FREMA : e-Learning Framework Reference Model for Assessment Assessment: Priorities and Challenges for 2006 Hugh Davis Learning Technologies University of Southampton, UK

Anatomy of a Reference Model Domain Definition –Overview of the domain, and how projects and standards fit within it Assessment Domain Definition Use Cases Service Profiles Gap Analysis Reference Impl’ Identifying Common Usage Patterns –Scoping the FREMA Project Gap Analysis –Mapping of Use Cases to the Services in ELF Service Profiles –Formal descriptions of those services Reference Implementation –Of key/core services –Examples –Validation –Resource Common Usage Patterns Developing Use Cases –Formal descriptions of usage patterns

Issues How do we continue CAA Centre’s work? How can JISC promote innovative practice? How do reference models work together? (How) should we address different disciplinary practices? The scope of our Reference model

Challenges Integrating manual processes and eProcesses – –including paper delivery –accessibility –personalisation

Priorities Sustainability of Teams and Technology –Reference implementation (of the assessment space) –Continue developing RQP and marking services Promote interoperability –Kickstarting QTI v2 –Promote item banking – a reason to interoperate!

Reference model work needed Reference Implementation of the whole domain More time to develop the domain definition and use cases Develop the overlap with other reference models Ensure FREMA evolves as community resource Grow community