eLearning Seminar:
Putting Your Assessments Online
 

We all know that having your tests, surveys, skill checks and compliance assessments online makes a whole lot of sense; it's fast, it's accurate; your results data is all in one place for easy reporting; and it saves a bundle of administration time through not having to do the marking, distribution and analysis that paper-based assessments require.  But... how do you actually go from a paper-based system to an online system..?  How can you get early runs on the board?  What are the pitfalls?  How can you make sure you future-proof what you do?  How do you make the system pay for itself?  We'll cover these questions and more during this informative one-day seminar.

Key speakers include:

Scott Diener Ph.D - Associate Director - Academic & Collabrative Technologies - University of Auckland
Before coming to New Zealand, Scott spent 20 years in the psychology faculty at Chapman University in Orange, California, and was the Associate Dean of the College of Lifelong Learning.  Scott came to the University in 2001 and has since led developments related to the University of Auckland’s eLearning strategies and online learning systems. He continues to lecture, and is an active and published researcher on medical simulation.  For the past two years Scott has focused on the development of medical simulations within 3D virtual worlds like Second Life and OpenSim. He is on the Governance Board of the New Zealand National Virtual World Grid, and is active in many international groups related to the use of virtual worlds in higher education. Scott's keynote session is titled Learning in the Clouds  and will introduce participants to the rapidly growing use of 3D virtual worlds, cloud computing and other collaborative technologies to host working, teaching and learning environments on a global scale. 

Wheldon Curzon-Hobson - eLearning Consultant - Capital & Coast District Health Board
Wheldon will summarise his experiences of working with an organisation which has limited IT literacy and capability. He will outline how he has developed initiatives, through a process of IT innovation and organisation-wide consultation, to create a platform that can now maximise the development and uptake of eLearning. 

Teresa O'Regan-Byrnes - Director - Innovaid Ltd
Teresa is a highly competent elearning practitioner specialising in the design and development of digital content in various educational settings. She is experienced in curriculum development and educational management. She holds a Master degree in Digital Media Development in Education, Honours Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts and AMI qualifications as an elementary school and special needs Montessori Directress. An educationalist, Teresa has extensive experience in teaching all age groups, educational management and principality to tutoring adults in teaching. Teresa works to find e-learning and blended learning solutions in various educational settings.  Teresa's presentation, Instructional Design - Putting the First Things First, will be a practical demonstration of how to get the basics of Instructional Design right... and how to avoid the most common pitfalls.  You won't want to miss this presentation!

Jayne Gutry - Professional Development Advisor - Auckland City Libraries
We've all heard about it; sometimes we even through it into conversation!  But what exactly is web 2.0..? Jayne had a speedy introduction to web 2.0 technologies when developing an e-learning program to raise awareness to library staff in 2007.  Staff are now using web 2.0 tools in innovative ways to encourage community collaboration for their customers as well as staff across the Auckland region.  She will introduce you to some of these web 2.0 tools and show you how they could be used.  Click here to get a taste of what Jayne will show you - it's very cool!!

Katrina McKay - Learning & Development Consultant - Westpac New Zealand
Katrina has a wealth of experience within the corporate sector; indeed she has worked in the banking industry for the last 16 years and is currently with Westpac New Zealand.  She is completing a Graduate Certificate in Applied eLearning through Manukau Institute of Technology.  Her recent involvement in projects have included the implementation of a Learning Framework at Westpac for all Frontline employees and also the purchase of a new LMS for the company.  Katrina's forte is informal learning and her presentation is... How Assessments play a role in Informal Learning.

Ian Martin - Online Learning Manager - ASB Banking Group
Ian has 19 years experience in the online learning industry and is currently the Online Learning Manager for ASB. His e-learning journey (after initially being teacher) started with the pioneering of the transfer of classroom material to computer-based training back in the early 90's in South Africa. It was in South Africa that he first came across QuestionMark and it was later when continuing his career with ASB that he suggested this software to the Learning and Development department. August 2006 saw the launch of the software and from the outset it has been the fundamental building block of all ASB's online learning initiatives. QuestionMark was a critical component to track and test systems training for their 2008 NZATD best technology training award and is central to a development framework that is currently being launched.  Ian will co-present this presentation, Using QuestionMark without an LMS and in conjunction with rapid e-learning tools, with his ASB colleague, Paul Hubble.

Rafael Lami Dozo
Rafael Lami Dozo is the International Manager for Questionmark Corporation. He is an experienced public speaker, having presented at conferences and trade events including Learnx Australia, E-learning Brazil, Elearn expo Paris, Expo Capacítate Empresarial, the Inter-American Distance Education Consortium, Amecap (Mexican Training Association), and the First Colombian Congress of e-learning. In addition, Rafael conducts workshops around the world on secure assessment technology and on the role assessments play in the learning process. Rafael holds a degree in Political Sciences and International Relations from Université Libre de Bruxelles and studied the export of technology at AWEX, the Wallon Export Agency in Belgium.

Your seminar fee of $295+GST includes morning and afternoon teas and a light lunch.

Registration is from 8.15am... for a 8.45am start

This one day seminar will also serve as a User Gathering for those using or interested in Questionmark Assessment software.