Proposal for Establishing a Professional Body for e-Assessment Practitioners

1
(No Transcript)
2
Proposal for Establishing a Professional Body for
e-Assessment Practitioners

• Proposal by
• Broxbourne Solutions http//www.broxbourne-solutio
  ns.co.uk/
• Working with and supported by
• Scottish Qualifications Authority http//www.sqa.o
  rg.uk
• Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
  http//www.qca.org.uk/
• The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and
  Assessment (CCEA) http//www.ccea.org.uk/
• The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment
  Authority for Wales http//www.accac.org.uk/
• The National Assessment Agency http//www.naa.org.
  uk/
• The Institute of Educational Assessors
  info_at_ioea.org.uk

3

• The Consultation Phase

4

• We believe the time is right to create
• a Professional Body, provisionally entitled
• the e-Assessment Association,
• for those working in e-Assessment, and
• those using e-Assessment as a significant part of
  their workload.

5
Genesis of the proposal

• Parallel initiatives in Scotland and England
• Agreement to jointly explore
• Meetings with British Regulatory Bodies
• Discussions at successive
  e-assessment conferences

6
Project Activities

• Consultations throughout Feb/Mar/April
• Via conferences, surveys, website
• Research
• structures, services, pricing
• Monthly reports to Project Board
• Complete findings by end May

7
Questions to be asked of the potential members
Through our work we hope to establish answers to
the following questions

1. Is there a need for a professional, industry led
   body for e-Assessment?
2. How would such a body relate to others in the
   field, especially how would it relate to the
   Institute of Educational Assessors?
3. How should the Association support professionals
   in the eAssessment space?
4. What segments of the eLearning industry should be
   supported by the Association, in both the public
   and private sectors
5. Should the Association recognise geographic
   boundaries
6. What services should the Association provide to
   its members, and with what frequency should the
   services be provided?
7. Should the Association award a badge of
   competence to its members?
8. Should the Association determine the competence
   framework of the eAssessment industry?
9. How should the Association be funded?

8

• Is there a need for a professional, industry led
  body for e-Assessment?
• How would such a body relate to others in the
  field, especially how would it relate to the
  Institute of Educational Assessors?
• How should the Association support professionals
  in the eAssessment space?
• What segments of the eLearning industry should be
  supported by the Association, in both the public
  and private sectors
• Should the Association recognise geographic
  boundaries
• What services should the Association provide to
  its members, and with what frequency should the
  services be provided?
• Should the Association award a badge of
  competence to its members?
• Should the Association determine the competence
  framework of the eAssessment industry?
• How should the Association be funded?

9
Communications Strategy

• The first is our web site which is located at
  www.e-assessmentgroup.net
• The second is an eZine, which will be presented
  on the website in the near future.

10
Future Meetings

• We have already signed up to present our ideas at
  the following events
• March Relationship to IEA e-Assessment
  Question, London 3rd March 2006
  (www.e-assessment-question.co.uk)
• Challenging On-line Assessment, Friday, 10 March
  2006, Dunfermline.
• April Industry Structure Focus Group Cardiff
  (TBA)
• May Assessment Tomorrow Launch event Glasgow
  4th May 2006 (www.assessment-tomorrow.com)
• June, Initial Meeting of eAssessment Association
  (TBA)

11
Project Board

• One appointed member from each of the sponsoring
  organisations
• QCASQAACCACCCEA, andBroxbourne
  Solutions.Prof Cliff Beevers (Chair)
• John Gordon has been appointed as the Accountable
  Officer to Project Board.
• Colin Deal will attend board meetings to present
  progress of the project
• The specific remit of the board is to lead
  decision-making and on-going progress of the
  project to develop the eAssessment Association.