1. LI502: Assessment and Feedback in theOnline Environment@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University

2. Using technology to providefeedback to large classes@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 3. @t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationImage Credit: University Unit, Dublin Cityhttp://symposium.tlt.psu.edu/news/2011/03/symposium_stories_4_from_large_lecture_to_a_world_in_conversation 4. Assessment audit tool http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/ftp/resou rces/audit/assessment.pdf@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 5. Overview Feedback: back to basics Feedback to large classes: what are the issues? Technology and feedback: what affordances doestechnology provide? Challenges? Examples of use of technology to providefeedback Podcasting Screencasting Computerised marking (question banks) Clicker Response System (provide feedback tolecturer) Online peer review Twitter@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 6. @t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 7. @t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 8. Feedback is more thanjust commenting on anassessment.@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 9. @t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 10. Feedback can and should happen at times other than after an assignment is completed.@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 11. Strathclydes 12 principles Learning Innovation@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, of good feedbackhttp://www.strath.ac.uk/learnteach/teaching/staff/assessfeedback/12principUnit, Dublin City Universityles/ 12. Feedback is part and parcel ofthe teaching process.Much of what we do when weteach, is to provide feedback.@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 13. What is a large class for you?What are your issues providing feedback tothose classes?What strategies have you already employed? Image Credits: http://symposium.tlt.psu.edu/news/2011/03/symposium_stories_4_from_large_lecture_to_a_world_in_conversation http://www.fnfkorea.org/en/news/lecture-of-kim-young-c-at-hanyang-university 14. Issues Strategies @t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning Innovation Unit, Dublin City University 15. Disadvantages to using Advantages to usingtechnology technology @t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning Innovation Unit, Dublin City University 16. Disadvantages to using Advantages to usingtechnology technology Investment in time for Lecturer perspectivelecturer and student Can be personalisedto use the technology Can be a bit more fun to do! (myDont expect to saveexperience)time (SoundsGood Lecturer can return to it to spotproject) patterns Time for In some cases, lecturers do notrehearsing, scripting, have to repeat themselvespreparing(automated test banks, podcasts)podcasts/screencasts Can do one to many feedback while retaining personalised touch Reliability ofautomated test banks Student perspective Students can return to it again and What if students still againdont use the Appeal to different types of learnersfeedback? For students with difficulty reading, Permanence? Tan, Learning Innovation@t_eloise Dr. EloiseUnit, Dublin City University audio feedback is helpful Feedback overload 17. Computerised marking (question banks) Clicker Response System Podcasting (provide feedback to lecturer)http://www.yesimcakir.com/tag/podcasting/ http://www.intelligentassessment.com/User%2 http://sekolahanmedia.blogspot.com/2011/0 0guide%20-%20the%20authoring%20app.html 1/know-audience-response-system-at-Screencastingone.html Online peer reviewTwitterhttp://www.freenew.net/windows/qqsoft-3-in-1-screencast-12/51880.htm http://edudemic.com/2012/04/100-ways-to-use-http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/twitter-in-education-by-degree-of-difficulty/engineering/staff/learningte @t_eloise Dr. EloiseTan, chnology InnovationLearning Unit, Dublin City University 18. PodcastingDefinition Audio/sound/(video) recorded, made available from a website for playingConsiderations Need time to get acquainted with recording, scripting, etc.Good forMight not begood forTools needed Audacity (Free). External mic.Examples SoundsGood project https://sites.google.com/site/soundsgooduk/ JISC project http://www.slideshare.net/mhawksey/using- audio-feedback-what-why-how IMPALA project http://www.impala.ac.uk/@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 19. Useful resources to get started podcasting Morags slides on using audacity for podcastinghttp://www4.dcu.ie/ovpli/liu/learn-tech/Podcasting%20for%20Learning.pdf Salmon, G. & Edirisingha, P. (Eds.) 2009. Podcasting for learning in universities. New York: Open University PressAvailable as a podcasthttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/how-to-create-podcasts-@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning Innovation Unit, Dublin City Universityfor/id360080466?mt=8 20. Case studies of podcasts Sounds Good project Quicker, betterassessment using audio feedbackhttps://sites.google.com/site/soundsgooduk/Home Dunne, J.: Putting the Student in Charge: AddingValue to the Food Chemistry Laboratory ThroughStudent Generated Experiments,Integration ofTransferable Skills and Peer and AudioFeedback. EDULEARN11: 3rd InternationalConference on Education and New LearningTechnologies, Barcelona, Spain, 4-6 July, 2011.http://bit.ly/KZkaRs@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 21. ScreencastingDefinitionRecording your computer