FAB 2024: Shaping the Future of Skills Assessment?
Rob Nitsch, FAB’s new CEO, is delighted to introduce his first conference, focusing on ‘Leading a Strong and Sustainable Assessment Sector’. With the UK facing…
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How generative AI could improve rather than threaten assessment
A major fear since the advent of ChatGPT in November 2022 is that the integrity of remote assessment in higher and further education is under…
FAB 2024: Leading a strong & sustainable assessment sector
The FAB 2024 Conference, Exhibition and Awards will be returning to the Marriott Hotel in Leicester on 25 and 26 November 2024. Join us for FAB’s…
New report recommends better assessment design to tackle potential AI threat to academic integrity
A pioneering new report looking at the impact of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) on different types of assessment has recommended that the performance of…
What might the future of assessment look like?
Reflections from the Next Generation Assessment Conference Earlier this year, in partnership with the University of Manchester, HMC, and Rethinking Assessment, Edge hosted the second annual Next Generation…
Changing the impossible: how an online ‘escape room’ could hold the key to unlocking the assessment system
Sophie Maxwell, Founder of The Really Neet Project, explains how a chance encounter in an escape room set her on a path to transforming the…
Coverage Vs Content: We’re Teaching, but is Everyone Learning?
With more students than ever requiring support in FE maths and English, the streamlining workload and focusing on priority content has never been more important.…
The state of education in 2023 and 2024
In 2023, seismic shifts in UK education and skills set the stage for an exciting year ahead. With 2024 marking the Edge Foundation’s 20th anniversary,…
Unravelling TAQA: A Guide to Training, Assessment, and Quality Assurance
In the field of adult education, the acronym TAQA is significant. These qualifications are critical to maintaining the quality and efficiency of educational and vocational…
AI and the implications for Further Education at the FE Collective
This article underscores the need to redirect resources from AI-driven material delivery to human judgment-based assessments of various intelligences, fostering a deeper understanding of qualities…
