0915 Welcome and Chair’s Opening Address by Bob Gomersall, Chairman BTL Group and Virtual College
0920 The Development of e-assessment – The Current Landscape Keynote opening address and overview presentations Michael Osborne, Arup Reaping the Benefits - developing solutions to meet needs of students, institutions and awarding organisations Geoff Chapman, Calibrand Dave Waller, MyKnowledgeMap- "Lessons from Leeds – 5 ways to Innovate Vocational Assessment"
1045 Coffee Break
1100 Jeremy Carter, BTL, “Developing Solutions” Sue Orchard and John Bendel, CommsMultilingual “Everyone Speaks English, don’t they?” Amanda Clark, FDQ and Gavin Busuttil-Reynaud, AlphaPlus Consultancy 1230Lunch
1330 Good Practice and Experience –new developments. Case studies and projects from Awarding Organisations and centres Nicola Blackwell, turnitin Joe Wilson, SQA Martin Mackain-Bremner, AAT ‘Going online. From paper-based to computer-based assessments - the AAT experience’ Janet Ravensdale, NOCN and Mark Robinson and Phil Rowland, Exams on Demand ‘Developing computerised functional skills tests – the hurdles and opportunities’
1445 Tea Break
1500 Traffic Signals - The future landscape and impact of Technology Rod Knox, Virtual College ‘e-Assessment 4 e-apprenticeships’ Bruce Ogilvie, Simply Engaging Ltd‘Where it’sgoing and where the technology will lead us’ Patrick Craven, Cambridge Assessment ‘The impact on institutions, awarding bodies and learners’