Slides from the first introduction to e-submission session at the University of Liverpool on 23rd June 2016

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Blackboard Assignment
Tool
Nick Bunyan, Dan Robinson, Alex Spiers & Tunde
Varga Atkins
An introduction to e-submission
Nick Bunyan, Dan Roberts, Alex Spiers & Tunde Varga-Atkins
Centre for Lifelong Learning

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3. First things...
• Sign-in sheet – please complete – mailing list
option
• Feedback survey online – let us know what
was good, bad, useful or useless!
• Introductions – us, the eLU, support available

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We are here in the eLearning Unit to support your use of different
technologies for learning and teaching. This support includes:
• VITAL workshops, Winter and Summer Schools;
• online resources;
• email and phone help, and one-to-one support;
• tailored workshops on request;
• consultancy.

5. Click to edit Master title styleScope of session
Focus is e-submission – looking at how the available tools support
implementation of policy
Exploratory session – questions, discussion
Some caveats – work still ongoing centrally on some key issues
Take away messages:
• careful planning and testing of the whole lifecycle – where current
processes may need to be changed, involving all stakeholders
• Consistency of approach in school, marking teams etc
• awareness of ongoing development of electronic tools
• further support

6. Click to edit Master title styleScope of session
The University is moving to online submission for coursework
assignments (see this blog post for more detail on policy). To
help staff get an overview of the available tools, understand
associated current issues, and plan your own approach to e-
submission the eLearning Unit offer this session comparing and
discussing the two tools in VITAL for electronic submission, the
Blackboard assignment tool and Turnitin.
In this one and a half hour session we will look at:
• An overview of e-submission in Higher Education and at Liverpool,
including the student view
• A discussion of attendees’ current practice
• Analysis and examples of the two available assignment submission
tools, Blackboard Assignment and Turnitin Assignments and the
linked tools available for each.
• Institutional guidance and key issues for planning assignment
submission ‘workflows’.
• Follow-up support and guidance.

7. Discussion
• What are you doing now?
• What are you planning?
• What is your school/department doing now?
• What is your school/department planning?
• What do you want to find out today?

9. Students and electronic submission
Benefits to students can include:
• Students can submit their work without having to travel to the University.
• Reduced printing costs.
• Meeting student expectations - seen by many students as normal practice in a digital age.
• Electronic reminders about marking turnaround times can be communicated through VITAL module
announcements etc.
Potential draw backs for students can include:
• For some large cohort programmes moving to e-submission can further reduce the physical contact
students have with a school or department.
• Service disruptions mean that students may not be able to submit on time.
Benefits for staff can include:
• Monitor student submissions and remind students about forthcoming submissions.
• Locate assessment support information alongside the submission tool.
Potential drawbacks for staff can include:
• Subtle variations in the features and facilities of using Blackboard or Turnitin e-marking tools
requires programme teams or module leaders to carefully think through their appropriate
application of technology and marking processes to meet their assessment requirements.

10. Students and electronic feedback
• Students access electronic feedback when they are
emotionally 'ready.‘
• Evidence that they referred back to feedback more often in
an electronic form (within a VLE etc.)
• Grades in a single place mean they can monitor their own
progress more easily.
• Typed feedback more legible.
• Benefits of separating feedback from grades - engaged
more with feedback if they received this first.
• Benefits of linking feedback to assessment criteria -
something you can do using Turnitin GradeMark!
Taken from Technology, Feedback, Action!: The impact of learning technology upon
students' engagement with their feedback Sheffield Hallam University investigated
what students think of receiving feedback in an electronic form, how they use it etc.

11. Part 1: eSubmission Part 2: eMarking
Individual
Group
Anonymous
Delegated
Single
Multiple
Unlimited
Individual
Group
Anonymous
Delegated
Single
Multiple
Unlimited
Assignment
email receipt
Desktop
Mobile

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13. UoL Policy: 1
• https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/intranet/media/intranet/staff-
intranet/educationandstudentexperience/Coursework,Submi
ssion,Policy.pdf DRAFT – needs updating with the approved
policy
• All coursework unless file format or design of exercise does
not permit
– Non-written assessments
– Assessments containing visual, graphical or mathematical elements
– Impossible to administer
• Students should be provided with guidance on processes of
e-submission including for declaration of specific learning
difficulty
• When Uni systems temporarily down… (section 3.5)

