elearning alliance cld group - assessment tools
DESCRIPTION
Short presentation for eLearning Alliance CLD Group. Slides don't contain much information - though links might be useful for those who attended. Again, it's more about how the individual tools are used, as opposed to the tools themselves being 'magic bullets', and many of you may have access to equivalent tools already (e.g. the assessment tools in Moodle).TRANSCRIPT
Free Assessment Tools(and how they might be used)
Kenji Lamb
North Lanarkshire CLD
The priorities are:
• Achievement through learning for adults• Achievement through learning for young people• Achievement through building community capacity
and are based on a commitment to the following:
• Empowerment• Participation• Inclusion, equal opportunity and anti-discrimination• Self-determination• Partnership
So, here’s my 3
QuizStaronline quiz authoring tool
Socrativevoting system
Quandarybranching scenarios
QuizStar
Background
Developed originally as free online tool, but switched to a subscription model, and then to an ad-based model in 2009 (instructor pages/login).
Features
• Class management• MCQ, MRQ, T/F and Short Answer (without grading)
question types• Supports embedded multimedia (images, audio, video)• Share quizzes (within QuizStar)• Private/Public settings• Simple reporting tools (gradebook and email)
Socrative
Background
Free multi-platform (mobile, desktop/laptop, tablet) voting system. Can be controlled via a mobile device making it a very portable solution.
Features
• Class management• MCQ, T/F and Short Answer question types• Simple reporting tools• Share quizzes (within Socrative)
Quandary
Background
From the developers of the popular ‘Hot Potatoes’ quiz software, Quandary is a branching scenario authoring tool. Originally a commercial product, it was released a free educational tool in 2009.
Features
• Simple interface• Supports embedded multimedia• Doesn’t require it, but complicated scenarios with additional
features can be created with some HTML knowledge
Take a look at …
Open BadgesAccredited learning
PeerWiseLearners as authors
Poll EverywhereSimple mobile surveys