Aidan McFall

Comparing students' scores with their own past scores is a great way to see how individual students are progressing. It is one thing to consider in teaching effectiveness.

Subjective grading takes time. A well-developed rubric for subjective assignments is helpful.

Diagnostic assessment and formative assessment overlap; these include: 1) pre-test, 2) muddiest point, and 3) the 1-2-3- list (meaning three things you need to know to produce something).

Online tools must be appropriate for the learning objectives, the students and the instructor. Using students to evaluate and project based learning online is intriguing.

Real applications for learning are motivating. These need to be highlighted in online courses that do not provide the same experiences as an in-person lab.

There are abundant resources provided in this module. While appreciated, there are ever more responsibilities placed on instructors. Furthermore, the ramifications of online education in labs needs to be studied long-term. I am getting reports from clinical partners that they are not keeping new employees that developed their lab skills in an online-only program and I see a real loss of basic scientific skills over time with every new class of students.

Quality assurance practices, anlaysis of fit, need to be performed.

I like the idea of providing examples of excellent work. Without F2F time, the instructor cannot in real time gauge what the student is struggling with in dynamic conversation.

Online labs are proving to be a disaster, in my experience. Students lack basic pychomotor skills, synthetic scientific apptitude and critical thinking skills a dynamic classroom provides. I am all for blended coursework and creative solutions, but some things cannot yet be imitated online.

There are personality tests available, eg VARK, for students to better understand their learning style. This helps students to pick from asynchronous versus synchronous online courses.

You must appeal to all learning styles. Student self-assessment is a great way to access all students including your quieter ones.