Simon Walker with Steve Rowett (contributions from Eliot Hoving, Joanne Moles, Sabina Lamstaes) (VP Education)
45 minute discussion
2020 has accelerated the pace of educational change, some of which will persist. Whilst moving assessment online was a response to an emergency, evaluation demonstrated both benefits and challenges.
In April 2020, UCL embarked on an initiative to procure a dedicated digital assessment platform capable of supporting a wide range of assessments and exams taken by UCL students. A specification for the end-to-end assessment process was drawn up and around 20 products were considered.
A robust and relatively mature platform was procured, and AssessmentUCL (an umbrella term for digital assessment and exams) was launched and immediately road-tested with students.
We discuss:
Is the genie finally out of the bottle – is digital assessment the last frontier of higher education?
Will it disrupt our thinking of assessment and feedback and offer more authentic assessments that mirror real-world tasks?
What risks might this new frontier hold for the academy?
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