0930 Opening Plenary Session, Chair John Winkley, Director, AlphaPlus Consultancy Ltd.. ‘The Importance of e-assessment and assessment to learning’ – this session will look at the role e-Assessment plays providing flexible, robust, reliable, content rich, challenging and manageable assessment in the classroom, in the qualification arena and in the workplace
Stephen Fahey, Learning Technologies Director, Pearson Learning (key note address) Patrick Craven, Principal Analyst, Cambridge Assessment Denis Saunders, CEO and Founder, Calibrand.
1110 e-enabling e-portfolios, class room working and formative assessment The drive to deliver robust and reliable e-portfolios that satisfy a variety of requirements is gaining pace. This session looks at the various options for e-portfolios and using the technology in the classroom and how they support learning and development.
Jeremy Carter. Head of Sales & Marketing – ‘e-Assessment in the classroom’ Ray Tolley, Independent Consultant – ‘ePortfolios – why so slow on the uptake?’ Grahame Smart and students from Forest Hill School – ‘Using the technology in the classroom’
1245 Lunch – sponsored by DRS
1345 eAA (e-Assessment Association) lead session beginning with two formal Presentations.
Keith Kilpatrick, Assistant Director LSDA NI – ‘The role and importance of technology in assessing and supporting learners’
Donald Clark, Independent Consultant – ‘The importance of the human element
1500 Question Time style Panel Debate A panel of five leading thinkers on the development of e-Assessment will take questions from the floor in what will be a lively and engaging debate. Panellists are Donald Clark, Independent Consultant Patrick Craven, Principal Analyst, Cambridge Assessment Bill Foster PhD, Teaching Fellow and CBA Coordinator, School of Maths & Stats, Newcastle University Keith Kilpatrick, Assistant Director LSDA NI Vikki Smith, Director, Assessment and Quality, City & Guilds of London Institute Chair: Cliff Beevers PhD, OBE, Chair of eAA, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University.
Followed by AGM of the e-Assessment Association
1730 Conference closes – evening reception of wine and cheese sponsored by Cambridge Assessment
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