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  • The future of Higher Education The future of Higher Education is a blog run by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and hosted by JISC Involve. It aims to engage the academic community in a debate around developing a framework for Higher Education in the UK for the next ten to fifteen years. The blog will help inform the official consultation process which will take place in the autumn of 2008. While presented as a blog, the site has more of a discussion board format with brief posts outlining topics to be discussed and linking to invitations to contribute sent to key players in the Higher Education sphere. Users are invited to leave comments on these subjects, although these may need to be approved by a moderator. Issues available for discussion include: part-time study, the student experience, internationalisation, intellectual property issues and the role of academia in policy-making.
  • Bercow Review The Bercow Review was an independent review of services for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). It was set-up in September 2007 and conducted by Conservative MP John Bercow. It concludes that communication is crucial; early identification and intervention are essential; a continuum of services designed around the family is needed; joint working is critical; and the current system is characterised by high variability and a lack of equity. The website includes the full and interim reports (with Executive Summaries), and a researchers report providing an academic analysis of the issues. The site also features details on the process of the review, its terms of reference, the Government response and links to some of the evidence gathering events commissioned by the review. Most of the documents are available as PDF files.
  • Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) The Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching MERLOT . This online publication, first published in 2005, addresses the scholarly use of multimedia resources in education and is published quarterly. JOLT aims to: enable the effective use of technology in teaching and learning by learning from a community of researchers and scholars; enable the design and deployment of academic technology to optimize teaching and learning; build a community around the research and scholarly use of multimedia educational resources. Topics include: learning theory and the use of multimedia to improve student learning; instructional design theory and application; online learning and teaching initiatives; use of technology in online education; innovative online learning and teaching practices.
  • Comunicar Comunicar "is a refereed professional journal that fosters inquiry into Communication and Education by providing a forum for educators and media professionals to share their research findings and explore ideas and relationships in the field." It is published in Spain by the Education Ministry of Andalucia and various universities. Its geographical scope is Spain, Portugal and Latin American. Content is entirely in Spanish. It is free but users must register. "This journal corresponds to an international movement endorsed by the UNESCO since 1970 which tries to create a new and specific knowledge field from the intersection between communication, education and human development and looks for a multicurricular space of its own. It has been a pioneer and an essential reference in Latin American context and currently it is integrated in the Latin American net in communication and culture journals."
  • Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment The Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment is a research centre looking "at new approaches to educational assessment and the challenge presented by the increasing requirement for global qualifications and standards". It covers schools-based, vocational, professional and higher education, as well as lifelong learning. Specific research themes include, developing theories and models of educational assessment, evaluating how modes of assessment influence the effectiveness of learning processes and systems and how psychometrics is changing the face of educational and work-based assessment. The Centre was launched in June 2008 and will run a series of events and conferences to support their programme of research. The website includes brief details about their work, news and event information, a list of publications with links to online versions where available and information on postgraduate studentships.
  • ELiSS ELiSS (Enhancing Learning in the Social Sciences) is an online peer reviewed journal, coordinated by C-SAP, the Higher Education Academy subject network for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics. Launched in 2008, its main focus is on "articles/digital records and commentary submitted by all who work in HE with an interest in the social sciences", with an aim to use Web 2.0 technologies. Submissions are sought throughout the year, with the aim of producing two issues per annum, with a range of articles including academic papers, practice papers, reports, reflective think-pieces and rapid response commentary. Users can register for free with ELiSS and access the full text of papers online or download them as PDF files. Submission guidelines, details of the editorial board, a discussion area and news / event information is also provided on the website.
  • IARTEM IARTEM is the International Association for Research on Textbooks and Educational Media, a "community of researchers who work to promote research on - and understanding of textbooks and educational media" which connects scholars interested in this topic and seeks to strengthen the emphasis placed on this area in initial teacher education. The website includes brief details about the organisation, a newsletter, event information, including information about their conference and a link to their online journal Research on Textbooks and Educational Media.
