As exam season winds down and summer beckons, assessment doesn’t pause. At June’s eAA conference in London we spent three energising days welcoming visitors to the TAO stand and exchanging practical know-how with awarding bodies, universities and suppliers determined to tighten malpractice controls, streamline workflows and embed inclusion by design. The conference theme—“Shaping the Future of Assessment: Innovation, Inclusion and Integrity in a Digital World”—framed the discussions perfectly.
Tuesday’s Awards Gala celebrated 13 outstanding projects, spanning XR language immersion to adaptive proctoring. Congratulations to every winner and finalist; you show that rigour and creativity thrive together. We were honoured when our collaboration with the Generalitat Valencia won Best Transformational Project.
Peer support continued as Chile’s Education Quality Agency invited us for an in depth interview and also to convene colleagues from Italy and Lithuania to share the nuts and bolts of nationwide K-12 programmes.
Closer to home, we reaffirmed our open-source roots with the launch later this year of TAO Community Edition (TAO CE)—an AGPL bundle of Advance, Grader, Insights and Portal that spans the assessment lifecycle. TAO CE lets institutions own their data, plug in only what they need and shape the roadmap alongside us—ensuring that innovation, inclusion and integrity remain community-driven.
Enjoy the summer recharge and keep the ideas flowing!
Hans-Otto Sterling | Director of Global Assessment Solutions | Open Assessment Technologies S.A.
eAA News
2025 International e-Assessment Conference & Awards
The e-Assessment Association proudly hosted the 2025 International e-Assessment Conference & Awards in June, welcoming over 400 delegates from 26 countries. Now in its ninth year, the event highlighted how technology is transforming assessment across education and the workplace.
Highlights included roundtables on national exams, workforce and skills mobility, a dedicated AI Symposium, and over 30 hours of keynotes, panels, and case studies on innovation, equity, and best practice.
The prestigious International e-Assessment Awards celebrated excellence in digital assessment, recognising individuals, teams, and suppliers.
Loved every minute of the 2025 Conference? So did we — and we’re already getting ready for more! Save the date for 2026 — you won’t want to miss it.
📆 8 -10 June 2026
Join our first Medical & Healthcare SIG webinar
Introducing our new Special Interest Group for medical and healthcare assessment professionals
We’re excited to launch the first-ever Global Medical and Healthcare Assessment Special Interest Group (SIG) Webinar, created to bring together experts and practitioners working at the intersection of healthcare, education, and assessment.
This new SIG sits alongside our other specialist groups (AI, Online Proctoring, Accessibility, Assessment Organisation Network and more) and is aligned with our commitment to shaping the future of digital assessment across all sectors.
This introductory webinar will explore the current landscape of medical and healthcare assessment, the unique challenges faced in clinical education, and the opportunities digital assessment offers for improving practice and outcomes.
We’re delighted to welcome our guest speaker, Professor Chris McManus, who will help set the tone for the series.
Getting better RFP outcomes: Practical guidance for UK awarding bodies
RFPs are a vital step in procuring digital assessment solutions, but the process can unintentionally limit innovation. This article explores practical ways to design RFPs that enable awarding organisations to uncover the best-fit partners, support evolving needs, and future-proof their assessment strategies.
Teachers can use AI to save time on marking – new DfE guideline
The Department for Education (DfE) recently issued new guidance encouraging the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce teacher workload. As reported by the BBC, AI can help automate routine tasks such as marking and writing letters and resources. It’s a step in the right direction but also one that demands precision, transparency, and, above all, trust.
Pathways to the Future: Smarter, Human-Centered Program Design
Adapting to a Changing World: Digital and Human-Centered Competencies.
The future of work demands more than technical expertise. It requires adaptability, digital fluency, collaboration, and ethical reasoning. Yet most certifications still focus narrowly on hard skills and rote knowledge. One pressing need is AI literacy. As AI tools proliferate, learners must understand how to use them responsibly and effectively.
As AI tools become more accessible, colleges face a growing risk of fraudulent applications powered by bots. From fake identities to AI-generated essays, the threat is real. This blog explores how Talview’s Bot Defense solution helps admissions teams detect and stop AI-driven fraud before it impacts enrollment integrity.
Evolution of the Pan-Canadian Student Assessment Program
Large-scale student assessments have been administered in Canadian provinces and territories (jurisdictions) for many decades, some dating back almost a century. Most student-assessment-related initiatives have originated at the jurisdictional level, and it was not until 1989 that steps were undertaken to establish a Pan-Canadian assessment program.
Working together to make an impact: accessibility and online proctoring
by Matt Robinson, Manager, Pearson VUE Accessibility Services and Greg Anderson, Senior Product Manager, OnVUE
Everyone should have the opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring equitable access to testing — and that means developing products and services thoughtfully designed to meet the needs of all test-takers.
Introducing Cirrus Assist: A Smarter Way to Build Your Item Banks
The Cirrus platform is evolving, and we’re excited to introduce our AI Item Authoring tool, ‘Cirrus Assist’, a powerful new feature designed to streamline how you create, refine, and organise assessment items. Built directly into the Library, this AI-powered assistant makes item creation more intuitive, efficient, and dynamic than ever before.
Open Assessment Technologies Launches TAO Community Edition to Support Open Learning Standards for EdTech Integrations
Open Assessment Technologies (OAT) has announced the upcoming fall release of the TAO Community Edition (TAO CE) featuring new open source components, marking a transformative step toward open, extensible, and community-driven innovation in digital assessment.
Traditional exams in finance face growing challenges. AI is accelerating change, candidates demand more relevant assessments, and evolving job roles outpace testing methods.
How flexible APIs and a robust math engine powered Die Keure’s digital transformation
Educational publishers: building for the future, but legacy systems keep slowing you down?
Lieve Dewettinck and her team at Die Keure faced this exact challenge—and overcame it by taking a faster, more efficient route to modernizing their math learning experiences.
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