The international conference on E-Assessment in Mathematical Sciences (EAMS) is a three-day academic conference organised by Newcastle University taking place 28th – 30th August 2018.
Building on the success of EAMS 2016, the conference aims to bring together researchers and practitioners with an interest in e-assessment for mathematics and the sciences, with an emphasis on enabling attendees to have a go at creating material, and getting an opportunity to share expertise directly. It will consist of a mix of presentations of new techniques, and pedagogic research, as well as live demos and workshops where you can get hands-on with leading e-assessment software.
Over three days, EAMS 2018 will comprise a mix of talks and hands-on activities:
- Developer updates from the people responsible for popular mathematical e-assessment systems, detailing the latest features.
- Lightning talks on a variety of topics to do with e-assessment in mathematical disciplines.
- Hands-on workshops led by experts in a variety of e-assessment systems.
- Live demos led by experts in the field.
- Code sprints with the aim of adding features to systems, writing documentation, or creating material on a particular topic.
Compared to EAMS 2016, the emphasis this time is much more on enabling attendees to have a go at creating material, and getting an opportunity to share expertise directly.
The call for talk and workshop proposals is currently open. If you have some research or an innovative technique related to mathematical e-assessment that you would like to present, EAMS 2018 is the perfect venue. The deadline for talk proposals is May 31st.
The conference fee is only £75 and includes a conference dinner. You can find out more about EAMS, as well as the forms to register for the conference and propose a talk, at the conference website, eams.ncl.ac.uk.