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Who we are. Liam Campbell European and External Funding Coordinator, SQA David McCormick Support Materials Officer, SQA. New Technologies, New Approaches. Introduction to MSHNP The writer’s view on the key issues Robin McGee Questions The writer’s view online Tony Gurney More questions
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Who we are • Liam Campbell European and External Funding Coordinator, SQA • David McCormick Support Materials Officer, SQA
New Technologies, New Approaches • Introduction to MSHNP • The writer’s view on the key issuesRobin McGee • Questions • The writer’s view onlineTony Gurney • More questions • Your chance to inform SQA
Modernising Scottish Higher National Provision (MSHNP) • European Social Fund Project • New and innovative assessment and learning tools • Complements and contributes towards Higher National modernisation programme • Total project value - £4.1M • ESF Grant – 45% - £1.8M • Duration: August 2004 – December 2007
Project Facts • Expected outputs: • 1000+ assessment exemplars • 500+ learning & teaching packs • 600+ online assessments • 1,775 websites mapped and 74 Learner Guides developed in Information Gateway
Project Outputs Strand 1 • Assessment exemplars for a range of modernised HN awards > 80% of Units • Learning & teaching resources for a selection of curriculum areas > 30 HNs Strand 2 • Online e-assessments through the SOLAR project • Information Gateways and Learner Guides to support e-learning • Online learning & teaching resources • A Core Skills initial screening tool
Where? • European Funded HN pages on SQA website • SFEU - http://www2.sfeu.ac.uk/rflg.asp • SOLAR Project - www.solarproject.org
Assessment exemplars Tutor Support Packs Candidate Support Packs Advertising & PR - Robin McGee Digital learning resources Computing - Tony Gurneywww.e-learning-computing.com Examples of available materials
Robin McGee Central College. Glasgow Tony Gurney Ayr College
The Solar Project • Scottish OnLine Assessment Resources • Develop and deliver significant numbers of online summative assessments across curricular areas incl. • Computing, Care, Engineering, Languages, Sports • Objective-type questions • MCQ, MRQ, Numerical, gapfill, re-ordering, matching, free-text, drag-n-drop • Pre-moderated and guaranteed on delivery
What Now? • Prolongation • You have a role • Ideas Card • Any Questions?
Contact Information Liam Campbell ESF Coordinator mshnp@sqa.org.uk 0845 213 5405 www.sqa.org.uk/europeanfunded