#DistEd Chat

Topic: Assessment in elearning

Q1) Summative or formative or both and why?
Q2) How/where do you use rubrics in your courses?
Q3) Tools, links, and resources for online assessment - what is out there?

Transcript March 31, 2010 - Chat #4

chambo_online

3:54 PM

It's nice to know there are songs for us http://ow.ly/1thoP ----> Brilliant! (For anyone who teaches online) #disted #ccstout @kay_lehmann

distedchat

6:18 PM

Less than 45 min. to #disted chat! This week's topic - Assessment! You don't want to miss this! There might be a quiz afterwards! LOL Pls RT

kay_lehmann

6:20 PM

RT @distedchat: Less than 45 min. to #disted chat! This week's topic - Assessment! You don't want to miss this! Pls RT

kay_lehmann

6:54 PM

#disted chat starting soon. Rapid tweeting about to begin. Ignore or join in! Today's topic assessment in #eLearning in #highered

chambo_online

6:55 PM

I am ready for chatting - hope to see everyone! #disted

distedchat

6:59 PM

If you are joining us for #disted chat today please say hello!

chambo_online

7:00 PM

Lisa Chamberlin, freelance online learning, Twitter evangelist, co-lots of things with Kay Lehmann like getting #disted up #disted

distedchat

7:00 PM

It's time to get started - while I post the rules, why don't you share any epiphanies you had to day (life or elearning-related). #disted

kay_lehmann

7:02 PM

Kay Lehmann, Walla Walla, WA also freelance online learning instructor. Epiphany - It's good to be the queen! #disted

distedchat

7:05 PM

F) Humor is appreciated - the wittier, the better! and G) Include #DistEd on tweets when tweeting a resource that #DistEd'ers can use!

distedchat

7:05 PM

E) RT interesting resources and comments so they extend to your own followers and help build community. #disted

distedchat

7:05 PM

C) Use #DistEd hashtag on all posts during the chat and D) RT questions during chat to help late arrivals catch up. #disted

distedchat

7:05 PM

A) Follow @DistEdchat on Twitter and B) RT (retweet) upcoming chats often to help build the community. #disted

distedchat

7:06 PM

Now, it's time for introductions. Who are you? Where r u from? What's your connection to eLearning? Interesting "need-to-knows"? #disted

distedchat

7:06 PM

And finally, H) We all play nice here - netiquette applies. #disted

chambo_online

7:08 PM

Epiphany - we need to find out what else is going on at this time in the Twittersphere... #disted

kay_lehmann

7:09 PM

@chambo_online is right, need to know if our #eLearning friends have another day/time they would like to try for #disted chats

distedchat

7:12 PM

Topic: Assessment in elearning Q3) Tools, links, and resources for online assessment - what is out there? #disted chat

distedchat

7:12 PM

Topic: Assessment in elearning Q2) How/where do you use rubrics in your courses? #disted chat

distedchat

7:12 PM

Topic: Assessment in elearning Q1) Summative or formative or both and why? #disted

distedchat

7:12 PM

#disted chat - Thinking our day/time isn't good, let's try something new. We'll post the questions, add your responses whenever u r avail!

distedchat

7:15 PM

Hope to see some good resources and info in response to the assessment ques. Going asynchronous for now! #disted chat

chambo_online

3:48 PM

#disted chat tonight about assessment. 4 pm PST/7pm EST. Come join! #highered #elearn #ccstout

fredsheahan

7:12 PM

online collaboration, if facilitated well, leads to greater engagement & peer-learning opportunities #disted

fredsheahan

7:14 PM

collaboration w/colleagues is a requirement for better communication (i.e. precursor for innovative workplaces); online env can help #disted

chambo_online

7:15 PM

I know when I have other colleagues to bounce ideas off of and build from, I am always the better producer of XYZ for it. #disted

kay_lehmann

7:16 PM

#disted What about colleagues who don't want to collaborate who want to do their own thing n not share?

fredsheahan

7:16 PM

@chambo_online student's "not pulling weight" is definitely tough issue for instructors who aren't used to the environment #disted

chambo_online

7:17 PM

Don't you think eLearning faculty (the unforced ones) are more open than more traditional? #disted

kay_lehmann

7:17 PM

#disted Am an adjunct at one univ. where our leader helps make sure we converse and collaborate, at other univ. that doesn't happen

kay_lehmann

7:18 PM

#disted A dif. univ. has tried to put tools for collab out there but no one uses them. Is the difference leadership? Is collab top down?

