An Online Course on the Evaluation of Information Technology 11/16/2018 Evaluation of IT An Online Course on the Evaluation of Information Technology
Fall 98 Support Instructors Tech support Academic Outreach 11/16/2018 Fall 98 Support Instructors Tech support Academic Outreach CTERbase development Other CTER instructors HRE online
11/16/2018 General Structure Focus on evaluation applied to information technologies Project-based Collaborative teams Simulated school Seven two-week sections
Major Activities A. Readings B. Case studies of simulated school 11/16/2018 Major Activities A. Readings B. Case studies of simulated school C. Individual formative evaluation projects
A. Readings Books Guest lectures Preview on course web site 11/16/2018 A. Readings Books Guest lectures Powerpoint + audio Audio from telephone interviews Video Preview on course web site
Discussions Webboard conferences CTERbase submission of summaries 11/16/2018 Discussions Webboard conferences CTERbase submission of summaries
B. Team Projects Wildwood Junior High School NEF 11/16/2018 B. Team Projects Wildwood Junior High School Participants Larger context NEF Dynamic web site--grows in response to team inquiries Role players
Team Discussions Archived email Webboard conferences Webboard chats 11/16/2018 Team Discussions Archived email Webboard conferences Webboard chats Audio bridge Face-to-face CTERbase submission of summaries
C. Individual Projects Formative evaluations 11/16/2018 C. Individual Projects Formative evaluations CTERbase submissions at three stages Email Presentation at the Evaluation Symposium
11/16/2018 Office Hours Realtime Player + Webboard chat Email Phone
Course Evaluation Case studies Mid-course evaluation (online) 11/16/2018 Course Evaluation Case studies Mid-course evaluation (online) Final ICES (online) Student evaluation of technologies used in the course Message traffic--30+/day
Outcomes Connect theory and practice 11/16/2018 Outcomes Connect theory and practice Application to current work and settings--”the evaluation monster” Understand complexities of evaluation Demanding for students and instructors Evaluation site