SIG3:Designing, Developing & Assessing E-Learning

Curtis HoUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa (USA)Stefanie Panke University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)

Co-Chairs – SIG Facilitators

Our Goal: Community of Practice with many leadership roles

SIG Purpose & Scope

• Purpose:– Create community for research and practice– Identify common challenges, issues & interests– Facilitate research collaboration– Influence and enrich E-Learn program– Create shared knowledge (crowdsourcing, surveys) – Present our work in reports, special issues, etc.

• Scope:– Pedagogy-oriented, not trend-driven– Already nicknamed ‘The Assessment SIG’ – Focus on ‘Assessment’?

Learn more about us at ETC Journal

• A Conversation with Curtis Ho: AACE E-Learn SIG on Designing, Developing and Assessing E-Learning

Assessment & E-Learning

• Needs Assessment: Gather data to reach the audience effectively and design user-friendly interfaces (e.g., focus groups, surveys, interviews, personas, scenarios)

• Impact Assessment: Understand how learners access online material or move through the curriculum and improve their experience (e.g., Web analytics, social media metrics, learning analytics, surveys, interviews)

• Classroom Assessment: Implement assessment techniques that support students’ critical thinking abilities and transfer learning skills (e.g., peer-to-peer assessment, rubrics, portfolios, problem-based learning).

Ideas for Activities

• Follow-up online survey among SIG members • Bimonthly virtual meetings (Adobe Connect /

Google Hangout) – suggested topics?• SIG Mailinglist / Newsletter• SIG Blog/Website• SIG Social Media Spaces (Facebook, Twitter,

Scoop.It, Pinterest, LinkedIn) • SIG Meeting report • Ideas /Input for E-Learn 2014

Writing Collaborative at E-Learn 2014

• Groups of 4-6 international scholars collaborate in a writing team on a joint, assessment-related topic

• Each group is led by an experienced chair• Collaboration is facilitated through online meetings• Each participant adds individual, national and organizational

perspective• Writing sprint at E-Learn 2014 Conference • Articles are submitted to Special Issue or Edited Volume• Example:

‘Writing Without Borders: 2013 International Writing Collaborative’ in Teaching & Learning Inquiry: The ISSOTL Journal, 1(2).

Play a vital part!

• Would you like to host or lead a virtual meeting?

• Are you interested in the collaborative writing project?

• Would you like to curate a social media space for the SIG?

• Do you have other ideas, suggestions, interests?