14. UoL Policy: 2
• Turnitin – non-anonymised classlist – students
must not include any obvious identifying info
• Anonymity should be maintained for all
internal marking and moderation

15. Click to edit Master title styleBlackboard and Turnitin - Decisions
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16. Blackboard vs Turnitin workflows - 1
Issue/ facility Blackboard Assignment Turnitin Assignment
Single or multiple file submission. Multiple. Single only.
Group submission supported Yes. No.
File type restrictions 1. Mode 1 - None – Grade, criteria marking
and overall feedback comment for any
submission also possible here.
2. Mode 2 - To also use the Inline Grading
facility file types are restricted in this mode.
1. Mode 1 – For Originality Checking
(plagiarism) and GradeMark – file types
restricted.
2. Mode 2 – Mode 1 files plus some image
file types which can be annotated with
GradeMark.
3. Mode 3 – Any file can be submitted - no
Originality-Checking and restricted use of
GradeMark.
4. No submission - restricted use of
GradeMark (for presentations for example).
File size limits. No - currently no file size limit but:
 Students may find very large files may
not upload with timeout issues.
 CSD to explore limits to submitted file
sizes.
 Video files should not be uploaded
(use Stream media server instead and
submit the link.)
Yes - maximum 40 Mb file size.
Anonymous submissions Yes – flexible. Yes – strict.
Electronic text matching to support
plagiarism & collusion detection.
No. Yes.
Ability for students to re-submit their work
after the due date.
Yes, students can re-submit their work after
the due date with specific settings. Copies of
all submissions are retained – late
submissions are indicated.
No.

17. Blackboard vs Turnitin workflows - 2
Issue/ facility Blackboard Assignment Turnitin
Notification to students about a new
electronic submission.
Students can automatically be notified of
new assignments via the Announcement
tool, homepage dashboard and mobile
apps.
No automatic announcements, but you
can manually communicate to students via
VITAL’s module announcement’s.
Ability to notify students of new
assignments via mobile apps.
Yes. Through the Blackboard Mobile app
students can download from the CSD
website.
No.
Automatic notification of assignment due
date
Yes, via notification settings (students
currently must set this for email and
mobile notifications – appears in Global
Navigation menu by default).
No.
Automatic notification when the due date
has passed.
Yes, via notification settings (students
currently must set this for email and
mobile notifications – appears in Global
Navigation menu by default).
No.
Electronic receipt on submission. No. (New facility in testing). Yes. Students will receive a unique
submission ID number that can be used to
check the submission process.
Ability to quickly email all late
submissions.
No. (This is possible using Blackboard’s
‘Retention Centre’ tool, but this is currently
not working. Restored for 2016 upgrade)
Yes.
Grade Centre support Fully integrated Weak integration

18. Planning your implementation: 1
• Review the experiences of any module or programme etc
that already extensively uses e-submission or e-marking.
• Similarly, it may be beneficial to review the experiences of
departments within your school or faculty that run similar
electronic coursework assignments to assess how you could
develop your own implementation.
• If your department or programme is new to using this
technology we recommend that you implement a pilot
project to evaluate the benefits and issues specific to your
assessment requirements. The eLearning Unit staff have
extensive experience of supporting the piloting of e-
submission and e-marking around the University and will
be able to offer advice.

19. Planning your implementation: 2
• In any new pilot or expansion of the use of e-submission
and e-marking we advise that you include key stakeholders
in the evaluation process – particularly students and
administration staff.
• Implementing EMA detailed information from JISC’s to
support the implementation of this technology. These
resources are a synthesis of research from a number of
institutions in the UK’s experiences of e-submission and e-
marking.
• Ensuring that staff, students are all skilled in the tools that
are to be used.
• Very clear processes set out, maintained and defined (e.g.
Steve)

20. School of the Arts example
• Process flowchart diagram – see VITAL site
• Handbook for academic and professional staff
– clear definition of roles
• Philosophy – paperless - Training for staff –
online guides for students

21. Workshop resources
– Everything from the session: eLearning Unit
Workshop Resources

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23. Further Support and Resources
• eLearning Unit – ‘phone, email, visit!
(http://www.liv.ac.uk/elearning/index.htm)
• Self-Service – FAQs guides and known
issues