19 November 2020: Re-imagining assessment to "robot-proof" our students

Presenter: Prof Margaret Bearman (Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning, Deakin University, Australia)

This session was part of a double bill jointly presented by Transforming Assessment and CRADLE Deakin University on 18 November and 19 November 2020.

Acknowledgement: This session celebrated the launch of the book "Re-imagining University Assessment in a Digital World" edited by Margaret and colleagues (published by Springer).

A rapid shift to online assessment has highlighted questions around how we assess university students but has overlooked the interrelated but outstanding issue of what is being assessed. A transformed assessment landscape should fit the needs of the twenty first century. This session looked at some broad principles underpinning assessment for a digital world. It then focused on how assessment might equip students to deal with the fourth industrial revolution where artificial intelligence will be part of their work and social lives.

Further information:

• Slide Set: TA_webinar_19_nov_2020_slides.pdf [2.9 MB] (including references and links)
• Margaret's Deakin University staff page.
• Chat Log (edited for typos) including shared links: TA_webinar_19_nov_2020_chat_log.txt

Session Recording

• View: Session recording in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra version (slide stream, text chat and audio).
• View: Session recording on Youtube (slide stream and audio).