Plan

1. Describe requirements
   • plan assessment up front in the design process
   • design assessment tasks and select technology based on educational considerations
   • focus on principles of assessment - validity, reliability, flexibility and fairness
2. Plan online support
• organize help desk to support learners
• manage Web environment
• ensure technical infrastructure
• have back up procedures
• have support information
3. Ensure faculty/staff skills
• generic technical skills
• teaching skills in flexible delivery
• specific skills related to use of software for the development and delivery of online assessment
4. Plan testing schedule for online courseware
• ease of use of platform
• uers interface issues
• reliability of software under varying configurations
• accuracy of recorded results from computer generated tests
• inclusion of accessibility standards
• robustness of database used to record results
5. Allocate resources
   • development of online assessment tasks
   • purchase of software licences for development and delivery of assessment tasks
   • professional development
   • engaging stakeholders who will be involved in the project

Reference: Australian National Training Authority. (2004). Assessing online: the manual. [Electronic version] Retrieved March 10, 2005, from the Australian Flexible Learning Framework http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/assessing/downloads/assessingmanual.doc)