Moving from face to face course to online course can interrupt your student assessment plans. Use the Virtual campus to ensure a smooth process for submitting student assignments, implementing quizzes and providing feedback.
There are many possibilities for alternate students assessment online such as presentations, student-created videos, and online discussions.
Set up a Brightspace assignment for students to submit their works. Students can submit links to their online presentations, attach files, and also view any provided feedback through this tool.
Use Brightspace gradebook to organize, record and communicate grades to students. The Gradebook can also be used to calculate the final grades.
Provide feedback to students individually through the Assignment tool, gradebook, or email. You can also use the discussion board to provide feedback to the entire class.
The Virtual Campus can be used to implement quizzes online including multiple questions, fill in the blank, written responses and more.
Academic integrity is a commitment to, and the demonstration of, honest and responsible scholarship. Support student learning in an online environment while educating them about maintaining academic integrity though utilizing D2L tools.
A case study presents students with a real-life or hypothetical scenario which is specific to the discipline and potentially what students might face in their careers. Case studies can be multidisciplinary and provide opportunities for students to apply concepts, research and evaluate other sources of information, work in groups, and present their ideas. Cases can be simple and short to long and complex.
A quality case study has the following characteristics:
A podcast is an audio narrative that uses audio recording to capture student self-expression and analytical skills in creative ways. A podcast is not a recording of a student reading a traditional paper. This assignment can be done individually (a voice memo) or collaboratively (conducting interviews).
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A critical reflection paper combines critical and reflective thinking skills to articulate transformative learning that is supported by course learning materials and lived experiences. A critical reflection is not a summary of a reading but rather an opportunity for students to internalize and evaluate significant shifts in perspective that require openness and curiosity.
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Concept map is a visual organization and representation of how different concepts or ideas are intertwined and connected. It is a visual teaching tool to organize and structure knowledge to deepen understanding and comprehension. Concept maps can also be used to assess students’ knowledge and comprehension of abstract and complex concepts.
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An infographic is a visual representation of information, including charts, diagrams, pictures and icons that are used with text and color to convey that information in a way that makes it easy for viewers to understand. When students create infographics, it requires them to analyze information, select the most salient content, and decide how to convey it to others. The infographic can be submitted alone or along with a short written paper in which the student outlines their decision-making process.
Finished assignments can be posted to a discussion board or used in an online student presentation.
Examples of student-created infographics: https://ederprojects.weebly.com/infographics.html
An annotated bibliography assignment requires students to summarize the most salient literature on a course topic, making it a good choice for learning one topic in depth. Students develop skills in locating relevant literature, analyzing the quality of articles, understanding the arguments being made, and summarizing them in a brief description.
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Critiquing a current news article can be a meaningful learning experience as news articles are relevant and provide opportunity for critical analysis. Students will need to either critique a selected news article, or find one based on specific criteria to critique. This type of assignment can be used to assess students’ ability to identify credible news sources, research and provide other sources of supporting or contradicting information, express and justify their positions, and clearly communicate their ideas.
Guiding questions are developed by the instructor to help students focus on their learning from an assignment. This technique actively engages students as they read, watch, and/or listen towards an identified goal (what you want them to know).
McCall, B. (2016). Notes on McKeachie’s Teaching Tips. https://cspeirce.wordpress.com/2016/06/01/notes-on-mckeachies-teaching-tips/
McKeachie, W. & Svinicki, M. (2013). McKeachie’s Teaching Tips (14th Ed.). Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
Student lack of knowledge about academic integrity
Lack of opportunity for the instructor to form in-class relationships with students
Get to know students written work through the discussion board and other frequent small stakes assessments.
Student anxiety about technology
Provide opportunities for students to learn the technology to reduce their anxiety before a test or project is due, such as a practice quiz that has no grades association.
Time management for students
Time management for students in online courses is challenging. Communicate expectations early, set due dates and provide opportunities for feedback.
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Nature of assessments
Virtual Campus (powered by Brightspace) quizzes has a few options to help mitigate academic misconduct including the ability to randomize the questions each student receives, randomize the answer order for each question, set a time limit for quiz completion, and display 1 question at a time with no backtracking.
To learn more about Brightsoace Quizzes online, visit Best Practices: The Quiz Tool or see those videos
Tips for online quizzes:
In your Brightspace course, under the main menu bar, you will find Class Progress. Class Progress is a feature that shows you student activity in your course such as content viewed, discussion posts, assignment submission and Virtual Campus login history.
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