NCI Course Details

In this online course you will engage with current thinking on effective assessment and feedback practices and their significance for teaching and learning. You will critically reflect on your current practices and explore the opportunities for enhancement by investigating a range of appropriate digital tools that can support learners and guide instruction at different stages of the assessment and feedback lifecycle.

You will also learn how to integrate accessibility and inclusion objectives in planning, implementation, and evaluation of instructional strategies in an online, bite-sized manner.

The Certificate in Technologies in Assessment, Feedback and Learning Support is ideally suited to learning professionals whom already have some experience of using digital technologies to enhance assessment, support and feedback and wish to deepen and extend the range of their digital practices in these areas.

Online delivery with a series of self-paced, directed online activities.

The Certificate in Technologies in Assessment, Feedback and Learning Support is awarded by QQI at level 7 (10 ECTS) on the National Framework of Qualifications.

Students who successfully complete this course may progress to complete other programmes at level 7 or 8 subject to appropriate RPEL and admissions processes.

Candidates will be learning professionals working in a further education and training setting or similar. Candidates will typically have a Certificate (major award) at Level 6 on the National Framework of Qualifications (or equivalent) in any discipline.

For applicants whose first language is not English, please note the English language entry requirements.

The College operates a Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) scheme meaning applicants who do not meet the normal academic requirements will be considered based on relevant work and other experience.

Participants should have the ability to use ICT independently to find information, create and manage files, and communicate with others. For online sessions, participants will require administrator access to a personal computing device such as a laptop or desktop computer running Windows or MacOS (tablets are not appropriate) with a reliable internet connection of >1mbps, web browser software (i.e. internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari or Chrome), Flash Player, a headset with built-in microphone, and a webcam.

It is the responsibility of each student to ensure their computer is functioning correctly and that they have full administrator rights. NCI IT cannot provide support for these personal devices.

A Laptop Loan Scheme is available for eligible students to assist them in completing their chosen course.

The programme will run on Thursdays. There are two workshops that will take place from 10am-5pm at the start and end of the course, which are supported by online classes from 4-6pm.

Participation in four, two-hour virtual (online) classroom sessions from your home/workplace on alternate weeks during each module (12 sessions in total). Between these sessions, there will be directed activities that you complete independently.

Module: Technologies in Assessment, Feedback and Learning Support

Note:

*Directed Activities - During weeks labelled 'Directed Activities' you will be assigned resources and activities to work through at your own pace over the course of the week.

* Virtual Class - During weeks labelled 'Virtual Class' you will participate online in a two-hour tutorial with an NCI lecturer from home or your workplace. This is a live session and you will be able to ask questions and interact with the lecturer and other participants in real-time.

Please note that assessments can be scheduled during the morning, afternoon or evening Monday to Saturday.

This course runs over 12 weeks.

€1,200

(Fees revised annually)