In this Empower webinar week, EADTU will share expertise on designing online assessment. We will focus on the challenges, practices and new developments during the pandemic, examples of research and innovation in online assessment, and the supportive (or non-supportive) national policies and frameworks that define the context of assessment for institutions.

The webinar week is one of the outcomes of EADTU's Special Interest Group (SIG) on Online Assessment, representing 17 EADTU member institutions. It will feature practical examples from SIG members that can help, if not inspire developing better practice and new thinking in other institutions. The event will expand on the report that was launched by the SIG.

Speakers include: Klaus-Dieter Rossade, (Open University, UK), Carlton Wood (Open University, UK) George Ubachs (EADTU), Diogo Casa Nova (Universidade Aberta), Henrietta Carbonel (UniDistance Suisse), José Aznarte (UNED), Kirsi Saarinen (TAMK) and Ekaterina Muravyeva (Open Universiteit, NL)

In each session there will be time reserved for reflection and questions from the participants.

Programme

Day 1 | 14 June| 14:00- 15:40 CEST| Assessment Design and Assessment Futures

14:00 Introduction by George Ubachs (EADTU)

14:10 Klaus-Dieter Rossade (Open University, UK) on Assessment Design and Assessment Futures

14:40 Diogo Casa Nova (Universidade Aberta) on Student-centered and flexible assessment strategies

15:10 José Aznarte (UNED) on Avoiding invasive surveillance, ensuring trust: UNED’s Virtual Examination Hall (AvEx)

Day 2 | 15 June | 14:00 - 15:30 CEST | Trust, Privacy and Ethics

14:00 Introduction by George Ubachs (EADTU)

14:10 Ekaterina Muravyeva (Open Universiteit, NL) on Trust, Privacy, Ethics and Online Proctoring.

14:50 Henrietta Carbonel (UniDistance Suisse) on UniDistance’s experience in moving to online exams

Day 3 | 16 June | 14:00 - 15:45 CEST | Operational Processes, Technology and Support

14:00 Introduction by George Ubachs (EADTU)

14:10 Carlton Wood (Open University, UK) on Operational Processes, Technology and Support

14:40 Kirsi Saarinen (Tampere University of Applied Sciences) on 'the Digimentor Network: Digital Tools and Support at TAMK'

15:10 Closing discussion