Posted on 22 April 2011 at 08:45h

If you've ever wondered where those samples for moderation end up well they could be here, piled up on the floor of my study. These are only this years offerings, last years are in my cellar. Only a sample of the sample gets sent on to the senior moderator so that the moderators are moderated, the rest stays here in case I have to do an IMR report. Once the deadline for that has passed the sample material can be destroyed. I've just discovered that there is a company close by that will sort and shred documents for a about 3kroner a kilo so next week I'm taking last years pile down there. It would save a lot of paper and postage if this was all done electronically. Most of the sample is written on a computer anyway so why not simply deliver them online. It's even easier to organise than scanning exam scripts. I mark my students work with a tablet computer so the only time it gets printed is when I have to send the sample. I guess the post office and DHL wouldn't like it and nor would the dogs.