The Computing Section at a college has been using electronic collection and submission of assignments via their virtual learning environment (VLE) for the last three years. This provides benefits for both staff and students. Staff no longer have to deal with piles of paper and can mark assignments anytime through the VLE. It also makes archiving student work simple by storing it digitally. Students receive instant feedback through email once their work is graded, allowing them to immediately work on referred submissions. The VLE creates assignments with timed deadlines and allows students to submit work digitally, with staff notified by email of new submissions. This e-marking system has also enabled innovative submission types from students, such as voicemails, videos, and interactive

1. HOW WE USE E-MARKING
In the Computing Section, we have
been using electronic collection
and submission of assignments
for the last three years.

2. BENEFIT
FOR US................
 We no longer drown in paper
 Assignments can be marked
at any time via the VLE
 Archiving work is as simple as
storing a CD and not stacks of
folders

3. BENEFIT
FOR THE LEARNER...................
 Learners receive instant
feedback via email as soon as
the work is graded
 Allows them to work on referred
submissions straight away
 No waiting until the lesson to
query feedback with the tutor

4.  All assignments are created on the college
VLE
 Assignments have timed deadlines
 VLE provides a visual reminder of deadlines
 Students collect and submit via the VLE
 Staff are emailed by VLE when a student
submits their work

5. HOW THE STUDENTS COLLECT
THEIR WORK
 On the Moodle site, we use a document link to the
assignment itself.
 Each activity upload link has the deadline for the
tasks in it
this allows us to check that students are actually
working and progressing on the current assignments

6. ASSIGNMENT SETTINGS
Our Grade Scale is
Ungraded
Referred
Pass
Merit
Distinction

7. STUDENT’S GRADE BOOK

8. SUBMITTING THE WORK
 Students upload their work to the activity
upload links
 Staff are informed by email

9. WE HAVE A TWO WEEK LIMIT FOR
ASSESSMENT OF SUBMISSIONS
 Messages are filtered in
Outlook
 Listed in date order
 Facilitate the correct
targeting of marking

10. FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS
 Feedback is entered into the submission
page
 Students receive an email to check the
grade or see if it has been referred
Btec First SV comment:
“There is very good and constructive feedback given to the students for each
task”

11. FEEDBACK ON THE REFERRED WORK
 Comments can be added
to the learner’s work
 This is uploaded as a
feedback document
 You could even upload a vodcast of you reading the
work on screen and narrating what needs adjusting if
you wished.
 Deadlines are set for
resubmission

12. ALLOWS INNOVATIVE
SUBMISSIONS BY LEARNERS
 This task was to
Explain two
fundamental principles
of HCI design.
 This student created
and uploaded to the
VLE, a vodcast as his
submission

13. ALLOWS INNOVATIVE
SUBMISSIONS BY LEARNERS
 Last year, we had
a student who
was suffering a
mobility
handicap, he
submitted his
work as voice
files

14. ALLOWS INNOVATIVE
SUBMISSIONS BY LEARNERS
 The task was to explain the
process of how two users
agree a common encryption
across the Internet
 This student created and
uploaded a video
 Though in this example it was via
Youtube, he could have uploaded it
directly to the Moodle link

15. ALLOWS INNOVATIVE
SUBMISSIONS BY LEARNERS
 This student
uploaded an
automatically
progressing
PowerPoint
presentation

16. ANY QUESTIONS?