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Re-imagining University Assessment in a Digital World

Editors: Bearman, M., Dawson, P., Ajjawi, R., Tai, J., Boud, D. (Eds.)

The team from CRADLE (Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning) have just released their newest book.

This book is the first to explore the big question of how assessment can be refreshed and redesigned in an evolving digital landscape. There are many exciting possibilities for assessments that contribute dynamically to learning. However, the interface between assessment and technology is limited. Often, assessment designers do not take advantage of digital opportunities. Equally, digital innovators sometimes draw from models of higher education assessment that are no longer best practice. This gap in thinking presents an opportunity to consider how technology might best contribute to mainstream assessment practice.

Internationally recognised experts provide a deep and unique consideration of assessment’s contribution to the technology-mediated higher education sector. The treatment of assessment is contemporary and spans notions of ‘assessment for learning’, measurement and the roles of peer and self within assessment. Likewise the view of educational technology is broad and includes gaming, learning analytics and new media. The intersection of these two worlds provides opportunities, dilemmas and exemplars. This book serves as a reference for best practice and also guides future thinking about new ways of conceptualising, designing and implementing assessment.

Available now via Springer: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030419554

Congratulations Margaret, Phil, Rola, Joanna and David!

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Call for Papers
You’re invited to submit a proposal for the Deakin STEM Education Conference 2021

The focus of the conference is STEM and entrepreneurship education in schools, including:

  • the nature of STEM as an area and focus;
  • entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking within a STEM-related context;
  • innovations in schools (in-service);
  • research informing STEM and entrepreneurship in schools;
  • resources and programs designed to enhance STEM and entrepreneurship education.

All submissions should be aligned with at least one of the conference themes:

  • Conceptualising STEM and STEM policy
  • Teaching approaches, strategies, activities, or resources relating to STEM subjects and/or entrepreneurship
  • Curriculum development
  • Learning and assessment
  • Research that relates to STEM and/or entrepreneurship in schools
  • Teacher education
  • Industry links and partnerships

Proposals for papers and workshops should encourage interaction and exchange between participants.

For further information on submitting your proposal, please refer to the STEM Education Conference 2021 website.

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Submissions close on Friday 2 April 2021.