{"id":1688,"date":"2021-07-06T09:34:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T09:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.numbas.org.uk\/?p=1688"},"modified":"2021-07-06T09:41:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T09:41:10","slug":"numbas-talks-at-eams-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numbas.org.uk\/theme-testing\/blog\/2021\/07\/numbas-talks-at-eams-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Numbas talks at EAMS 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year&#8217;s edition of EAMS, the international conference on E-Assessment in Mathematical Sciences, has just finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were a few talks about Numbas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>I gave a presentation about <a href=\"https:\/\/eams.ncl.ac.uk\/sessions\/2021\/numbas-dev-update\/\">developments in the Numbas software over the last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Numbas developer update 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JcIAZFgz3Xs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I also <a href=\"https:\/\/eams.ncl.ac.uk\/sessions\/2021\/diagnostic-testing-in-numbas\/\">talked in more depth about the new diagnostic mode for Numbas exams<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Diagnostic testing in Numbas\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lBgO-rJOVHk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Frances Docherty and Beth Paschke of the University of Glasgow shared <a href=\"https:\/\/eams.ncl.ac.uk\/sessions\/2021\/evaluation-of-numbas-software-for-creating-undergraduate-chemistry-online-lab-resources\/\">their experiences of using Numbas for undergraduate chemistry resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Evaluation of NUMBAS software for creating undergraduate chemistry online lab resources\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_CkYGgEp5hQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On a less positive note, Chris Jobling of Swansea University shared his <a href=\"https:\/\/eams.ncl.ac.uk\/sessions\/2021\/trials-and-tribulations-of-using-numbas-for-summative-assessment\/\">Trials and Tribulations of using Numbas for Summative Assessment<\/a>. 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