Clinical skills examinations planned by University College Dublin (UCD) in 2020 were disrupted by the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic which first hit Ireland in March. Around 200 students in the university’s Department of Psychiatry would not be able to graduate as...
Time Constrained Examinations: Using video to assess students remotely
Time-constrained communication exercises using video can be effective for schools and colleges struggling with how to assess their students remotely.
Responding to COVID-19: Developing a Web-Based Integrated Solution for Remote OSCE/MMI
How we embeddeded video calls, notifications and exam status messages in our software to replicate a physical OSCE on a virtual platform.
No more Zoom: how we built a bespoke software platform for virtual OSCEs
In 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic forced colleges and universities across the world to shut, Qpercom found a new way for stage high-stakes clinical exams and admissions interviews to be conducted online.
Leading Irish university runs remote exams using Qpercom Observe’s video technology
Over 200 students from the School of Medicine at University College Dublin (UCD) undertook their clinical skills exams online for the first time ever using the Qpercom Observe software platform which now offers video technology. Traditionally, students at the...
Irish Healthcare Awards 2019: Double Nomination for Qpercom
Industry recognition is always appreciated, particularly in the fast moving arena of technology, and the critical sector of healthcare. We are thrilled to receive two more award nominations in 2019, from the Irish Healthcare Awards. The nominations are for Best Use of...
Qpercom wins Norwegian National Tender
We are delighted to share more good news from Galway in 2019. Qpercom has been awarded a national tender in Norway to deliver Qpercom Observe to higher education institutions. The tender represents the four major universities in Norway; University of Oslo, Norwegian...
Qpercom announced as winner of e-Assessment Award 2019
The e-Assessment Association recently hosted their international award programme, the e-Assessment Awards in London. The association highlights advancements in e-assessment across all sectors and industries. We are thrilled to announce Qpercom was selected as winner...
Best Use of Summative Assessment Nomination Qpercom Observe
We are delighted to report Qpercom Observe, our digital OSCE solution has been nominated for the Best Use of Summative Assessment Award 2019. The International e-Assessment Awards are presented by the e-Assessment Association annually. It is a great honour to be...