PROGRAM AND ABSTRACTS

	Thursday 30 November - Venue Building 408
8.15 am onward	Registration - coffee/tea
9.00 - 9.15am	Official Opening
9.15 - 10.30am	Keynote Address - Professor Sally Brown Integrating assessment with learning
10.30 - 11.00am	Morning Tea
11.00-12.30pm	Parallel Session 1
Themes	Integrating learning, teaching and assessment	Assessment to promote student learning	Discipline based practices in evaluation and assessment	Evaluating outcomes at the course or program level
	Learning towards designing assessment for distance students: a postgraduate case study Christine Lee Monash University	Students' and teachers' experience of assessment feedback: a case study John Milton and Georgina Caillard RMIT University	Problem-based learning and the cultural studies classroom Tim Dolin Curtin University of Technology	Enhancing teaching and learning using Illuminative Evaluation: A case study in alternative methods of education evaluation Jeffrey Alcroft Curtin University of Technology
	Letting students take control: designing collaborative learning exercises for virtual community Helen Merrick Curtin University of Technology	6 years on: a critical evaluation of the CSU Assessment Policy based on combining norm and criterion referencing Leonora Ritter Charles Sturt University	Assessment as a key learning and teaching tool: A case study using a Business Communications course Nishani Singh and Edward Palmer University of Adelaide	Feedback on feedback: Exploring students' perceptions of how feedback on their learning helps or hinders learning effectiveness Beverley Oliver, Beatrice Tucker and Sue Jones Curtin University of Technology
	A cross-disciplinary and integrative approach to teaching Urban Theory and design - blurring boundaries between classroom and the real world experience Reena Tiwari Curtin University of Technology	Authentic approaches to assessing graduate attributes Richard Cummings Murdoch University	Reforms in assessment systems in ELT: Pakistani experience Mian Khurram Azam Higher Education Commission, Pakistan	Some practical issues when assessing group performances in a cooperative learning model Tony Sahama and Craig Huxley Queensland University of Technology
12.30 - 1.30pm	Lunch and Poster Session
1.30-3.30pm	Parallel Session 2
Themes	Integrating learning, teaching and assessment	Assessment to promote student learning	Discipline based practices in evaluation and assessment	Evaluating outcomes at the course or program level
	Aligning assessment, rewards, behaviours and outcomes in group learning tasks Rick Ladyshewsky Curtin University of Technology	With age and experience comes an appreciation of the value of feedback for learning Georgina Fyfe et al Curtin University of Technology, University of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University	Towards enhancing student learning and examiner reliability with criterion-referenced assessment in the creative arts: the case of music Adrian Thomas and Brad Millard Queensland University of Technology	Evaluation: The Capstone experience Paddy Forde Curtin University of Technology
	Teachers and students as co-participants: Integrating learning and assessment for student empowerment Tim Moss and Sharon Thomas University of Tasmania	Orchestrating between computer-mediated and conventional assessment methods Paula Hodgson Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Portfolio assessment to enhance student learning Prabir Sarker and Yuxia Hu Curtin University of Technology	Learner engagement surveys: Applications and limitations based on Australian and American experiences Fernando Padró Monmouth University
	Integrating learning, teaching and assessment in collaboration and partnership with Western Australian schools and communities within an Indigenous context Catherine Donaldson et al Curtin University of Technology	CAFAS: An automated computer aided assessment tool for providing student feedback and managing assessment information Martin Freney and Denise Wood University of South Australia	A service learning relationship fostering cultural competency: The cultural immersion of occupational therapy students and reflective practice Trevor Goddard and Nigel Gribble Curtin University of Technology	The value added by teaching and learning: Towards an evaluation Tony Lucey et al Curtin University of Technology
