eAA Events
Beyond Multiple Choice Session 1
Online
Join assessment professionals from around the world for this free virtual webinar series exploring how assessment can better connect learning, skills, credentials and opportunity.
Assessment plays an increasingly important role in how people demonstrate knowledge, develop skills, access opportunities and progress throughout their educational and professional lives.
Across three themed weeks, Beyond Multiple Choice 2026, will bring together assessment professionals, awarding organisations, educational institutions, employers, policymakers and technology providers to explore what a future-ready assessment ecosystem looks like for learners, institutions and society.
From personalised and accessible assessment to AI governance, credentialing and future workforce skills, the series will share practical insights, innovative approaches and perspectives from across the global assessment community.
Beyond Multiple Choice 2026: The Future-Ready Assessment Ecosystem offers an opportunity to:
10–12 November 2026
How can assessment better respond to the needs, experiences and circumstances of individual learners?
The first week will explore approaches that make assessment more personalised, inclusive and meaningful.
Topics will include:
17–19 November 2026
How can institutions build assessment systems that are innovative, effective and ready for change?
Week two will consider the strategic and operational decisions organisations face as technology, data and artificial intelligence become increasingly embedded in assessment.
Topics will include:
24–26 November 2026
How can assessment support changing economies, workforces and skills needs?
The final week will examine the connection between assessment, trusted credentials, employability and professional progression.
Topics will include:
Beyond Multiple Choice 2026 is delivered as a series of nine free live online sessions, taking place across three weeks.
Each one-hour session will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at:
16:00 GMT | 11:00 ET | 08:00 PT
Register for the sessions that matter most to you, or join us throughout the full three-week series.
Position your organisation at the heart of an international conversation about the future of assessment.
Headline, session and brand sponsorship opportunities are available, offering a range of benefits including event branding, promotional content, thought-leadership opportunities and access to opted-in delegate information.
Packages are available from £1,250, with an exclusive headline sponsorship opportunity also available.
To find out more, please contact: [email protected]
Beyond Multiple Choice is designed for professionals involved in the design, delivery, development and future direction of assessment, including:
We welcome proposals from assessment practitioners, researchers, policymakers, educators, awarding organisations, employers and technology providers with valuable insights to contribute.
Sessions may take the form of keynote presentations, panel discussions, case studies, interactive discussions or demonstrations of innovative practice. Proposals should offer practical insights, evidence, research or real-world examples and must not be commercially or sales focused.
Speaker proposal deadline: 25 September 2026
Beginning as an in-person event in 2017, Beyond Multiple Choice has evolved into a platform for events and digital content exploring the future of assessment. Its flagship event focuses on the technical, programmatic and practical aspects of assessment innovation.
Beyond Multiple Choice became part of the e-Assessment Association in 2022, further supporting the Association’s work to represent the assessment community, communicate the positive contribution technology makes to assessment and share best practice across the sector.
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