I would like to bring to your attention the JISC workshops on e-Assessment, as described in the message below from Sarah Knight, Programme Manager: JISC e-Learning Programme. The workshops begin at 10.00 and end at 15.30; and they focus on the pedagogy of e-assessment. I would like to encourage AU staff to attend and also to read the associated JISC publication, JISC Effective Assessment in a Digital Age.

Effective Assessment in a Digital Age Workshops

From challenge to change...

Using principles of good practice, work with colleagues towards an effective model for the use of technology in assessment and feedback.

A series of free workshops based around the JISC Effective Assessment in a Digital Age publication [http://www.jisc.ac.uk/digiassess] and associated online resources [http://www.jisc.ac.uk/assessresource] will take place during January – March 2011. The JISC e-Learning Programme is delighted to be working in partnership with the JISC Regional Support Centres on these events.

Workshops will be held in:

• London - 20 January 2011 – please note this event is fully booked
• Birmingham  - 3rd February 2011
• Bristol - 3rd March 2011
• Newcastle - 24 March 2011

These workshops will be exploring how the use of technology in HE and HE in FE, linked to principles of good practice in assessment and feedback, can help promote more effective learning. These workshops, which draw on the work of recent JISC-funded projects as well as related significant developments in the area of assessment, will have a practical, hands-on flavour with a focus on how to move from current challenges towards sustainable change.

The workshops will be suitable for:

• Lecturers, tutors and course leaders who design assessment and feedback for their learners on HE-level courses
• Intermediaries with a role in supporting practitioners with assessment, and technology-enhanced assessment (learning technologists, e-learning/ILT champions, staff developers, educational developers, academic registry)

Further information together with the registration forms for the Birmingham, Bristol and London workshops, is now available from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/assessworkshops

We look forward to seeing you there,

Best regards,

Sarah

Programme Manager: JISC e-Learning Programme
JISC Innovation Group
3rd Floor, Beacon House
Queen's Road
Bristol
BS8 1QU

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