	The experiential education: Beyond the classroom Khoa Do Curtin University of Technology	Maximising student participation in optional assessment Tony Martin La Trobe University	Developing professional competencies in occupational therapy students: Linking student-centred assessment with learning outcomes Marina Ciccarelli Curtin University of Technology	Assessment as a democratic process Kylie Readman University of the Sunshine Coast
3.30 - 4.00pm	Afternoon Tea
4.00 - 5.00pm	Keynote Address - Professor Phil Race Making learning happen through smarter assessment and feedback
5.00pm onwards	Sundowner and Dinner - Kirribilli Café

	Friday 1 December - Venue Building 408
8.30am onwards	Registration - coffee/tea
8.45 - 10.00am	Keynote Address - Professor Richard James Learning, Teaching and Assessment: The influence of the cultures of the disciplines
10.00 - 10.30am	Morning Tea
10.30 - 12.00pm	Parallel Session 3
Themes	Integrating learning, teaching and assessment	Assessment to promote student learning	Discipline based practices in evaluation and assessment	Evaluating outcomes at the course or program level
	The synergy of teaching and assessment that reflects student learning in a qualitative research methods class Saras Henderson Curtin University of Technology	'Going out there': Assessing community engagement learning Dallas Wingrove and Amaya Alvarez RMIT University	Evaluating a newly developed Business Communications course Edward Palmer and Nishani Singh University of Adelaide	Can We Fatten a Pig Just by Weighing It? Optimising program review and feedback processes to improve teaching effectiveness and learning outcomes Tom Angelo Victoria University of Wellington
	Assessment in professional graduate programs Russell Docking and Katherine Bathgate Skill Resource Management Systems, Western Australia and Curtin University of Technology	Using peer- and self-assessment in the undergraduate classroom Peter Allen et al Curtin University of Technology	Enhancing learning through assessment in distance education for international health students Mohammed Ali Curtin University of Technology	Exams are different - aren't they? Issues arising from the application of criterion referenced assessment to examinations Clair Hughes University of Queensland
	Results of a survey on the characteristics of essay-type assignments and the uptake of e-learning tools Eva Heinrich and Jun Zhang Massey University	The importance of verbal communication and project management skills, relational conflict, and group processes in enhancing student learning in a group work assessment Stephen Teo and Adam Morgan University of Technology Sydney	Enhancing design teaching and learning through standardised assessment instruments Aldegonda Bruekers Curtin University of Technology	Successful postgraduate learning: more than just fulfilling the requirements Christine Lee Monash University
12.00 - 1.00pm	Lunch
1.00 - 1.45pm	Student Panel on Assessment How did assessment and feedback assist my learning?
1.45 - 3.15pm	Parallel Session 4
Themes	Integrating learning, teaching and assessment	Assessment to promote student learning	Assessment to promote student learning	Discipline based practices in evaluation and assessment
	Dealing with plagiarism: Dogmas and dilemmas Shelley Yeo and Robyn Chien Curtin University of Technology Workshop	Grades as the currency of higher education: student perceptions of assessment Deanne Gannaway Flinders University	Aligning assessment practices with long term outcomes in higher education Lina Pelliccione and Glenda Raison Curtin University of Technology	Demystifying assessment with 'bells and whistles' in a first year communication course Michael Sankey and Eleanor Kiernan University of Southern Queensland
		Integrating graduate quality and ethical responsibility into the UniSA curriculum Robert Muller, Sue Knight and Carol Collins University of South Australia	Assessment@ yourfingertips: An innovative approach to task assessment incorporating an EPSS and rubrics Alistair Campbell Edith Cowan University	Harnessing scoring rubrics and fieldwork in the teaching of Media Law to non-law students Joseph Fernandez Curtin University of Technology
	Fear of plagiarism - a barrier to academic language development for international students Ursula McGowan University of Adelaide		Serious play: Interactive learning, assessment and fun David Packer et al Curtin University of Technology
3.15 - 3.30pm	Afternoon Tea
3.30 - 4.30pm	Keynote Panel Discussion
4.30 - 4.45pm	Conference Close