Assessment for Learning: Harnessing Technologies A FREE event supported by the Higher Education Academy and JISC
Assessment, when used well, has long been recognised as a key element of developing effective learning. The use of technology to assist assessment has brought a range of assessment tools and techniques into general use. This free workshop aims to explore these assessment resources and investigate their pedagogic value. The workshop is sponsored by the Higher Education Academy and the JISC.
Topics:
- Pedagogic fitness of assessment methods and techniques
- Levels of learning linked to assessment
- Goal analysis and learning objectives in assessment design
- The role of feedback in developing successful learning
- Planning online assessment
- Linking technology based assessment to traditional assessment
- Assessment resources and potential for learning
- The role of e-portfolios in assessment
- Other issues such as plagiarism
Who is it for?
This workshop is aimed at lecturers, learning technologists, staff and educational developers who are interested in the use of technology to support assessment.
By the end of the workshop participants will have:
- Investigated a range of different assessment technologies and resources and their use in evaluating learner performance
- Matched assessment techniques to different learning needs
- Constructed an assessment blueprint and created grading criteria
- Evaluated a range of assessment resources
- Related assessment types to levels of learning using Blooms taxonomy
Scheduled workshops
No workshops scheduled at this time.