fredsheahan

7:18 PM

A strong leadership initiative def helps to drive workplace sharing. Trust, training & modeling behaviors are crucial #disted

chambo_online

7:19 PM

@kay_lehmann True - at one school I am part of a team, at another, I don't even know the team. #disted

distedchat

7:21 PM

Q2 - What are some strategies and techniques for effectively facilitating collaboration? #disted

kay_lehmann

7:21 PM

RT @fredsheahan A strong leadership initiative def helps drive workplace sharing. Trust, training & modeling behaviors are crucial #disted

fredsheahan

7:21 PM

@chambo_online eLearning faculty, for the most part, are def more open to collaborative learning. Still a lot of need for guidance #disted

chambo_online

7:22 PM

Q2) - Provide opportunity - with guidelines for productivity. #disted

kay_lehmann

7:23 PM

#disted I believe groups for collab or coop lrng need to be formed with personalities in mind In #eLearning they cannot see/hear each other

fredsheahan

7:23 PM

Leadership plays a huge role. Any initiative needs buy-in from stakeholders who can drive incentives, resources, & culture change #disted

kay_lehmann

7:24 PM

#disted Without the vocal and physical cues to help alert one another to conflict, students need the best possible envir for success

chambo_online

7:25 PM

Simple tools - wiki, blog, chat...complicated tools mean tech savvy become power brokers #disted

kay_lehmann

7:26 PM

#disted in eLearning collaboration needs to be well-planned, incl matching group members, giving them the best envir for success

fredsheahan

7:27 PM

Facilitation techniques: always use detailed introductions/create emotional connections - so important to create a personal face #disted

kay_lehmann

7:28 PM

@chambo_online #disted Ah yes... bullying via tech savvyness The savvy shall lead if they get to pick the tools for collab

chambo_online

7:28 PM

@fredsheahan culture change - this is the tough part - too many faculty are resistant - especially in colleges of education (my exp) #disted

fredsheahan

7:29 PM

Also, there's considerable overlap between the techniques of the socMedia gurus and biz branding; similar social engagement norms #disted

chambo_online

7:30 PM

RT @kay_lehmann: The [tech] savvy shall lead if they get to pick the tools for collaboration #disted

kay_lehmann

7:31 PM

@fredsheahan Explain that overlap, I don't know much about biz branding #disted What are the norms?

fredsheahan

7:32 PM

@chambo_online Absolutely true. A lot of times it's like a startup business - focus on few objectives until clients are rdy for more #disted

chambo_online

7:32 PM

Facilitation: Sm groups for collab - with plenty of time to work through communication issues to achieve product #disted

kay_lehmann

7:33 PM

#disted Time for completion but with interim deadlines to keep groups moving forward

kay_lehmann

7:34 PM

#disted Facilitation technique: Rubric for the collaboration and the product. Not just 1 or the other. Must be process and product

fredsheahan

7:35 PM

@kay_lehmann The social media surge in marketing focuses on UX, emotional connections, self-branding. Good #disted shares characteristics.

chambo_online

7:35 PM

@fredsheahan Just dawned on me - you said Harvard - do you help Chris Dede with all his Second Life worlds? #disted

chambo_online

7:37 PM

@fredsheahan UX? Unfamiliar acronym. #disted

fredsheahan

7:37 PM

@chambo_online No, but I've collaborated with HGSE. Chris Dede is a really great & intelligent guy. #disted

chambo_online

7:37 PM

SM marketing techniques are where trainers and online educators should overlap #disted

chambo_online

7:38 PM

@fredsheahan He helped with research for our book - great guy! #disted #chrisdede

fredsheahan

7:38 PM

RT @kay_lehmann: #disted Facilitation: Rubric for the collaboration and the product. Not just 1 or the other. Must be process and product

chambo_online

7:39 PM

RT @fredsheahan-The social media surge in marketing focuses on UX, emotional connections, self-branding. Good #disted shares characteristics

kay_lehmann

7:39 PM

I think the key to all educ, esp #disted is emotional connections. Student/teacher & student/student. Collab shud enhance s/s connections

chambo_online

7:41 PM

RT @kay_lehmann:key to educ-esp #disted is emotional connections. Student/teach & stud/student. Collab shud enhance s/s connections #disted

fredsheahan

7:41 PM

Great point Kay! Focus on learning goals & prior exploration of what a successful outcome looks like is a necessity #disted

kay_lehmann

7:42 PM

RT @fredsheahan Focus on learning goals & prior exploration of what a successful outcome looks like is a necessity #disted

chambo_online

7:43 PM

Students need to feel that the collaborative product will be better than a solo one - scaffold to create the atmosphere. #disted

kay_lehmann

7:43 PM

How do we show a successful outcome of collaboration in #disted? Is it enuf to see the final product created by a prior group?

