E-Assessment

Eassessment: Digital Teaching Tools for evidence gathering in the

blended learning environment

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Give me the pillsGive me the pills

I am starting to believe

I am starting to believe

Sparks out of ears

Sparks out of ears

Oh no its only

Wednesday

Oh no its only

Wednesday

Use the text tool to record your current mood state

Use the text tool to record your current mood state

Reaching NirvanaReaching Nirvana

• Virtual Classrooms – Pitch and Peer Review

• Using Case Studies, Problem Solving and Decision Making Trees for Assessment – Design and the Art of Writing

• Using industry case studies – the Brief

• Action Learning Sets

Today’s agendaToday’s agenda

Most of our training is conducted

•A At our training rooms•B At clients workplace•C Online•D Blended•E One of more of the above

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• online quizzes, e-portfolios and simulations to gather assessment evidence

• management information systems to record assessment outcomes and track and monitor candidate progress

• online logs, wikis and blogs to provide and respond to assessment feedback

• mobile devices to support workplace assessment

• web conferencing to moderate assessment processes and outcomes.

VET practitioners are VET practitioners are increasingly using….increasingly using….

Blended Delivery

Face to FaceFace to Face Self PacedSelf Paced

FacilitatedFacilitated

•Learning Support•Communication skills•Experiential stories & Group problem solving•Demonstration of practical Skill•Guest Speakers•Site visits

•Learning Support•Communication skills•Experiential stories & Group problem solving•Demonstration of practical Skill•Guest Speakers•Site visits

Face to Face

•Case studies•Scenarios•Games•Decision making trees•Demonstration of Knowledge•Video •Industry Knowledge•Quizzes•Communication

Self Paced

•WebinarLecture/Software demonstration•Student presentations/peer review/Guest Speakers•Q and A sessions•Assessment clarification•Role playForums/Blogs•Group tasks•Individual stories•Research•Placement

•WebinarLecture/Software demonstration•Student presentations/peer review/Guest Speakers•Q and A sessions•Assessment clarification•Role playForums/Blogs•Group tasks•Individual stories•Research•Placement

OnlineFacilitated

•Industry experts (audio/video/webinars)•Discussion forums•Group Work•Action Learning Sets(finding solutions to workplace issues)•Using Social Media to follow Industry events/conferences•Learners creating reports in variety of formats

Industry KnowledgeIndustry Knowledge

Do you use eAsssessments currently?

• A No• B Yes – Self paced learning• C Yes – Blended Learning• D Yes – Virtual Classrooms

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I use the following in my assessments

• A Video and Audio• B Group Work/Collaboration• C Problem Solving/Case Studies• D Peer Review• E Some or all of the above

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Face to Face

Industry Project

• Students self select – Vet in Schools• Course is fully F2F – Blog and Google Docs• Certificate II Level• Entry level Multimedia

• Focus on Team work, reflection and communication

Industry BriefsIndustry Briefs

AssessmentAssessment

Working in Creative Teams

Working in Creative Teams

CommunicationCommunication

Multimedia Product

Multimedia Product

Documenting Decisions

Documenting Decisions

Reviewing and Improving

Reviewing and Improving

Self ReflectionSelf Reflection

Virtual ClassroomVirtual Classroom

Face to FaceFace to Face

Face to FaceFace to Face

Virtual ClassroomVirtual Classroom

Google Doc Google Doc submissionsubmission

Blog ProductsBlog Products

Peer SurveyPeer Survey

ToolsTools

Blended Delivery

FacilitatedFacilitated

Assessment and Peer Review Context

• Students self select - motivated• Course is fully online – Moodle and BC• Diploma level• eLearning industry focus – knowledge and skills

• Medium to High ICT skills. Quick Learners

• ACE, RTO, Uni, TAFE, Corporate, Industry asc.

Virtual ClassroomVirtual Classroom

Virtual ClassroomVirtual Classroom

Virtual ClassroomVirtual Classroom

Virtual ClassroomVirtual Classroom

Virtual ClassroomVirtual Classroom

PresentationPresentation

PresentationPresentation

Assessment and Peer Review Context

• Students didn’t volunteer• Course is blended – F2F, Moodle and BC• Diploma level• ACE Sector

• Wide range of technology skills. Many with entry level ICT skills.

Virtual ClassroomVirtual Classroom

Using a Project “Pitch”

Virtual ClassroomVirtual Classroom

Wikis and Virtual Wikis and Virtual ClassroomsClassrooms

WikisWikis

ToolsTools

Blended Delivery

Self PacedSelf Paced

Info Dump versus Info Info Dump versus Info processingprocessing

•Slabs of Text•Multiple Choice Questions•Few opportunities to apply knowledge•Poor demonstration of skills•No supporting resources•Fail to exploit nature of the web with multimedia•Working solo, without access to other learners.•No facilitation or group sessions online

Issue - ContentIssue - Content

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How do you demonstrate How do you demonstrate you know something?you know something?

•Most e learning courses purpose is to share information or change/improve job role performance.

However, most courses focuses on sharing information rather than performance improvements.

This happens because most people focus on delivering content rather than on changing job role performance.

PurposePurpose

How do your learners How do your learners demonstrate they know and demonstrate they know and

can apply something?can apply something?

•Learners exhibit a variety of learning styles, Computer literacy & attitudes to learning preferences•Have a Goers•Reflectors•Watchers•Listeners

All shapes and sizesAll shapes and sizes

• Reduce reliance on text thru multimedia(Audio, Visuals, Video)

• Engage learner to think through online material

• Get learners to make decisions(learning activities)

• Have learners understand how to acquire information

(decision making)• Assess the sharing of perspectives• Put back industry knowledge(pre existing workplace experience)

Cater for them!Cater for them!

Push or PullPush or Pull

Push or PullPush or Pull

Push or PullPush or Pull

SOPSSOPS

WorkplaceSupervisorWorkplaceSupervisor

Co WorkersCo Workers

Learning MaterialsLearning Materials

Video demonstrationVideo demonstration

Existing KnowledgeExisting Knowledge

TrainerTrainer

Push or PullPush or Pull

Present learners with situations with choices for dealing with the problem, with each choice leading to consequences and further choices

The process of finding the solutions to the problems is more important than the solutions themselves.

Decision Making Decision Making TreesTrees

Learners can investigate the possible outcomes ofchoosing those options.

They help the learner to form a balanced picture of the risks and outcomes associated with each possible course of action.

Decision Making Decision Making TreesTrees

Decision Making Decision Making TreesTrees

Well as for decision making trees…

• A Wouldn’t use em!• B Can see a use NOW with an

existing course!• C Like to use but cant see how

to make em• D Didn’t you say there was free

chocolate today Leo?

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StoriesStories

•Character

•Setting

•Disruption

•Solving the disruption

•Resolution

•Worker

•Workplace

•Problem/Skill

•Asking/Reading/PolicyCommunication

•Learnt the skill

StoriesStories

Skills to create!Skills to create!

Skills to create!Skills to create!

Skills to create!Skills to create!

Skills to create!Skills to create!

Skills to create!Skills to create!

•Udutu•PowerPoint•Articulate•LMS Tools – for example the Lesson Activity in Moodle•Adobe Captivate

Tools to createTools to create

Roadblocks

• A Turning content into stories is tough for me

• B I don’t have access to a tool to build these

• C Convincing/training my SME to provide content in this way

• D Cant see the link between Decisions and assessment outcomes

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The LessonThe Lesson

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