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E4 Ensure the authenticity of the task

For many assessors this is a critical factor in their decision to use online technologies. Plagiarism looms large as an issue and institutions and assessors need to find strategies to ensure that the work presented has actually been completed by the learner. Developing a learner centred delivery paradigm is critical to beginning to address the issue. The learner needs to be encouraged to see the value of the learning and assessment and to view the process as important to their own development. Some strategies that assist include:

• offering a range of different types of assessment over time. This allows the teacher/assessor to gain an understanding of the learner's capabilities and development.
• designing authentic tasks which require the learner to develop skills and knowledge based on a real life context
• making the boundaries clear to the learners. The teacher needs to make clear the 'intellectual property rights' of material taken from the internet.
• clearly outlining to learners the electronic tools which will be used to vet online submissions
• considering an electronic form which requires learners to validate their work prior to submission
• providing learners with information on copyright.