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This is an archive of the 2013 version of ocTEL.

The use of Rubrics in Assessment

Posted on by SueFolley Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

One of the ways we have found in improving student assessment choice, increasing transparency in the assessment process and encouraging students to engage with their feedback was to use rubrics in the assessment process. I know rubrics are contested by some, and are not right for every discipline and in every context, but we had […]

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Approaches to assessment

Posted on by Stephen Brown Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Just thinking about the four perspectives on assessment described in Effective Assessment in a Digital Age (www.jisc.ac.uk/digiassess): associative, constructivist, social constructivist and situative. The course Im teaching is an MA in Photographic History  http://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate-courses/photographic-history-practice/photographic-history-and-practice-ma-pgdip.aspx and I teach a module on … Continue reading →

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Approaches to assessment

Posted on by Stephen Brown Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Just thinking about the four perspectives on assessment described in Effective Assessment in a Digital Age (www.jisc.ac.uk/digiassess): associative, constructivist, social constructivist and situative. The course Im teaching is an MA in Photographic History  http://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate-courses/photographic-history-practice/photographic-history-and-practice-ma-pgdip.aspx and I teach a module on … Continue reading →

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[OCTEL] Daily newsletter

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May 21, 2013
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ocTEL Week 6 Webinar

May 20, 2013

Join our weekly webinar at 10.00 on Wednesday 22 May, via Blackboard Collaborate 11.

You can access the Week 6 webinar via this link.

This week’s webinar

PLEASE NOTE this week’s webinar is at 10:00am rather than the usual 12.30pm.

Start with the end in Mind: Gilly Salmon tells stories about assessment and feedback from the perspective of e-tivities (online activities). She’ll cover the new e-tivities framework (‘invitation’) and the latest news of ‘Carpe Diem’ learning design workshops.

About the presenter

Gilly is Pro Vice-Chancellor, Learning Transformations at Swinburne University of Technology. She is internationally renowned for her significant contributions to online education, including research, innovation, program design, teaching methods and the use of new technologies. Recent publications
include Podcasting for Learning in Universities and Learning in Groups.

We will make the recording of this session available via the Course Materials page.

Webinar help and FAQ’s

For help prior to the webinar and some frequently asked questions please visit our help page.

If you have any questions contact octel-tech@alt.ac.uk.
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Associative perspective on Assessment & Feedback in Mathematics

May 20, 2013 | Sue’s ocTEL

In my past as a Maths teacher/ lecturer my perspective of assessment was largely associative. (see image below) Learners practice skills in order to acquire the knowledge and skills and later the understanding necessary to progress. The learners are assessed on their ability to perform the skills and apply the Read more »

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Associative perspective on Assessment & Feedback in Mathematics

Posted on by Sue Barnes Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

In my past as a Maths teacher/ lecturer my perspective of assessment was largely associative. (see image below) Learners practice skills in order to acquire the knowledge and skills and later the understanding necessary to progress. The learners are assessed on their ability to perform the skills and apply the knowledge and understanding. Feedback is […]

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Associative perspective on Assessment & Feedback in Mathematics

Posted on by Sue Barnes Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

In my past as a Maths teacher/ lecturer my perspective of assessment was largely associative. (see image below) Learners practice skills in order to acquire the knowledge and skills and later the understanding necessary to progress. The learners are assessed on their ability to perform the skills and apply the knowledge and understanding. Feedback is […]

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Welcome to Assessment & Feedback, ocTEL week 6

Posted on by Creanor, Linda Posted in Course Reader, JISCMail, Lists

Hello everyone,As lead tutor for this week, I’d like to welcome you to WEEK 6 of ocTEL. We’re now at the half-way point of this 10 week MOOC and it’s great to see many of you still actively engaged with the course.I’m from Glasgow Caledonian University…

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By a huge co-incidence I happened to write a blog post about assessment last week.  It links to some …

Posted on by Joseph Gliddon Posted in Course Reader, Google+, Social networks
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By a huge co-incidence I happened to write a blog post about assessment last week.  It links to some nice research on using feedback effectively with tests. #octel
One of my pet hates is the boring shiny store bought compliance e-learning, you know the kind – A page with a picture and 2 chunks of text and a next button, every few pages a handful of multiple c…
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kiwibelma: Finding resources, making resources? – I don't have time! #octel | @scoopit http://t.co/ZAjEjB6xeN

Posted on by KiwiBelma Posted in Social networks, Twitter (Q&A)

Finding resources, making resources? – I don’t have time! #octel | @scoopit http://t.co/ZAjEjB6xeN

— Belma (@KiwiBelma) May 20, 2013

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Finding resources, making resources? – I don't have time! #octel

Posted on by KiwiBelma Posted in Bookmarks, Course Reader, Scoopit
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See on Scoop.it – Calling All LecturersYour standard academic is overworked and time poor, they would like to provide high quality additional resources to help their students study but if finding t…

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