The event programme for the 2008 International CAA Conference is available in HTML format, the PDF version will shortly follow:
2008 CAA Conference Programme - Day 1
| Time/Location |
Activity |
10.00
CONVENTION ROOM |
Registration and Coffee |
| 10.30 |
Introduction and Welcome |
| AVON |
|
| 11.00 |
Parallel Papers |
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Either |
| DERWENT |
A: Paper Session: Enhancing Language Learning
- a1:
Providing Effective Feedback on Whole-Phrase Input in Computer-Assisted Language Learning. Alison Fowler
- a2:
GLO (Grammar Learning Online). Integrating Language Learning Functionality with QuestionMark™ Perception. Jo Spiller
- a3:
Question Types in English Language Diagnostic Testing. Mary McGee Wood and John Morley
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Or |
| AVON |
B: Paper Session: Provision of Effective Student Feedback
- b1:
The Benefit of Screen Recorded Summaries in Feedback for Work Submitted Electronically. Wesley Kerr and Paul McLaughlin
- b2:
Towards Quicker, Better Assessment Using Audio Feedback. Bob Rotheram
- b3:
Electronic Marking of Mathematics Assignments Using Microsoft Word 2007. Tim Lowe, Ben Mestel and Gaynor Arrowsmith
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Or |
| SWIFT |
C: Experiences from the Commercial Sector |
| 13.15 |
Lunch |
| 14.15 |
Parallel Papers |
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Either |
| DERWENT |
D: Paper Session:
Service Oriented Architectures / Standards
- d1:
Data Modelling, GUI Design and Use Case Issues in Developing AQuRate (A QTI V2 Authoring Tool). Alsop G, Annesley J et al
- d2:
Assessment Delivery Engine for QTIv2 Tests. Gary Wills, Jonathon Hare et al
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Or |
| AVON |
E: Paper Session:
Implementation of CAA / Staff Development
- e1:
Factors Associated with the Introduction of On-Line Diagnostic, Formative and Summative Assessment in the Medical Sciences Division University of Oxford. Vivien Sieber and Damion Young
- e2 :
Enjoyable Online Staff Development in e-Assessment with Feedback. Christina Mainka, Mark de Groot and Gill Harrison
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Or |
| SWIFT |
F: Paper Session: National Initiatives
- f1: Can e-Assessment Become Mainstream? Helen Ashton, Cliff Beevers and Ruth Thomas
- f2: National Strategy for Metadata Interoperability: A Scottish Partnership. Linn van der Zanden, Lorna Renton, Jackie Graham and Richard Clegg
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15.45
CONVENTION ROOM |
Coffee |
| 16.15 |
Parallel Papers |
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Either |
| DERWENT |
G: Paper Session:
Diagram Processing Tools
- g1:
Automatic Assessment of Sequence Diagrams. Pete Thomas, Neil Smith and Kevin Waugh
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Or |
| AVON |
H: Paper Session:
Novel use of MCQ
- h1:
Constructive Multiple-choice Testing (CMT) System. Jooyong Park
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Or |
| SWIFT |
I: Paper Session: Pedagogy
- i1: e-Pedagogy and e-Assessment. Bobby Elliot
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| 17.00 |
Close |
2008 CAA Conference Programme - Day 2
| time/location |
activity |
| 09.30 |
Parallel Papers |
| |
Either |
| DERWENT |
J: Paper Session: Adaptive Testing
- j1: Computer Adaptive Testing in Higher Education: The Validity and Reliability of the Approach. Trevor Barker
- j2:
Designing and Using Adaptive Tests for Large Scale Formative Assessment – 1999 to 2008. John Winkley, Bob Rainbow and Husam Baki
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Or |
| AVON |
K: Paper Session:
Accessibility and Usability of CAA Applications
- k1:
Evaluating the Accessibility to Disabled People of e-Assessment Tools. David Sloan and David Walker
- k2: Heuristics for Evaluating the Usability of CAA Applications. Gavin Sim, Janet C Read and Phil Holifield
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Or |
| SWIFT |
L: Paper Session:
Item Banks and Question Sharing
- l1:
Minibix: Item Banking with Web Services. Steve Lay, William Billingsley, Raymond Chan and Dan Sheppard
- l2:
Towards a Properly Web 2.0 Way of Creating and Sharing Questions. Steve Bennett and Vamsikrishna Nuthi
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11.00
CONVENTION ROOM |
Coffee |
| 11.30 |
Parallel Papers |
| |
Either |
| DERWENT |
M: Paper Session:
Handwriting Versus Typing
- m1:
Handwriting or Typing Exams – Can We Give Students the Choice? Nora Mogey, Mike Purcell, Jessie Paterson and John Burk
- m2:
Typing Versus “Digital Inking”: Computerized Handwritten Testing on the Tablet PC. Panagiotis Siozos, George Palaigeorgiou, George Triantafyllakos and Theofanis Despotakis
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Or |
| AVON |
N: Paper Session:
Open Source Developments
- n1:
Online Assessment at the Open University Using Open Source Software: Moodle, OpenMark and More. Phil Butcher
- n2:
Putting Pedagogy in the Driving Seat with OpenComment: An Open Source Formative Assessment Feedback and Guidance Tool for History students. Denise Whitelock and Stuart Watt
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Or |
| SWIFT |
O: Paper Session:
Embedding Assessment in Learning
- o1:
The Computerized Peer-Assessment of Digital Storytelling in Higher Education. Phil Davies
- o2:
An Online Student Portfolio for the Development and Assessment of Engineering Graduate Attributes. Stuart Palmer, Dale Holt, Wayne Hall and Clive Ferguson
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| 13.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.00 |
Parallel Papers |
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Either |
| DERWENT |
P: Paper Session:
Confidence Level Assessment
- p1:
Convergence of Validity for the Results of a Summative Assessment with Confidence Measurement and Traditional Assessment. Graham Farrell and Ying Leung
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Or |
| AVON |
Q: Paper Session:
Architectures and Frameworks
- q1:
Secure, Reliable and Effective Institution-Wide e-Assessment: Can Thin Client Technology Provide the Key? John Dermo and Sara Eyre
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Or |
| SWIFT |
R: Workshop
- r1: Gaining Institutional Support for CAA. Andy Wilson
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14.45
Avon |
Closing Note/Champagne Draw/Coffee |
