, and where to find the supported tools/who to consult for advice on available technologies that may assist in your assessing and marking.
This workshop is for
Subject coordinators and other teaching staff (particularly those working in undergraduate foundational subjects).
Intended learning outcomes
- Identify useful strategies for implementing assessment design for large cohorts
- Discuss scenarios of key assessment challenges for large cohorts
- Brainstorm assessment challenges and solutions in your discipline.
Content not covered
This workshop will not be focusing on specific tools and their usage.
Recommended background knowledge
This workshop is most useful to university teaching staff who are coordinating or teaching a subject or a program of study.
Additional information
After registering, you will receive an Outlook invite to add to your calendar with the corresponding Zoom join link for the workshop.
By registering for this workshop, you agree to being recorded in a Zoom meeting. For privacy reasons, please note that recordings will only be made available to those who have attended the workshop, but not to registrants. These recordings will also only be available internally and not distributed elsewhere in the University.