Abstract
This paper looks at the nature of an online professional development activity that facilitates a nexus between local and global learning networks for academics and practitioners in e-assessment. The ‘Transforming Assessment’ e-assessment programme, commenced in 2009 with webinars and online e-assessment examples featured on a purpose built website. Expansion and continued sustainability saw an online conference added in 2013, a localised resource added in 2014 and in 2015 a re-developed website was launched. Using the CIPP (context, input, process, and product) evaluation approach (Stufflebeam, 2000), rich sources of both qualitative and quantitative evaluation data were collected across the life of the programme from over 1380 participants with a picture emerging of a low cost, high impact model of dissemination of diverse e- assessment practices, bringing together global and local learning networks. A proposal is made to further deepen connections between the global webinar forum and local activity within institutions in order to enhance the impact of this professional development activity.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Research and Development in Higher Education |
| Subtitle of host publication | Learning for Life and Work in a Complex World |
| Editors | T. Thomas, E. Levin, P. Dawson, K. Fraser, R. Hadgraft |
| Place of Publication | Milperra NSW Australia |
| Publisher | Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia |
| Pages | 212-222 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Volume | 38 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780908557967 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference 2015 - Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), Melbourne, Australia Duration: 6 Jul 2015 → 9 Jul 2015 Conference number: 38th http://herdsa.org.au/research-and-development-higher-education-vol-38 |
Conference
| Conference | Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference 2015 |
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| Abbreviated title | HERDSA Conference 2015 |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Melbourne |
| Period | 6/07/15 → 9/07/15 |
| Other | 38th Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Annual International Conference Research and Development in Higher Education: Learning for Life and Work in a Complex World |
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