Hi Chris,
While I agree that there are things about the Centre's website that
are less than perfect, their most recent publication, the Blueprint for
Computer Assisted Assessment, is quite comprehensive and certainly deals
with many, if not all, the issues raised by Janet's email. At the very
least it would provide a good starting point for her investigations.
Certainly, I meant no offence to Janet, but I am all to well aware
how very easy it is to get well into a project (even a project funded from
the same source) and not discover until rather to late that someone else has
already done a load of work that either didn't need to be replicated or that
could make one's life a lot easier.
Regards,
Bruce
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris O'Hagan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 19 November 2001 17:29
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Subject: Re: Assessment for online learning
Bruce
I don't think this is duplication. I am sure Janet is capable of
replying for herself, but my reading of her request covers a whole
gamut of assessment methods/approaches that do not really fall under
the banner of CAA - at least not by what most people think of when
that acronym is mentioned As CAA can only credibly cover a fraction
of assessment requirements online (and currently has authentication
problems outside controlled environments), the other fraction has to
be covered by what we might call adaptations of methods used in more
conventional situations, or the invention of new methods unique to an
e-learning environment.
By the way, I went to the CAA site and it has a slightly out-of-date
feel - old calls for past conferences, no newsletter since Dec 2000,
and no references (that I could see) from 2001.
So I welcome the broadening of the online assessment debate and
information that Janet's email proposes.
Chris O'Hagan
Janet,
Are you not at risk of simply re-doing the work that has already
been done by the CAACentre -- http://caacentre.ac.uk?
Regards,
Bruce
Bruce Douglas Ingraham, ILTM
Teaching Fellow &
Open & Distance Learning Policy Manager
Centre for Lifelong Learning
University of Teesside
Middlesbrough
United Kingdom
tel. 44 (0)1642 384260
fax 44 (0)1642 384201
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-----Original Message-----
From: janet Macdonald [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 18 November 2001 17:43
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Subject: Assessment for online learning
With apologies for cross posting -
We are in the process of developing a resource for lecturers on
assessment for online learning which will be published by the LTSN
(Learning and Teaching Support Network)
early next year.
The aim of the package is to demonstrate practical approaches to
assessment which will foster competent e-learners, encourage the
development of an online learning community and of self directed
approaches
to learning.
The package will include examples of a variety of types of assessment,
including:
- online collaborative assessment
- online peer assessment and iterative assignment development
- feedback and new options in online environments
- electronic portfolios and learning logs
- multimedia and hypertext presentations
We are looking for practical examples of assessment activities,
preferably websites that we can link to which demonstrate the
variety of models that have been developed.
We are happy to provide access to the website for anyone who
contributes. Otherwise, the resources will be available from
LTSN early next year.
Alice Fleming
Teaching and Learning Support Unit
University of Manchester
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Janet Macdonald
Networked learning and assessment consultancy
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