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Catherine Foley Catherine Foley is a lecturer in Primary Maths Education in the Institute of Education. She is Director of the Primary School Direct programme which trains people to be teachers whilst they are working in schools. Her experience of electronic marking relates primarily to a 20 credit postgraduate module which is part of this programme, developing the reflective practice and critical thinking of the trainees. Read Catherine's Case Study....

Dr Madeleine Davies and Dr Emma Mayhew On Tuesday 22nd May 2018, over 150 colleagues from across the university gathered in the Meadow Suite to hear a series of presentations and to engage in conversations about the work that the EMA Programme has been doing to prepare for roll-out of online assessment and feedback. Colleagues from the majority of Schools and units across the university were represented and staff from academic Schools, Support Centres, and CQSD shared experience and good practice. An active Twitter feed provided live commentary on the presentations and activities (120 tweets and re-tweets) and reflected an atmosphere that was informative and wholly positive. The event was organised by Dr Emma Mayhew (EMA Academic Director) and Dr Madeleine Davies (EMA Academic Partner) and was introduced by Professor Gavin Brooks, the Programme’s sponsor. The Vice-Chancellor attended for the first hour of the event which was supported throughout by colleagues from TEL. As well as seven panels involving presentations given by 21 colleagues, the day...

Today the EMA Symposium (#REMA18) took place at the University of Reading, generating a lot of Twitter activity. You can check out the full #REMA18 feed on Twitter. Alternatively, take a look at some of the highlights below: https://twitter.com/emmamayhew9/status/998435038776741888 https://twitter.com/UniRdg_TEL/status/998848047424720897 https://twitter.com/AdrianStorrier/status/998923971226669056 https://twitter.com/adamrgb/status/998853029259632640 https://twitter.com/C_J_Smith/status/998941149032304640 https://twitter.com/dr_nutt/status/998843040147046400...

Emily Parsons Emily Parsons is a Senior Programme Administrator within the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development (SAPD). Online assessment has been adopted throughout the SAPD, impacting academic and non-academic colleagues. In this case study, Emily outlines the experiences of her Support Centre team working with SAPD as an Early Adopter School. Read Emily's Case Study....

Today we are pleased to present the official programme for the EMA Symposium (#REMA18), which will take place on Tuesday 22nd May in the Meadow Suite at Park House. Click here to view the programme. The event will run from 09:15 to 16:00 but colleagues can sign up for just the morning session (09:30 to 13:00 including lunch), the afternoon session (12:15 to 16:00 including lunch) or join us for the whole day! If you have not yet signed up, you can still do so via Employee Self Service. For the morning session click here. Or, for the afternoon click here. If you wish to attend the full day, please sign up for both....

Dr Bolanle Adebola Today we present a new EMA case study by Dr Bolanle Adebola. Dr Bolanle Adebola is a Lecturer in International Commercial Law, as well as  Module Convenor and lecturer for the International Commercial Arbitration, Corporate Governance, and Corporate Finance modules, within the LLM programme. Bolanle's case study outlines a brief summary of work undertaken with students to engage them in understanding and engaging with the marking criteria, allowing them to improve their essay writing and allowing academic staff to facilitate grading and feedback by establishing a mutual understanding of what is expected. Read Bolanle's Case study....

Thursday 26th April, The EMA programme will be hosting an EMA Online Submission and Marking Introduction session, from 12:30 to 13:30 in Carrington 201. The key aims of the event are: -To provide an opportunity for academics to hear about the ways in which the EMA Programme is enhancing Electronic Marking and Assessment within the University. -To give academics an opportunity to hear how this will impact them and hear from our Early Adopters that have already been through the transition. -To give staff an opportunity to see examples of how the functionality of marking tools can help them. -To provide an opportunity for staff to ask questions regarding the changes. -To hear how processes within the support centres will change and provide greater clarity around roles and responsibilities. You can book your place at the event via Employee Self Service, here. We look forward to seeing you!...

Professor Andrew Wade Today we present a new EMA case study by Professor Andrew Wade. Online submission, feedback and grading has been adopted by a range of colleagues throughout Geography and Environmental Science. In this case study Professor Andrew Wade outlines his experiences as part of an Early Adopter School. He explores the use of key marking tool features-Rubrics and QuickMarks-and how they have impacted on his marking experience. Read Andrew's Case Study.    ...

Pilar Gray Carlos Pilar Gray-Carlos is a Lecturer and Institution Wide Language Programme Coordinator for the International Study and Language Institute at Reading. This case study provides an insight into the use of electronic submission and the exploration of e-marking and e-feedback for language projects within the Institution Wide Language Programme (IWLP). It provides a brief journey about the engagement in the adoption of electronic submission tools as a team whilst maintaining the identity of each language involved. Read Pilar's Case Study....