RSCs – Stimulating and Supporting Innovation in Learning
RSCs – Stimulating and Supporting Innovation in Learning
17 May 2010 (Full day event)
09.30 Registration, 10.00 - 16.00
National Space Centre, Leicester, Leicestershire
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| Brief Details: | SEE ALL THE RESOURCES FROM THIS EVENT ON OUR MOODLE SITE If you browser doesn't support the link above, please copy and paste the following web link into your browser - http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=168 The resources from this event are currently available for delegates who attended. This event is a unique opportunity for practitioners to engage with innovative ways of assessing learners to make assessment e-asy for you. Has your marking got AirMiles? Do you take your marking for a ride? Do you want to ease your assessment burdens? |
| Information: | The event organised by the Higher Education Academy and the JISC Regional Support Centres is designed for anyone who is involved in the design of assessment, including lecturers from all disciplines who teach on HE programmes in FE Colleges and Universities. The keynote speaker Professor Phil Race is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and specialises in assessment, learning and teaching. He leads highly interactive workshops (and keynotes) on assessment, learning and teaching in higher education. He publishes widely on such things, and details of his work can be found on his website www.phil-race.co.uk His passion is about 'making learning happen', in an approachable way, without recourse to jargon, acronyms or elitism. The Higher Education Academy HE in FE liaison staff, and regional JISC RSC staff will be available throughout the day to give advice and guidance. Delegates will also:
Programme 09.30 Coffee, Pastries & Registration 10.00 Introduction - Welcome to the day 10.30 Keynote / workshop Professor Phil Race - Better assessment in less time 12.30 Lunch 13.35 Parallel workshops 1-4 Workshop 1 Professor Phil Race - Designing multiple choice questions and feedback Workshop 2 Curriculum design Workshop 3 Assessment for reflection! Workshop 4 Creative assessment to help eliminate plagiarism 15.00 Coffee Break 15.20 Review and Evaluation Creative assessment demonstration 16.00 Close |
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| Cost: | £ 75 |
| Event Type: | National Event |
| Event Duration: | Full day event |
| Event Directions: | Click for venue directions |
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13:35 | Designing multiple choice questions and feedback Phil Race continues from his keynote by looking into multiple-choice questionnaires (MCQ) design and giving students appropriate feedback. MCQs are often used in assessment as they are quick and easy to administer.
Curriculum design Mark Russell is a Principal lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire. His teaching and learning interests are varied, and include exploring the effective use of technologies to support in-class activities, developing collaborative learning opportunities and developing innovative tools for electronic-assessment.
Assessment for reflection workshop Martin Jenkins and this team at the (CETL funded) Centre for Active Learning at the University of Gloucestershire have been researching and developing approaches for digital storytelling for a number of years. A number of successful case studies which have utilised this innovative and creative method of assessing reflection will be shared.
Creative assessment to help eliminate plagiarism Academic plagiarism is changing with the development of new technologies. Ian Lindsay is an Academic Advisor with extensive experience in staff development and programme design.
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