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Day One - Thursday March 4th 2004
Objective : To review some of the current developments in computer based testing and assessment, and to examine the impact of these systems on e-Learning, computer assisted training and teaching, continuing professional development and blended learning
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Day Two - Friday March 5th 2004
Objective : To examine the issues involved with the implementation and full-scale roll-out of e-Assessment systems and their impact on learners, candidates and centres and to look forward to some for the exciting and ground-breaking developments underway in e-Assessment.
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9.30am to 10.00am : Registration, conference welcome and coffee
10.00 am to 10.10 am : Chair’s address and introduction, Alistair Walker, Director, Curriculum and Education Authority, Northern Ireland
Session One : Recent Developments in e-Assessment
- 10.10 am The Regulator’s Perspective, Martin Ripley and Chris Jones, QCA (TBC)
- 10.40 am Developments in Scotland, Martyn Ware, Business Manager, SQA
11.10 to 11.20 Coffee
- 11.20 am Paperless Exams Project, Roger McCune, Accreditation Manager, CEA
- 11.50 am High Stakes Qualification, Graham Yule, Development Manager, NCC Education
- 12.20 pm Carolyn Adams, AQA
- How to limit your exposure and extend your items’ shelf life through the use of randomisation, rolling session led by Graham Divers of EQL
1.15pm to 2 pm Lunch and networking opportunities
Session Two : Impact on learning, teaching and training
- 2.00 pm : Using ICT to discover requirements, Stephen Citron, Director, Informatololgy
- 2.30 pm : The use of TRIADS and its impact on learning, Prof. Don Mackenzie, Centre for Interactive Assessment Development, University of Derby
3.00 pm to 3.15 pm Tea
- 3.15 pm : Bridging the chasm: achieving the potential of e-Learning whilst retaining confidence in assessment, Dr. Robert Harding, Director of the "Interactive Technologies in Assessment and Learning" (ITAL) Unit, UCLES
- 3.45 pm : e-Assessment and e-Learning Dr Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, Director, e-Strategy & Learning, City and Guilds
4.15 pm Q&A Panel Session, Review and Closing remarks from Chair
During the afternoon PaperFree Systems will be leading a session in the Portland Suite on the Use of e-Portfolios and Vocational e-Assessment
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9.30am to 10.00am : Registration, conference welcome and coffee
10.00 am to 10.10 am : Chair’s address and introduction, Murrey Butcher, Director, City and Guilds
Session One : Going Live and the Implementation of e-Assessment
- 10.10 am Experience Implementing a fully integrated Assessment and Qualification System, Peter Newman, Chief Executive, Hamlet
- 10.40 am Wot - no paper? E-marking internationally, Andrew Bollington and Graeme Donnan, International Baccalaureate Organisation
11.10 to 11.20 Coffee
- IT- based delivery systems for basic and key skills levels 1 and 2 tests, Alika Gupta, Project Manager, QCA and Dr Michael Kingdon, Educational Consultant
- The Challenge of implementing e-Assessment, Denis Saunders Calibrand
- Authoring and content management of Testbanks, Dr. Christian Horn, LIONET
- Testing innovations - an awarding body perspective, Paul Humphries, Edexcel
- High volume, High Stakes: Preparing for on screen national testing, QCA and RM
- Test Centre Management - The Challenges and Opprtunities: Suzana Lopes and Patrick Coates, Promissor
1.15pm to 2 pm Lunch and networking opportunities
Session Two : Innovation and Future Developments
- Papers presented in Stream One
- 2.00 pm : The Development of Computer Based Testing, Martyn Leese, Managing Director, Pearson Assessments and Testing
- 2.30 pm Progress with e-Assessment, John Winkley, BTL
- Papers presented in Stream Two
- 2.00 pm : Computerised Marking and Computer Assisted Moderation of Short Answer Free Text Responses, Tom Mitchell, IAT
- 2.30 pm : Free Text and Automated Marking of Essays James Christie, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
3.00 pm to 3.15 pm Tea
- 3.15 pm : Assessing Vocational Qualifications, Stirling Wood, Programme Leader, QCA
- 3.45 pm : Future Developments in e-Assessment, Thomson Prometric
- 4.15 pm Q&A Panel Session, Review and Closing remarks from Chair
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