Broadcast, issue 79, Summer 2008

The theme of this edition of 'Broadcast' is 'Assessing assessment'. Articles include: 'Assessing assessment' by Iain MacRobert, Garry Cameron and Roddy Henry (p. 3-9); 'Blended assessment - wicked!' by Peter Knight and Anna Page (p. 11-13); 'A word from the wise' by Mark David Milliron (p. 14-15); 'Assessing play' by Euan Mackenzie (p. 16-17); 'The creative assessment of creativity' by Aileen Duffy (p. 18-19); 'Assessment is integral to effective teaching - for all learners' by Moira Shemilt (p. 20-21); 'Learner distance travelled' by Beatrice Soutar and Dorothy Johnson (p. 22-23); 'Assessing volunteering' by Ann Kirkwood (p. 24-25); 'Assessment centres' by Anne Law (p. 26); SFEU and more choices, more chances: an opportunity to make more of a difference to more young people' by Julia Fotheringham (p. 27); 'Are we going to be assessed on this?' by John Allan (p. 28-29); 'Modernising assessment in the age of web 2.0' by Bobby Elliott (p. 30-32); 'More choices, more chances and assessment' by Chris Sutherland (p. 33); 'Communicating the Ether way' by Claire Donaghey (p. 34); 'Getting the right blend' by Janice Robertson and Christine Mathers (p. 35); 'Revitalised subject networks take a fresh look at assessment' by Genevieve McCabe (p. 36); 'Social sciences goes SOLAR [Scottish OnLine Assessment Resources]' by Janet Cole (p. 37); 'Games-based assessment for construction students' by Jenny Kellie (p. 38); 'Beauty and the blog' by Penny Morgan (p. 39); 'New building, new campus, new opportunities at Dumfries and Galloway College' by Ian Beach (p. 40-41); 'SCoPE - professional enhancement for middle managers in Scotland's colleges' by Helen Cormack (p. 42); 'Getting the priorities right' by Marie Thompson (p. 43); 'West Lothian College: ready to prove itself a vital part of Scotland's bright economic future' by Mhairi Laughlin (p. 44-45); 'Recognition of prior informal learning (RPL): what does 'prior informal learning' mean to you?' by Christine Mathers (p. 46-48); 'Enhancing degree level provision in Fife' by Dely Elliot (p. 49); 'New research and development centre identifies international skills concern' by Heidi Agbenyo (p. 51); 'You've got to be in it to win it - Anniesland rule number 1 for award winning success' by Stephanie Graham (p. 52-53); 'Scotland's colleges annual awards' by John Russell (p. 54-55); 'Connected learning: a digital repository for Scotland's colleges' by Aileen Yates (p. 56-57); and 'Sector highlights: news from Scotland's colleges and other learning organisations' (p. 60-65). Show less