The purpose of the group midterm project was two-fold. It was a great vehicle for learning about the wide variety of assessments available for online teaching and also provided practice in self-assessment and peer assessment. I personally am very interested in each group’s findings and review of the various forms of assessment.
As stated in our reading Assessment and Online Teaching, the advantage of online assessment is that it “can provide greater flexibility in where, when, and how assessment is undertaken” and also provide “students with a greater range of options to demonstrate their knowledge and skills ”(Australian Flexible Learning Quick Guide Series).
One disadvantage or criticism of online assessments that seemed to surface in many of our group summaries is the idea of the security of online assessments. “Teachers and students need to be assured that adequate security is in place (Australian Flexible Learning Quick Guide Series).
Reference: flexiblelearning.net.au
About Me
- Paula
- This introduction was written by Mary Lou Pagano. Thanks for the great intro! Paula Collins is an Academic Department Associate or ADA at UW Eau Claire. She works with the department chair in the scheduling of classes and is the first point of contact for students. She manages departmental budgets and grants, and coordinates student evaluation of courses and instructors. She is also the website coordinator. Currently, she is using Dreamweaver to update her department’s website, but will be switching to Common Spot. In addition, Paula serves as the operations manager for the speech, language, and hearing clinic. For those who have read her profile on our classlist, you might be wondering what constitutes an “apple peeling contest”. Being similarly curious, I was able to find out from Paula that the contestant must remove the apple peel entirely from the apple without breaking the peel. How did she do it? She used Swiss army knives to score around the apple first and then went back and removed the peel. Paula is now a retired champion of the Bayfield Apple Fest!
2 comments:
I always enjoy reading your posts and reflections as they are very insightful. The link takes you to your e-portfolio. Is the link to your project there? It sounds like you learned much from the group project. Did your group have any issues?
Jennifer Jenkins
Jennifer: Thank you for your kind words.
I have not added the link to my group mid-term project yet on my e-portfolio. I will be sure to do that.
You are doing a great job in this course. I am hoping to finish the practicum this fall.
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