We are now running a free hosted TOIA service between now and the end of January 2007, when the funding for the project ends. This service is being offered to enable staff members to present formative computer-assisted assessments to their students without the need to install and administer the system in their own institution. It is particularly aimed those individuals who, for whatever reason, are unable to run the system locally.

The TOIA project team will carry out all the TOIA administration work for you such as loading questions, adding student records and the regular systems administration tasks such as database management and software upgrades.

Staff members will be given access to the system for authoring and scheduling tests and for viewing the reports, with the option of exporting the results out of TOIA for loading into your own learning management system.

As this is a pilot service, we do not recommend that it be used to deliver high-stakes summative assessments as we cannot guarantee that it will always be available when you require it. Nor can we guarantee that administrative support will be available at all times, although we will endeavour to provide full support on weekdays between 9am and 5pm (excluding holidays).

Please read our guidelines for running assessments on our hosted service.

Further information can be obtained by contacting the project manager, Jalshan.

IN TERMS OF DATA PROTECTION, TOIA IS GOVERNED BY THE DATA PROTECTION POLICY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE - AVAILABLE ONLINE AT - http://www.mis.strath.ac.uk/Secretariat/DataProtection.htm.