Dear Norman,

Thanks for this reply.

We have some experience of assessing students work based on a product and a reflective learning journal.  In general, the VLE we use (WebCT 3.8CE) appears to promote reflective personal and professional development when linking process and product in such a socio-constructivist context.

There are some interesting resources which colleagues might find useful:

1) MULTIMEDIA & LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS http://projects.edte.utwente.nl/pi/Papers/Papers.html

2) CONSTRUCTIVISM VERSUS OBJECTIVISM: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERACTION, COURSE DESIGN, AND EVALUATION IN DISTANCE EDUCATION http://ceti.macam.ac.il/Courses/ma2/Constructivism-Versus-Objectivism2000.htm

3) Vrasidas, C. (2002). A systematic approach for designing hypermedia environments for teaching and learning. International Journal of Instructional Media 29(1). http://www.cait.org/vrasidas/hypermedia.pdf

4) Vrasidas, C. (2000). Constructivism versus objectivism: Implications for interaction, course design, and evaluation in distance education. International Journal of Educational Telecommunications, 6(4), 339-362.  http://www.cait.org/vrasidas/continuum.pdf

For me, an interesting issue is whether our approach to evaluation should reflect a shift towards the Constructivist end of the continuum and if so, how?

John

John Konrad
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 -----Original Message-----
From:   Norman Borrett [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   02 June 2003 10:33
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Subject:        Re: evaluation ofonline learning

John - very helpful comments (and links). I am using a socio-constructivist
approach (Pate's 'Blended Contructivism') to e-learning for a Supervision
module on a Post. Grad Certificate (due to start in September). The learning
is based upon student interaction and support, and interaction with 'real
world' events (ie the practice of supervision). We are using a Learning
Portfolio to integrate ideas, thoughts and progress. The Portfolio will also
be used for assessment. Do you have any experiences in using portfolios in
this way?
Regards
Norman Borrett

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> From:         John Konrad[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     Evaluation of online learning
> Sent:         29 May 2003 15:17
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> It's interesting to consider what would count as "e-learning criteria".
> In a conventional learning environment, we would consider such parameters
> as product and process learning outcomes.
>
> In an e-learning environment a key issue, for me, is the importance of
> achieving an operationally viable balance between a traditional
> behaviourist approach and socio-constructivist approaches.  See
> http://tecfa.unige.ch/proj/seed/catalog/docs/goteburg03-talk.pdf  and
> http://www.coe.uga.edu/ctl/theory/blended.pdf
>
> When adults learn, they generally operate in a familiar learning
> environment that they have been socialised into since they entered the
> formal learning/schooling system.  Online learning is generally unfamiliar
> territory or even terra incognito!
>
> If this is the case, where does this leave our approaches to assessment?
> For example: Have the learners learned what they are required to (by
> whom)? How have the learners benefited from their experiences?  What new
> communities of practice have they joined? How far have learners move from
> "Legitimate Peripheral Participation" to "Full Participation"[Lave J and
> Wenger E (1991) Situated Learning, 34-37]?
>
> These questions seems to me to be more important than the immediate issues
> of whether learners are comfortable and confident in an online
> environment.
>
> John
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> Ramachandran, Muthu [IES]
> Sent: 28 May 2003 11:29
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> Fatima,
> It is a good start. To conduct an evaluation we need to identify a
> framework of e-learning criteria so hat we can then map on to them against
> existing classification of tools.
>
> Cheers
> Muthu
>
>
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> From: Baigar, Fatima [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 28 May 2003 11:33
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> Dear All,
> I am writing a document on evaluation of e-learning, I am sending you a
> draft of this document, if you have any comments, suggestions, it would be
> grateful.
> Thanks very much.
> Best wishes.
> Fatima.
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