Seminar: Transforming Assessment Online Seminar: e-Assessment in the numerate disciplines with Numbas

Event Details

Date:

Wednesday, 03 April 2013

Time:

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Room:

Online

URL:

http://bit.ly/webinar3april2013

Event category(s):

Full Description:: This online seminar introduces Numbas: a new and unique SCORM-2004 compliant open-source and multi-platform e-assessment and e-learning system developed at Newcastle University (UK) that is extensively used there as well at other UK universities.

The session covers the unique features of Numbas, the advantages that follow from its design, the rationale for its design along with a comparison with other open-source assessment systems. Plans for the future development of Numbas within a community of users are also explored.

Audience interaction is encouraged to make it a lively session.

Presenters: Christian Perfect, Bill Foster and Anthony Youd (Newcastle University, UK).
Hosted by: Professor Geoffrey Crisp (RMIT University, Australia) and
Dr Mathew Hillier (Teaching and Educational Development Institute, University of Queensland, Australia).

To view further information and RSVP (to receive joining instructions) see http://bit.ly/webinar3april2013