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<p>Dear All,<br>
<br>
Attached are 2 files containing information to help you prepare
for the forthcoming resit diet of alternative assessments:<br>
<br>
1) The number of students for each module who will be need to be
assessed.<br>
<br>
2) The student Registration numbers of those students with a
disability for each module whose needs need to be taken into
account.<br>
<br>
The following was agreed at Teaching Committee:</p>
<ul>
<li> All resits will be on a Pass/Fail basis.</li>
<li> All students in year 1 and 2 will do an online assessment via
MyPlace within a 24 hr period. This should take students between
1-2 hours max to complete (10 Credits ~1 hr; 20 Credits ~2 hrs).
The extra time required by some disabled students is easily
accommodated within the 24 hr window.<br>
</li>
<li> In years 3 – 5 where there are < 4 students, and if they
all agree, they can take an oral assessment via Zoom, otherwise
it should be online via MyPlace as for years 1 & 2. Oral
assessments should be done up to a 30 minute max duration and
should be moderated by another member of Academic staff. A
written question or two could be supplied to the student
beforehand for discussion, or a general discussion based on
learning outcomes could be had - reasonably flexible.</li>
<li>Please supply a pdf version of the online assessment questions
for download to the students as well. This will allow them to
download at the start of the assessment, complete and hopefully
upload within the 24 hour period if they experience internet
problems. It will also help reduce the internet-problem anxiety
for them.<br>
</li>
<li> Some disability students may benefit from taking an oral
assessment <i>if their needs require it</i>. Please arrange
this separately if the rest of the class is assessed online via
MyPlace.</li>
</ul>
<p>Once the assessment is ready on the module's MyPlace page (hidden
from students!), please ensure you switch it to blue ('Complete')
in the 'traffic lights' spreadsheet link in the email below. It
will then be checked, in a lite-touch way to the usual written
exams, but importantly to ensure it functions properly, and then
if all is OK, given a blue in the 'Assessment checked' column. It
should then be good-to-go for release to the students over the 24
hr assessment period.<br>
</p>
<p>The MyPlace "Physics Playground" gives information, examples of
questions and online assessments:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://classes.myplace.strath.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=25066">https://classes.myplace.strath.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=25066</a><br>
<br>
We are waiting for Student Business to finalise the exam timetable
and will communicate this as soon as it is released. As the online
assessments are scheduled so that students can complete them
within a 24hour period, it is hoped that Fridays will not be used
as the 24 hour period would run into Saturday. Friday will only be
used if they run out of options.<br>
<br>
We will, no doubt, provide further details in due course. In the
meantime, please try to get started with the assessment
preparation as described above as soon as possible.</p>
Thanks & Regards,<br>
<p>Brian.<br>
<br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 02/07/2020 12:41, Brian wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:8b721bb0-66ed-286e-567c-705c6d48b985@strath.ac.uk">Dear
All,
<br>
<br>
We have be asked by the University's Executive Team to provide
information via Faculty on our progress towards teaching in the
new academic year, with information required for each module being
taught in Semester 1. This information is required on a weekly
basis, so can you please update it by the end of business each
Friday at the latest. To help make their lives simple, they want a
'Traffic Light' system as well, so that they can identify progress
at a glance:
<br>
<br>
Red: Urgent support required/being implemented
<br>
Amber: Some challenges identified and additional monitoring
in place
<br>
Green: Progressing
<br>
Blue: Complete
<br>
<br>
To enable all this an online spreadsheet has been generated with
information for each Physics module. (I have included modules
taught in Semester 2 only, but please just ignore these.) So, for
those staff that are teaching in Semester 1, you should be able to
access and edit the spreadsheet here:
<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Er75ChMAvf5P2ExYsDD8qO70pcZqmyko6RsArTmTj2I/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Er75ChMAvf5P2ExYsDD8qO70pcZqmyko6RsArTmTj2I/edit?usp=sharing</a>
<br>
<br>
Please do not share the link and only edit the modules that you
teach.
<br>
<br>
I have started to populate PH387, which I teach, by way of example
of what is required.
<br>
<br>
There is also similar information you can enter if you will have a
resit assessment - more to follow on this shortly.
<br>
<br>
So, please start adding in the relevant information by end of
tomorrow if possible please.
<br>
<br>
Thanks & regards,
<br>
<br>
Brian.
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 29/06/2020 16:15, Brian wrote:
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">Dear All,
<br>
<br>
We need to proceed in preparations for teaching in the the new
academic year. This has been informed by the University's
published plans that the first 2-3 weeks of Semester 1 will be
presented predominantly online. The expectation is that we will
then transition to a blended learning mode of delivery (mixture
of online and on campus), over a 3-5-week period. Some
flexibility exists on how we achieve this. I therefore ask that
staff prepare for the first Semester as follows:
<br>
<br>
The normal timetable for online lecturer/student interaction is
assumed to avoid timetabling clashes.
<br>
<br>
For non lab-based modules, it is advised that staff prepare
pre-recorded lecture materials with audio voice PowerPoint over
so that content can be put online. (See the Zoom and Video tabs
on the MyPlace staff support pages:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://support.myplace.strath.ac.uk/display/MS/Staff+Support+Homepage">https://support.myplace.strath.ac.uk/display/MS/Staff+Support+Homepage</a>).
It is expected that scheduled lecture and tutorial slots will
become mixed and some pre-recorded lecture material could be
viewed by the students beforehand. It is best not to deliver a
50 minute monologue but rather split up your lectures into 10 -
15 minute segments with talked over worked examples and student
discussions. Clearly, there are many variations. Some modules
may require transcripts and/or subtitles to the pre-recorded
material for those with disabilities. Details and guidance on
how this can be done will be provided by Faculty in due course.
<br>
<br>
For the second 3-5 week phase of blended learning, small group
tutorials on campus will be provided. It may be possible to
combine this face-to-face interaction while simultaneously
including online students. Clearly, the student numbers, timing
etc will depend upon a number of factors and this is currently
under development with guidance from Faculty and University.
<br>
<br>
All resits will be via online assessment on a Pass/Fail basis.
For larger student numbers it should be possible to use the same
methods as the recent diet of online assessments, and for
smaller numbers (< 4 students) use a Zoom verbal assessment.
Further details will follow.
<br>
<br>
Regards,
<br>
<br>
Brian.
<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
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Dr. Brian WJ McNeil
Department of Physics, SUPA & Cockcroft Institute
University of Strathclyde
107 Rottenrow East
Glasgow, G4 0NG
Scotland
Tel: 0141 548 4727
Fax: 0141 552 2891
The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC015263</pre>
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