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Webinar on "Authentic Online Assessments: Why Now More Than Ever?"
| 20 April 2021

International Relations Office, together with Staff Development Center (SDC) University of Peradeniya, organized a webinar on "Authentic Online Assessments: Why Now More Than Ever?" on 20th April 2021, as an online event via ZOOM. The objective of the program is to look into new ways of Authentic Online Assessments at a University setting after the Covid-19 Pandemic.

The opening remarks were made by Prof. Chalinda Benaragama, Director, Staff Development Center, University of Peradeniya. Following which, an informative presentations were made by Dr. Jason Openo, Director, Teaching and Learning Centre for Innovation & Teaching Excellence (CITE) and Library Services Medicine Hat College, Canada and Prof. Roshan Ragel, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya and Consultant, LEARN Sri Lanka .

An interesting panel discussion followed the presentations which was moderated by Prof. Chalinda Beneragama. Vote of thanks was delivered by Ms. Shyamali Tennakoon, Project Manager, International Relations Office. Many interested staff and students participated in this program virtually.