ESCAPE and beyond

Mark Russell & Jon AlltreeThe University of Hertfordshire

Overview

• Background• ESCAPE project• The Assessment Project• Future strategy and process

Strategic drivers

• Student learning eg•Continuation•Achievement•Employment

• Student satisfaction eg•UHSS•NSS

• Sustainability eg•Staff buy-in•Resource efficiency•External stakeholder buy-in

Principles

• Pedagogic•Chickering and Gamson

• Technological•Scaleabilty•Robustness •Ease of use•Efficiency

• Strategic change at local level

The Blended Learning Unit

CABLE (Change Academy for Blended Learning Enhancement)

HEA Pathfinder project

BLU

StudentsStaff

The ESCAPE Project

• Partnership working• Appreciative Inquiry

• Wanting to secure sustained and growing change

The ESCAPE Project

Pedagogy

Context

Technology

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C

T

Ch

P CT

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P CT

Ch

ESCAPE Themes …

Good assessment for learning:…Engages students with assessment criteria…Supports personalised learning…Focuses on student development…Ensures feedback leads to improvement…Stimulates dialogue…Considers staff and student effort

Numerous legacy resources

Student facing too

The UH Assessment Project:Three areas of activity

Electronic Voting Systems

(EVS)

Examination Reduction

General

SN

HD

ETS

KCT

IH

SU

M1M2

M3

Su

Mn

M1 M2

M3

Su

Mn

DS

TM

M1

Su

Mn

M2

M3

M2 Su

Mn

M1 M3

PT

BusCS

Edu

HumLaw

LS

PAM

PSY

Electronic Voting Systems

Reducing the reliance on examinations

~ 60k examination sittings~ 3k one hour examination sittings~ 5k Partial / 6.25k full objective tests

QMP for examinations

Other activity…

Pedagogy

Context

Technology

Ch

Working with formal CD processes too

• Good curriculum design… – Does not happen by chance– Should pervade all that we do and go beyond…– Should create good learning opportunities for all our

students

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We have some firm foundations but …