A collective effort requires the confluence of many traits, skills such as leadership, involvement, cooperation, persuasion and patience to say the least. Our collaboration saw convergence of all these attributes which culminated in this Weebly.
The tools utilized for assessment may vary depending on the learning objectives of the course. Choosing the right tool for the various purposes within an online course will reflect on the ingenuity of the instructor, the type of students and the purpose of the course. A quiz on Testmoz provides instant feedback but lacks creativity which, on the other hand, is a key feature of video production in Animoto. Edublogs provides a platform to showcase a student's work whereas through Veyw students can learn together. Quia quizzes provides instant feedback on student progress, allows teachers to create independent practice activities from a variety of activity templates, and is best suited for formative assessment and differentiation rather than gaining in depth knowledge of content.
In the 21st Century, assessment is so much more than a source of information for improvement or mastery. These different tools can do so much more. By integrating a variety of assessment tools, not only will student and teacher have a formative or summative understanding of course content learned, they are also providing evidence of 21st Century skills attainment. The tools in our toolbox allow for the development of creativity, collaboration, communication, and teamwork, as well as build technical competence-all skills that employers are looking for. In the 21st Century, assessment is so much more than a source of information for improvement or mastery. We discovered this first hand as we built our toolbox.
Thanks for taking the time to check it out!
Lisa T., Lisa B., Sunita, Simeon & Amy
The tools utilized for assessment may vary depending on the learning objectives of the course. Choosing the right tool for the various purposes within an online course will reflect on the ingenuity of the instructor, the type of students and the purpose of the course. A quiz on Testmoz provides instant feedback but lacks creativity which, on the other hand, is a key feature of video production in Animoto. Edublogs provides a platform to showcase a student's work whereas through Veyw students can learn together. Quia quizzes provides instant feedback on student progress, allows teachers to create independent practice activities from a variety of activity templates, and is best suited for formative assessment and differentiation rather than gaining in depth knowledge of content.
In the 21st Century, assessment is so much more than a source of information for improvement or mastery. These different tools can do so much more. By integrating a variety of assessment tools, not only will student and teacher have a formative or summative understanding of course content learned, they are also providing evidence of 21st Century skills attainment. The tools in our toolbox allow for the development of creativity, collaboration, communication, and teamwork, as well as build technical competence-all skills that employers are looking for. In the 21st Century, assessment is so much more than a source of information for improvement or mastery. We discovered this first hand as we built our toolbox.
Thanks for taking the time to check it out!
Lisa T., Lisa B., Sunita, Simeon & Amy