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Nov 23 2009, 10:52 AM EST by
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e-Assessment in Practice event
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Nov 19 2009, 5:55 AM EST by
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Thread started: Nov 4 2009, 7:22 AM EST
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The e-Assessment in Practice event at the Defence Academy of the UK which David Walker attended last year is running again next week. To find out more, use the following link:
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/cds/symposia/ea09.jsp
Let me know if you would like to learn more about it.
Piers
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Further reading: QCA guide on support roles & responsibilities
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Supporting summative e-assessment: the role of support staff
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Nov 11 2009, 7:39 PM EST by
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The QCA (now QCDA) has published a guide to effective practice in eAssessment (see http://www.qcda.gov.uk/13702.aspx). Section 2.4 directly addresses roles & responsibilities for e-testing. Good background reading for this session.
There has also been some discussion in the British Standards Institute IST/43 Committee (Learning Education and Training) about developing a Best Practices British Standard based on the QCA work. Adam Cooper chairs the group and would be very interested to hear from anyone who would support this or be interested in participating. Adam is based at the University of Bolton.
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RE: Further reading: QCA guide on support roles & responsibilities
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Nov 11 2009, 7:39 PM EST
The above guide identifies the following 5 key roles (areas of responsibility):
- Coordinator
- Administrator
- Technical
- Learner support
- Invigilation
It is interesting to compare the session posters (above) with the tasks & responsibilities described on the second annex.
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Discussion Forum
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Nov 10 2009, 4:04 AM EST by
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I've added unedited recordings of the Keynotes and two of the parallel sessions to their pages.
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Policy on role of VLE in supporting summative e-assessment
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Role of the VLE and associated learning systems in supporting summative e-assessment
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Nov 5 2009, 10:41 AM EST by
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Thread started: Oct 28 2009, 6:35 AM EDT
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The VLE can be used by academics 'under the radar' for high stakes assessment, without central support actually knowing what is going on. This has prompted the following draft policy, which is currently being discussed at York, which places the onus on course leaders to address contingency measures if they are planning to use the VLE in this way. Link to draft policy: http://tinyurl.com/yfxkoau
I would welcome the opportunity to see howe other HEIs are tackling this issue.
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RE: Policy on role of VLE in supporting summative e-assessment
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Nov 5 2009, 10:41 AM EST
Yeah, nothing can replace good invigilation proceedures. An e-assessment should be treated in the same manner as a paper based one, or you run the risk of both staff and students perceiving the exam as less important/serious.
A controversial idea would be to remove the feature from your VLE if it is being abused in this way (this is possible with Moodle), then users would have to use the more secure alternative. However, this would force all users to use the other system, even if they were delivering formative tests.
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Adopting or adapting existing guides
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Nov 5 2009, 7:24 AM EST by
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The UK Regulatory and Awarding Bodies in the compulsory schooling space produced the following 'guide' for centres which might be a useful starting point for developing practical guidelines. The roles and responsibilities section is not unlike David's reference to 'hidden team' and 'front of house' partnerships.
To review the guide for yourself follow this link:
http://www.efutures.org/docs/guide.pdf
Although I am sure there are some differences there must also be many similarities and in the same way that the 'Dundee Policy' has been adopted as a blueprint this document could serve as a template for practical guidelines. What do others think?
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The e-Assessment Association
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Nov 5 2009, 4:10 AM EST by
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Following on from a very engaging and informative day delegates may be interested in joining the e-Assessment Association - see link below:
http://www.e-assessmentgroup.net/index.html
Membership is free for the rest of this year and so now is an opportunity to sign up and see how useful it could be for your work. Members are drawn from all tiers of education and spheres of industry with a common interest in the application of technology to support assessment. If you would like to discuss any ideas for how the Association's services could better serve you or your sector please drop me a line.
craven.p@cambridgeassessment.org.uk
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QCA guide to e-assessment
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Developing practical guidelines to manage and support summative e-assessment activities
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Nov 2 2009, 3:48 AM EST by
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Thread started: Oct 30 2009, 12:53 PM EDT
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The QCA (now QCDA) has published a guide to effective practice in eAssessment (see http://www.qcda.gov.uk/13702.aspx). Section 3 directly addresses guidelines & checklists for e-testing. Good background reading for this session.
There has also been some discussion in the British Standards Institute IST/43 Committee (Learning Education and Training) about developing a Best Practices British Standard based on the QCA work. Adam Cooper chairs the group and would be very interested to hear from anyone who would support this or be interested in participating. Adam is based at the University of Bolton.
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Nov 2 2009, 3:48 AM EST
The QCA guide was originally based on the BSI Code of Practice (BS7988), which is now the ISO/IEC Code of Practice 23988. There is also now BSI work around standards for transfer of assessment evidence - linked to e-portfolio and e-repository activity.
One of the most comprehensive support sites is the efutures site managed by OfQual (the other half of what came out of QCA - now QCDA and OfQual) - http://www.efutures.org/graphics/index.html
For ongoing commentary on the topic the e-Assessment Association is quickly becoming a valuable vehicle for overall reference and this event is cited in its forthcoming conferences section. http://www.e-assessmentgroup.net/
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Questions to consider for this parallel session
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Developing practical guidelines to manage and support summative e-assessment activities
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Nov 1 2009, 5:52 AM EST by
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Hi everyone, I will be facilitating this parallel session. Firstly thanks to Richard for posting up the link to the QCA guide. Section two will also be useful reading before hand as that identifies roles and responsibilities. Key questions that I would like to put forward for consideration during this session are:
- who do we need to produce guidance for? (ie what groups of staff - (and students?))
- what guidance does each group need?
- what form should this take?
- how should this be integrated with the delivery of summative assessment? (ie responsibilities)
Across the two parallel sessions I hope we can share experiences and from those come up with some good practical ideas which can be made available via this site.
Martin
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Developing an institutional policy for e-assessment
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Oct 19 2009, 11:13 AM EDT by
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Does your institution have a policy for e-assessment similar to the University of Dundee's?
Is there a need to develop a specific policy for e-assessment or should this simply be addressed by an overarching assessment policy?
We would welcome your opinion and discussions on this area
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Parallel Sessions: signing up via this site
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Sign up for parallel sessions
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Oct 7 2009, 8:57 AM EDT by
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Are we intending for the link to the Doodle questionnaire to be sited on this Wetpaint site when it it available to delegates, since we originally agreed to include it as a link on the UCISA pre-conference email? Based on Richard's email today it looks like we'll be issuing the Wetpaint site link to delegates ahead of time, so hopefully they'll access the questionnaire via this method. We could still include it on the email but it might cause unnecessary duplication.
What do colleagues think?
Christine
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