Program Learning Outcome 6 to “Technology resources to facilitate effective assessment and evaluation” and Program Learning Outcome 7 “Utilize technology to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings”

Assignment Changes Made

            The activity I chose to use for this assignment came from EDU 609 Online Teaching Internship. It was interesting to revise this assignment. I had to reread this assignment several times and added a few additional pieces of information. Already included in the assignment was a PowerPoint presentation and a list of resources offering text. The PowerPoint presentation was revised as well. I added some graphics and transitions and edited the text provided. I added a video for the visual-audio learners. There is a discussion that is due midweek that I added some additional instructions and edited the instructions that were kept. Do they just need a nudge in this direction or that or do I need to address the class and try again. I also changed the assignment from a word document to a Slide presentation.

Evaluation

There are a couple of different ways that I am going to evaluate my students understanding of the information provided. There is a discussion that is due midweek that will allow me to gauge where my students understanding is at and how much I need to intervene. Students will post an initial discussion to the questions that have been asked and will respond to their peers. There is also an assignment due by the end of the week. Students will have to provide a PowerPoint presentation covering the material presented. The presentation will be submitted the course room drop box where there will be additional help in grading the information, looking for errors such as misspelled words and plagiarism concerns. These tools can include GradeMark which provides teachers with instant diagnostic feedback on students’ grammar, usage, mechanics, style, and spelling, and Accuccess and FlexTest which allow instructors to design assessments, quizzes and tests (The Latest Assessment Tools, 2001). “Test and survey tools within learning or course management systems allow for automated reviews and tests” (Bedard-Voorhees, Johnson & Dobson 2011).

Theory

For this assignment I used the information processing theory. Information processing is when students are actively processing, storing and retrieving information, information processing emphasizes cognitive structures built by the learner. (Instructional Design Knowledge base, n.d.).  Students need to know this information and will use it in their future education and career. The information presented here is just the beginning, I did try to find some different ways of presenting the information to my students and a different way to present an assignment to the class. Some of the information is repeated in every source provided but presented in a different way. I am hoping with the repetition it will stick with students and with the variety I hope they will engage further into the topic. 
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Document Link 

References

Instructional Design Knowledge Base (http://cehdclass.gmu.edu/ndabbagh/Resources/IDKB/models_theories.htm)

Bedard-Voorhees, A., Johnson, L.M., & Dobson, P. (2011). Letting them show what they know: Digital assessment strategies. [Book Submission Chapter Final Version]. In S. Hirtz and K. Kelly (Eds.) Education for a Digital World 2.0, Section F: eAssessment: Measuring in Ways that Matter. British Columbia: Province of British Columbia. http://vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com/pub/content/bc1b54e3-b06a-4ba7-b928-832de3b1c508/BedardVoorheesEtAl_2011_LettingThemShowWhatTheyKnow.pdf

The Latest Assessment Tools (2011, Aug 30) http://www.techlearning.com/news/0002/the-latest-assessment-tools/62033