screen, usually with anaudio voiceoverConsiderationsRehearsing is key here. Keep it in a reasonable timeframe. Be clear. Do not confuse students withunnecessary visuals or steps. Some software doesrequire technical aptitude (saving file formats)Good forMight not be goodforTools neededA screencasting program, external mic. Screenr (free).Camtasia (fees, but for DCU we have licenses available)ExamplesFeedback provided by myselfKhan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 22. Useful resources forscreencasting Enda Donlon on using Screenr (free)http://www.teachnet.ie/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?id=413 Free screencasting tools for educationhttp://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/01/comparing-12-free-screencasting-tools/ University of Vermonts resource page onScreencastinghttp://www.uvm.edu/ctl/?Page=resources-teaching/screencasting/index.php@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 23. Examples of screencasting Maths screencasts by Open Universityhttp://www.maths-screencasts.org.uk/ Blog by Maths prof using screencastshttp://explainingmaths.wordpress.com/feedback/ Khan Academyhttp://www.khanacademy.org/@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 24. Computerised marking (question banks)DefinitionThe use of constructed questions and answers(that may provide feedback) delivered online.Time commitment Heavy. Can be reduced with collaboration.Good forMight not be goodforTools / Can be done in VLEs. Moodle Question Bank.software/hardware Blackboard Question Pools.neededExamplesSee videos on next page@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 25. Useful resources How to create quizzes on Moodlehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLvkdFr_ot4&feature=related Getting students to create question banks on VLEhttp://www.iteachwithmoodle.com/2011/03/09/question-creation-get-your-students-to-create-moodle-quizzestests-for-you/ How to create a question pool on Blackboardhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biiuYEeff7g@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 26. Clicker Response System (provide feedback to lecturer)Definition Interactive system that uses hardware to facilitate responses from an audience. Information from hardware can be collected as data.Time commitmentModerate. Also have to carry the equipment to and fro, set up can be consuming.Good forMight not be goodforTools needed Clicker Response System. Contact your IT department to see if they are available.Examples Video from City University London case study http://estsass.co.uk/2011/04/21/a-case-study- classroom-response-systems/@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 27. Vanderbilt University, excellent compilation ofresources on clickershttp://cft.vanderbilt.edu/docs/classroom-response-system-clickers-bibliography/ University of Wisconsin, Best practices for facultyusing clickershttp://www4.uwm.edu/ltc/srs/faculty/best_practices.cfm@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 28. Online peer reviewDefinitionStudents providing feedback to each other via onlinemechanismsTimeCan be heavy. Set up and familiarisation for both studentscommitmentand lecturer. Then in some cases needs to be moderatedthroughout.Good forMight not begood forTools needed Could be as simple as responding to discussion forums. WebPA (open source). Most VLEs have an activity that supports this, Moodle2.2 Workshop, Blackboard Peer Review Tool (?)ExamplesSee next page@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 29. Useful resources Loughborough Universitys comprehensiveresource pack including case studies, set up, anddownloads for WebPAhttp://webpaproject.lboro.ac.uk/ Workshop in Moodle 2 , video tutorialhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb8IykX9ICM@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 30. TwitterDefinition Instant messaging system that allows user to send a message to followers and general public in 140 charactersTime Need to invest time to become proficient before usingcommitment with students. Also time commitment from students is necessary in order for it to work.Good forMight not begood forTools needed A twitter account (free). Can be updated via computer, but a mobile device allows for more instant feedbackExamples http://jamesmichie.com/blog/2010/02/assessment-for- learning-with-twitter/@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 31. Useful resources for Twitter asfeedback Collation of resources on Assessment forLearning on Twitterhttp://www.slideshare.net/MmeNero/learning-about-assessment-for-learning-from-twitter Example with screenshots of teacher usingTwitter for feedbackhttp://jamesmichie.com/blog/2010/02/assessment-for-learning-with-twitter/@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 32. Resources on technology and largeclasses Alan Crosky Slideshow Case study on usingtechnology, very useful resources at END ofshowhttp://unsw.academia.edu/SimonMcIntyre/Papers/635017/Using_online_environments_for_teaching_large_classes_-_Case_study JISC blog posts and slides on studentsperception to audio feedbackhttp://mashe.hawksey.info/2009/05/student-audio-feedback-what-why-and-how/http://www.slideshare.net/mhawksey/using-audio-feedback-what-why-how@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 33. Continued Informal Mobile Podcasting And LearningAdaptationhttp://www.impala.ac.uk/@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University 34. Questions?@t_eloise Dr. Eloise Tan, Learning InnovationUnit, Dublin City University