Transforming Assessment:Current events

From Transforming Assessment

A series of free public webinars on a range of topics related to e-assessment featuring experts in the field from around the world.

The following dates in 2010 have been arranged for sessions.

   * Wednesday 12 May - Why should we change assessment because of web 2.0? - Professor Geoff Crisp (University of Adelaide, Australia)
   * Wednesday 26 May - Assessing student's web 2.0 activities - Dr Kathleen Gray and Dr Jenny Waycott (University of Melbourne, Australia)
   * Tuesday 8 June - Assessment of capstone courses - Margot McNeill (Macquarie University, Australia)
   * Wednesday 23 June - Assessing online discussions - Bobby Elliott (Scottish Qualifications Authority, UK)
   * Wednesday 4 August - Augmented reality in education - Professor Bruce Thomas (Wearable Computer Lab, University of South Australia, Australia)
   * Wednesday 18 August - eMarking tools and processes - Dr Peter Evans (University of Southern Queensland, Australia)
   * Wednesday 8 September - Assessment and problem-based scenarios - Dr Terry Stewart (Massey University, New Zealand)
   * Tuesday 12 October - Assessing learning through role-based eLearning - Dr Elyssebeth Leigh (University of Technology Sydney, Australia) and Elizabeth Rosser (University of New South Wales, Australia)
   * Thursday 14 October - Game-based learning and assessment - Professor Sara de Freitas (Coventry University, UK)
   * Wednesday 27 October - Assessment of game-based learning - Dr Nicola Whitton (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
   * Tuesday 2 November - Encouraging student action on feedback - Stuart Hepplestone (Sheffield Hallam University, UK)
   * Thursday 4 November - Law Debating in Virtual Classrooms - Pauline Collins, Lecturer in Law (University of Southern Queensland, Australia) and Peter Evans, Learning and Teaching Support Unit (University of Southern Queensland, Australia)
   * Wednesday 17 November - Mobile eLearning (T.B.C) - Associate Professor David Kennedy (Lingnan University, Hong Kong)
   * Thursday 25 November - e-simulations - Associate Professor Jacob Cybulski (Deakin University, Australia)
   * Tuesday 30 November - Assessment in Second Life with SLOODLE - Dr Daniel Jack Livingstone (University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland, UK)
   * Thursday 2 December - Effective electronic feedback to students - Dr Denise Whitelock (Open University, UK)
   * Wednesday 15 December - Online peer review - Dr Denise Wood (University of South Australia, Australia)

Full details of individual sessions including topic content and start times of each session.

Please RSVP via email to 'rsvp [at] transformingassessment.com' with the subject line 'Webinar RSVP [date]' and include your name and organisational affiliation in the message body.

Recordings of past events are available.

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