Each submission will be considered on individual merit. For this particular award you may like to consider some or all of the following points:

• What three words describe this individual or team? Why do they deserve recognition for their work using digital assessment for the benefit of their learners?
• What digital assessment practices are used? Be as descriptive as you can! e-Assessment is the use of technology to enhance ANY part of an assessment cycle, so we’d love to know what technology is being used and how!
• Vision/ purpose - What were the drivers behind the decision to choose digital assessment? What was happening before choices were made to implement digital assessment? Why now?
• Impact/ assessment for learning - Tell us a bit about the impact on the learners and how this was/ is measured? What is great about it from a learner's perspective? How does it improve teaching and learning?
• Innovation/ value for money - We are looking to celebrate everyone’s impact regardless of budget. We are looking for e-assessment champions and want to understand the innovation and value for money that has been realised through their work.
• Inclusivity - How does the Practitioner or Team being nominated ensure equity of access? What steps are being taken in this regard?
• Lessons learned - What lessons have been learned in the process and what would they do differently?

Each submission will be considered on individual merit. For this particular award you may like to consider some or all of the following points:

• What three words describe this individual or team? Why do they deserve recognition for their work using digital assessment for the benefit of their learners?
• What digital assessment practices are used? Be as descriptive as you can! e-Assessment is the use of technology to enhance ANY part of an assessment cycle, so we’d love to know what technology is being used and how!
• Vision/ purpose - What were the drivers behind the decision to choose digital assessment? What was happening before choices were made to implement digital assessment? Why now?
• Impact/ assessment for learning - Tell us a bit about the impact on the learners and how this was/ is measured? What is great about it from a learner's perspective? How does it improve teaching and learning?
• Innovation/ value for money - We are looking to celebrate everyone’s impact regardless of budget. We are looking for e-assessment champions and want to understand the innovation and value for money that has been realised through their work.
• Inclusivity - How does the Practitioner or Team being nominated ensure equity of access? What steps are being taken in this regard?
• Lessons learned - What lessons have been learned in the process and what would they do differently?
  

For the Lifetime Contribution Award, you may like to consider some or all of the following points: 

• Is there a specific stakeholder community (or communities) to which the individual has contributed? 
• Does this stakeholder community encompass a recognised area of assessment that could be, or has been changed by the use of e-assessment solutions?
• What evidence is available to demonstrate their vision and work e.g. published papers, conference contributions, influencing key decision-makers, building a new consensus of opinion?
• Has the individual demonstrated a long-term commitment to one or more stakeholder communities, working through and overcoming issues such as scepticism, lack of interest, funding challenges, practical difficulties and lack of willingness to take risks?
• Has the individual been flexible in approach over their career, such that the vision has not been compromised but the route to achieving it may have been varied from that first envisaged?
• Has the individual developed a profile as a ‘go-to person’ in the stakeholder community or communities where they are recognised as an authority?
• Has the individual demonstrated that they have kept pace with new developments in the sector and with technology, which may have impacted upon their field of work over time, and been able to adapt where appropriate as a result?
  

Submissions will be judged according to how well they meet each of the six criteria below (max 300 words per criterion). A brief overview or executive summary (max 200 words) is also required for the judging panel.

• Motivation: what was the use case that provided the motivation for this innovation and, specifically, what was the basis for integrating digital badges into the solution? How does the use of digital badges in this assessment system confer advantages which are difficult to achieve using conventional approaches to assessment?
• Benefits to badge holders: given that digital badges are designed to be web-based, shared and distributable, what advantages does your solution bring to badge holders that are not available in traditional approaches to certifying qualifications?  
• Benefits to awarding bodies: in what ways does your innovation improve the services provided by the relevant awarding body in terms of efficiency, security and other factors?
• Benefits to third parties: how does you solution add value to the work of third parties with an interest in assessment outcomes, such as professional bodies, quality assurers and employers?
• Unique characteristics: what are the unique characteristics that set your use case of digital badges apart from other deployments of this technology? (These characteristics could be in the design of the assessment system itself, or in terms of the benefits for badge holders, awarding bodies or third parties).
• Scalability: to what extent are the innovative aspects of your use case transferable to other contexts, thereby improving the use of digital technologies in assessment more generally?