E-Assessment Seminar in India is hosted by NSHM on 24th Oct 08 at the Calcutta Press Club

Oct. 17, 2008 - PRLog -- Assessment Tomorrow, UK, is delighted to announce its 2nd   International e-Assessment Education Seminar in West Bengal in collaboration with NSHM Management & Media Institution on ”E-Assessment and its impact on Education and Development" on 24th Oct 2008 at the Calcutta Press Club. The seminar will examine wider issues concerning the selection and implementation of e-assessment in an educational institution/organisation and the impact it can have on education and development. There will be focus on the background of e-assessment and how it can be used successfully at the college entry levels, the benefits of using e-assessment, costs and risks.

According to Mr Jeff Ross, Director, Assessment Tomorrow: “NSHM is a progressive educational institution and this e-assessment seminar will create awareness about the exciting and innovative approaches to otherwise costly or inflexible assessment of learners and students”.  Similarly, Mr Dhirendra, CEO, Eduquity, who is among the speakers for the seminar says that “education-industry interface is where the skills and knowledge gap lies and developing students for employability is truly a challenge which needs to be addresses readily”.

Assessment Tomorrow International conferences and seminars are already established as the leading event examining the practical aspects of implementing e-Assessment and Computer Based Testing and Assessment in education, training and professional development. This year’s event taking place for the second time in Eastern India is larger than ever and reflects the growing awareness in e-Assessment in industry and academia. The Indian Chapter of Assessment Tomorrow in West Bengal is focused on to bring experts and experienced practitioners from India and UK. They will share knowledge, best practice and experience of how to leverage the new tools and techniques of e-assessment to cost effectively and efficiently identify, evaluate and develop talent and potential. Mr Martyn Roads, Director, Assessment Tomorrow (UK) will be the guest speaker for the seminar and he will be speaking on alternate approaches to assessment using the technology. Martyn has been the co-author of QCAs Use of ICT in Assessment report to the DfES in 2002 and is currently working with QCA on a number of projects. Martyn is also Chair of Becta’s e-assessment advisory group.

The E-Assessment Education seminar will be inaugurated by Mr Kevin McCole, Acting Deputy High Commissioner, British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata at 10:0 0 AM on 24th Oct2008 at the Calcutta Press Club.

The e-Assessment seminar will take place on 24th Oct at Calcutta Press Club, Kolkata. The conference is sponsored by Eduquity Career Technologies Pvt Ltd and hosted by NSHM in collaboration with Assessment Tomorrow (UK). For further details including the list of speakers and full programme and registration details, please check

www.nshm.assessmenttomorrow.com  

For Media Enquiries, Please contact:

Joy Roy Choudhury, Head of Communications & Strategy, AT, UK
Email: e.aryans@gmail.com
Ph: +91 9830067159
Ph: +44 75073806595



Assessment Tomorrow Ltd
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Broxbourne, Herts, EN10 7LG ENGLAND UK. Tel: +44 (0) 7785 920392 Fax: +44 (0) 1992 448588

To set up a teleconference with Mr Jeff Ross, Director, Assessment Tomorrow, UK & Mr Martyn Roads, Director, Assessment Tomorrow
Please contact Mr Joy Roy Choudhury at + 91 9830067159

For information on Eduquity Career Technologies Pvt. Ltd., and their participation, please get in touch with
Mr Mayank Jaiswal
Corporate Consultant
Eduquity Career Technologies P Ltd
No.433,1st C Main,
7th Block Extension,
Koramangala,
Bangalore 560 095
Karnataka, India
Email: mayank@eduquity.com
Mob: +91 9980135670
For more information on e-Assessment and its use, please check:
www.nshm.assessmenttomorrow.com  

For more info on NSHM, please get in touch with:
Prof Krishnendu Sarkar at krishnendus@nshm.com

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The Assessment Tomorrow Team have been responsible over the last few years for managing a string of very well received events on the subject of computer based assessment and learning in Europe and Asia.