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How’d Your Class Go? Using Blogs, Wikis, and other Web 2.0 Tools for Assessment Sonja V. Heeter, Ph.D. Clarion University RECAP May 15, 2008

Why Assess? ,[object Object],As teachers, we are familiar with assessments that tell us how well our students are doing. We gather this information from assignments and tests. But what about our own teaching? Of what value is assessment to our own teaching?

Assessment types ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Formative assessment occurs during learning so that instruction can be modified and adapted to better promote learning of the stated goals and objectives. Summative assessment is generally that assessment that is performed at the end of an instructional unit to determine if learning goals and objectives have been met. Confirmative assessment is that which occurs at a future time after instruction has been completed to determine the effectiveness of instruction over time.

What judgments? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Is it necessary? Avoid assessing for assessment’s sake! Avoid over-burdening students and yourself with unnecessary assessments.

Formative Assessments ,[object Object]

Characteristics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Clear Purpose ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Issues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Evidence ,[object Object],Scores Test data Opinion Written responses Reflections Performance

Data Gathering ,[object Object],Tests Surveys Observations Checklists Exhibitions Self-assessments Polling Journaling

Analysis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Feedback ,[object Object],[object Object],They need to know where they stand and what they can do to “close the gap”. Be specific.

Samples Let’s look at a few practical examples that stem from low level technologies. Later we’ll look at how to apply these in a digital environment and note some advantages.

3-2-1 3 things you learned. 2 things you are still wondering. 1 wish for next class. This is one of my favorite strategies. You can make each prompt as specific or as general as your purpose demands. Essentially you are checking for comprehension and asking for student input about how the class might be improved.

Minute Paper ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Muddy Waters ,[object Object],[object Object]

WDWWWWHW ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],In response to a specific topic, ask students to answer these questions. You may want to try it out before using it with your students.

Knowledge Probe ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Exit Ticket ,[object Object],[object Object],You might also use stickie notes and create a histogram as students exit the class. This works well for creating consensus and providing a quick visual display of the responses.

Learning Log ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],This can be a daily or weekly journal with relatively open-ended ideas. You may want to set some criteria for acceptable entries such as length and quality of responses.

Survey ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Quiz ,[object Object],The key here is to make the quiz low stakes and as short as possible while providing enough motivation that students will respond thoughtfully.

Course Management Tools ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],These are some typical tools embedded in course management systems that work well for creating and deploying assessments.

Blogging ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Blogs can be public or private depending on the purpose. If the blog is considered a learning log or daily journal, it may be better to make it private so that only the blogger and the instructor have access. If you want to create community learning, then the blog would be public. At any rate, this permits students to respond in their own time and gives them time to construct thoughtful responses.

Using Blogs for Assessment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],These types of formative assessments lend themselves to the blogging format.

Blog Tools ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

BlogEasy http://www.blogeasy.com/ Free Web Hosting and Free Blog BlogEasy offers free blog hosting, which is a free web page publishing and syndication service that allows users to quickly share information, such as news, reviews, blogs, journals, weblogs, diaries, and photos.

Blogger http://www.blogger.com/

Livejournal http://www.livejournal.com/

21classes http://www.21classses.com/

Bb Blog Reprinted with permission from S.v. Heeter’s 2008 Spring-ED 617.W1 course site Here’s an example of an assessment I conducted this spring in an attempt to gauge the class’s reaction to what I thought was a radical position. So I was testing an assumption with this prompt as well as using a reading response assessment.

Bb Blog Response Reprinted with permission from S.v. Heeter’s 2008 Spring-ED 617.W1 course site

Peer Response Reprinted with permission from S.v. Heeter’s 2008 Spring-ED 617.W1 course site

Other Bb Blog Options ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The View History option permits the instructor or the author to see how pages looked in prior edits. The Export site feature permits students to download a static copy of the blog at the end of the course or activity. Blog options allow various levels of privacy and access to the postings and comments.

History Reprinted with permission from S.v. Heeter’s 2008 Spring-ED 617.W1 course site This is an example of a single contributor to a posting. If this was a group task you would be able to see the contributions made by each student in the group. There is a time and date stamp on the posting as well as the edits. Clicking on the View Diff button shows the condition of the page once the user clicked on save. Each time the save button is used a new version of the page is saved.

What are Wikis? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],A wiki is a website that includes the collaboration of work from many different authors. A wiki web site allows anyone to edit, delete, or modify the content on the web. (The first wiki creator named the site after a chain of buses in Hawaii; Wiki means "quick" in Hawaiian.) (http://tig.lsc.gov/techglossary.php) A wiki is quick and easy to use. This tool removes the need for any high-end technical ability to design pages and removes the burden of uploading pages to a web server. Basically, it is a point-and-click process so that nearly everyone can have success designing a web site.

Wikis for Assessment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Wikis are not something that are constructed in a hurry but they do offer an insight into learning over time. They also are very useful for group work whether assigned or unassigned by the instructor. My students will often ask to have access to a wiki space for communicating with group members and for developing concepts and content for group projects. The Presentations link is an example of a collection of individual essays posted at a group website.

Free Wiki Tools ,[object Object],[object Object],These are particularly teacher-student friendly. The offer secure, private access.

wikispaces Quick….easy…secure http://www.wikispaces.com

Surveys for Assessment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Choose this tool depending on the type of tool you have access to and the visibility you want the responses to have. You’ll notice that some of these assessments were listed with other tools, too.

Free Survey Tools ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Zoomerang http://www.zoomerang.com

Survey monkey http://www.surveymonkey.com

polldaddy http://www.polldaddy.com

Bb Survey ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Here’s how to create a survey in Blackboard.

View Survey results Reprinted with permission from S.v. Heeter’s 2008 Spring-ED 617.W1 course site To view the survey results, go to the Gradebook and click on the item’s name in the gradebook view. This example shows the FewMin item. Click on Assessment Attempt Details.

Many more examples.. ,[object Object],[object Object]

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