I see that I will need multiple tools to provide feedback that is needed to make critical, meaningful, continuous changes that enhance your online course.
With the exposure of multiple learning tools s student will succed and with detailed understanding. Instructors can evaluated his or her classes and mofify as needed.
Using multiple tools to evaluate a course gives us valuable feedback, and allows us to improve more than one area moving forward
The online course should be continually evolving based on student evaluations and other data that drives improvement. Closing the loop is imperative for learning. There are several tools for revision and reflection that enhance effective devlopment of online course, in addition to stakeholders.
I do like the idea of peer evaluations. I have used them in the classroom but struggled with students not providing constructive criticism. Instead, giving thier peer the highest ratings. I think it takes time to educate the useage of peer evaluations with high school students and think it would be a challenge through an online course.
It is best practice to use multiple and appropriate sources of date to evaluate students. Some of these include, portfolios, question tools, pretest/posttest among many others.
Using multiple tools to evaluate a course is necessary to keep the course effective and relevant. No one tool is adequate for effective course evaluation.
Online courses should be reviewed to improve student learning, improve curriculum, guide professional development, ensure high quality, and decide how personnel is included.
I learned that quantitative data usually gives you the what; qualitative data usually answers the why or the how. It was suggested to use both to complement each other, and I plan to do that.
I will use mulitple types of evalautions for my courses and adjust teaching and learning as needed.
I learned that I should have students reflect on their own school work.
Diversify EVERYTHING. Each of us are different and therefore assessing and evaluating must recognize these differences. Alternative materials summative and formative asseessments need to be applied so all students can be reached.
I learned that as you manage the revision cycle, it is important that you have a plan of action to review your course. I also learned that you should always evaluate your course.
It was very intresting to know the amount of stake holders that were involved. All of the evaluations one will need to do in order to ensure they all get the proper feed back.
I learned that there are 3 stakeholders in determining if the information given is on task with the course.
In the Teaching Online: A Student-Centered Approach module four I learned how important it is to review a course in its entirety and to use multiple evaluations. Evaluations can come from the students via a course evaluation. Evaluations can come from peers. Lastly, you, the instructor, must evaluate all the different components of the course. From course objectives, syllabus, course assignments and assessments, the need to evaluate and revise the course needs to be an ongoing process.
I already have a student evaluation form. I want to implement a peer evaluation of my course.
It is very important to have an evaluation from your peers and from you of the student's progress, and the quality of the coarse.
I learned the meaning of closing the loop as it pertains to evaluating and revising your course. I will need to evaluate my course qualitatively and quantitativelly and use what I learn to continuously improve and revise my course offering.
It makes good sense that multiple sources of evaluation and feedback can be used to revise the course in order to give the students the best learning experience.
Multiple assessments from multiple sources provide the best data to 'close the loop' enabling growth of your online course.
