Presenter: John Dermo - University of Bradford

Title: Practical Tips for Sustainable Large scale e-Assessment

Synopsis: The University of Bradford currently delivers approximately 60,000 assessments per academic year with Questionmark Perception, four times as many asfour years ago. In this case study, John Dermo from the university’s Centre for Educational Development will give advice to other institutions seeking to expand their use of e-assessment and will consider issues and challenges in sustainable development of e-assessment.

The case study will focus on practical tips on a range of subjects, including:

• developing a formal policy and procedures for e-assessment
• building staff and student confidence
• the importance of communication
• engaging with course teams
• dealing with different e-assessment environments
• supporting summative and formative e-assessment
• quality assurance processes
• roles and responsibilities in the e-assessment process
• collaboration and communication between institutions
• alignment with institutional strategies

This case study presentation takes as its starting point a recent Questionmark blog posting

http://blog.questionmark.com/how-the-university-of-bradford-sustains-a-high-volume-of-e-assessments

(149 words)

Learning Objectives:

• Take away a list of practical tips for sustaining e-assessment growth
• Be able to learn from the presenter’s first-hand experience in supporting large scale growth in use of Questionmark Perception
• Be invited to share their experiences and challenges when supporting e-assessment growth in a sustainable way