Assessment in the round

This program offers the time and opportunity, throughout 2010, to consider assessment 'in the round', from first concepts to feedback and from fundamentals to finetuning assessment design and management. The program is planned to result in solutions for immediate application, development projects, resources and research and publication around the common theme of assessment.

Assessment Roundtable

This session provides us with the information and directions we might take to generate ideas and get started on the program. We start with an online forum and/or a face-to-face roundtable where academic colleagues can:

Gain ideas
Grow ideas
Share solutions
Streamline assessment practice to manage your workload.

Join the online forum

At your computer: Use Skype and Google Docs
Thursday 4th March @ 1-2pm
For instructions about joining the online forum or email: Sarah Christopher

Join the roundtable face-to-face

Letters Room, Dixson Library
Monday 8th March, 12.30-2.00
Email: Kerryn Reeves

Navigating the Assessment Ring Cycle

This series of workshops provides a holistic view of the assessment cycle.Take the opportunity either as an individual or with a group of colleagues to work with a case relevant to your own discipline to reinvigorate your assessment thinking. Kick-start a development project in collaboration with TLC staff to put your assessment planning into practice.

Curriculum design and assessment - 15 May 12-1:30pm

What is curriculum in the HE context? Explore the concepts behind integrated, scaffolded and holistic curriculum in your discipline. Work from course level to specific unit design strategies with a case from your discipline.

Objectives and learning goals - 17 June 12-1:30pm

Develop and write learning goals for your units that ensure constructive alignment between learning outcomes, teaching and learning strategies, and assessment.

Standards and criteria for assessment practice - 15 July 12-1:30pm

What are the standards by which students' work should be judged? Involving students in interpreting standards can be a productive information resource when designing assessment, articulating disciplinary standards, and evolving moderation strategies.

Marking and feedback - 26 August 12-1:30pm

Consider the ins and outs of normative, criterion referenced and ipsative approaches to marking. Design aligned assessment on the way to developing an assessment strategy based on the needs of students, the community, the discipline, and staff.

Reflection and evaluation of learning outcomes - 23 September 12-1:30pm

How do you know if students have achieved the learning outcomes you set? Explore how you can get the most out of student feedback through multiple information sources.

Venue : TBA

Online skills workshops and tutorials

Gather information and develop your skills in applications that you can use for formative and summative assessment. Sessions from our Open2Learning program you would find of use include:

Social Media in Education - 10 March 10-11:30am
It’s not as hard as you might think to take student collaboration to the next level using sites like blogs, Twitter and more.

Podcasting in Assessment - 24 March 10-11:30am
Learn how audio, enhanced and video podcasts can be used in assessment tasks and be used to replicate face-to-face assessment tasks for external students.

Create an online quiz - 30 March 10-11:30am
Learn how to create and manage online quizzes for automatic marking.

Online Collaborative Spaces - 27 April 10-11:30am
Learn how students can collaborate effectively both face-to-face and remotely on documents, seminar topics and other assessment tasks.

Marking Up PDF Files (specify Mac or PC when booking) - 11 May 10-11:30am
To streamline your assignment workflow even further, attend one of the PDF markup sessions to learn how to easily mark and return assignments electronically.

eSubmission/TurnItIn
Effectively manage assignments through eSubmission and utilise TurnItIn reports for improved assessment outcomes

Venue: TLC staff eLearning commons

For further details of the Open2Learning program, browse our current schedule or register with Kerryn Reeves or on ext. 2339

Development projects to improve assessment

TLC Academic Development staff lead and support projects to develop or reinvigorate teaching, learning and assessment, through curriculum planning and assessment design, to the creation of online teaching features and ways of providing feedback. We can consider any scale of development.
Talk to us during and after the Roundtable to begin to scope out your project.

Research opportunities to explore assessment

TLC Academic Development staff undertake individual and collaborative research to develop evidence-based practice, including projects exploring better means of assessment.
Talk to us about a research idea you have in mind with a view to collaboration, support and joint publication.

Showcases

Learn about colleagues' successful approaches to assessment for specific student groups or target skills.

Assessing Graduate Attributes: Team Work - 8 April 12-1:30pm
Assessing Graduate Attributes: Peer Assessment - 20 May 12-1:30pm
Assessing Online: Technologies for assessment - 3 June 12-1:30pm
Assessing in Diversity: International students - 17 August 12-1:30pm
Assessing in Diversity: Accessibility - 12 October 12-1:30pm

Venue: TBA

Assessment gallery

As the program activities proceeds during the year, selected features and resources will be added to an ‘Assessment’ section in our Gallery for you to see again (or for the first time if you have to miss any of the sessions). To access login to Open2Learning.

Seminars with visiting scholars and expert colleagues

A number of the seminars from invited visiting scholars, offered as part of TLC’s Occasional Seminar series, will provide information and insight on current research and policy trends relevant to assessment in Higher Education.

Colloquium

Join in a two-day colloquium on assessment with local, national and international
colleagues. Present your research and publish in the refereed proceedings.

Further information contact Catherine Clarke or on ext. 3395

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