Motivation and emotion/Changes/2026

Changes - 2026

Summary

Student feedback about this unit in 2025 indicated that 85% of students were satisfied. For more detail, see Motivation and emotion - Evaluation 2025.

The following changes based on student feedback in 2026 will be considered:

  • Schedule
    • Add readings for each lecture to the schedule
  • Assessment
    • Practice quizzes
      • Replace module-based (6) quizzes with weekly (12) or chapter-based (16) quizzes
    • Topic development
      • Develop an analytic rubric that describes performance for each grade level for each marking criterion
      • Create a short (3–5 min) video explaining the purpose of the task, its connection to learning outcomes, and why Wikiversity is used
    • Book chapter
      • Develop an analytic rubric that describes performance for each grade level for each marking criterion
      • Create a short (max. 10 min) video introduction linking the task rationale, Wikiversity’s collaborative context, and marking criteria
    • Exam
      • Publish an early-semester announcement and dedicated "Exam guidelines" page outlining how to prepare and what resources to focus on
      • Explicitly describe how each of the following contributes to exam readiness:
        • Lecture slides
        • Lecture slide notes
        • Wikiversity notes
        • Lecture / recording
        • Readings
        • Tutorial notes
        • Tutorial / recording
  • Wikiversity
    • Send an early announcement (Week 1–2) with practical guidance about how to use Wikiversity. See ISEQ1-Q2-2025.
    • Create a short "Introduction to editing Wikiversity" video linking to the detailed Tutorial 02
    • Develop optional short "advanced editing" clips
    • Identify and resolve navigational barriers between UCLearn and Wikiversity to minimise navigational confusion
  • Lectures
    • Availability
      • Publish a Week 00 announcement or page explaining how to "work ahead" (including availability of lectures, tutorials, and recordings)
    • Videos
      • For each video, add a brief pedagogical justification within slides/Wikiversity notes explaining:
        • Why it was included
        • What key takeaway aligns with learning outcomes
        • Which assessment element it supports
    • Learning outcomes
      • Develop concise learning outcomes (or takeaway messages) for each lecture
      • Map lecture content and activities to:
        • Unit learning objectives
        • Reading learning outcomes
        • Tutorial objectives
  • Tutorials
    • Strengthen alignment of each tutorial and tutorial activity with:
      • Unit learning objectives
      • Lecture learning objectives
      • Reading learning objectives
    • Consider adding a brief reflective question linking each tutorial to assessment tasks