Kristen Beal

I actually copied this and put it on a sticky note, as I find it so important: 

The evaluation process for an online course should include the following steps:

Develop an overall evaluation strategy that helps the instructor plan how and when to evaluate the effectiveness of the instruction.
Develop a formative evaluation strategy that can be used to revise instruction as the course is being developed and implemented.
Develop a summative evaluation strategy that is conducted after instruction is completed and provides information for course revision and future planning.
Collect data from students using both quantitative and qualitative methods.… >>>

I learned that objective assessments can be summarive or formative.

New learning for me was the three types of diagnostic assessment, 1) pre-test, 2) muddiest point, and 3) the 1-2-3 list.

I appreciate the discussion about the pros and cons for each type of technology tool. 

I will implement making a game out of the simulation questions. 

This was all new learning for me, and I so very much appreciated this unit.  I was mainly motivated by the suggestions to assist students with their time management. 

"...time, planning, and creativity." 

I had never heard of VARK or TruColors -- I have used something else and appreciate new tools to determine student's learning styles. 

I feel quite good about the social engagement, but I feel like I need to focus more on the motivational aspect.

New hires that have little experience present these challenges upon onboarding.  I used elearning to complement virtual instructor-led training.  It seems as though they have not had to use critical thinking, and I can't really expect them to know how since they have little to no experience on which to build their learning.