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e-Assessment Question 2008 Conference and Exhibition
London, 12th and 13th March 2008

We are delighted to announce that the final programme for this conference
has now been announced and can be viewed below and at the website
www.e-assessment-question.co.uk 

Among the most exciting and stimulating activities at this year’s conference
will be the Institute of Educational Assessors (IEA) ‘Question Time’ forum
of leading experts and practitioners on the 13th March. A panel of five
senior figures will address issues raised by the chair (Kim Catcheside, BBC
Education Correspondent, Radio 4) and the audience. The panel to be John Guy
(Farnborough Sixth Form College), Geraldine 
Kenney-Wallace (City and Guilds), John Kerr (Edge), Niel Mclean (Becta),
Martin Ripley (21st Century Learning).Interested in hearing the panel’s
views on subjects as diverse as accessibility and inclusion, standards,
regulation, public concerns, technophobia in education and training,
integration with e-learning and administrative systems, security and
confidentiality, cost effectiveness, quality, e-portfolios, impact on
qualifications and staff and many others than email your question to
[log in to unmask] and join us by registering at
www.e-assessment-question.co.uk 

Innovation is a challenge, and innovation in assessment and learning is no
different. Now in its sixth year, the e-Assessment Question is the
conference and exhibition examining the practical aspects of the use of
technology in assessment from the classroom to the workplace; from computer
based testing to e-portfolios. With sessions also focussing on HE,
e-portfolios, new media, accessibility and the international perspective,
this year’s two days promises to be the most rewarding yet.

The fee for the conference is £250 per delegate per day plus VAT, discounted
by 20% for delegates from schools, colleges and universities. 

We trust that you or one of your colleagues will be able to join us for what
will certainly prove to be an invaluable and thought-provoking event

Jeff Ross
Conference Director
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+44 (0) 7785 920392

Assessment Tomorrow - London Spring 2008 conference	
London 12th and 13th March 2008 Sixth Annual Conference and Exhibition
'The e-Assessment Question 2008'
Innovative use of ICT to access skills, understanding and knowledge
SPONSORED BY BECTA, BTL, CALIBRAND, CITY AND GUILDS, DRS, GL ASSESSMENT,
IEA, PF GLOBAL, UK T&I, 

Day One, Wednesday 12th March 2008	Chair Colin Deal, Examware

0930 Opening Plenary Session, 
Opening Key Note Address This opening session will look at the strategic and
policy issues underpinning the expansion of e-Assessment
 'e-Assessment - the Big Picture' Isabel Nisbit, Director of Regulation and
Standards, QCA
Developing e-Assessment - Andrew Bird, Deputy Director General, AQA
Challenges of e-Assessment – Emma Everitt, Business Development Manager for
EMEA, Pearson VUE

1110 Multiple Streams with delegate choice 

Stream 1: The awarding body perspective gives the opportunity for a range of
Awarding Bodies to discuss the issues they faced when taking up the gauntlet
of e-Assessment, how they have managed the process and the challenges they
still face - with presentations from
Jim Lacey, CEO, Linux Profession Institute
Bob Bullivant, Deputy Director General, Chartered Insurance Institute
‘Change management issues of implementing an innovatory e-assessment
solution for ABC Awards' Craig 

Stream 2:  Use of new media for assessment.  Chaired by Denis Saunders, MD
Calibrand. Technology is evolving fast and yesterday’s innovation becomes
today’s standard practice all too quickly. The new technologies of using
media and interaction present real challenges particularly with a growing
population comfortable and expectant with the techniques and technologies.
Three speakers describe how these challenges can be met and the technologies
used to develop people and the assessments.
Engaging teachers, trainers and learners Adrienne Jones, CPD Adviser,
Teachers TV
Accelerated learning through imagery & animation  - Keith Bound, Image Dynamics 
Innovation in the design of assessments, Che Osborne, Director, BTL 

Stream 3: H.E. Perspective from the Faculty of Health & Life Sciences,
University of the West of England, Bristol. One department at a University
presents the myriad ways in which e-Assessment has changed the pattern or
learning and teaching within their own institution.
Meeting the challenge of e-assessment in the Faculty of Health & Life
Sciences - Dianne Rees 
Using e-portfolios - Mandy Harbottle
Electronic Objective Structured Examinations (e-OSCE) - Simon Messer
Making assessment feedback meaningful and rapid - Dr Stephen Gomez

