I have learned that it takes time to find a program that works for you and what you are trying to accomplish. You have to really put time into finding programs that offer real life experience, such as hands on exerience that students need.
The most difficult thing that I have found is that I am a person who likes to work in hand with students. It is hard for me to do that online. See, when a student used to have trouble with a program or web page or something similar, I could walk over, point to a line or two and say that the error is there or in that general area. Now, I can't. Especially if I use Canvas to communicate. So with my tools, I have to have them post a screenshot or share their screen for me to do this. It can be difficult for some especiallt those on tablets and not laptops that can easily have multiple screens open at once. I think in this environment that the tablet should be discontinued.
There are many different assessment tools. The instructor needs to do some research to find one that works for them. Also, it is important to get feedback from the students.
In determining the assessment tools, look at the objectives. Instant feedback is also very important.
In this current environment a variety of assesment tools will be needed to guage lerning.
The instructor should assess the effectiveness of each technology assessment tool.
This is an effective technology methods to be successfull in a course and to get the most effective feedbacks using technology tools.
Dr. Anton Hawatmeh
Online assessments must be varied in order to evaluate different learning styles. One type of assessment may not work for the entire group. By varying tests we can ensure that learning has occurred.
I learned about alternative forms of technology assessment tools including WebQuests. I plan to research this method as an alternative for some course content.
to assess the best tools for my students I need to investigate not only each tool as a classroom tool but also how students may use it in a virtual setting
Online tools can help students learn, but the instructor needs to understand the online assessment tools in order for them to be successful. Feedback is needed to alter the content to make the learning experience better for the next time. Some students will do better with online quizzes, other will be more successful in virtual labs. Having a variety of assignments will help multiple kinds of students.
The usefulness of tracking changes to assignments to assess student progress.
There are various assessment tools that you can use but it is important to identify which has the best function for what you are trying to assess. It is also important to assess frequently.
Selecting the right assessment tool is important when providing feedback. Assessment tools should be select based on learning objectivies.
I didn't know about track changer, and I really need to look into being able to get students to engage in other type sof assessessments besides quick check quizzes. Students' weren't engaged in the spring, so I am curious to see how the rest of this module goes.
I wasn't aware of the whole spectrum of the learning technology tools. This module did help me knowing them all as well as the pros & cons of each!
you have to choose the right tolls that will work for the class that is being taught.
The key take away was truely looking at the course outcomes and objectives and determing the technology tool needed in order to identify/provide that information to the student.
Tehnology tools used for assessments may include online quizzes, virtual labs, digital portfolios, and web quests, and track changes on essays ans assignments, among others. Technology tools can simplify assessments and enable question pools for randomized questions and unique tests each time, as well as being capable of deployment at any place and time and being automatically graded The downfalls include the quality of the technology affecting the assessment, the time-consuming nature of developing test banks and the need to word questions very carefully. Evaluating technologies for use in assessments should include whether students received effective feedback and found the technology easy to use as well as whether the instructor found it easy to use.
I have done some research on performance based assesments but finding a demo to test the virtual lab has been tough. I will be doing some research into WebQuest for project based assesments.
