Nov 08 2007
Criteria for Evaluating Learning
End of semester is drawing near. The pressure is on to complete assignments. Where has all the fun gone!! Now I have to focus on my final assignment! No more flicking from one web page to another trying to take in as much information as I can.
My focus for my final assignment is on developing an evaluation criteria which can be used to assess the effective of an online course. Where do I begin?? In the recent experience of doing a short online course I have come to realise there are a many issues that need to be considered. It is a little overwhelming trying to think where I should start. I then realised that a good starting point was to look at what I expected to gain from the course and move on from that point. I have started of with a short list of issues that I think are important in assessing the value of an online course. They are:
- course design, structure and resources
- technical support
- technical skills
- resources
- Language
- interactivity and feedback.
I think this is a pretty good starting point. Lets see how it develops.
2 responses so far
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I know it’s an American-centric resource, but NACOL’s National Standards might be a source of inspiration for you. I think what you have is a good starting point and overlaps quite a bit with these standards.
Feedback probably sort of covers this, but you might think about assessment methods more broadly too.
Good luck finishing your final assignment!
thanks for the suggested resource,I appreciate your assistance and the suggestion of looking at assessment methods. I am at the stage where I have a hundred thoughts buzzing around, and I need to get them into some logical sequence. It is going to be a long day today.