distedchat

7:44 PM

Q3 - What tools and resources are available for online collaboration - share specifics n links if you have them? #disted

kay_lehmann

7:44 PM

RT @chambo_online: Students need to feel that the collab product will be better than a solo one - scaffold to create the atmosphere. #disted

kay_lehmann

7:46 PM

We use Scribblar, Google Docs, Google Sites right now... Tried others which were clunky or hard to use. Looking for new, ez tools! #disted

polarisdotca

7:46 PM

@fredsheahan Can you explain "prior exploration of what a successful outcome looks like"? You've got 140 char starting.....now! #disted

kay_lehmann

7:47 PM

Also use Wikispaces or wiki built into LMS, depending on the univ. but wikis really need pre-thinking & scaffolding. Ideas? #disted

chambo_online

7:47 PM

RT @fredsheahan UX = User Experience. UX design is a rapidly developing field--> (for those who didn't know the acronym) #disted

chambo_online

7:48 PM

Blogs with comments enabled - RSS to pull it altogether - demonstrate the thinking process during the collaborative activities. #disted

fredsheahan

7:48 PM

Wikispaces is a favorite http://is.gd/aMyRw; free spaces for edu and it can be installed on a local server, if security demands #disted

chambo_online

7:50 PM

Synchronous tools - hinder or help collaboration in online courses? Opinions? #disted

kay_lehmann

7:51 PM

#disted Synchronous tools are great IF the group can coordinate a time that is reasonable. If one is in Dubai, another in Tokyo, yikes!

fredsheahan

7:51 PM

Google is great; I'm definitely looking forward to the Google app 3rd party marketplace #disted

fredsheahan

7:53 PM

@kay_lehmann wiki's absolutely need prior thought and development; A blank page is intimidating for any learner. #disted

kay_lehmann

7:53 PM

Doodle is a good tool for coordinating times if a group wants to use synchronous i.e. Skype, or chat #disted Other scheduling tools?

kay_lehmann

7:54 PM

@fredsheahan Do you use Google Wave? Thoughts on use for #disted?

chambo_online

7:54 PM

I've been Skyping and meeting on Elluminate a lot lately. I like the idea of webinars and app sharing...timezones are an issue. #disted

fredsheahan

7:55 PM

@chambo_online Sync tools have worked well if the scope of the collaboration fits w/ given times. #disted

chambo_online

7:57 PM

RT @kay_lehmann: Gregarian = gregarious barbarian; people who like to hear/see themselves WAY too much! -->Ha! lol #disted

fredsheahan

7:58 PM

@kay_lehmann Google Wave: I've explored in it, but we haven't had live faculty takers. #disted

distedchat

7:58 PM

Wrap up - reintroduce yourself and add any other thoughts o' the day you might have! #disted

kay_lehmann

7:59 PM

#disted Kay Lehmann, Walla Walla, WA. Have enjoyed great chat with @fredsheahan and @chambo_online! Hope more will join us next week!

fredsheahan

8:00 PM

Reintroduction: Fred Sheahan, Cambridge, MA - thanks for a great chat everyone, I'll definitely follow-up on these thoughts. #disted

chambo_online

8:00 PM

Lisa Chamberlin - online facilitator, elearning-everything, wondering where everyone is *scratching head perplexed* #disted

kay_lehmann

8:01 PM

#disted topic for next week is social media in higher ed Pass it on! 3/24 4P/7E Looking forward to it!

fredsheahan

8:01 PM

@polarisdotca I promise to follow-up - my wife's waiting for me to head out the door right now :-) #disted

distedchat

8:02 PM

Thanks everybody - spread the word! Next Wednesday - topic...Social Media in Higher Ed. ?'s are on the blog http://ow.ly/1nBsP #disted

fredsheahan

8:02 PM

Great meeting you Lisa, I'm looking forward to more #disted chats!

kay_lehmann

8:03 PM

RT @fredsheahan wiki's need prior thought and development; A blank page is intimidating for any learner. #disted

chambo_online

8:03 PM

@fredsheahan Good to meet you too - better get out the door with the wife! #disted

LauraMattis

8:15 PM

Sorry I missed #SMChat & #disted chat today, calendar is marked for next week. Looking fwd to reading the transcripts & making new friends.

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