@ilearninguk, excellent points! I agree with you *with emphasis*

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In fact, the technology and protocols for continuous assessment of learners already exists. e-portfolios are an excellent way of organizing continuous assessment . The practice of using them is also well researched and the technologies are improving all the…[Read more]

@Julie,

I think a strategy refers to an overall plan of action. Oxford dictionary defines strategy as, “<span class=”definition”>A plan of action or policy designed to achieve a long term or overall aim”.</span>

I think  the concept strategy can operate on a variety of levels in education. Teachers may have instructional strategies or plans of…[Read more]

Also interested Mark!

“To play devils advocate, how would this be achieved in a vocation that is subjective rather than objective, eg. Art?”

@gary: A good question!  I don’t really feel qualified to talk about the artistic process but for artists, I am sure that there must be some types of  general skills  and tasks that help to define their practice. Identifying th…[Read more]

@Andy Wilson:  Thank you for replying, I appreciate the conversation!  I would say though, that authentic assessments do not have to be the same tasks or at the same skill levels as real work practitioners. Authentic assessment , as I meant it, referred to the processes and products of  a particular practice or discipline.

As a quick ex…[Read more]

Hi Malmaley,

I agree with you that learning is both individual and social. And I do agree that variety in the learning environment is important for engagement; monotonous note-taking would dull anyone’s mind.

However, assessment doesn’t have to be only ‘individual and directed”. I agree that there needs to be the certification of individual…[Read more]

Hi Jennifer,
I too have observed that when some students are confronted with the “wide open spaces” of self-directed learning, they can become overwhelmed and have difficulty in figuring out how to proceed.
This may be because, as you suggest, that students are used to learning  as being comprised of very structured activities in which their role…[Read more]

Pinterest? Damn – now another new thing to check out…..”

@ Graham, Yes, it can seem like an uphill struggle to keep up with all the new social media tools available and coming on the market. A shortage of time and energy generally dictates  that choices have to be made. I am very interested in the ways in which learning professionals make ch…[Read more]