I have the darnedest time posting anything that isn't simple text! So my blog post for this week was posted to its own "page" within the blog. It can be found under pages, just under "home".
Thank you!!
Diane
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Blog Post Week 6 Assessing Collaborative Efforts
How should participation in a collaborative learning community be assessed? How do the varying levels of skill and knowledge students bring to a course affect the instructor's "fair and equitable assessment" of learning?
Siemens (2010) listed the 4 models of assessment in collaborative learning:
1. Students assess peers, such as through rating schemes.
2. Students receive feedback from online community such as Listserve.
3. Educators assess learners based on contribution logs such as Wiki.
4. Educators assess based on the outline of the learning management system.
According to Siemens (2010), fair and direct assessment is based on outcomes and needs to be equitable, according to what is expected from learners depending on each one’s level of functioning within the environment.
If a student does not want to network or collaborate in a learning community for an online course, what should the other members of the learning community do? What role should the instructor play? What impact would this have on his or her assessment plan?
Individuals can feel intimidated in online communities where collaborative learning is expected (Siemens, 2010). Students can feel a loss of identity (Siemens, 2010). According to Siemens (2010), changing the assessment model is one way to encourage participation in the collaborative environment so student understand they will not be assessed based on the traditional ways of the individual learning environment. Mixing both the individual and community based models for a more balance feeling online (Siemens, 2010). Instructors can incorporate experienced people to contribute to aide the students in becoming more comfortable in the setting.
References:
Laureate Education. (Producer). (2010). Learning communities. (DVD). Available from Waldenu.edu
Laureate Education. (Producer). (2010). Assessment of collaborative learning. (DVD). Available from Waldenu.edu
How should participation in a collaborative learning community be assessed? How do the varying levels of skill and knowledge students bring to a course affect the instructor's "fair and equitable assessment" of learning?
Siemens (2010) listed the 4 models of assessment in collaborative learning:
1. Students assess peers, such as through rating schemes.
2. Students receive feedback from online community such as Listserve.
3. Educators assess learners based on contribution logs such as Wiki.
4. Educators assess based on the outline of the learning management system.
According to Siemens (2010), fair and direct assessment is based on outcomes and needs to be equitable, according to what is expected from learners depending on each one’s level of functioning within the environment.
If a student does not want to network or collaborate in a learning community for an online course, what should the other members of the learning community do? What role should the instructor play? What impact would this have on his or her assessment plan?
Individuals can feel intimidated in online communities where collaborative learning is expected (Siemens, 2010). Students can feel a loss of identity (Siemens, 2010). According to Siemens (2010), changing the assessment model is one way to encourage participation in the collaborative environment so student understand they will not be assessed based on the traditional ways of the individual learning environment. Mixing both the individual and community based models for a more balance feeling online (Siemens, 2010). Instructors can incorporate experienced people to contribute to aide the students in becoming more comfortable in the setting.
References:
Laureate Education. (Producer). (2010). Learning communities. (DVD). Available from Waldenu.edu
Laureate Education. (Producer). (2010). Assessment of collaborative learning. (DVD). Available from Waldenu.edu
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Storyboard
Hi Group,
I am having trouble posting my storyboard here on the blog. I cannot find a place that asks where to upload a file. Can anyone advise me on this? For now, I have posted it into docsharing in our classroom.
Thank you,
Diane
I am having trouble posting my storyboard here on the blog. I cannot find a place that asks where to upload a file. Can anyone advise me on this? For now, I have posted it into docsharing in our classroom.
Thank you,
Diane
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