Assessments in Online Learning Teaching and Learning

Online Learning Online education is a teaching and learning approach that utilizes internet technologies to communicate and collaborate in an educational context (Blackboard 2000). Online education is a teaching and learning approach that utilizes internet technologies to communicate and collaborate in an educational context (Blackboard 2000).

Pedagogical Advantages Improving and enhancing communication Improving and enhancing communication Encourages student centered teaching approaches Encourages student centered teaching approaches Collaborative Collaborative Less intimidating Less intimidating Open accessibility to course materials Open accessibility to course materials Provides “just in time” methods for assessment Provides “just in time” methods for assessment Reduces and enhances faculty workload Reduces and enhances faculty workload (Blackboard, 2000) (Blackboard, 2000) (Lee and Allen, 2006) (Lee and Allen, 2006)

Application for Assessment Moodle & Live text Moodle & Live text course management system to help educators create effective online learning communities (Blackboard, 2000). course management system to help educators create effective online learning communities (Blackboard, 2000). Foundations of U.S. Education Foundations of U.S. Education Edublogs Edublogs an authentic assessment system an authentic assessment system Student Teaching Abroad Student Teaching Abroad

Benefits Student centered Student centered Relevant Relevant Objective Objective Leads to direction and change for the learner Leads to direction and change for the learner Provides information for the student as it relates to progress and future behavior Provides information for the student as it relates to progress and future behavior Lee and Allen (2006) Lee and Allen (2006)

Joys and Opportunities Joys Joys Enhance organizational abilities with my assessment methods Enhance organizational abilities with my assessment methods Immediate feedback to students Immediate feedback to students Feedback to the student as it relates to progress and future behavior Feedback to the student as it relates to progress and future behavior Empowered students to be responsive to academic status in the course, more participation Empowered students to be responsive to academic status in the course, more participation Students showing initiative to meet with Professor regarding current performance Students showing initiative to meet with Professor regarding current performance Development Opportunities Development Opportunities Learning how to use moodle Learning how to use moodle one on one session beyond whole group workshop one on one session beyond whole group workshop Minimal technology glitches Minimal technology glitches Balancing time to respond to students regarding immediate feedback Balancing time to respond to students regarding immediate feedback

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