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Target Audience: Staff delivering learning and teaching

Working in groups can improve learning outcomes and support the development of key graduate attributes for students. However, assessing group work can be a challenge for both staff and students.  

This workshop will explore key strategies for assessing groupwork for equity, success and student learning. It will also explore the rationale for assessing groupwork and, in particular, circumstances where formal assessment may not be appropriate.  

Course Outcomes/ Objectives;

Describe different approaches to assessing student group-work  

Undertake SWOT analyses of assessment activities  

Design evidence-informed strategies for assessing groupwork and team-based tasks  

Accessibility

We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff: 

Online activity 

• The session will take place on Zoom 
• Auto-captions can be enabled 
• There will be audience participation 
• You can keep your camera off  

• You are asked to attend the whole session 
• There will be a break throughout the session 
• The session is relaxed – this means you can stretch, move around, stim etc. 
• Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants in advance of delivery upon request. 
• Please contact osdu-equity@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements 

Cancellation Policy 

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* charge to your Department / School if you do not attend your place on the course. There will be no charge as long as you cancel your booked place before the event or notify our staff at osdu@strath.ac.uk that you can no longer attend.

A Department / School is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary prerequisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you are expected to attend ALL parts of the course.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of a course of 1-day duration or less. For some courses, there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking. 

Prerequisites