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Hands-on Training and Overview of Gradescope, an AI-assisted Grading Tool

Event Details

Date : 12 February 2025 (Wednesday)
Time : 10:00am – 11:30am
Venue : Learning Lab (RRS 321, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU)
On-line Speakers:

Lyn Riverstone, Senior Solutions Engineer, Gradescope
Callan Rose, Senior Onboarding Consultant, Gradescope

On-Site Facilitators :

Dr. Law Ka Ho, Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, HKU
Dr. Vindya Bhat, Demonstrator, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, HKU
Dr. Marian Choy, Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, HKU

Abstract

Gradescope is an AI-assisted grading platform that can cut grading time by up to 80%. Do you want to give personalized feedback to your students in a fraction of the time you currently spend grading assignments and exams? Would you like to use analytics on assessments to inform your students’ learning and your teaching? Register for this workshop to learn more and participate in the Gradescope pilot at HKU.

In this workshop, Gradescope will give a high-level demo of their product’s features as well as a hands-on training to use the tool’s features. These features include customizable rubrics, answer groups, bulk and shared grading, and submission and feedback management. Participants should bring a laptop to the workshop and may signup for a Gradescope account in advance with their HKU email address at www.gradescope.com.

With funding from the Faculty of Science, Gradescope is currently accessible to teachers across all faculties at HKU. Gradescope can support multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and free-response type questions. STEM departments and any department that uses bubble sheet assessments are encouraged to try it. Gradescope is integrated with Moodle to allow for ease in roster and gradebook syncing.

About the speakers

Lyn Riverstone has been a Senior Solutions Engineer at Turnitin for the past four years. Before joining Turnitin, she taught mathematics for over 20 years and used Gradescope in her own teaching. She also worked as an instructional technologist on her university’s academic technology team for three years, where she supported educators in their use of Gradescope.

Callan Rose has been a Senior Onboarding Consultant at Turnitin for two years, specialising in supporting educators and institutions across the Asia Pacific region. Before joining Turnitin, he spent a decade at a leading Australian university, where he held various roles focused on instructional design, educational technology, and staff development.

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