The document discusses incorporating online assessment into vocational education and training. It defines e-assessment as using information and communication technology for assessment presentation and response recording. Key drivers for e-assessment include the technological preferences of younger learners and industry demands for technologically-skilled workers. The benefits of e-assessment include flexibility, choice, efficiency and providing instant feedback.
4. “ The end-to-end electronic assessment processes where ICT is used for the presentation of assessment activity and the recording of responses. This includes the end-to-end assessment process from the perspective of learners, tutors, learning establishments, awarding bodies and regulators, and the general public.” e-assessment Glossary (Extended) For more information: www.jisc.ac.uk/assessment What is e-assessment?
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8. How has government policy encouraged RTO’s to meet the demands of Industry? Securing Jobs for Your Future Skills for Victoria Nationally, vocational education and training has been identified as central to productivity growth. As part of the national focus on productivity and the development of Australia’s human capital, there is a strong emphasis on making training systems more responsive to changing labour market demands through more competitive and user-focused delivery. P.7 The $20 million TAFE Broadband component will provide significantly improved connectivity to all TAFE institutions and campuses and build a common technology platform, enabling greater collaboration across the sector. The shared platform will enable the public TAFE network to deliver flexible and technologically advanced learning services in an environment of greater collaboration and administrative efficiency. P.27
9. What is “Assessment of Learning” and “Assessment for Learning”? 2 nd generation e- assessment Traditional or 1 st generation e-assessment Asynchronous Synchronous Adaptive Passive Non-Linear Linear
17. Online collaborative project based Assessments Creation of new E-Business services … Truth [is] being involved in an eternal conversation about things that matter, conducted with passion and discipline…truth is not in the conclusions so much as in the process of conversation itself…if you want to be in truth you must be in conversation. Parker Palmer
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22. Like it or not - e-assessment is the way of the future!