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HERDSA 2010 program: Workshop two

Assessment moderation in transnational education: Practices, problems and proficiency

Gavin Sanderson and Saadia Mahmud

University of South Australia, Australia

Shelley Yeo and Carmela Briguglio

Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Parvinder Hukam-Singh and Thava Thuraisingham

Taylor’s University College, Malaysia

Michelle Wallace

Southern Cross University, Australia

This pre-conference workshop draws on the latest research from an Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) project on moderation for fair assessment in transnational learning and teaching. Transnational education (TNE) is widely referred to as education "in which learners are located in a country different from the one where the awarding institution is based" (UNESCO & Council of Europe, 2001, cited in McBurnie & Ziguras, 2007, p. 22). TNE has grown quickly and is predicted to expand (McBurnie & Ziguras, 2007). The TNE learning and teaching environment is complex and challenging and requires thoughtful, culturally sensitive deliberations when it comes to the development of quality academic practice (Dunn & Wallace, 2008). TNE processes and practices are starkly under-represented in the literature on the internationalisation of higher education. Not only is the process of moderation itself relatively undocumented in the higher education literature (Orr, 2007; Nutall, 2007) but also details of moderation processes and practices in TNE are simply lacking (Stella & Gnanman, 2004).

Using the latest research, this interactive workshop will engage participants and assist them to tease out complexities associated with moderation of assessment in the TNE setting and discuss a critically negotiated framework for quality academic practice in this area. Participants will have opportunities to identify good practice and challenging issues in moderation of assessment in TNE and develop their proficiency. This workshop will introduce them to a developing transnational community of inclusive practice through a range of applied problem-solving activities.