At the beginning of December 2021, approval was given to begin the next phase of a key programme that will make a significant contribution towards the Education and Student Experience (ESE) Strategic Delivery Plan.

Many within the university will already be familiar with the ESE Strategic Delivery Plan.

The objective of the “Curriculum Management & e-Assessment” programme (known as “e-Assessment) is to integrate a range of new and enhanced digital platforms to deliver better teaching, learning and assessment experiences for students and staff.

These digital platforms will also function as a key enabler for the separate Curriculum Transformation Programme, which is currently being piloted in a number of Schools around the university, and was recently showcased at a conference on ‘Designing Programmes for Learning’ earlier this month.

The e-Assessment programme aims to address known challenges and opportunities in 5 key areas:

It aims to deliver this through providing new services, tools and processes for each of these 5 areas.

Approval has been given for Phase 1 of the programme to progress into its “Initiation Phase”. This will include finalising the university’s desired requirements for Strands 1-3, running a tender exercise to assess services and tools available, and producing a finalised business case so that the university can select its preferred options and progress to implementation.

Working collaboratively with stakeholders across the university is core to the programme. The project team’s further engagement with Faculties, Schools and Departments, alongside colleagues in professional services, will be pivotal now that the programme has approval to progress.

In the meantime, if you would like to find out more please contact your Faculty Digital Learning Director or Matthew Sneller (Strategy, Performance and Data Manager, Libraries).