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Do you find you forget things easily Most of us appear to do this. As we learn new things, it is natural to allow less important matters to drop away towards forgetfulness. The brain has recorded it, but there is a lot of interference from all sorts of other brain processes, and it does not come back to us as it should unless we help it. This is why revision is an important part of learning. When you read up material after a lecture, continue after you think all is well, repeated learning gives lasting reinforcement. You may find it useful to form informal study groups with other students, discussion can assist and reinforce the learning process which is you responsibility. Do you make a good job of consolidation and revision The more is discovered about how memory works, the more it becomes apparent how crucial it is to consolidate what we have learned. Where the act of learning sets up a new pathway within the brain, consolidation (revision or review and thinking about what you have learned) serves to kep that pathway open for future use. A recommended scheme is to carry out a few minutes review promptly, one day, one week, one month and six months after learning. Seeing patterns in what we try to remember is very helpful as are any meaningful associations we can enlist to help us. Eventually things we have learned really well go into a type of permanent memory and become available to us virtually at will. Try to be conscientious in consolidating new material and revising earlier material throughout the academic year; it will help you to remember and to enjoy your studies. 9.5 Blackboard – the University Virtual Learning Environment 9.5.1 What is Blackboard Blackboard is a system that facilitates and manages electronic communication and access to materials or information. Many of your tutors will use Blackboard to help support your learning. 9.5.2 Blackboard helps tutors and their students to: • Share valuable learning resources (documents such as module outlines, lecture notes, assignment briefs etc). • Communicate via announcements, email, discussion boards and chat rooms. • Undertake online 'private' group work and take short-answer tests and surveys. • Create electronic portfolios (e-portfolios) 9.5.3 How to access Blackboard Blackboard can be accessed via any computer with an internet connection, using a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape. There is a link to Blackboard on the University homepage (http://www.wmin.ac.uk). You will see the link after you sign in to the University website using your network username and password. Your network username is your student registration number (preceded by a W and minus the last digit (e.g. W0345678). Your network password is initially set to your date of birth (in the format ddmmyyyy). So, if your date of birth is the 7th April 1976 then your initial password would be 07041976 (you can change your network password through the web page at http://password.wmin.ac.uk). NOTE that you will be prompted to change your password at regular intervals whilst at university. Failure to change your password when prompted to do so may mean that you will be unable to access Blackboard as well as other networked services. DPI_Hbook 28 ©University of Westminster
9.5.4 Blackboard and the Student Record System (SRS) The Blackboard system assigns you to individual module websites within Blackboard according to the information in the student record system (SRS). So if you are not registered on the correct modules on SRS you will not be able to access the correct sites in Blackboard. If you are linked to the wrong modules in Blackboard please first check what modules you are registered for using the web interface to SRS. This is currently accessible from the University homepage after you sign in. If the information on SRS is correct when you check, then Blackboard should show your correct modules the following day. If the information on SRS is incorrect please visit your local campus administration office and ask them to help you to amend your student record so that you are correctly registered for the modules that you are taking. 9.5.5 Blackboard and Personal Development Planning (PDP) The Blackboard System provides all students with a ‘private’ area (your ‘My Content’ area) where electronic files can be uploaded and stored. The files can be organised into folders, which are created through an easy to use interface. When uploading files into your ‘private’ area you can choose whether or not the files can be accessed by (shared with) other users (e.g. one of your tutors or perhaps fellow students you are working with on a joint project). Blackboard also provides a ‘wizard’ that allows you to create e-portfolios from all or some of the electronic information that you have stored in your ‘My Content’ area. The e-portfolio is generated in the form of a website that can be stored on a CD and shown on any computer. To access your ‘My Content’ area, login to Blackboard and then click the tab ‘Content Collection’. For a guide to using Blackboard to store files and create e-portfolios please go to the Blackboard help area (see further information below). Further information Your will hear more about Blackboard at your induction sessions during your first week at the University. In addition your tutors will provide you with information about how they plan to use Blackboard with you to support your learning. There are Blackboard help web pages on the University’s Online learning website at http://www.wmin.ac.uk/oll. The help pages include a number of printed guides and sets of frequently asked questions. The help pages can be accessed easily by clicking the ‘Help’ button which appears at the top of every page in Blackboard. 10. Assessment Strategy 10.1 Assessment Methods The diverse nature of activities available within the BSc(Hons) Photographic Science course means that no single method of assessment is suitable for all modules. The formal written examination and the continuous assessment of coursework are both important elements of the learning process. <strong>Course</strong>work comprises a range of practical laboratory, studio and location activities as well as theoretical studies, problem solving exercises and the delivery of papers to classes. The most important single item of this nature is the final year Project and its separate planning element. This module is always assessed by a structured multiple marking system which combines the marks awarded using an operations research algorithmic procedure, Delphi, designed to arrive at a consensus assessment. The importance of the Project is such as to make a pass in the module a precondition of the award of BSc (Hons) Photographic Science. DPI_Hbook 29 ©University of Westminster
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