letting them show what they know: tech tools for assessment
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LETTING THEM SHOW WHAT THEY KNOW
TECH TOOLS FOR ASSESSMENTBy
Alice Bedard-Voorhees, PhDColorado Mountain College
Lisa Marie JohnsonColorado Community Colleges Online
League for Innovations Conference - Denver, Colorado
March 2008
About This Presentation
This presentation is based on the forthcoming chapter:
Bedard-Voorhees, A., Johnson, L. M., & Dobson, P. (in press). Creating online assessments and preparing learners for authentic displays of learning. In S. J. Hoffman and J. K. Robinson (in press). Online education and the humanities: A guide to teaching the humanities in the online environment.
Familiar Outcomes Speak logically in presentations and
essays. Speak clearly in presentations and essays. Select and apply contemporary forms of
technology to compile information.
As we review methods and tools, keep similar outcomes in mind for courses that require speaking or other demonstrations in mind!
Drivers for Student-Created Content for Formative and Summative Assessment
“We are no longer consumers but producers”
Thomas Friedman, author of The World is Flat
(Some) Digital Native Learners Technology in 21st Century
Workplace Learning Styles Universal Design Evolved 21st Century Technology
Assessment Practices
Formative Exercises
Project Conferences
Presentations
Portfolios
Reflection
A Variety of Tools
Maps and Organizers
Audio
Images
Video
Project Conferences
ePortfolio
Blogs
Wikis
Maps and Organizers Learners map information using graphic
forms of organization to show understanding.Resource: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/scaffolding/transformation.html
Transformation Scaffold ExampleF2F Teaching Common Online Teaching Strategies Strategies Strategies
Phone-Generated Audio
ShowKnow Example – Gabcast.com
1. Dial: 1-800-749-06322. Enter Channel Number and pound-sign: 13431#3. Enter Password and pound-sign: 092007#4. Speak content and Press 1 to review 5. Press 7 to delete, 2 to publish, 9 to return to main
menu and start over6. Once published, listen to and/or download MP3 from
http://gabcast.com/index.php?a=episodes&id=13431
Tip: For paid accounts, recordings first go into an unpublished area. For the free public accounts, you may want to have students give their Recording a number rather than saying a name for privacy.
Phone created files. Accounts are associated with channels.
Desk/Laptop-Generated Audio Spotlight:
Audacity Free and multi-platform Need program and LAME
Encoder (for MP3 export) Files created on desk/laptop Multiple deliveries
Tip! Keep segments brief (1 MB or less)http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/tutorials
Static Images Images can be uploaded from multiple sources
(e.g., phone, camera) Annotation Link or RSS feed could be placed in classShowKnow Example – Flickr.com1.Go to: http://www.flickr.com2.Click Sign-In
Username: show.know Password: september28
3.Upload Photos and Review! http://www.flickr.com/photos/14106603@N07/
Note: This test account is set it so only the single user can see the photos. http://www.flickr.com/account/prefs/photoprivacy/
Slideshows
Spotlight: SlideShare
Multiple file types (PowerPoint, Keynote, PDF) Download options Privacy controls SlideCasting (adding Mp3 Audio to a slideshow)
Example: http://www.slideshare.net/lisamariejohnson
Video Multiple options… YouTube, TeacherTube,
Kaltura Privacy controls (password protected, private
accounts)Consider class and individual accounts!
Links and viewers for deliveryTip! Assignment might include submission of a
storyboard.ShowKnow Example – YouTube.com
1.Go to: http://youtube.com 2.Click Log-InUsername: showknow Password: september283.Upload and review: http://youtube.com/user/showknow
Project Conferences Creating expectations makes all the
difference!http://www.ccconline.org/FacultySC/TeachingResources/rw_creating_online_conference.htm
Asynchronous … in your course room!Private discussion area for each student and yourself.
Synchronous … via Elluminate! Many Colleges have licenses Free Alternative – VROOM: for scheduling meetings up
to three participants. Learn more from: http://www.elluminate.com/vroom/
Why ePortfolio? Formative and summative
assessment opportunity for instructors and learners.
“A portfolio permits the learner to display competence, outside of a static transcript.”Siemens, G. (2004, December 16). ePortfolios. eLearnSpace. Retrieved February 26, 2008 from http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/eportfolios.htm
Five ePortfolio Recommendations1. Allow learners alternatives in choice of medium.
2. Assure the medium is accessible by classmates and you for review and evaluation.
3. Be flexible and let students adapt for other portfolios (e.g., Program level or Institutional Level portfolios)
4. Use a rubric that maps performances with the outcomes.
5. Conduct a formative review.
Forms of ePortfolio All portfolios are “… driven by the intended task:
assessment, professional/personal development, learning portfolio, or group portfolio.” (Siemens, G. (2004, December 16).
Limited Portability Remain with institutions/programs or become fee-based. Interface is “fixed” by program (cannot be exported to
other mediums) FERPA/Privacy Considerations Example: Blackboard Portfolio
Infinite Portability Housed on the Web and managed by users. FERPA/Privacy Considerations Examples: FaceBook , MySpace, Wikis, Blogs, &
SecondLife
BlogsBlog.com http://blog.com/
Blogger https://www.blogger.com/
Bloglineshttp://www.bloglines.com/
Blue Kaffeehttp://www.bluekaffee.com/
EduBlogshttp://learnerblogs.org/ LiveJournalhttp://www.livejournal.com/ Vox http://www.vox.com/
Wordpress.comhttp://wordpress.com/
Many options
Multiple forms of media can be
integrated with a Blog (video, audio,
images, etc.)
Tip! Student privacy is an issue when using technologies external to your institution’s servers. Know your institution’s policies.
Wikis Allows for quick content creation and
editing
Contributory or collaborative
Vary in complexity (e.g., PBWiki, MediaWiki)
Wiki comparisonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_software
