Digital initiatives taking place as part of the Education Portfolio's Summative Assessment service stream
Summative Assessment is one of the Education Portfolio’s service streams. IT Services’ Education Portfolio aims to strengthen Oxford’s role as a world leader in teaching and learning through IT improvements for applicants, students and staff.
The Summative Assessment service stream strives to make digital improvements to the entire assessment process, from the initial creation of new Assessment Units through to the awarding of degrees and beyond.
Aims
The service stream works to integrate digital enhancements into everyday assessment practices – streamlining processes and enhancing support structures for students and for staff supporting the assessment process. This will protect assessment integrity, refine policy and operational processes and improve staff and student wellbeing by reducing workloads.
Specifically, Summative Assessment digital initiatives aim to:
For students: provide a more consistent and authentic experience of summative assessments for all students
For staff: simplify and streamline the administrative processes for summative assessment, reducing the work burden for academics and professional support staff
Programme Manager, Teaching & Learning and Summative Assessment
Helen Charlesworth
Head of Taught Degrees, Education Policy Support
Jane Pritchard
Head of Educational Development, Centre of Teaching and Learning
How to get in touch and stay informed?
Members of the Summative Assessment stream regularly attend Digital Education Technology Steering Group (DETSG), Taught Degrees and Awards Panel (TDAP) and Academic Administration Division (AAD) briefings to consult with users and keep them informed about ongoing work. The Head of Student Assessment also runs a termly assessment briefing to deliver updates to stakeholders on active projects and share key news items.
Briefing sessions, focus groups and workshops for specific Summative Assessment projects are delivered by project teams. If you are a stakeholder impacted by a project, you will be consulted as part of the project's work.
If you would like to receive regular updates on the Summative Assessment service stream, please attend AAD briefing sessions. AAD briefing session invites are shared in the AAD News Alert. You are also welcome to join the Head of Student Assessment’s termly briefing sessions. If you'd like to attend, please register to join the Student Assessments mail list to receive meeting invites.
Summative Assessment governance groups
The Summative Assessment service stream works closely with Digital Education Technology Steering Group (DETSG) and Taught Degrees and Awards Panel (TDAP), and receives its funding from the Education Portfolio Committee.
