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"GoSoapBox: New Instant Student Feedback App"

How to approach large-scale change in assessment and feedback practice with the help of technology

I love this article Elaine. If only I had got feedback like that when I was at school!!

Quality. A lot of the (official) emphasis on formative assessment in the classroom (or AfL - assessment for learning, they call it in school-land) is down to this guy, Dylan Wiliam, from when he was an adviser to the government: http://www.journeytoexcellence.org.uk/videos/expertspeakers/formativeassessmentdylanwiliam.asp There was also a TV series - 'The Classroom Experiment' - tracing his tinkering with the teaching practices of a regular secondary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00txzwp Essential watching, it was! There are still some clips on there...

How the curriculum can help develop the skills and competencies needed in the world of work

Using technology to support learner longitudinal development.

Using technology to support the assessment lifecycle, from electronic submission to marking and feedback.

MIT and Harvard collaborate to provide lessons, quizzes, feedback and learning online, for free. Exciting stuff!!

The new khan academy!