The 8th New Directions Conference will be held in an online format on 30-31 October 2020.
Despite all the enormous challenges that the COVID-19 situation has brought, an online format allows us to convene the range of stakeholders that New Directions has a reputation of being able to bring together. Hosting a successful digital conference will also be an opportunity to forefront discussion about remote and alternative assessment in an online forum.
Speakers
Plenary speakers
- Professor Barry O’Sullivan (British Council, Assessment Research Group)
- Professor Lynda Taylor (Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment)
- Professor Micheline Chalhoub-Deville (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
- Professor Guoxing Yu (University of Bristol)
- Professor Luke Harding (Lancaster University)
Panel Discussion
Topic 1: Evidence-driven influence: Affecting change in educational policy
Chair: Professor Jin Yan (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Panellists
- Dr. Rukmini Banerji (Pratham)
- Dr. John Simpson (British Council)
- Ms. Alison Barrett (British Council)
- Dr. Ute Knoch (University of Melbourne)
- Prof. Isabel Pefianco Martin (Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines)
Topic 2: The Power of Tests: Creating opportunity and fostering inclusion
Chair: Dr. Johanna Motteram (British Council)
Panellists
- Dr. Sarah Richardson (ACER)
- Dr. Marie Yeo (SEAMEO RELC)
- Dr. Jay Banerjee (Trinity College London)
- Dr. Gog Soon Joo (SkillsFuture Singapore)
- Dr. Claudia Harsch (University of Bremen)