tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031414297599194019.comments2013-09-13T08:20:14.351+01:00Sounds GoodBob Rotheramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307666294269065638noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031414297599194019.post-52473894922292319412009-02-27T11:50:00.000+00:002009-02-27T11:50:00.000+00:00At Brighton University a number of lecturers are u...At Brighton University a number of lecturers are using audio for both formative and summative feedback, either for individual students or for group feedback.<BR/><BR/>I thought you might be interested to know that the mp3 files are posted on our VLE (Blackboard)using the digital dropbox for sending files to individual students, or in folders in content areas, using the Adaptive Release settings to allow access to the relevant groups only. The students then download the files to listen to them on their ipods or similar.<BR/><BR/>Lecturers are now beginning to write up their findings and produce some stats, for example, comparing the number of words which may be given as written feedback with the number of words given as audio.<BR/><BR/>If anyone has any suggestions how words can easily be counted in an audio file, please do let me know.<BR/><BR/>Kind regards<BR/><BR/>Joyce Webber<BR/>Learning Technologies Adviser<BR/>University of Brighton<BR/>Eastbourne CampusJoyce Webberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619575469175693700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031414297599194019.post-49250265961543542322009-02-12T19:30:00.000+00:002009-02-12T19:30:00.000+00:00Thanks Adam. Interesting and useful. The show cont...Thanks Adam. Interesting and useful. The show continues....Simon Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863965371635292812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031414297599194019.post-82858201891622421382009-02-11T12:06:00.000+00:002009-02-11T12:06:00.000+00:00Hi SimonVery interesting. I'm attaching some possi...Hi Simon<BR/><BR/>Very interesting. I'm attaching some possible suggestions which might help you 'receipt' when a student accesses their feedback:<BR/><BR/>1) I'm not sure how the Outlook 'request a read receipt' works, and whether it will only work when the student is also using Outlook, but that might be worth a look.<BR/>2) It looks like you're attaching the audio files to emails. If you could find somewhere to host them you could use some form of tracking which will tell you when they're accessed (this is very easy using something like the Blackboard Content Manager).<BR/>3) there must be more?!<BR/><BR/>...in additional how are you collecting questionnaire responses? If you were to use an online method like Survey Monkey you could provide a link along with the audio file - might get you more responses if you dont already use this method.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for keeping us all up to date with such a fascinating project.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes<BR/><BR/>Adam Read<BR/>Learning Technologist<BR/>UCP Marjon<BR/>aread[at]marjon.ac.ukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031414297599194019.post-88228615615856451982008-11-12T10:48:00.000+00:002008-11-12T10:48:00.000+00:00Good Luck! Hope it went well, Steve.I’ve just bee...Good Luck! Hope it went well, Steve.<BR/>I’ve just been talking to Julie Blackwell-Young in Psychology about how others are distributing the audio files and mentioned that you were providing them as assignment feedback in Moodle (I gave her your instructions for staff). This would work fine for her too and I think she will be looking into it. Others might be emailing the files to the students. It might depend on whether you know the identity of the students. I think Tony Ward is saving his feedback files in a network folder and telling students to go and get their feedback. Maybe this is because he doesn’t know the identity of the students and is working on student numbers. Not sure. I’ll have to ask him.<BR/><BR/>By the way, initial reaction from Julie is that it is saving her time as previously she marked away from a computer and later typed up her notes. With audio marking she can mark away from the computer by reading the work and recording her thoughts and advice as she reads and not have to type up later. She also says she is giving more comprehensive feedback.<BR/><BR/>Bob Ridge-Stearn<BR/>Head of e-LearningBob Ridge-Stearnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01379891784276370040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031414297599194019.post-19211789509727513462008-09-28T20:14:00.000+01:002008-09-28T20:14:00.000+01:00I like the layout - is there a quiet month?I like the layout - is there a quiet month?Lawrie Phippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11659877313323664388noreply@blogger.com