1245 Lunch
1345 Multiple Streams with delegate choice 

Stream 1: Innovation and developing delivery. The new technology provides
exciting opportunities which three speakers address and show in their own
case studies how the additional functionality and opportunities offered can
be grasped to the benefit of the assessor and the learner. 
Digital authentication for security qualifications license – Linda Steedman,
MD, ecom Scotland
'Adventures in e-Learning and e-Assessment' – Mark Creeger, MD, Adventures
in e-learning
Use of Mobile Phones for Language Learning and Assessment for Learning -
Gavin Cooney, MD, Learnosity 

Stream 2:  The e-portfolio - Chair: Bob Smart, MD, PF Global. 
The e-portfolio, for a variety of learning and development tools,  is
perhaps the most exciting area of e-Assessment, and certainly the one that
offers challenges but presents substantial benefits to the learner and to
the provider.
The challenge of the e-portfolio - Bob Smart, MD, PF Global and Melanie
Baker, BT Expedite
Innovation in assessment of coursework - Matt Wingfield TAG Learning
Managing Skills and Development – speaker to be announced, myknowledgemap

Stream 3: Feedback and using the data. The systems underpinning e-Assessment
store and manipulate large volumes of data about individuals, about cohorts,
about the assessment themselves. How that data is presented and manipulated
to support learning and reduce administration is described in these three
presentations.
Using Assessment Data - Chris Sherwood, Product Manager, CAPITA/Neil
Bradford, Deputy Head, Featherstone High School
The Scholar project – Dr. Philip John and Gerry Toner, Heriot Watt University
Tracking Children’s’ profile through assessment data - speaker to be
announced, Screen Learning

1520 Plenary Session on Innovation and People - the conference is about
innovation, but innovation with a purpose to support learning,, the
deliverers and the recipients of that learning   
The Scottish Experience – Martyn Ware, Business Manager, Computer Assisted
Assessment, SQA
Innovation in blended learning - Linden Harris and Adrian Wheaton, Nelson
Thornes
Engaging Learners - innovation in assessment for learning - John Winkley,
Alphaplus
    
Day Two Thursday 13th March 2008 Chair: Kim Catcheside, BBC Education
Correspondent, Radio 4

0930 Introductory Address from Graham Herbert, Institute of Educational
Assessors 
The IEA e-Assessment Forum - a panel of five senior figures will address
issues raised by the chair (Kim Catcheside, BBC Education Correspondent,
Radio 4) and the audience. The panel to be John Guy (Farnborough Sixth Form
College), Geraldine Kenney-Wallace (City and Guilds), John Kerr (Edge), Niel
Mclean (Becta) , Martin Ripley (21st Century Learning

11.00 Two parallel streams and the e-Assessment Seminar for Schools and LA
staff only

Stream 1: The International Perspective – Chair: Richard Parry, UK Trade and
Investment - technology breaks down barriers, none more so than geographical
barriers - hear the experience of those looking out beyond our shores and of
the experiences in other parts of the world.
Working across borders – opportunities - Graham Snape – UK T&I
The WSET experience – David Wrigley, Wine & Spirit Education Trust
The NSW e-Assessment experience - Gavin Cooney, Learnosity

Stream 2:  Innovation and Inclusion  - Chair: Bob Gomersall, BTL - it is all
too easy to see the technology as a barrier for many learners (for many
reasons) - this session looks at some of those issues and how they can be
addressed.
Assessment 2.0: Using Web 2.0 to modernise Assessment  - Bobby Elliott, SQA 
'e-testing for dyslexia and dyscalculia’ – Phil Wileman, nferNelson 
‘Accessibility’ – Denis Saunders, Calibrand

The e-Assessment Seminar. 
 For the first time, the 2008 conference will feature a morning seminar
devoted to the introduction of e-Assessment into schools. With an increasing
number of Awarding Bodies introducing e-assessment into GCSE and other
exams, the new Diploma and Functional Skills, e-assessment will become a key
IT development for schools in the next 2 to 3 years.  This dedicated seminar
(with separate booking) will explore these developments and how schools and
LAs can begin preparing for the future. Open to Local Authorities Assessment
Co-odinators and Schools ICT Co-ordinators only. Supported by BECTA, TAG
Learning and the e-Assessment Association 

1230 Lunch    

13.30 Plenary Session on where e-Assessment is heading, opportunities and
challenges - we look to the future, where the technology is heading and
possibly leading us.
Reliability of e-assessment data and the challenges this brings -  Graham
Hudson, DRS 
A New Paradigm in Testing and e-Assessment - Eric Shepherd, CEO, Questionmark
Closing Key Note Address  - ‘Myths or Barriers to e-Progress?’’ - Geraldine
Kenney-Wallace, Group Director, New Ventures, City and Guilds
Closing remarks from the Chair

We are also delighted to announce that QCA is pleased to support the
e-Assessment Question. However, the views 
expressed at the conference are the speakers’ own and do not represent QCA
policy.