Surpass Community Assessment Podcast

Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing.

In this week's episode, Tim talks to Surpass Product Owners Victoria Coble and Nayan Mistry about some features being introduced to Surpass, including end of test feedback, and language variants.

Tim also shares news about how the Surpass Team will be supporting local T Level students, you can read more about this and hear from Patrick Butlin, who joined the Surpass Team as an apprentice here.

Finally, Tim reminds us of some upcoming events including ATP Innovations In testing, ICE Exchange, Beyond Multiple Choice, and a Surpass item banking workshop. Discover these events and more, here.

This update was first broadcast on 1st April 2021.

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Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing.

In this week's episode, Tim provides an update on the 2021 Surpass Conference which will take place during the week of the 4th-8th October. Save the date here.Tim also shares clips from the recent usability and accessibility research webinar, as well as a clip about a new feature called Item Set History in Surpass which came out this month.Also, Tim is joined in conversation by Neil Dickinson to discuss the UX and Design team's recent work and CPD activities.Finally, Tim shares news and event information about the upcoming Performance Testing Council Summit, Beyond Multiple Choice Webinar, ICE Exchange paper submission, and an upcoming e-Assessment SIG session by AEA Europe.

This update was first broadcast on 26th March 2021.

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Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing.

This week, Tim introduces us to new Surpass Community members Council for Interior Design Qualification and National Board for Certified Counselors.

We also recap on a recent webinar discussing some research by the Surpass Team on the impact font can have on people diagnosed with dyslexia.

Finally, Tim gives and overview of some upcoming industry events.

This update was first broadcast on 19th March 2021.

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Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing. This week, Tim welcomes the Council for Interior Design Qualification (CIDQ) to the Surpass Community, and we hear from CIDQ Exam Director, Cornelia Springer, on how she first discovered Surpass, and how Surpass will be used for the prestigious NCIDQ certification.

Next, Tim recaps on the Spring release of Surpass and reminds of the enhancements being made to the item sets functionality.

Tim also discusses the upcoming Beyond Multiple Choice virtual seminar with Brian Moon and Jeff Ross and we hear what to expect from the event.

Finally, Tim summarises other industry news and events including the eAssessment Awards and ATP Innovations in Testing.

This update was first broadcast on 12th March 2021.

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Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing. This week we hear from new Surpass Community member the National Board for Certified Counselors on the work of their organisation and how they will be using Surpass.

Tim also re-caps of some of the new features coming in the latest release of Surpass, including new 'saved searches' functionality, before looking ahead to the next Surpass Community webinar on some research that has been carried out by the Surpass Team to understand the impact fonts can have for people diagnosed with dyslexia.

Tim then chats to the Chair of the 2021 Innovations in Testing conference to find out more about the event in April.

Finally, we hear a clip of a recent podcast with Simon Trevers, Surpass Chief Strategy Officer on the role of formative and continuous summative assessment in general qualifications.

This update was first broadcast on 5th March 2021.

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COVID has been one of the biggest challenges to face education and assessment in years.

In this podcast, Simon Trevers, Chief Strategy Officer for the Surpass team at BTL, discusses the ongoing challenges faced by COVID and how there is now an opportunity for awarding organisations to make a positive step towards technology.

Simon discusses formative and continuous summative assessment in detail and how, by undertaking a step-by-step transition to technology-based assessments, these forms of assessment can enhance the examination process. Doing so would mitigate the risk associated with 100% terminal assessment programmes and improve the value of the assessment experience for students, teachers, and education leaders.

About Simon Trevers, Chief Strategy Officer

Simon has worked in the educational and assessment technology industry for over 14 years and has a wealth of experience in designing and delivering a diverse range of interactive learning platforms, learning management systems and online assessment services for customers across the UK and overseas. Simon’s skills and experience encompass product management, product development, commercial management and solutions architecture.

Simon’s role as Chief Strategy Officer at BTL involves working alongside clients and industry partners to understand business needs and operational challenges, and to identify future trends in assessment.

Prior to working in educational and assessment technology, Simon was involved in healthcare communications technology for almost 10 years, delivering services to hospitals globally.

Having graduated from The University of Reading with a degree in Geography, Simon’s more recent professional qualifications include an ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management and he is also a Certified Scrum Product Owner.

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Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing. This week, Tim talks about the Spring release of Surpass, including a feature to allow item authors to view source material alongside the item they are writing.

We then hear about the upcoming Westminster Education Forum on the topic of the English examination system, which Simon Trevers, Chief Strategy Officer at Surpass will be speaking at. Tim catches up with Simon, and Matt Wingfield from the eAssessment Association to get a preview of what they will be speaking about at the event.

Finally, Tim summarises the latest industry news, events and information.

This update was first broadcast on 26th February 2021.

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Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing. This week, Tim gives a preview of what to expect from the next Surpass pre-release webinar. Looking further ahead, we also hear from Vicky from the Surpass Product Management Team on what to expect from the summer release of Surpass, including end of test summary feedback for tests delivered in the HTML driver.

Tim also tells us about the upcoming Surpass Community webinar in March on user research and inclusive testing, which will also be a presentation topic at the ATP conference.

This update was first broadcast on 19th February 2021.

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Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing. This week, Tim re-caps on the recent Surpass Community webinar featuring Examity, which gave a fascinating insight into how partnering with Examity will enhance the Surpass online proctoring offering, as well as looking towards the future of remote assessments.

Tim then looks ahead to the next Surpass pre-release webinar, with a preview of what's to come from the Product Communications Team.

Finally, Tim lets the community know about a networking event hosted by Surpass in March, following the Westminster Forum event on assessment for schools. Visit surpass.com/events to find out more.

This update was first broadcast on 12th February 2021.

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