New technologies are frequently used in SQA centres to support teaching and learning and are increasingly being used in the assessment process. Where centres are using resources such as e-testing systems, e-portfolios and social software to facilitate assessment, this is generally enriching the learning process for candidates and facilitating quality assurance for SQA.

If you are a member of SQA staff, or an SQA Appointee, involved in developing, assessing or quality assuring SQA qualifications, this resource is intended to support you by;

• providing an overview of some of these emerging technologies, with examples of how they are currently being used in SQA and other qualifications
  
• encouraging you to consider using these resources, where appropriate, when specifying or implementing assessment and quality assurance for SQA qualifications.

The resource is a draft product, still under development, and we would welcome your input to help make it of use to as wide a range of SQA colleagues as possible.

This course will give an overview of accessibility issues within Education. It will inform participants about the legislation and explain the terminology. The aim is for participants to be able to develop accessible teaching materials and assessments.

The course will also introduce various external resources which will help participants to keep their knowledge current. A list of "Useful Resources" has been developed and is referred to at several points in the course. Select this link to view the Useful Resourses.