This module presents strategies how to engage students and assess online courses, helping educators critically reflect on evaluation processes in a diverse learning environment.
Aim & Learning Outcomes
Key concepts, background information, relevant theories
Exercises, self-reflection & practical resources to promote inclusive e-learning
Advice, ideas and proposals on relevant issues
References and further reading
A module exploring strategies how to engage students and assess online courses, helping educators critically reflect on evaluation processes in a diverse learning environment
After the completion of this module, learners (VET teachers/trainers/educators and also VET providers/Staff, as well as other key actors of educational sector) will be able to:
This modules demonstrates the benefits of three different units:
Teaching inclusively means embracing student diversity in all forms – race, ethnicity, gender, disability, socioeconomic background, ideology, and personality traits like introversion. It means designing and teaching courses in ways that foster talent in all students, but especially those who come from groups traditionally excluded in education.
Assessments may differ from the traditional classroom to the e-classroom. Keeping students engaged during an online course content is more challenging than keeping them engaged in the traditional classroom. Apart from including data related to their understanding of the course content you could also collect data to assess students engagement and participation (Lang,2021):
2. The Qualitative Data will mostly assess students’ engagement and active learning. Applying the three dimensions of a person’s attitude into the assessment you should look for the following data (Foster,2022) :
By including evaluation criteria (such as a rubric) at the start of an assignment or assessment, instructors may encourage students to analyze and edit their own work before turning it in for marking. This is a fantastic technique to assist learners in assessing their work critically and making improvements to it in order to progress their learning and performance. Instead of focusing on the obvious, evaluation criteria should evaluate the most crucial, significant components of students’ work (Major,2020).
Encourage students to look beyond description to unearth a tale of a situation or application from their own points of view in order to engage them in reflection that leads to reflexivity (marked by an outcome or change in behavior). Tasks and interpersonal interactions cause reflexivity (Kahn, Everington, Kelm, et al., 2017). Ask a series of questions or provide a number of guided suggestions so that students may reflect on their own feelings, experiences, actions, and thoughts in connection to an educational component. Encourage students to use a range of internet resources, including videos, blogs, discussion forums, or or Sutori timelines, to collect their own personal tales or offer their viewpoints (Major,2020).
Encourage students to produce a paper or deliver a speech for a live audience or for later watching in order to evaluate how they interpret the course material (Major,2020). Think about the following concepts for inventive written or spoken assessments:
Real-world or situational contexts where the knowledge may be applied or evoked are the focus of authentic assignments, which challenge students to produce creative work. These tasks are frequently student-centered and demand for the production of a generative deliverable, the demonstration of mastery through the application, the gathering of special resources, or the synthesis of important skills. Usually, a deliverable in the form of an uploaded document, video, or commentary serves as evidence (McGuire, S., & Angelo, T., 2015). A few instances of authentic evaluations are:
Selected-response test items (to include matching, true-false, or multiple-choice items) are frequently classified by the depth of knowledge required to address them, such as:
Put one or more students together to give them a collective, interactive way to show what they have learned. This can be done through social media with a specific hashtag, video conferencing, collaborative papers or platforms, or exchanges via video recordings, discussion forums, or other online platforms. Indicate whether groups or individuals will earn a mark for each assignment.
Here are some suggestions for group evaluations:
After you’ve completed a section of the lesson, ask students to reply to questions similar to “What was the most essential part of the lesson so far?”, ” What still remains unanswered regarding the covered material?”.
Students are frequently asked to explain their learning in summarizing evaluations. These exercises take place at the completion of a module or course. Examples include:
Students watch the video individually
They work independently and at their own pace
Perfect for rotation stations or flipped classroom
You project the video in front of the class
Students answer on their own devices in real time
You get live feedback to spark in-class discussion
Students need to log in or sign up
Track students’ progress across all videos
Students don’t need an account
See students’ progress one video at a time
Perfect for demos, quick practice
Visit this link to watch the tutorials on how to integrate EdPuzzle to your Mooc Platform and how to assign a video lesson on moodle.
The students study the terms and definitions.
The students can practice the terms with this feature.
The students can test their knowledge.
Assessment : The learners connect the term with the definition.
You can use different type of board layouts according to the needs of the activity you want to do.
You can modify each board by utilizing one of these pictures.
You can post images, make polls, record audio, ask students to contribute to the board and many many other activities!
Think of padlet as an extension of the classic whiteboard that can include articles, images, videos, drawings etc.
This is self-directed exercise for the learner to combine theoretical knowledge with the right digital application.
Choose an engaging evaluation methodology ( Introductory Assessment, During or after content engagement, Self-Assessment, Reflexivity in Assessment, Writing or Oral Assessment, Authentic Assessment, Selected-Response Assessment , Group Assessment, Summarizing Assessment
Prepare the content you want to evaluate students on
Decide on the appropriate Digital Application ( Wordwall, EdPuzzle, Quizlet, Padlet)
Decide on which Activity you will use ( Flashcards, Quiz, Match etc.)
Adapt the content to the activity you chose
Share the activity with the students
Test the activity
This is self-reflection activity on the different engaging evaluation methods you may use in an e-learning environment.
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project number : 2021-1-FR01-KA220-VET-