Sessional Orientation Glossary
Glossary (draft)
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ARK is the Moodle-based Learning Management System (LMS) used by the University of Divinity. All learning materials and assessments are to be delivered via ARK. |
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ARKLO |
ARK Liaison Officer. Each College under UD has an ARKLO who is the usual point of contact between the College and the University, and who can provide support in using ARK. Eva Burrows College’s ARKLO (from 2023) is Bronwyn Lapham. |
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Assessment unit/Child unit
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The unit in ARK where assessments are described, and from where students upload their submissions into Turnitin. Lecturers access student submissions from here when grading. There is an Assessment unit for each level of study in each Content unit. |
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Content unit/Meta unit |
The module in ARK where all learning materials for the Unit are collated. Consistency across Content units is key; there is a template that defines the structure of each Content unit. |
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Course |
A Course is the over-arching topic of study and can comprise several Units. Each Unit has one Content/Meta unit plus one Assessment/Child unit for each level of study. |
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Access eBooks owned by EBC via the EBC library catalogue. |
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Access resources owned by the University, including access to eBooks and journal databases |
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MOA |
Moderation of Assessments. This is a quality process where assessment tasks are reviewed before a unit is delivered to ensure that they are meeting learning outcomes and that the assessment instruments adequately reflect the required scope and rigour for each unit. |
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Paradigm |
The University of Divinity Student Information Management System, providing access to enrolment data and results. |
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SSO |
Single Sign On. Access to several software platforms is available through one “portal”. This is evolving, and systems are being added progressively. |
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Supplemental Unit Guide |
Additional information supplied to students. While the Unit Guide outlines the assessment information, the supplemental unit guide outlines:
It is based upon a standard template which is provided to lecturers. |
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TSA |
The Salvation Army |
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Turnitin |
Turnitin is an online service that compares essay-type assessment submissions with a database to assist with identifying potential plagiarism. Turnitin also has an evolving system of identifying essay material that may have been created using generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT). |
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UD |
University of Divinity |
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Unit Guide
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The Unit Guide is generated directly from information held in the UMS (unit management system). The Unit Guide contains assessment information including description, weight, word count, due dates. |
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Unit Record |
The approved unit record is also located in the UMS and is the ‘source of truth’ for the unit. It describes the unit: Content, Learning Outcomes, Assessments, Indicative Bibliography |
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Unit Management System (UMS) |
Repository for all current and approved unit records. |