Transforming Exams

e-Exam Symposium 2018

e-Exam Symposium 2018 (mini conference) was Saturday 24 November 2018, in Melbourne, Australia.

This culminating event featured a series of eight sessions discussing the issues and solutions to delivering on authentic e-exams including the pedagogy, technology, logistics and student experience of e-Exams. Two international guest speakers shared their experience of implementing authentic task based e-exams in university (50% e-Exams) and for national matriculation exams (47,000 exams in the first half of 2018) on a large scale.

The full programme was recorded - you can now access the session recordings.

There was a registration fee of $195AUD to attend.

Roadshow Workshops series

Note: Roadshow sessions have now concluded. If you are interested in us visiting you - please get in touch with the project leader to find out about consultancy visits.

Roadshow dates and locations were:

• Adelaide: 31 Aug 2018 (following Examinations Network conf)
• Perth: 10 Sep 2018
• Sydney: 21 Sep 2018
• Brisbane: 27 Sep 2018 (following Moodle MOOT Australia, prior to QPEN)
• Hobart: 5 Oct 2018
• Canberra: 31 Oct 2018 (following EdTechPosium)

Each workshop was structured in two parts - an example program:

1 hour: part 1: Rationale for authentic e-Exams.
For leaders/decision makers (everyone is welcome) - high level overview - main points.
An argument for authentic e-Exams for employability.
A business case for authentic e-Exams.
Key findings on student feedback.
Latest developments on 'robust' Moodle use (phase 3 development).

30 min break. (catered food/drink)

1 hour: part 2: Exploring the details of e-Exams.
Workshop the findings on student feedback, logistics, examples of assessments.
Workshop the a selection of proposed project resources (e.g. sample case studies to influence decision makers).
Time for practical 'hands-on' with our 'robust' Moodle e-Exam system.

Post session: The project leader available for private discussions, meetings or demonstrations by arrangement.

Past workshops

• 7 December 2017: "Transforming Exams - How IT works for BYOD e-Exams", ASCILITE conference, Toowoomba [10am to 1.30pm].
  This workshop provided an opportunity for some hands-on time with different types of assessments that are possible with e-Exams. Held at ASCILITE 2017 conference.
• 8 September 2017: "Running Authentic e-Exams Workshop" (focusing on e-exam administration and logistics, in conjunction with the Examinations Network conference), Hobart, [9am to 12.30]
• 17 February 2017: "e-Exam project partners Workshop", Caulfield campus, [9.30am to 3pm]

Contact the project leader Mathew Hillier to arrange any of the following:

Collaborate with us on joint research, grants and projects.

Arrange a visit to meet the project leader or other project team members for a chat and to try the e-exam system yourself.

We can come to your institution where we can present to a group, provide private briefings, run seminars or workshops (this may attract a charge depending upon the circumstances and the costs we may incur). See the 'Workshops and a Symposium' section to the left for some examples of what we have done.

We can provide a consultancy service on e-Exams issues, technology selection, logistics, security, integrity, e-assessment design, pedagogical efficacy etc (this is likely to attract a charge to cover our costs).

To organise e-exam trials at your institution / course / unit. Note: beyond the end of the funded project (Dec 2018) this may attract a charge depending upon the circumstances and the costs we may incur.