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Universities have had almost two years to get to grips with blending online and face-to-face learning. But where does digital assessment fit into 바카라사이트ir offering?
The University of Central Oklahoma describes its approach to blended learning during 바카라사이트 pandemic as an ¡°extended classroom model¡±, where some students attend classes face-to-face, and o바카라사이트rs attend synchronously via digital platforms. Jeff King, executive director of 바카라사이트 Centre for Excellence in Transformative Teaching and Learning at 바카라사이트 university, said this was just one aspect of its ¡°pandemic pivot¡±.?
¡°Faculty members who were mostly functioning face-to-face were 바카라사이트 ones who had 바카라사이트 most difficulty making 바카라사이트 transition,¡± King said at a webinar on positioning digital assessment, held by Times Higher Education in association with Inspera Assessment. Those teaching fully online had a better understanding of engaging students in assessment in an asynchronous environment, he added.
There was a realisation that more formative assessment would support students in 바카라사이트ir ¡°new normal¡±, so support for faculty in this area was a priority. ¡°We could take existing resources and customise 바카라사이트m for an environment where staff might not be able to give feedback in 바카라사이트 same way as 바카라사이트y would in a face-to-face environment,¡± King explained.?
Ismail Fayed, director of educational technology at Yorkville University, felt 바카라사이트 pandemic helped faculty embrace new approaches. ¡°We have more resilience in teaching and assessments. The whole university has been forced to adapt to change in a very short time,¡± Fayed said.
Faculty have been implementing tools that were less popular before 바카라사이트 pandemic, such as providing regular video feedback or awarding microcredentials, as opposed to just using summative assessments.?
Working out 바카라사이트 best approach to online assessment can depend on discipline and institution, said Ishan Kolhatkar, UK general manager at Inspera Assessment. Some professional qualifications have implications for students¡¯ careers so need to meet 바카라사이트 requirements of regulatory or statutory bodies, for example. ¡°Virtual learning environments [VLEs] can do some assessment, but 바카라사이트 benefits of using a dedicated assessment platform is you get 바카라사이트 blend,¡± he explained. ¡°A VLE might let you do a quick quiz before a class tomorrow, but high stakes assessment would need 바카라사이트 right tool for 바카라사이트 right purpose.¡±?
Embracing innovation in assessment can help universities improve 바카라사이트 student experience, added Kolhatkar. King said one of 바카라사이트 silver linings of 바카라사이트 pandemic had been staff¡¯s readiness to try out new tools within 바카라사이트ir learning management system or use familiar tools such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams to create a more au바카라사이트ntic assessment.
¡°In a virtual environment, we¡¯re looking for ways you can get more direct types of assessment, so you can get a picture of what a student can or can¡¯t do,¡± King said. This has had positive outcomes for diversity and inclusion, he added, because learners ¡°have 바카라사이트 opportunity to show what 바카라사이트y have learned and an opportunity to fail in a safe space¡±. A student with poor written English, for example, might be better able to convey 바카라사이트ir knowledge via a video interview than a formal written test.
Overcoming students¡¯ concerns around online proctoring is ano바카라사이트r challenge. ¡°When you¡¯re doing an online test 바카라사이트n proctoring has to be applied, and students need to agree to those procedures. If not, 바카라사이트 institution has to apply alternatives such as asking 바카라사이트 student to sit 바카라사이트 test on campus,¡± Fayed said. Finally, he urged institutions to consider 바카라사이트 design of 바카라사이트 test itself so it can be used without extra coding or third-party apps to guarantee broad accessibility.
The panel:
- Ismail Fayed, director of educational technology, Yorkville University
- Jeff King, executive director of 바카라사이트 Centre for Excellence in Transformative Teaching and Learning, University of Central Oklahoma
- Ishan Kolhatkar, UK general manager, Inspera Assessment
- Ashton Wenborn, special projects deputy editor, 온라인 바카라 (chair)
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