Event Details

Name:	Accessibility and Inclusion - Using the Technology to Assess and Support Learning
Description:	Technology in the classroom and the training room is now a reality. But just how accessible and inclusive is that technology and in the critical area of assessment of skills and knowledge of learners is it meeting their needs? Government, educational organisations and Awarding Bodies are all striving for greater use of ICT systems for learning, assessment and increasingly qualifications. Many organisations are facing the challenge of ensuring that education, assessment and training is accessible to as wide a range of learners as possible The issues faced in widening participation, whether from language, culture and migration issues, or from disability and disadvantage, or from obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act, are widely seen as difficult to address. Designing appropriate tools for assessing skills and knowledge, using the technology to the benefit of all learners and organisations, and hence providing a successful learning programme is critical to broadening access. The process of accessing the knowledge and skills of this cohort, and designing learning or training appropriate to their needs is a daunting challenge. Day Two of the 2009 eAssessment Question conference will focus on the issues surrounding assessment and learning in these circumstances and how the technology can address the challenges and opportunities of these developments. Technology provides opportunities and challenges for addressing the needs of all learners. However no two learners are the same and the issues effecting disabled users may make those opportunities and challenges all the greater. Addressing the issues is a complex matter and what is appropriate for one learner may not be applicable for another. Whether the issues are around learning or communication skills, physical or social, language or mobility, two learners with identical medical conditions can have very different abilities and needs. They may well need support in different ways and at different times in the learning process. Technology may provide partial or full answers, it may also in its own way be a hurdle to progress.
Event Venue:	London
Address:	Shaw Theatre/Novotel St Pancras London
Date:	19th Mar 2009 - 19th Mar 2009
Fee:	£250; £190 for schools/colleges/charity
Email:	martyn@assessment-tomorrow.com
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