Tag: Assessment

  • From delivery to results: Streamlining assessments with Inspera

    Neves S & Martin S (Inspera) 28.5.2024, 14:00–14:30, Small Hall (F4050) We’ll showcase the backend with live demos of the Planner, Monitor, and Grader roles. See how to seamlessly deliver assessments, monitor exam progress, and collaborate with colleagues on grading and marking – all within Inspera.

  • Security and trust in the digital era: Proctoring and data protection with SMOWL

    Lundqvist J (Smowltech) 28.5.2024, 14:30–15:00, Small Hall (F4050) In today’s educational and professional landscape, the integrity and security of assessment processes have never been more critical. In this talk, we will explore how our proctoring solution, SMOWL, is redefining the standards of digital learning, accreditation, and GDPR compliance, ensuring a secure and trustworthy environment for…

  • Database activity in the creation of collective course work: Mixed pedagogical experiences, promising prospects

    Wahlström M (University of Helsinki) 28.5.2024, 13:10–13:30, Small Hall (F4050) The paper presents a pedagogical experiment that made use of the Moodle Database activity module in creating collective course work. The students were working on a newspaper archive and tasked to each make short resumes of articles about the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878 for a…

  • Harnessing GenAI for enhancing Moodle’s assessment capabilities: A collaborative workshop

    Järvinen J-P & Wilenius H (University of Helsinki) 28.5.2024, 14:00–15:00, Studium 1 (F3020), Workshop This workshop invites Moodle developers and educators to explore the potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in improving the LMS’s capabilities. Participants will engage in brainstorming sessions to discuss and propose enhancements to prompting strategies and to identify novel ways in…

  • Language models and assessment in Moodle

    Wilenius H (University of Helsinki) 27.5.2024, 13:50–14:30, Small Hall (F4050) In this presentation, I will share practical experiences and outcomes from implementing GenAI techniques in the creation and manipulation of single-best answer (SBA) multiple choice questions within a teaching module that took place in Spring 2024. The session will focus on elucidating the methods used…

  • How do computer-marked quizzes best help students learn? How does Moodle help you make the best quizzes?

    Hunt T (The Open university) 28.5.2024, 9:30–10:20, Small Hall (F4050) This talk will be in two sections, a theoretical part, and a practical part. I will start by talking about what is most important in our use of Moodle: teaching and learning. Considering what is known about how education works, when can computer-marked question be…

  • Involving everyone – Learning experience 360°

    Dudoravičė A (Vextur) 27.5.2024, 15:20–15:50, Small Hall (F4050) E-learning system Moodle is a global platform that is used not only by educators, but also by the public and private sectors. The variety of tools, functionalities and extensions is wide, but a problem that is increasingly being noticed by users is the lack of comprehensiveness, feedback,…

  • Maintaining Moodle systems at scale

    Dethmers M (Catalyst IT Europe) 27.5.2024, 13:50–14:20, F3010 With the design of an AWS cloud infrastructure, Catalyst IT Europe equip organisations with the scalability and flexibility needed to support expanding user bases, meaning that during critical exam periods a seamless learning experience is had by all.

  • Simplifying assessment: Streamlining grading schemes for clarity and technical ease

    Hölttä M, Kamula A & Lindholm S (University of Helsinki) 28.5.2024, 12:30–13:10, Small Hall (F4050) Designing clear and concise assessment schemes guide students towards understanding what is expected from them. Furthermore, transparency increases the objectivity and fairness of assessment. Ensuring the assessment scheme can be technically executed with ease will also reduce teachers’ workload and…

  • Case study: Conducting user testing provides insights into the design of online courses related to energy transition

    Iskala E & Aejmelaeus M (Metropolia University of Applied Sciences) 27.5.2024, 15:00–15:20, F3010 Based on the feedback from user testing and results from prior research we developed the “Energy Transition Today” online course. In this presentation, we discuss the processes of course development and user testing. The aim of the course is not only to…