Assessing Student Talk

Using Chat and Forums in a Virtual Learning Environment

Dorian LoveRoedean (SA)

The Roedean Academy

The Chat Interface

http://fie-conference.org/fie2007/papers/1416.pdf

Perkins, C., & Murphy, E. (2006). Identifying and measuring individual engagement in critical thinking in online discussions: An exploratory case study. Educational Technology & Society, 9 (1), 298-307.

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/tidepoolunit/Rubrics/collrubric.html

Initiate Idea7%

Seeks Clarification27%

Reflect/Respond to

Previous post50%

Procedural3%

Miscel-laneous

3%

Summatory/Synthesis

4%Social Stroking

4%Off topic

3%

Analysis of Chat Session (Length of Contributions)

http://www.ilovelanguage.ninehub.com

Stevan Harnad Four Cognitive Revolutions

The Development of Language

The Development

of Writing

The Development of the Printing

Press

The Development of the Internet

Stevan Harnadhttp://poynder.blogspot.com/2007/07/oa-interviews-stevan-harnad.html

INTERACTION REFLECTION INTERACTION &REFLECTION

Andrew WilkinsonOracy

NumeracyLiteracy

Oracy

Situated Learning – Communities of practiceLave & Wegner

Theoretical Framework

Social Constructivist learning TheoryLev Vygotsky

Community of InquiryMatthew Lipman

Garrison & Anderson

Computer Supported Collaborative Learning

Collaborative Learning

Collaborative learning is an educational approach to teaching and learning that involves groups of learners working together to solve a problem, complete a task, or create a product. Collaborative learning is based on the idea that learning is a naturally social act in which the participants talk among themselves. It is through the talk that learning occurs.

http://www.gdrc.org/kmgmt/c-learn/what-is-cl.html

Evidence that Collaborative Learning supports critical thinking

http://www.brandon-hall.com/publications/collaboration/collaboration_images/collaboration_technology.jpg

Computer Supported Collaborative Learning

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1080/842744868_22852c50cc.jpg

The idea that computers offer particular affordances for collaborative learning

The Affordances ofComputer Supported

Collaborative Learning

Text-based and Computer-Mediated Interaction (Intersection between Interaction and reflection)

Many-to-many Communication Time and Place Independence Long Distance Exchange Hypermedia Links

Virtual Learning Environments

VLEs

PromotingTalk

forums

chatrooms

assessment

AssessingTalk

classroom

The Internet

School intranet

classrooms elsewhere in the world

experts/communities outside school environments

BringingTalk

into the ePortfolio

course documents

SCORMs

podcasts

quizzes

journals

ePortfoliosAssessing process rather than product

Richard Kimbelle-scape System

http://www.gold.ac.uk/media/e-scape-brochure-web.pdf E-scape brochure

http://www.futurelab.org.uk/resources/publications-reports-articles/web-articles/Web-Article1063

http://www.gold.ac.uk/media/The%20Great%20E-SCAPE.pdf

Using PDAs to record images, video footage and record thoughts.

Uploaded to an ePortfolio to record the process – rather than just the final product

http://www.gold.ac.uk/media/e-scape%20in%20school.pdf

ePortfolio presented as a storyboard of the design process

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