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MA Senior Lecturer to present at University of Sheffield’s Education Conference 2024

Friday 15th March 2024

We are pleased to announce that VSC Senior Lecturer, Dr Michael Bonshor will be presenting his work in the sphere of online teaching and learning at the University of Sheffield’s Education Conference 2024: Making Assessment and Feedback Work for All!
The conference will take place on Wednesday 27th March at The Wave, the University’s flagship exhibition centre.
Michael’s presentation, entitled ‘Peer Reviewing Activities for Distance Learners’, will focus on the benefits and challenges of using an online peer review system.
Congratulations, Michael!

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