2. Formative Assessment of Learning (Pilot@Aveiro) Tutors: Nilza Costa & Marta Abelha & Lúcia Pombo Technical Support: Helder Caixinha & Susana Caixinha Varna Meeting | 23 June 2008

3. I’m so tired.... But let’s start with this presentation!

4. Pilot overview Started  13 th March 2008 – 1 st session (face to face) Project & Pilot framework Pilot introduction Using Moodle and other technical issues Teachers group set up Ended  16 th June 2008 3 Tutors & 2 Technical assistants Enrolled teachers: 22 Finished the pilot: 18 Accreditated course at a national level (2 units)

5. http://wsl2.cemed.ua.pt/eustdweb/index_out.asp

6. Teaching experience (in years)

7. Area of Teaching

8. Teachers - Level of Experience

10. Professional development needs in assessment

11. Self evaluation of training needs

12. Tutors tasks Build a pilot journal (for Tutors eyes only) In a weekly basis – Portuguese task translation and related deadlines Individual & Group tasks Individual Portfolio component Give feedback to teachers interactions Monitor group activities and interactions Assure prior deadline task submission by all groups Assure portfolio submission at the end of Pilot

13. Technical assistants tasks Technical helpdesk with – Moodle & Pilot tools and contents Reported technical problems – Virus warning in a Word document In fact it was a problem with some anti-virus programs!!! – Opening PowerPoint session files In some Operating Systems/Browsers combo – Opening some linked files in PowerPoint Detected solely in one session files – Portfolio submission issues An step-by-step guide was produced

14. Pilot Resources – Number of Visits

15. Pilot Forums– Number of Visits

16. Generic Pilote Forum – post topics

17. Total number of written posts per forum - by groups

18. Total number of written posts per forum - by tutor

19. http://wsl2.cemed.ua.pt/eustdweb/

20. Tasks & Resources

21. Tasks Pros & Cons

22. Contributed for the development of…

23. Tutor on-going reflections and actions Due to some work overload... – Reduction in the number of sessions and proposed tasks Session 6  Reflection week Session 7  Not used in pilot Session 8  Not used in pilot Session 9  Some tasks not used in pilot – Some individual tasks were transformed in group tasks Group leader seems to have an important Role in the group dynamics  tutors should pay attention to this issue The importance of feedback at different levels – Content related – Personal issues – Reinforcing team building within groups

24. Tutor on-going reflections and actions As some key concepts issues arouse – Some further explanation was needed  Elaboration of additional contents that complement the ones given Lack of more examples from a “science” perspective On-going reflection… – further developments as we’ll gather and analyze more data from Moodle Logs, Moodle interactions, questionnaires results,

25. Varna Meeting June 2008