Wednesday
8 Jan 2025
2-3 PM
Online (Teams link)Link opens in a new window

Gradescope
Claire Milburn and Howard Fooksman (Turnitin)
with Q&A guest Prof. Iñaki Garcia Etxebarria (Durham)

For the recording of this event, please contact Siri.

Thursday
16 Jan 2025

4-5 PM
MS.04
(Zeeman)

Helping students develop a richer understanding of mathematics:
a case study of mind maps
Wodu Majin (Sheffield)

Thursday
23 Jan 2025

4-5 PM
MS.04
(Zeeman)

Improving Reliability in Comparative Judgement:
Using Bootstrapping and Alternate Strength Parameter

Maria-Louiza Van Den Bergh (Warwick)

Comparative Judgement is an assessment method by which item ratings are estimated based on rankings of subsets of the items. To be able to use this as an alternative assessment technique, it is important to establish the credibility of the ratings produced. This presentation discusses the shortcomings of the popular SSR method and explores using bootstrapping and an alternative strength parameter as a more effective method.

Thursday
6 Feb 2025

4-5PM
D1.07
(Zeeman)

TBC
Richard Gratwick (Edinburgh)

Thursday
20 Feb 2025

4-5PM
MB2.24
(MSB)

TBC
Giulio Cesare Ardito (University of Manchester)

Thursday
27 Feb 2025

4-5PM
MS.04
(Zeeman)

"Communicating Mathematics" Module
Helena Verrill (Warwick)

Thursday
6 Mar 2025

4-5PM
D1.07
(Zeeman)

TBC
Shaheen Hassan (WMG)

TERM 3 - 2024/25

Thursday
19 Jun 2025

4-5PM
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Assessment and Feedback Visualisation
Pik Liew (LSE)

Wednesday

2 Oct 2024

3-4PM

B3.02

Exploring the use of AI in mathematics and statistics assessments: project outcome and highlights
Mani Mahal and Sam Petrie (Warwick)

The project was funded by WIHEA. The full report is hereLink opens in a new window.

Thursday

31 Oct 2024

4-5PM
D1.07

Bridging the Gap: A Strategic Refresher Course in Mathematics
Mojca Premuš (University of Ljubljana)

Wednesday

6 Nov
2024

2-3PM

Zeeman
MS.03

Online Assessment Platforms: Crowdmark Demo

Beatriz Navarro Lameda (UCL)

Crowdmark is an online assessment platform that helps educators assess students' work more effectively. This tool allows you to mark two to three times faster compared to marking paper exams while at the same time leaving richer feedback for students. It supports LaTeX and Markdown formatting, multiple choice questions (marked automatically) and longer questions for which student can submit scanned handwritten answers. Crowdmark supporting both online assessments and in-person, paper-based exams that can be scanned for digital marking. The ability to mark paper-based exams online is especially beneficial for department that frequently administer in-person exams, such as maths and stats departments.

In this demo, I’ll walk you through the essentials of using Crowdmark. I’ll cover how to set up assessments and create questions, guide students through the submission process, and leverage Crowdmark’s features to maximise marking efficiency. Additionally, I’ll demonstrate how to create a workflow for delivering and marking in-person exams with Crowdmark.

Note: Do bring your laptop if you'd like access Crowdmark during the talk.

Thursday

14 Nov
2024

6-7PM

MS.04

Improving diversity and inclusivity amongst Warwick maths undergraduates
Michael Cavaliere and Lebogang Nthoiwa (Warwick)

We will highlight results from a summer project which investigated the perception and reality of diversity and inclusivity amongst Warwick maths undergraduates. We will focus on the experiences of
- Female and non-binary students
- Students from ethnic minority backgrounds
- Disabled and neurodivergent students
- Students from disadvantaged backgrounds

We will present results from our data analysis (e.g. admission trends and graduate attainment) and student engagement (survey and one-to-one interviews). We will present recommendations on how we, as a department, can work together to improve diversity in recruitment, inclusivity and post-arrival support.
The full report is hereLink opens in a new window (Warwick access only).
This talk is jointly organised by the Warwick Maths SocietyLink opens in a new window.