From Remindo to ANS: Faculty of Humanities implements a new assessment system
The Faculty of Humanities will introduce a new assessment system in the next academic year. Marcel van Brunschot, the project leader for the digital assessment migration, is responsible for overseeing the transition to ANS.
‘The Faculty of Humanities has been using the Remindo assessment system for several years’, Van Brunschot begins. ‘It has been working well and creatively, but these systems are subject to European procurement. Last time the university decided to opt for a single system, which has the advantage of being centrally configured and supported.’
Excellent system
The chosen system is ANS, already in use at various other faculties. ‘ANS is an excellent system that is currently winning many bids,’ Van Brunschot explains. ‘However, it means transferring the questions, tests, and assessment settings developed over the years in the Faculty of Humanities.’
The major challenge seems to be the diversity of languages and scripts within the faculty. ‘This is something specific to Leiden,’ says Van Brunschot, who previously handled migrations at colleges in Groningen, Rotterdam, and Utrecht. ‘For example, I'm currently dealing with the question of whether the answer button should be on the left side for scripts read from right to left.’
Migrating the current situation
There will be a lot more questions in the coming months. Van Brunschot explains, ‘We are currently mapping out what Remindo has been used for. Once we have that clear, we’ll work with representatives from the programme departments to determine how best to facilitate their transition to ANS.’
The goal is to retain as much as possible of the current situation. ‘The decision has now been made to transition to a single assessment system for the entire university,’ explains Van Brunschot. ‘Major improvements will be addressed at another time.’