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Episode 22: Assessment Briefs with John Knight & Elaine Walsh
In this fascinating episode, John Knight and Elaine Walsh discuss the assessment brief. John and Elaine provide some excellent insights into the good, the bad and the ugly of assessment brief design, providing some clear ideas, guidance, hints and tips in relation to effective assessment brief design. John and Elaine also provide some important information on the importance of good assessment brief design in relation to learner confidence and engagement with assessment. I really enjoyed recording this episode as it was such a refreshing discussion. This is a great listen!
John Knight leads the academic practice and curriculum development team at Buckinghamshire New University and provides leadership on
learning, teaching and assessment across the institution. He has worked in academic development, with a particular focus on curriculum development and the enhancement of assessment practices since 2015. He has worked in a range of roles and contexts in higher education since 1989, including teacher training and learning development. He is currently completing his doctoral research in assignment brief design and the student experience of assessment and has further research interests in positive approaches to reflection in professional education.
Dr Elaine Walsh is a lecturer of technical communication and instructional design at University of Limerick, Ireland. Since 2003, she has managed and delivered distance education programmes within higher education. Elaine’s research interest lies in the effective communication of assignment tasks. She completed her PhD in 2021, in which she explored students and academics’ perceptions of the effectiveness of the written assignment brief.
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By Kevin L. MerryIn this fascinating episode, John Knight and Elaine Walsh discuss the assessment brief. John and Elaine provide some excellent insights into the good, the bad and the ugly of assessment brief design, providing some clear ideas, guidance, hints and tips in relation to effective assessment brief design. John and Elaine also provide some important information on the importance of good assessment brief design in relation to learner confidence and engagement with assessment. I really enjoyed recording this episode as it was such a refreshing discussion. This is a great listen!
John Knight leads the academic practice and curriculum development team at Buckinghamshire New University and provides leadership on
learning, teaching and assessment across the institution. He has worked in academic development, with a particular focus on curriculum development and the enhancement of assessment practices since 2015. He has worked in a range of roles and contexts in higher education since 1989, including teacher training and learning development. He is currently completing his doctoral research in assignment brief design and the student experience of assessment and has further research interests in positive approaches to reflection in professional education.
Dr Elaine Walsh is a lecturer of technical communication and instructional design at University of Limerick, Ireland. Since 2003, she has managed and delivered distance education programmes within higher education. Elaine’s research interest lies in the effective communication of assignment tasks. She completed her PhD in 2021, in which she explored students and academics’ perceptions of the effectiveness of the written assignment brief.
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