Assessments Assessments in Online in Online LearningLearning

Teaching and LearningTeaching and Learning

Online LearningOnline Learning

Online education is a teaching and learning Online education is a teaching and learning approach that utilizes internet technologies approach that utilizes internet technologies to communicate and collaborate in an to communicate and collaborate in an educational context (Blackboard 2000).educational context (Blackboard 2000).

Pedagogical Pedagogical Advantages Advantages

Improving and enhancing communicationImproving and enhancing communication

Encourages student centered teaching Encourages student centered teaching approachesapproaches CollaborativeCollaborative Less intimidatingLess intimidating

Open accessibility to course materialsOpen accessibility to course materials

Provides “just in time” methods for assessmentProvides “just in time” methods for assessment

Reduces and enhances faculty workloadReduces and enhances faculty workload (Blackboard, 2000)(Blackboard, 2000) (Lee and Allen, 2006)(Lee and Allen, 2006)

Application for Application for AssessmentAssessment

Moodle & Live textMoodle & Live text course management system to help educators course management system to help educators

create effective online learning communities create effective online learning communities (Blackboard, 2000). (Blackboard, 2000). Foundations of U.S. EducationFoundations of U.S. Education

https://moodle.snc.edu/ https://moodle.snc.edu/

EdublogsEdublogs an authentic assessment systeman authentic assessment system

Student Teaching AbroadStudent Teaching Abroad

BenefitsBenefits

Student centeredStudent centered

Relevant Relevant

ObjectiveObjective

Leads to direction and change for the Leads to direction and change for the learnerlearner

Provides information for the student as it Provides information for the student as it relates to progress and future behaviorrelates to progress and future behavior Lee and Allen (2006) Lee and Allen (2006)

Joys and OpportunitiesJoys and Opportunities

JoysJoys Enhance organizational abilities with my assessment Enhance organizational abilities with my assessment

methodsmethods Immediate feedback to studentsImmediate feedback to students Feedback to the student as it relates to progress and future Feedback to the student as it relates to progress and future

behaviorbehavior Empowered students to be responsive to academic status in Empowered students to be responsive to academic status in

the course, more participationthe course, more participation Students showing initiative to meet with Professor regarding Students showing initiative to meet with Professor regarding

current performancecurrent performance

Development OpportunitiesDevelopment Opportunities Learning how to use moodleLearning how to use moodle

one on one session beyond whole group workshopone on one session beyond whole group workshop Minimal technology glitchesMinimal technology glitches Balancing time to respond to students regarding immediate Balancing time to respond to students regarding immediate

feedback  feedback  

ReferencesReferences

Blackboard Inc. (2000). Educational Benefits of Blackboard Inc. (2000). Educational Benefits of Online Learning. Retrieved November 13, 2008 from Online Learning. Retrieved November 13, 2008 from http://resources.blackboard.com/scholar/general/pahttp://resources.blackboard.com/scholar/general/pages/ictraining/Online_Learning_Benefits.pdf ges/ictraining/Online_Learning_Benefits.pdf

Coleman, Stephanie (2005). Why Do Students Like Coleman, Stephanie (2005). Why Do Students Like Online Learning? WorldWideLearn. Retrieved Online Learning? WorldWideLearn. Retrieved Retrieved November 13, 2008 from Retrieved November 13, 2008 from http://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-http://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-articles/benefits-of-online-learning.htm articles/benefits-of-online-learning.htm

Lee, J. and Allen, K . (2006). Edublogs as an online Lee, J. and Allen, K . (2006). Edublogs as an online assessment tool. Retrieved November 13, 2008 assessment tool. Retrieved November 13, 2008 from from www.formatex.org/micte2006/pdf/391-395.pdf www.formatex.org/micte2006/pdf/391-395.pdf