Over the next few weeks there are so many excellent webinars on offer to help with Assessment and Feedback that I’ve decided to put them all together in a blog post. At the end I’ve added some other resources from Jisc to help with Assessment and Feedback. Here goes!
Jisc Assessment and Feedback Programme webinars
For some time now, Jisc has been running the Assessment and Feedback Programme where an array of institutions have been exploring many different aspects of the subject. The programme runs a series of webinars which are open to all. You can view further information and register for the sessions in Eventbrite. Upcoming sessions include:
- Monday 18 Feb 12-1.15pm: Peer Review – Prof David Nicol will be running a session around peer review which will be of interest across the programme and more widely.
- Monday 25 Feb 12-1pm: Programme-focused assessment – the PASS project – Prof Peter Hartley will lead this webinar outlining the work of the HEA-funded PASS project. The project aimed to address the issue of designing an effective, efficient, inclusive and sustainable assessment strategy which delivers the key course/programme outcomes.
- Friday 1 March 12-1pm: The e-Feedback Evaluation Project (eFEP) (OU and Manchester University) is evaluating staff and student perceptions of and student engagement with e-feedback so will update on findings to date.
Recordings of past webinars are available in the Design Studio. Keep an eye on the e-Learning Webinars Calendar for more webinars coming soon. (For those, interested in Digital Literacies the Calendar also covers webinars from the Jisc Digital Literacies programme too, and we’ll flag those up when we have more information).
Many thanks to Marianne Sheppard at Jisc infoNet for this information, which is immediately relevant to the HE sector in Wales but may be of interest more widely (note the Programme has FE participation too).
Webinars on Assessment from our fellow Jisc Regional Support Centres
These webinars are normally free and last about an hour. Each event needs to be booked separately by following the URL provided:
- In brief: video and audio for assessment (6 February 13.15-14.00)
- Investigating e-assessment tools: each of these events will look at three tools that are freely available for e-assessment
- 18 February 12.00-13.00: Zondle, QuestBase, Peerwise
- 21 February 12.00-13.00: MBClick, Socrative, InfuseLearning
Resources
The Design Studio
The Design Studio provides the principle source of up-to-date information about the range of emergent outputs and findings from the Jisc Assessment and Feedback Programme. The newly revamped ‘Transforming Assessment and Feedback’ area provides access to a range of themes and topics such as assessment and employability and engaging stakeholders in assessment and feedback as well as a host of project and programme resources. A series of project videos is also available in the Design Studio Youtube Channel.
JISC On Air Radio Show
Driving Change in Assessment and Feedback (December 2012): This edition explores how using technology in assessment and feedback is improving the learning experience for all students as well as contributing to improved graduate employability. Cornwall College, the University of Exeter and the Institute of Education share their approaches and how they are driving change in this area.
Synthesis of programme developments
The most recent synthesis report (November 2012) provides an update on key themes from the programme and progress to date.
Keeping up to date
- Blogs: The JISC e-Learning programmes blog provides updates and guest posts on what’s happening across this and other JISC e-Learning programme areas. Each project has their own blog and these have been aggregated in Netvibes.
- Twitter: You can follow tweets relating to the Jisc Assessment and Feedback Programme using the hashtag #jiscassess
If you have any questions or queries regarding Jisc’s work around assessment and feedback, please contact Lisa Gray, Programme Manager l.gray@jisc.ac.uk
If you are a Jisc RSC Wales supported organisation and would like to discuss e-assessment please email support@rsc-wales.ac.uk.
