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From Wallflower to Dance Captain – three steps for our sector to lead assessment debate.
Everyday, global exam sector stories ping my news trackers - white-hot opportunities to grapple assessment issues. But too often, those...
Dec 3, 20223 min read


Who needs facts when a shrieking headline does the job?
This week, a well-known publication ran an exam tech story, about insecure software being used. You might know that Adobe doesn't support...
Jan 16, 20211 min read


Best Left Unsaid: Digging into what Ofqual’s e-assessment report omits
As trade press gossip intensifies on Ofqual’s potential new interim leader, England’s exam regulator has published a new report – looking...
Dec 16, 20206 min read


Boom and Bust - English Language Exams
How English language digital exams impact learners
Jun 18, 20209 min read


Coming of Age – the e-Assessment Question
Reaching the age of 18 is a momentous birthday year, celebrated in western societies with the gift of porcelain. 2020 sees the 18th...
Jun 2, 20203 min read


The Comeback Kid: Is formative assessment back for good?
Seldom a day passes without calls to reduce summative exams, replacing them with the measurement of soft ‘21st Century’ skills. But how...
Dec 12, 20194 min read


When data gets uncomfortable - how does better assessment change UK university admission?
The UK university sector is witnessing seismic changes. The undergraduate application sector-governed body called UCAS will shortly...
Jan 30, 20193 min read


Chatting for better exams!
Back in July, I was intrigued by the use of a chatbot for conducting university admission at Leeds Beckett University, wondering what...
Nov 16, 20185 min read


Where did you get this? Remote Proctoring shaking up the exam world
The Wow Factor Technology captures our imaginations to solve problems we never knew we had. In readiness for the 16th eAssessment...
Apr 12, 20182 min read


Stop that cheat! Why successful qualifications need both confidence and technology
Confidence is key to exam programmes. Management of risk and protecting the public from unlicensed or imperfectly trained learners is...
Jan 13, 20172 min read


2016 Exam Results Day
Going to university? Wouldn’t it be great if you could choose your university based on actual results, not on mocks or ‘guesstimates’? Do...
Aug 7, 20162 min read


Educause 2015
In late October, I visited the Educause conference at the Indianapolis Convention Centre/ Center. Held over four days, the event is a...
Nov 2, 20153 min read


A question of duality: 11 reasons why exam dual-sourcing is good and bad for learners and exam owners
After seven years of delivering through one assessment company, Microsoft Learning have returned to ‘dual-sourcing’, that is offering...
Jun 4, 20144 min read


Internationalisation of e-Assessment programmes – a short overview
As a by-product of the imperialist age(s), exam delivery in a different country to that in which the exam was first delivered or created...
Feb 18, 20135 min read


Learning Technologies 2012
The Learning Technologies show, now in its 12th year at Olympia, is once again a top-tier event with promises of thought-provoking...
Feb 1, 20123 min read
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