  • Ofqual Ofqual is the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator, it is the regulator of qualifications, exams and tests in England. Ofqual began its interim work on April 8 2008. The government will be bringing in legislation to establish Ofqual as the regulator of qualifications. Until this legislation is passed, they will operate as part of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. Afterwards, the regulator will be accountable to parliament rather than to government ministers. Their website includes information on the qualifications and exam system, how they regulate, the accreditation of assessments, news, reports and details of their queries / complaints system. The reports include research papers on topics such as e-assessment, GCSE and A-level exams and subject specific research. Users can also browse a glossary of terms related to educational assessment, sign up for email updates and explore a range of FAQs.
  • Curriculum, Evaluation and Management Centre The Curriculum, Evaluation and Management Centre is based at Durham University and provides indicator systems to schools and colleges, they work with schools, colleges, education authorities and government agencies to provide high quality information through scientifically grounded research and have produced a range of monitoring systems including ALIS, Yellis, MidYIS and PIPS. The website gives further details of the work of the CEM Centre including details of their range of assessment and evaluation products arranged by educational level, a knowledge base of articles, publications that are available to download or purchase, and event information.
  • National Assessment Agency (NAA) The National Assessment Agency (NAA) was founded in 2004 by the UK government "to safeguard and modernise the delivery of exams, tests and assessment". They work with schools, colleges, exams centres, local authorities and awarding bodies in the areas of national curriculum tests, public exams such as A levels and GCSE, modernising the exam and testing system and ensuring there is a pool of examiners. It does this as a subsidiary of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA). Their website includes information on assessments, exams, the role of local authorities, and examiners / markers. The site also includes a glossary of assessment related terminology, an extensive selection of case studies, best practice guidance on exam and assessment administration and the chance to sign up email updates from the NAA.
  • Play, think, learn This is a blog in which the author shares her thoughts on the "potential of using online games for learning, teaching and assessment - particularly in Higher Education but also in the context of all sorts of adult learners." Reviews are supplied as well as extensive links to related websites and reports on the topic that are accessible online. Archives date back to October 2007.
  • Assessment Reform Group The Assessment Reform Group aims to ensure that public policy at all levels takes account of relevant research in assessment practice. The main targets for the Group's activity are policy-makers in government and its agencies, as well as teachers and local education authority staff. The ARG originated as the Policy Task Group on Assessment set up by the British Educational Research Association (BERA). There are links to members, to the rationale of the Assessment and Learning Research Synthesis Group (ALRSG), publications, to news and events (recent events and current activities) and contacts details.
  • REAP Re-Engineering Assessment Practices in Scottish higher education REAP is a research project funded by the Scottish Funding Council under its e-Learning Transformation Programme, led by the University of Strathclyde, with the University of Glasgow and Glasgow Caledonian University. It is piloting the redesign of formative assessment and feedback practices in large-enrolment first-year modules and is developing strategies for embedding new thinking about assessment into institutional policies and quality enhancement processes. The website includes further details about the project, links to papers on module redesign, institutional strategies, managing changes and dissemination. It also includes examples of course redesigns, news and event information and the chance to subscribe to their email list.
  • Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is an OECD programme that aims at developing a strategy to address the supply and demand of competencies. Specifically, it is looking at adult skills, the transition from school to work and the broader effect this has on society and the economy. It will be looking at policies and practices across a range of countries, see the effect of education and training systems on such skills and offer benchmarks for skills assessment and progress. The site includes brief information on the scope of the Programme, links to policy documents and related news information.
  • Directory of Open Access Journals: education The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) provides access to a collection of several thousand free full-text scholarly journals covering all areas of the sciences, social sciences and humanities. It is hosted by Lund University Libraries Head Office. The project is funded by Open Society Institute - Budapest and also supported by SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) with the aim of increasing the visibility and accessibility of open access scholarly journals. It is possible to search by journal title or browse by subject. It is also possible to search for individual articles within the database. The education section features over 200 titles.
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