Event

Reimagining assessment and feedback

Join us at University College London for the second in our series of demonstrating digital transformation events.

  • One day
  • Free

This event will be held on

  • 05 June 2023

    • Bentham House, 4-8 Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H 0EG
    • 09:00 – 16:00

About

UCL has been at the forefront of the shift to digital assessment. It has successfully implemented a digital assessment platform for all centrally managed assessments taken remotely. To achieve this steady state it has needed to address other challenges including assessment design, consistency across programmes, regulations and policy, and enhanced support for professional development.

During the one-day ‘Reimagining assessment and feedback’ event, you will have the opportunity to hear openly from UCL colleagues about the lessons learned in their digital assessment journey. You will gain valuable insights and learn more about the technical and professional challenges of implementing university-wide digital assessment at UCL, as well as learning from other senior leaders across the higher education sector.

But it's not just about the challenges – we will also be sharing best practices for involving students in decisions about assessment and feedback. There will be opportunities to discuss emerging trends such as AI and how senior leaders can prepare for the future.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with other senior leaders and stay ahead of the curve in rethinking assessment and feedback. Register now for our day event and be a part of the conversation.

Programme

Registration, breakfast networking opportunity

Welcome

  • Professor Kathy Armour, Vice-Provost (Education & Student Experience) , UCL
  • Sarah Knight, Head of learning and teaching transformation, Jisc

Reimagining assessment and feedback at UCL and our continuing journey

  • Professor Simon Walker, previously Director of Programme Development, UCL
  • Marieke Guy, Head of Digital Assessment, UCL

Break

Facilitated discussion groups - delegates will have the option of selecting one of the three sessions

Assessment futures - this session will consider the potential future of assessment in Higher education. It will look at areas including AI, assessment technology and new ideas and ways of working in assessment.

  • Dr Martin Compton, Associate Professor (Teaching) in the UCL Arena Centre for Research-based Education
  • Paul Bailey, Head of co-design, Jisc
  • Arthur Davis, Student, UCL

Academic integrity - this session will consider ways to ensure academic integrity is maintained across the institution through design, education and detection. It will look at how policy and regulations need to change in the light of new challenges that technology brings.

  • Dr Aeli Roberts, Professorial Teaching Fellow. The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, chair of academic misconduct committee, UCL
  • Elizabeth Newall, Senior consultant digital transformation of teaching, learning and assessment, Jisc
  • Nasra Hersi, Student, UCL

Institutional change - this session will consider managing institutional change and encouraging new academic practices. It will look at areas including framing of change and the balance between cultural and technological change.

  • Dr Kathryn Woods, Pro-Vice-Provost Education (Student Academic Engagement), UCL
  • Sarah Knight, Head of learning and teaching transformation, Jisc
  • Zsofia Varga, Student, UCL

Lunch and networking

Facilitated group discussions - delegates will have the option of selecting one of the three sessions

Pedagogy and assessment design – This session will consider the full assessment design process and focal points and drivers for different staff involved in making changes. It will look at areas including what contemporary assessment design looks like: authentic, for social justice, reusable etc.

  • Dr Jennifer Griffiths, Associate Director in the UCL Arena Centre for Research-based Education, UCL
  • Sarah Knight, Head of learning and teaching transformation, Jisc
  • Arthur Davis, Student, UCL

Larger cohorts and workloads – this session will consider how you assess large cohorts in highly modularised programmes with large student cohorts from different disciplines. It will look at areas including workload models, interdisciplinary assessment, integrated assessment.

  • Professor Parama Choudhury, Pro-Vice-Provost Education (Student Academic Experience), UCL
  • Paul Bailey, Head of co-design, Jisc
  • Nasra Hersi, Student, UCL

Strategic direction - this session will consider how you respond to the drivers of change and go about a co-design process across an institution. It will look at environmental scanning, involving stakeholders, styles of leadership.

  • Professor Simon Walker was Director of Programme Development, now consultant, UCL
  • Simon Birkett, Senior consultant for digital transformation, Jisc
  • Zsofia Varga, Student, UCL

Break

Panel with representatives from universities discussing their approaches to reimagining assessment and feedback

  • Chair: Sarah Knight, Head of learning and teaching transformation, Jisc
  • Dr Ailsa Crum, Director of membership, quality enhancement and standards, QAA
  • Professor Sam Smidt ,Academic director of King's Academy, KCL
  • Dr Irene Ctori, Associate Dean, Education quality and student experience at City, University of London
  • Mary McHarg, SU activities and engagement sabbatical officer, UCL
  • Marieke Guy, Head of Digital Assessment, UCL

Plenary and what support is available from Jisc

  • Simon Birkett, Senior consultant for digital transformation, Jisc

Optional campus tour

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Other events in this series

Who should attend

  • These events are aimed at senior leaders with responsibility for taking forward digital transformation within their university including senior executive/director roles in learning and teaching, research and innovation, digital and IT services, libraries, estates and facilities management, registry and data management.

Contact

For further information, please contact events@jisc.ac.uk.