SXSW EDU 2018
Authentic Assessment with Purpose
Description:
Panelists will explore how authentic, real-world, cognitively complex, and performance-based assessments can impact learning, employability, and equality. The panelists will share examples of how they are using authentic assessment for particular impact. With validity and reliability in mind, the session will also discuss how advanced technologies, such as machine learning and data analytics, can help deliver authentic, open-ended assessments at scale.
Related Media
Takeaways
- What is authentic assessment and how can it be leveraged to impact learning, the skills gap, employability, and equality in higher ed and workplace
- The future of education and training is online, but while content and courses are widely available, we need higher levels of assessment for efficacy
- How can technology be leveraged to reduce the time and cost of real-world, open-ended assessments while still providing meaningful, valid feedback
Speakers
- Paul Crockett, CEO, Authess
- Bill Hughes, President, Open4Learning
- Nick Ducoff, Vice President, New Ventures, Northeastern University
- Chrystina Russell, Vice President for Global Engagement, Southern New Hampshire University
Organizer
Paul Crockett, CEO, Authess
SXSW reserves the right to restrict access to or availability of comments related to PanelPicker proposals that it considers objectionable.
Add Comments