An introduction to the LearnUCS (Blackboard) Quiz Engine

Course Dates: 9th to 16th December, 2013 
Study time: 5 hours 
Assessment: Certificate of Attendance Registration: 
Intended Audience: Staff

Aims:
The aims are to make teaching staff more aware of the potential of objective testing as a teaching, learning and assessment tool, and to ensure they have the technical skills to design and develop an objective test.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course participants should be able to;

• LO1: Explain what we mean by the term objective test
• LO2: Review a number of ways objective tests have been used in UK HE to enhance the learning experience
• LO3: Design, develop and deploy an objective test in a module on LearnUCS
• LO4: Accessing the results through the Grade Centre

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Learning and Teaching Model

This is to be provided as a standalone CPD course which includes a single milestone (assessments) point. The completion of this milestone will result in a Certificate of Attendance. Given the intended learning objectives the expectation is you will work through the tasks on your own within the agreed timeframe. There are no tasks which require you to work with colleagues. Although, there are opportunities for you to discuss and learn from each other.
The underlying learning design assumptions are:

• Effective learning requires the inclusion of all learning models, with particular importance on social (situated - communities of practice) learning
• Effective online learning requires the student to be active within the process
• Effective online learning is driven through effective individual feedback

Assessment Model

Our modules follow a Certificate of Attendance approach. Where, you are classified as attending if you complete all the milestones within the time frame.