An award-winning mobile phone app exclusively in use at the University of Canberra (UC) provides both students and staff with real-time data and feedback on their learning and teaching.
Recognised with an award for excellence in the Association for Tertiary Education Management’s 2018 best Practice Awards, the app, InterFace, uses learning analytics to expand feedback capabilities and build on their implications.
According to UC’s Deputy Director of Projects and Innovation, Information and Technology Management, Rebecca Armstrong, the app does so in a way “no-one else in the sector is doing”.
“The platform allows the university to expand feedback capabilities and build on their implications,” Ms Armstrong said.
“Using InterFace, students have the ability to see how they’re going in their units in real time, as well as to see how they can do better.
“Their feedback to the university helps us to be more effective in our teaching.”
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the university, Nicholas Klomp said that since the platform went live in 2015, a number of universities had approached UC to understand how the platform was built, and whether it could be used by their institutions.
“I take great pride in these requests, because recognition from our peer institutions proves that InterFace is truly sector leading,” Professor Klomp said.
