{"id":3661,"date":"2020-10-08T08:09:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T12:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surpass.com\/?p=3661"},"modified":"2020-10-08T08:17:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T12:17:43","slug":"surpass-conference-2020-day-1-in-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surpass.com\/en-gb\/news\/2020\/surpass-conference-2020-day-1-in-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"Surpass Conference 2020 &#8211; Day 1 in brief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wow, what a start to our first virtual conference! Thanks to everyone who tuned in yesterday, asked questions, and got some insightful conversations flowing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s still plenty to come during the rest of the week, but here\u2019s a few highlights from day 1 of the 2020 Surpass Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Price OBE<\/strong> opened the event by exploring the \u2018learning moments\u2019 from the recent problems with exam delivery and results, before thinking about how we maintain the momentum of change we\u2019re currently experiencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He asked whether standardised exams are still suitable in a non-standard world, suggesting we need to turn parents and employers into advocates for change to ensure that the opportunities the crisis has presented don\u2019t go to waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u2018This is our opportunity to do things differently, that we thought we couldn\u2019t do before\u2026 you\u2019ve only got to look at the way in which schools and colleges were able to flip almost overnight to remote learning, to see that blended learning\u2026is not as difficult as we thought it was going to be.\u2019<\/em><\/p><cite>David Price OBE<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>David gave an overview of some initiatives that are already underway around the world which are changing the landscape of learning and assessment, before giving some suggestions of what we can do to maintain the momentum. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View a clip from David\u2019s keynote presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Price keynote preview\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/460517643?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Andy McAnulla<\/strong>, President of BTL Surpass and <strong>Sonya Whitworth<\/strong>, BTL\u2019s Managing Director then gave a roundup of the year and how the company has adapted to recent events. 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