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Peer Assessment Date Wednesday 21st January 2009 Time 10.30-3.30pm Location Manchester Conference Centre Peer assessment has been proven over many years to be an effective activity to enhance learning. Peer assessment is the process by which students provide formative or summative feedback to fellow students enabling all involved to reflect and build on their knowledge and understanding. Technology can also be used to support peer assessment, especially for large student cohorts. This event will introduce participants to the benefits of peer assessment from a key researcher in this field and hear about how the WebPA project offers a technological solution for supporting peer assessment. Participants will also get to hear how academics from different institutions have successfully used WebPA in a range of disciplines. This event will provide participants with background and tips for using peer assessment in their own teaching and information about how they can use the freely available WebPA software in their own institution. There is no registration fee for this meeting for those working in UK HE and lunch and refreshments will be provided. For more details and to register online: www.physsci.heacademy.ac.uk/events/forthcoming