A first for Advance HE at the Teaching and Learning Conference 2023, Rachel Dodd showcased a teaching model with embedded formative feedback and assessment points via an augmented reality poster. What’s that? It’s like interactive images and information floating in three dimensions! At our 2023 Teaching and Learning Conference, Rachel Dodd, Teesside University - with Mark Andrews of Adobe - shared their work on an Active Research project to embed formative assessment and feedback into a production-based practice. Objectives delivered were improved student experience, attainment and progression. Bonus achievements were increased student engagement through partnership and co-creation and improved efficacy of marking and feedback for colleagues. We invited to Rachel to tell us more... So, what is this all about? – Research Applied Practice or research in real life! – applying research on formative feedback and assessment in a live environment as part of an Active Research Project to create a practical case study. Our case study and results were presented in a novel way; via an Augmented Reality (AR) poster at Advance HE’s Teaching and Learning Conference 2023: ‘Shaping the future of HE’ . What does it solve? – This active research project solved a number of potential issues:
