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(PBPL) Annual Conference 2008

Assessment, experience and reflection

Prof. David Boud BSc (Hons), PhD (Sur), CPhys, FSRHE, FRSA, MInstP
This event took place on 15th October 2008 at 11:00am (10:00 GMT)
Berrill Lecture Theatre, The Open University, Walton Hall Campus, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
“Assessment is often thought of as an act of judging others. However, unless assessment engages learners, acknowledges their experience and enables them to be informed and reflexive judges of their own work, they are not being equipped for a changing future.” (Professor David Boud)
We are delighted to welcome Professor David Boud as the keynote speaker at this event which will be attended by colleagues from the Open University and other higher education institutions. David is Professor of Adult Education in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Currently he holds a Senior Fellowship of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council focusing on developing assessment for learning in and after courses. Prior to this, David was Dean of the University Graduate School at UTS. He has been President of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) and has written extensively on teaching, learning and assessment in higher and professional education.
David's presentation will explore the issues associated with moving ideas of assessment away from the past simplistic view that it is about making unilateral measurements of students to one that contributes to building capacity for judgment and learning in a future of complex practice.
The face-to-face event will continue throughout the day with discussion sessions, poster presentations from PBPL funded projects and an 'expert forum' with David Boud. Further information is available on the PBPL website

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