Developing Solutions

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Developing Solutions

• Presented by
• Matt Wingfield
• Business Development Director

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Presentation Overview

• An introduction to TAG Learning.

• MAPS (Managed Assessment Portfolio System) -
  providing e-assessment e-moderation solutions
  for
• Schools and Local Education Authorities
• Further and Higher Education Qualifications
• eScape for the QCA and Goldsmiths College
• The Learning Journey for Dudley LEA.

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An Overview of TAG Learning

• Founded in 1988 by two former educators

• Now the largest independent distributor of
  software and peripherals to education in the
  UK

• Developers of a number of high profile projects
  including

• Portfolio Builder e-portfolio for primary
  schools

• Digital Time Traveller book/cd-rom/web
  resource for schools

• Walkers Showcase online gallery for all
  schools in the UK

• TAG Teacher Net online teacher portal (55,000
  members).

• Winner of BECTAs 2003 Educational Supplier of
  the Year Award

• TAG's focus is on providing the most appropriate
  solutions for students, teachers and parents.

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MAPS in Schoolshttp//www.mapseportfolio.com
(Managed Assessment Portfolio System)

• An online e-assessment / e-moderation system for
  schools

• Created by TAG in 2002, initially for
  Worcestershire LEA

• Initially designed specifically to meet QCA
  requirements for mandatory assessment of ICT
  capability at the end of KS3

• Now being used to evidence capability in a range
  of subjects for users aged 5 18 years, enabling
  quicker assessment and moderation of coursework

• Enables self and teacher assessment of student
  work

• Addressing issues in the transition of skills
  between school phases

• MAPS is currently being used by schools in 45
  Local Authorities.

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Accessing MAPShttp//www.mapseportfolio.com
(Managed Assessment Portfolio System)
Every user accesses the system via their own
personalised home page
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Tasks Bankshttp//www.mapseportfolio.com
(Managed Assessment Portfolio System)
Teachers can access a range of pre-made tasks, or
they can create tasks from scratch
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MAPS Taskshttp//www.mapseportfolio.com (Managed
Assessment Portfolio System)
Each task contains a description, student
resources, teacher notes and links to measurable
outcomes
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Evidencing Capabilityhttp//www.mapseportfolio.co
m (Managed Assessment Portfolio System)
The student completes the work and uploads this
into the task, creating measurable evidence of
their capability
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Create/import tasks
Assign tasks
Upload/review/amend work
Assess work
Share/ moderate assessment
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MAPS in FE HEhttp//www.mapseportfolio.com
(Managed Assessment Portfolio System)

• Based on the school system, but specifically
  adapted to include

• Integration of qualification mark schemes

• Linking of evidence by mark scheme criteria

• e-submission management and tracking tools for
  the centre

• Secure and integrated Moderator/External
  Verifier access

• A range of Moderators/EV specific tools and
  filters to enable e-moderation.

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MAPS in FE HE http//www.mapseportfolio.com
(Managed Assessment Portfolio System)

• A range of different pilot and in anger
  projects have been undertaken including the
  following examples

• Successfully piloted in 2004/05 with OCR for
  their GCSE ICT qualification

• Over 100 centres currently using MAPS for OCRs
  CLAiT qualification

• Extensively used by the SQA for assessment and
  submissions of their Computer Passport
  qualification

• Edexcels DiDA qualification specifications now
  included as standard within MAPS, to enable
  centres to manage and assess student
  e-portfolios.

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MAPS DiDAhttp//www.mapseportfolio.com
(Managed Assessment Portfolio System)
A full range of DiDA Unit tasks, each with
integrated mark scheme
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MAPS DiDAhttp//www.mapseportfolio.com
(Managed Assessment Portfolio System)
MAPS automatically unpacks attaches students
website to the task
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MAPS DiDAhttp//www.mapseportfolio.com
(Managed Assessment Portfolio System)
Both the student and teacher can tag work against
assessment criteria
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MAPS DiDAhttp//www.mapseportfolio.com
(Managed Assessment Portfolio System)
Finally the teacher marks the work (with links
back to the evidence)
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Other uses of MAPS

• The underlying technology to MAPS is very
  flexible essentially a web based data base
  system

• This has enabled the system to be used to drive a
  number of other projects including

• eScape a PDA based project focused on the
  assessment of work in Design Technology

• The Learning Journey an online learning system
  involving research, collaboration, multi-modal
  communication and problem solving

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The Learning Journey http//www.tlj.org.uk/

• Funded by the DfES, for Dudley Grid for Learning
  in partnership with Nesta Futurelab.

• Based on a virtual balloon flight setting off on
  12 collaborative missions around the world for
  students aged 10 - 14 years

• The journey focuses on both subject-specific
  areas and cross-curricula themes, linked to
  curriculum requirements

• The system tracks and helps teachers to assess
  contributions from individuals and groups

• Being used to test and inform ideas for the
  revised English National Curriculum.

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• Commissioned by the QCA and the Technology
  Education Research Unit (TERU) at Goldsmiths
  College, London.

• Designed to enable PDAs Digital Pens to be used
  in a design and technology e-qualification

• Students use PDAs to record their work, thoughts
  and design process (using photographs, video,
  audio recording and sketches)

• The work on the PDA/pen is then syncronised with
  MAPS for online marking and moderation by the
  awarding bodies (AQA Edexcel).

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Contact Information

• Matt Wingfield
• Business Development Director
• Tel [phone]
• m.wingfield_at_taglearning.com
• www.mapseportfolio.com