CENTRE FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
GUEST SPEAKER SERIES 2006-2007
Assessment: lightening the load while increasing the learning Dr Chris Rust, Oxford Brookes University 23 February 2007, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm Council Chamber/Canada Room
The Speaker Dr Chris Rust is Head of the Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development, Deputy Director of the Human Resource Directorate at Oxford Brookes University, and a Deputy Director for two Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning - ASKe (Assessment Standards Knowledge Exchange) and the Reinvention Centre for undergraduate research (led by Warwick University). He was Course Leader for the University’s initial training course for new teaching staff for six years, and with thirteen colleagues has helped to provide both staff and educational development support to the University’s academic Schools and support Directorates. He has researched and published on a range of issues including: the experiences of new teachers in HE, the positive effects of supplemental instruction, ways of diversifying assessment, improving student performance through engagement in the assessment process, and the effectiveness of workshops as a method of staff development. He is a Fellow of SEDA (Staff and Educational Development Association), and a registered practitioner and accreditor for the UK Higher Education Academy.
The Workshop Based on case-study examples, this interactive workshop will consider a range of practical ways that staff might reduce their assessment workload without any detrimental effect on the student learning experience. In fact, in some cases, it will be argued there is evidence that the changes might actually improve the student learning experience. Strategies considered will include involving the students in the marking process through self- and peer-assessment, various ways of mechanising the assessment process, and strategic programme decisions which might be taken. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------REPLY SLIP
Assessment: lightening the load while increasing the learning 23 February 2007 Council Chamber/Canada Room
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