Kelly Wilkinson

Robert, Being in a college of business our students do get some SWOT analysis training. However, we have just started using that technique for professional development. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Robert, You make a great point. That is a great topic to discuss. it is teaching students to organize and prioritize. We don't offer a course in that. . . yet! Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

LE, What a great way to assess. You make a great point about the need of a "good" rubric. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kathleen, Don't you love giving projects that have real applications and see students work them? It is important for students to see that real application. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

LE, It does make a difference in class size. Workload of the instructor is a consideration. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kathleen, You are right. Skills assessment, like your course, really needs to be measured by action or projects. You need to see them "doing" Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

LE, True! It must go back to the objectives. You want the assessment to measure the appropriate action or knowledge. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kathleen, Great post. All assessment should go back to objectives or outcomes. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Jason, Great post!!!! You make some great points. If your course is the first you DO set the done for success or failure of students whether you want to or not! I hope you have some consistency in how you use the technology in an online course and our colleagues' online courses look similarly. One failure I see in some online courses at an university is the inconsistency in technology tools. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

LE, You are right. You as the instructor must take time to examine the product. I have used a few programs that had great students interface but getting the data out of the software was almost impossible. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson