12 July 2012
Seminar Series 2012: L&T Professional Development Program - Assessment of the Future
RMIT City campus, Friday 17 August
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Title: |
L&T Professional Development Program – Assessment of the Future |
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Person: |
Professor Geoffrey Crisp |
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Date: |
2012-08-17 |
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Time: |
11.30 am – 12.30 pm |
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Location: |
City campus, |
RSVP:
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Abstract:
This short presentation will explore the 21st century skills and capabilities that our students will need as they live and work in a world dominated by ubiquitous technology as well as increasing uncertainty and complexity. Our assessment practices will need to change; we cannot continue to give students static content-based assessment tasks that ignore the contextual consequences of working in a complex environment with many stakeholders. We will need to expand our repertoire of assessment tasks to include a more sophisticated use of virtual spaces that allow students to construct their responses with access to whatever resources are required to make a meaningful response to a meaningful task. Students should be required to identify their decision making processes when proposing a solution to a real life problem and to identify all the stakeholders impacted by this response. Students will need to be provided with more authentic, meaningful tasks that will engage them in using the full range of capabilities they have developed during their learning. We will examine some of the implications of this new educational environment and reflect on our current assessment practices in relation to the requirements of this brave new world.
About the speaker:
Professor Geoffrey Crisp is Dean, Learning and Teaching at RMIT University.
Geoff began his academic career in chemistry, initially at the University of Melbourne and then at the University of Adelaide. Geoff developed his passion for learning and teaching during his time in chemistry by seeking innovative approaches to enhancing the student learning experience in his discipline. Geoff made the permanent move to educational and staff development and online learning when he was appointed the Director of the Centre for Learning and Professional Development in 2002. Geoff has received several awards for learning and teaching and is an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Fellow (Associate 2006 and National 2009).
Geoff's research and publications are in the areas of online assessment, academic development and peer review of teaching.
Seminar Organisation
If you require further information please contact the seminar co-ordinator xiaodong.li@rmit.edu.au.