Technology to Support SQA Digital Assessment Arrangements

Starts 29th August, 2024 • 4-week course • £180 per individual

This four week course is for teachers, SQA coordinators, technical and digital learning leads and senior management who wish to understand how to implement digital assessment arrangements in SQA examinations.

This is a four week course with weekly 1-hour online workshops, supplemented with practical and engaging resources.

What you'll get

As well as the live face-to-face sessions, you'll also receive a recording of the meeting (and resources) each week.
Weekly Q&A sessions.
Access to a bank of ideas and ready-made resources.
A CALL Scotland (University of Edinburgh) certificate - issued as evidence of your learning.

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About the course

This is a four week course with weekly 1-hour online workshops, supplemented with practical and engaging resources.

The online workshops are on Thursdays from 4:00 to 5:00 pm and are delivered by the CALL Scotland team with input from colleagues from SQA.

Course structure and weekly workshops

Week 1: Introduction to SQA assessment arrangements and digital assessment arrangements in particular.
Week 2: Identifying and meeting pupils' additional support and subject-specific needs. The role of assistive technology such as text-to-speech; speech-to-text; spellcheck; drawing tools.
Week 3: Planning and implementing digital assessment arrangements.
Week 4: Creating accessible digital prelims and assessments. The future of online digital assessment.

Course details

Starts 29th August, 2024.
4-week course (Thu 29 Aug - 19 Sep 2024).
4:00pm - 5:00pm (UK time zone).
£180 per individual.

Course tutors

CALL Scotland team members Paul Nisbet and Craig Mill are your course tutors, with input from colleagues from SQA and schools. All of them have many years of experience working with digital assessment arrangements.

How to connect

Our live sessions are delivered using Microsoft Teams and we provide full joining instructions. There are a maximum of 25 participants so everyone can have an interactive collegiate learning experience.

Further questions

Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions before signing up: paul.nisbet@ed.ac.uk

Aims of the course

Develop an understanding of digital assessment arrangement and how they can support learners with additional support needs.
Develop expertise with digital assessment arrangements for your specific context.
Develop plans and processes for implementing digital assessment arrangements.

Learning Outcomes

Identify appropriate digital assessment arrangements and assistive technologies to support learners who require assessment arrangements in SQA examinations.
Plan and implement digital assessment arrangements in your school or centre.