Case studies
Videos from staff at the University of York showing approaches to learning, teaching and assessment with digital tools.
Case study archive
You can also view a large number of case studies on the uses of digital tools for learning, teaching and assessment in our case studies archive. While these give useful insights into approaches and practices that have proven to be effective in different departments, they may contain some outdated information or refer to tools that are no longer in use at the University. If you would like to discuss how any of the approaches described in the case study archive could be applied in your context using the current suite of digital tools, please contact us.
Learn Ultra
- Building and rolling out the Ultra VLE template in the Department of Biology
- Accessible VLE sites in Ultra
- The VLE and Open Educational Resources (Openstax)
- A cross-departmental approach to consistency in the VLE for Archaeology
- Using Ultra to overcome teaching and learning challenges in a first semester history module
- Developing the ‘Humanity, Economics & Management’ module
- Developing the ‘Business Planning and Sustainable Entrepreneurship’ module
- Developing the ‘Structure of English’ module site
- VLE Test for assessment
- Using the journal tool and discussion groups on the ‘Strategic planning: a journey’ module
- Formative teaching assignments: Moving to electronic submission and marking in Chemistry
- Making course notes (with mathematical equations) more accessible
Assessment
- VLE Test for assessment
- Using the journal tool and discussion groups on the ‘Strategic planning: a journey’ module
- Formative teaching assignments: Moving to electronic submission and marking in Chemistry
- Summative marking with Turnitin Feedback Studio
- Designing appropriate assessments
- Portfolio approaches in the Undergraduate Global Development degree programme
- Philosophy and Society Podcasts for assessed groupwork
- Video feedback for students in Psychology
Communication
- Using the journal tool and discussion groups on the ‘Strategic planning: a journey’ module
- Use of discussion boards in the Popular Culture, Media and Society module
- Student and teacher experiences of asynchronous activities with Padlet and Google docs
- Philosophy and Society Podcasts for assessed groupwork
Module development
- Using Ultra to overcome teaching and learning challenges in a first semester history module
- Developing the ‘Humanity, Economics & Management’ module
- Developing the ‘Business Planning and Sustainable Entrepreneurship’ module
- Developing the ‘Structure of English’ module site
- Using the journal tool and discussion groups on the ‘Strategic planning: a journey’ module
- Enhancing in-person learning opportunities by using recorded media
- The longer-term Benefits of COVID-era Flipped Classroom Techniques for a Core PGT MA Skills Module
Interactive content
Panopto
- Enhancing in-person learning opportunities by using recorded media
- The challenges and opportunities of pre-recorded lecture content