Computer Assisted Assessment
John Dermo and Fiona Meddings

This session covers a range of different uses of computer assisted assessment (formative as well as summative) at the University of Bradford through

• demos of what can be assessed online, going beyond multiple choice and true-false questions.
• Practitioners' descriptions of their experiences with e-assessment.
• a panel discussion on a number of key issues in e-assessment, including: Whether computer assisted assessment really saves instructor time? What's in it for the students? Is e-assessment valid as a part of university studies?

Mobile Learning and Assessment
Jak Radice and John Fairhall

This hands-on, interactive workshop will allow participants to experience what it's like as a student to be assessed on a mobile device using a variety of methods. You will take a test specially created for output to a mobile device and return it to a database for marking. You will create video and/or audio objects and send them to an online blog, all on a mobile device.

Interactive Course Design
Maureen Readle

Would you like to add interactive activities and resources into your courses to improve your students' engagement? Are you considering using formative assessment and feedback or collaborative working?

This workshop will show examples of how colleagues are deploying e-resources, encouraging group work and using self-paced activities. This session will give you an opportunity to consider how these approaches could enrich your modules.

Active Learning
Neil McKeown

The University is moving towards developing a flexible curriculum supported by flexible delivery. In this session we will examine three e-learning tools that we can use to enhance and support active and collaborative learning:

• A real-time, virtual classroom (Elluminate/ Wimba) that can be used to facilitate group work and collaborative presentations.
• In the NSS 2008, student's level of satisfaction in relation to ‘assessment and feedback' was scored at 64%. WebPA, an online peer assessment tool, offers students more opportunities for feedback.
• New features in Blackboard to support teaching and learning.

ePortfolios and PDP
Neil Currant and Peter Hughes

This session will be a panel debate where academic staff from a range of schools will discuss why they have chosen to use PebblePAD and what student learning benefits they have seen. It will be an opportunity to ask questions about the successes and difficulties of implementing e-portfolios for different purposes.
Examples will include:

• Whole course use of PebblePAD to support student personal and professional development and students working on placement.
• Use of PebblePAD as part of personal tutoring to support student professional development.
• Use of PebblePAD to support the development of employability skills.

Audio Supported and Enhanced Learning
Will Stewart

The ubiquity of mp3 players and mobile phones provides us with opportunities to use audio to support our students in a number of new ways. Over the past three years podcasting has become established as an effective way to provide summaries of key topics or records of entire lectures. Audio can also be used in a number of other ways. For example, to provide students with both formative and summative feedback, or as a way of encouraging students to reflect on their learning.

In this workshop, you will explore the use of audio to provide feedback to students and have the opportunity to record your own feedback using simple and readily available technology.

Online Learning Communities
Ruth Whitfield

We will use a mix of group discussion and formal input to:

• explore online learning communities,
• find out how they are being used within the University, and
• consider ways of using them within your own teaching.

Simulations and Virtual Reality
Will Stewart and Clive Baldwin

Simulations and virtual worlds are playing an increasing role in teaching and learning, encouraging the development of problem-solving skills, critical thinking and creativity. Many universities, including Bradford, now have a virtual presence in Second Life, and there is currently a flurry of research into how we can use this technology effectively to support learning.

In this workshop you will have an opportunity to explore two virtual worlds:

• Bradton, created by the Division of Rehabilitation at Bradford, and
• Second Life, including the University of Bradford's own virtual island.