Unleash the Potential of
Smartphones with
Project-based
Assessments
Erik Christensen
Got Smartphone, Tablet, or Laptop?Please have it ready to use!
You Cannot Ignore Mobile Devices!
• Today the number of mobile devices exceeds global population. It is expected to triple in the next three years!
St. Peter’s Square
eMarketer, Aug 2012
College Student Smartphone Ownership
• Short multimedia presentation that contains some combination of:
– text
– images
– audio
– video
• Allows for reflection
• The process is as important as the product
} Traditional Assessment
Project-Based Assessment
Traditional Bloom’s Taxonomy Pyramid
Samantha Penney
Bloom’s Digital Taxomomy Pyramid
Project-based Assessment
• Students are happy
– Get to use their Smartphone for class
– See relevance for what they are learning
– Empowered to demonstrate creativity
• Instructor is happy
– Students are more engaged in the material
– MUCH more enjoyable to grade
– Develops an inventory of reusable objects
In My Classes
• General Physics
– Term Project
– Extra Credit
• Astronomy
– Extra Credit
• FYE Seminar
– Final Exam
Students can choose which project type best matches their learning style.
• Infographic
•PhotoVoice
•Five-Photo Story
•One-Minute Video
•Three-Minute Podcast
•Infographic
•PhotoVoice
•Five-Photo Story
•One-Minute Video
•Three-Minute Podcast
• Infographic = Information Graphic
• A graphic visual representation of information, data, or knowledge that presents complex information quickly and clearly
• They are everywhere!
What is an Infographic?
Types of Infographics
• Statistical – Numerical data and statistics compared to each other
• Timeline – Data and statistics compared to a period of time
• Process – Data and statistics compared to a workflow
• Location – Data and statistics compared to geography
Often use a combination of these
Core Elements of an Infographic
• Visual– Color coding– Graphics– Reference icons
• Content– Time frames – Statistics – References
• Knowledge– Facts – Deductions
What’s Needed
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My Assignment
• Pick a topic from the chapter (textbook) and illustrate it with an infographic.
• Write a 500-word essay discussing the issue you selected and what you learned constructing this infographic.
My Assignment
Useful References
• Five Incredible Tools to Create Infographics
• I Came, I Saw, I Learned… PowerPoint: Create an Infographic
• Easelly
• Piktochart
• Infogram
• Creately
• Visual.ly
• Infographic
•PhotoVoice
•Five-Photo Story
•One-Minute Video
•Three-Minute Podcast
What is a PhotoVoice?
Picture + Paragraph
Participatory Photography
A methodology for marginalized community members share their words and photographs as a way to reach decision-makers and implement positive change in their home communities.
Historically used as a tool for social activism
• Our Vision: a world in which no one is denied the opportunity to speak out and be heard.
• Our Mission is to build skills within disadvantaged and marginalized communities using innovative participatory photography and digital storytelling methods to achieve positive social change.
www.photovoice.org
What’s Needed
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PhotoVoice = Picture + Paragraph
• Take a picture of something that is part of your everyday life that relates to the chapter we are studying.
• Write a one paragraph caption explaining the concept.
• Post one slide with the photo and paragraph on the class online discussion board.
My Assignment
Examples
Useful References
• Slideshare
• Picasa
• Flash Slideshow Maker
• Sound Slides
• YouTube
• Flickr
• Infographic
•PhotoVoice
•Five-Photo Story
•One-Minute Video
•Three-Minute Podcast
What is a Five-Photo Story?
Tell a story in 5 frames(Visual story telling)
• Creating and tell a story through visual means (five photos) with only a title to help guide the interpretation.
• Creating a story in five frames is not easy.
• Very easy to create a flickr set
What’s Needed
or
My Assignment
• Using just five photos, illustrate a common issue related to first-year students. No text, other than a title is allowed. Post to a Flickr set.
• Write a 500-word essay discussing the issue selected and why you chose each photo.
My Assignment
CLEAR YOUR MIND, FOCUS,
FORGET YOUR PROBLEMS,
AND NOTHING WILL STAND IN
YOUR WAY
http://forum.baby-gaga.com/about858688.html
http://faculty.stcc.edu/nash/A+%20for%20tutor%20page.jpg
http://www.hoffmaneducation.com/sat/applying-for-sat-and-act-testing-accommodations-
part-1/
http://www.hercampus.com/life/academics/hardest-college-classes-country
WorksCited
Useful References
• Story in Five Photos
• Tell a Story in Five Frames
• Flickr Help with Sets and Collections
• Infographic
•PhotoVoice
•Five-Photo Story
•One-Minute Video
•Three-Minute Podcast
• Very short video covering one topic
• Easiest to just post to YouTube or Vimeo
What is a One-Minute Video?
• The One Minutes (TOM) is a brand name for
moving images that last exactly one minute.
• The One Minutes, launched in 1998 in the
Netherlands, has developed into a global network
with makers from 100 countries and an archive of
10,000 video works that are shown internationally
on many podia.
http://www.theoneminutes.org/
1 Minute Vimeo Project Group
• This project aims to study the forgotten moments and times in life that we often pass by without acknowledging.
• The rules:• Video must be exactly one minute long
• No camera movement (no panning, tilting, etc)
• No editing whatsoever
• Use original sound
• Tag with '1 minute‘
• Have fun!http://vimeo.com/groups/1minute
What’s Needed
My Assignment
• Create a one-minute video covering one aspect of this course (or chapter) that you found most interesting. Your goal is to teach that topic in one minute!
• Write a 500-word essay explaining the concept, your video, and how you plan to use this concept in the future.
• Infographic
•PhotoVoice
•Five-Photo Story
•One-Minute Video
•Three-Minute Podcast
What is a Three-Minute Podcast?
• Podcast = iPod + broadcast
• Can play on any computer or MP3 Player
• Impose a three-minute limit
What’s Needed
How I use audio and video
How to get to my office video What’s due this week audio
http://bit.ly/16pbxMqhttp://youtu.be/QUrJ5bPK1rQ
My Assignment
• Create a three-minute podcast covering one aspect of this course (or chapter) that you found most interesting. Your goal is to teach that topic in three minutes!
• Write a 500-word essay explaining the concept, your podcast, and how you plan to use this concept in the future.
Project-based Assessment Options
•Replace an exam
•Augment an exam
•Project Assignment
•Extra Credit
Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in
another time.
- Rabindranath Tagore
