Yes, i think you're right. Whilst CAA certainly has it's place, we are
expecting students to work in new ways, whichrequire new competencies, and
very often a more self directed approach to learning. We need to devise
assessment strategies which will support their learning effectively.
Janet Macdonald
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>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By the way, I went to the CAA site and it has a slightly out-of-date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
>
>email [log in to unmask]
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: janet Macdonald [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: 18 November 2001 17:43
>To: [log in to unmask]
>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
>[log in to unmask]
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>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
>
>email [log in to unmask]
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: janet Macdonald [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: 18 November 2001 17:43
>To: [log in to unmask]
>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
>[log in to unmask]
>
>Janet Macdonald
>Networked learning and assessment consultancy
>[log in to unmask]
>
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