Rethinking Assessment in the New Normal Era

Ms Israa Othman presented an informative presentation on conduct effective online assessments for university students. She came up with three unique perspectives on assessment: assessment as learning, assessment of learning, and assessment for learning. She also talked about summative and formative assessments.

Another significant point was how to understand opportunities and concerns about online assessment.MsIsraa pointed out that accessibility and flexibility, detailed feedback and collaborative learning can be treated as opportunities and can be exploited to raise the standards of online assessments. She also threw light on specific concerns one needs to look into while implementing online assessment and listed academic integrity, high workload, student isolation, technical issues, equity and fairness, differing technical abilities and less opportunity to clarify assignment guidelines.

Ms Isrra used a wide range of infographics and diagrams to make her audience understand the difference between various types of assessments and prevent plagiarism. She also introduced innovative ideas to substitute traditional exams as a means of assessment and showcased some tools for online assessment. She concluded her presentation with a step-by-step guide to create e-portfolios. 

Israa Othman is the founder of Teach-O-Gen for educational transformation with an MA in Educational Leadership from UoM. With over 13 years of teaching experience, Israa is a certified Cambridge trainer for Teaching with Digital Technologies, holds a TEFL and a Diploma in teacher training, CELTA (IH London), and CET from Cambridge. With years of extensive teacher training and teaching at PNU in KSA, she has developed her empathetic approach to training and writing to support teachers worldwide.