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Brian, What a great post!!! You are right, the tool must be transparent to the student as you want to assess the content not how to use the technology. It isn't a bad thing to ask students their opinion about the technology in that type of environment. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Technology Assessment Tools

Katrina, Right, they have a lot riding on those assessments. You want the technology to almost be transparent to the learning. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Katrina, I also find instructors learn enough technology to get started in teaching online but never continue learning and the technology never changes. What a shame when there are so much great technology to use and that is easy to learn. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Tomi, The technology should match the assessment needed for the content. Technology should not drive assessment decisions. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Tomi, User friendliness includes both student and instructor. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Katrina, Great post. You are right. You have to be able to get students "up to speed" in using the technology. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Tomi, I like your list. Do you think institutions should hold students to technology requirements to ensure they can use the different technology? Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Jacqueline, You are right! If we as instructors are going to use a tool to give students feedback, we better know it ourselves. With assessment tools, not knowing how to use a tools hurts everyone involved in learning. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Different Roles for Online Facilitators

William, That is true, you are the "agent" for the institution for them. You may be the only person affiliated with the institution they communicate with. Because of that you don't have to have all of the answers, just know where to find them! Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Different Roles for Online Facilitators

Elizabeth, Great post! You are right about advising through feedback; I don't think we should use grading as it just focuses on the grade. I like the term evaluate as that is more than the grade. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson