Mike Oden

It is very important, as a teacher, to know the difference between assessments and evaluations. The difference between assessment and evaluation - assessment is feedback from the student to the instructor about the student's learning and evaluations use methods and measures to judge student learning and understanding of the material for purposes of grading and reporting. Evaluation is feedback from the instructor to the student about the student's learning. 

Feedback is very important to teachers in assessing their online courses. There are several different types of assessments. As a teacher, you must choose an assessment tool that will work best for your students and your class. Not all tools will be used.

A few Techniques to Use and Adapt Active Learning Online.

1. Assigned Discussion Leader: Ask a student to present on a topic or review material for the group and then lead the discussion for the group. This technique works best when every student in the group is given an assignment to be the “expert” on.

2. Brainstorming: Introduce a topic or problem and then ask for student input. Give students a minute to write down their ideas, and then record them on the board. For example, “What are possible safety (environmental, quality control) problems we might encounter with the process… >>>

Formative Assessments monitor students learning and provides ongoing feedback to the staff and the students, while, Summative Assessments evaluate the students learning at the end of a course by comparing it against some standard or benchmark.

In this section, there is one area that I believe that everyone needs to review and know because the three challenges of collaborative gaming are important to know and to highly consider when creating your e Learning Collaborative Game.

NOTE: THIS IS A QUOTE FROM OUR LESSON.

Three Challenges of Collaborative Gaming;

1. "To avoid the game degenerating into one player making the decisions for the team, collaborative games have to provide a sufficient rationale for collaboration. One technique used to avoid this pitfall is to give the players different roles and abilities so that optimal game-play depends on good
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My Wife's best friend is a "Gamer." She not only enjoys the game she play, but she mostly enjoys the avatar's and interacting with other avatars ("Gamers"). She spends over 20 hours a week on her online account. She is an introvert in real life, but in her Gaming life, she is an extrovert.  I watched how much she changed with interacting with other, besides myself and my wife, in her life and online.  As she has shown us her avatar and what it can do, so many other "Gamers" popped up and started talking to her. She immediately came… >>>

After doing some "in classroom" and "online" games, I found some games. One of those games is by Brynn Allison, The Literary Maven. 
The games is; Mad Gab. "These puzzles are a group of words, that at first glance and first saying don't make sense, but when you say them slowly and listen to what you hear, you can figure out what the phrase is. For example,  Common Firm Their Rain becomes Come In From The Rain. When we played over Zoom, I had students turn off their mics and cameras, so other students couldn't hear or see… >>>

In graduate school, I had a professor that was Amazing. I learned so much from her class. She allowed her students to take charge of their own education and to be creative about it. We would read a couple of chapters, participate in threaded discussions and projects, and when we came to class, we'd choose something that we enjoyed and learned in our readings and we would add in how it applied in our lives or a real-life situation. Taking her tests was my favorite part and I am a student that hated taking tests and still do when they… >>>

Interactive whiteboards allow students to interact with the learning material. They become a part of the lesson and can even teach each other. Educational games can be played by entire classrooms. They also provide immediate feedback, so students and teachers can easily assess student progress.

It's important to consider how each student learns and know a bit about their backgrounds. That's why having a first day required online introduction is important and the instructor needs to be specific about what they would like to see in their student posts.

Traditional Courses are great for people who thrive in that environment and they have the time. Hybrid Courses are important for adults continuing their education and need a flexible schedule.  Some students may have never taken an online course before and may have limited to no computer skills.  There will also be students that are returning… >>>